2009 Serbia Open

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.

2009 Serbia Open
DateMay 2 – May 10
Edition1st
CategoryATP World Tour 250 series
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
Champions
Singles
Novak Djokovic
Doubles
Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach
2009 singles winner Novak Djokovic
Centre court at the Serbia Open during a second round night session encounter between Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarević

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
Main article: 2009 Serbia Open – Singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Łukasz Kubot, 6–3, 7–6(7–0)

  • It was Djokovic's 2nd title of the year, and his 13th overall.

Doubles
Main article: 2009 Serbia Open – Doubles

Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach defeated Johan Brunström / Jean-Julien Rojer, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)

Entrants

Seeds
Player Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Novak Djokovic  Serbia 3 1
Ivo Karlović  Croatia 24 2
Igor Andreev  Russia 25 3
Andreas Seppi  Italy 37 4
Viktor Troicki  Serbia 40 5
Ivan Ljubičić  Croatia 52 6
Arnaud Clément  France 54 7
Christophe Rochus  Belgium 55 8
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of April 27, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:



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