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2009 Pilot Pen Tennis

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Date
  
August 21 – August 29

Edition
  
41st

The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 21 through August 29, 2009. It was the last event on the 2009 US Open Series before the 2009 US Open.

Contents

Seeds

  • 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of August 17, 2009

    • Other entrants

    The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

  • Marcos Baghdatis
  • Taylor Dent
  • Rajeev Ram
  • Fernando Verdasco

    • The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Pablo Cuevas
  • Frederico Gil
  • Nicolás Lapentti
  • Frederik Nielsen

    • The following player received the lucky loser spot:

  • Olivier Rochus

    • Seeds

  • 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of August 17, 2009
  • Dominika Cibulková was forced withdrew due to right rib injury, so Samantha Stosur became the no. 9 seed.

    • Other entrants

    The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

  • Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • Nadia Petrova
  • Meghann Shaughnessy

    • The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Ioana Raluca Olaru
  • Magdaléna Rybáriková
  • Roberta Vinci
  • Yanina Wickmayer

    • The following players received the lucky loser spots:

  • Edina Gallovits
  • Varvara Lepchenko

    • Men's singles

    Fernando Verdasco def. Sam Querrey, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)

  • It was Verdasco's first title of the year and third of his career.

    • Women's singles

    Caroline Wozniacki def. Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Wozniacki's third title of the year, and the sixth of her career. It was her second win at the event, also winning in 2008.

    • Men's doubles

    Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer def. Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

    Women's doubles

    Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez def. Iveta Benešová / Lucie Hradecká, 6–2, 7–5.

    References

    2009 Pilot Pen Tennis Wikipedia
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