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The 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic (also known as the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic presented by GEICO for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from August 1 through August 9, 2009. The Legg Mason Tennis Classic was the third ATP stop of the 2009 US Open Series. Unlike previous years, the men's event was field 48 players instead of 32. Second-seeded Juan Martín del Potro won the singles title.[3]
2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic | |
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Date | August 1–9 |
Edition | 41st |
Category | ATP World Tour 500 |
Draw | 48S / 16D |
Prize money | $1,165,500 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
Venue | William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Juan Martín del Potro[1] | |
Doubles | |
Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt[2] |
Juan Martín del Potro defeated Andy Roddick, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(8–6).
Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 7–5, 7–6(7–3).
List of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles entrants, as of July 27, 2009.[4]
Country | Player | Rank[a] | Seed[b] |
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USA | Andy Roddick | 5 | 1 |
ARG | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 2 |
FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | 3 |
CHI | Fernando González | 11 | 4 |
SWE | Robin Söderling | 12 | 5 |
CRO | Marin Čilić | 15 | 6 |
ESP | Tommy Robredo | 16 | 7 |
CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 19 | 8 |
USA | Mardy Fish | 21 | 9 |
GER | Tommy Haas | 22 | 10 |
CRO | Ivo Karlović | 25 | 11 |
SRB | Viktor Troicki | 26 | 12 |
RUS | Igor Andreev | 27 | 13 |
RUS | Dmitry Tursunov | 29 | 14 |
ISR | Dudi Sela | 30 | 15 |
USA | Sam Querrey | 32 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
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