2009 Rijeka Open

2009 Rijeka Open June 29 – July 5 3rd Rijeka, Croatia ITA Paolo Lorenzi ARG Sebastián Decoud / ESP Miguel Ángel López Jaén The 2009 Rijeka Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rijeka, Croatia between 29 June and 5 July 2009. That was the last tournament for Mathieu Montcourt who died on 6 July 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt. He played very well in Rijeka, reaching the semifinals where he lost to Blaž Kavčič. A police source said on 9 July 2009 after a preliminary autopsy that Mathieu suffered a cardiac arrest. Singles entrants Seeds Nationality Player Ranking* Seeding ESP Iván Navarro 68 1 FRA Mathieu Montcourt 104 2 CRO Roko Karanušić 110 3 ESP Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 115 4 AUS Peter Luczak 158 5 ESP Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 167 6 ARG Sebastián Decoud 169 7 SUI Stéphane Bohli 180 8 Rankings are as of June 22, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: CRO Ivan Cerović CRO Marcel Ružić CRO Antonio Sančić CRO Franko Škugor The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: SVK Pavol Červenák SRB Nikola Ćirić CHI Adrián García (as a Lucky Loser) CRO Nikola Mektić ITA Simone Vagnozzi Champions Singles 2009 Rijeka Open – Singles ITA Paolo Lorenzi def. SLO Blaž Kavčič, 6–3, 7–6(2) Doubles 2009 Rijeka Open – Doubles ARG Sebastián Decoud / ESP Miguel Ángel López Jaén def. CRO Ivan Dodig / CRO Antonio Veić, 7–6(7), 3–6, [10–8] References Official website ITF Search https://web.archive.org/web/20100212204958/http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentSearch.asp 2010-02-12 Rijeka Open Rijeka Open Category:Rijeka Open