2009 Serbia Open

2009 Serbia Open May 2 – May 10 1st ATP World Tour 250 series Clay / Outdoor €398,250 Belgrade, Serbia SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic POL Łukasz Kubot / AUT Oliver Marach thumb|222px|2009 singles winner Novak Djokovicthumb|222px|Centre court at the Serbia Open during a second round night session encounter between Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarević The 2009 Serbia Open (also known as Serbia Open powered by Telekom Srbija for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the event known that year as the Serbia Open, and was a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Milan Gale Muškatirović complex in Belgrade, Serbia, from May 2 through May 10, 2009. The singles draw was headlined by the tournament's host, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) No. 3, 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, Dubai winner and recent Miami, Monte Carlo and Rome runner-up Novak Djokovic from Serbia. Other featured stars included reigning Nottingham champion Ivo Karlović, and Gstaad and Umag finalist Igor Andreev. Other seeds included Andreas Seppi from Italy, Belgrade Challenger winner Viktor Troicki, Ivan Ljubičić, Arnaud Clément and Christophe Rochus. The doubles draw was headlined by 2008 year-end World No. 1 doubles team, 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić, both born in Belgrade (although Nestor grew up from early childhood in Canada and represents that country). Also competing were Acapulco runners-up Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach, Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins, and Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley. Champions Singles 2009 Serbia Open – Singles SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic defeated POL Łukasz Kubot, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) It was Djokovic's 2nd title of the year, and his 13th overall. Doubles 2009 Serbia Open – Doubles POL Łukasz Kubot / AUT Oliver Marach defeated SWE Johan Brunström / AHO Jean-Julien Rojer, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) Entrants Seeds Player Nationality Ranking* Seeding Novak Djokovic Serbia 2004 3 1 Ivo Karlović 24 2 Igor Andreev 25 3 Andreas Seppi 37 4 Viktor Troicki Serbia 2004 40 5 Ivan Ljubičić 52 6 Arnaud Clément France 1974 54 7 Christophe Rochus 55 8 Seedings are based on the rankings of April 27, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: SRB 2004 Filip Krajinović SRB 2004 Arsenije Zlatanović CYP Marcos Baghdatis The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: ROU Victor Crivoi ITA Flavio Cipolla ESP Santiago Ventura SVK Dominik Hrbatý POL Łukasz Kubot (lucky loser) External links Official website Singles Draw Doubles Draw Qualifying Singles Draw Serbia Category:2009 in Serbian sport Category:May 2009 sports events in Europe