2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem

2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem 27 April – 2 May 9th 32S / 16D $220,000 Clay / outdoor Fes, Morocco ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues RUS Alisa Kleybanova / RUS Ekaterina Makarova Morocco Open The 2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, and was part of the International category of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place in Fes, Morocco, from 27 April through 2 May 2008. First-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues won the singles title. Finals Singles 2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated RUS Ekaterina Makarova, 6–0, 6–1 It was Medina Garrigues' only singles title of the year and 9th of her career. Doubles 2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Doubles RUS Alisa Kleybanova / RUS Ekaterina Makarova defeated ROU Sorana Cîrstea / RUS Maria Kirilenko, 6–3, 2–6, 10–8 Entrants Seeds Player Nationality Ranking* Seeding Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP Spain 18 1 Alisa Kleybanova RUS Russia 25 2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS Russia 28 3 Maria Kirilenko RUS Russia 38 4 Sorana Cîrstea ROU Romania 41 5 Ekaterina Makarova RUS Russia 51 6 Roberta Vinci ITA Italy 52 7 Shahar Pe'er ISR Israel 53 8 Rankings as of April 27, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues MAR Nadia Lalami MAR Fatima Zahrae El Allami The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: ESP Paula Fondevila Castro ITA Corinna Dentoni SLO Polona Hercog ITA Nathalie Viérin The following players received entry as a lucky loser: RUS Vitalia Diatchenko ESP Eva Fernández Brugués External links Official website WTA tournament draws ITF tournament draws Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Category:Morocco Open Category:2009 in Moroccan tennis Category:2009 in African women's sport Category:April 2009 sports events in Africa Category:May 2009 sports events in Africa Category:Sport in Fez, Morocco