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The 2009 Italian Open[2][4][5] (also known for 2009 Rome Masters[6][7][8] and its sponsored title 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, with the men playing from April 25 through May 4, 2009, and the women from May 3 through May 9, 2009.
| 2009 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 April – 4 May (men) 3–9 May (women) |
| Edition | 66th |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Venue | Foro Italico |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Rafael Nadal[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Dinara Safina[2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Daniel Nestor /  Nenad Zimonjić[3] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei /  Peng Shuai | |
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated 
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai defeated 
Daniela Hantuchová / 
Ai Sugiyama, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
| Player | Country | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | Spain |
1 | 1 |
| Roger Federer |  Switzerland |
2 | 2 |
| Novak Djokovic | Serbia |
3 | 3 |
| Andy Murray |  United Kingdom |
4 | 4 |
| Juan Martín del Potro |  Argentina |
5 | 5 |
| Fernando Verdasco | Spain |
7 | 6 |
| Nikolay Davydenko | Russia |
8 | 7 |
| Gilles Simon |  France |
9 | 8 |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | France |
11 | 9 |
| Stanislas Wawrinka | Switzerland |
12 | 10 |
| David Ferrer | Spain |
13 | 11 |
| Fernando González |  Chile |
14 | 12 |
| Tommy Robredo | Spain |
16 | 13 |
| James Blake | United States |
17 | 14 |
| Marin Čilić |  Croatia |
18 | 15 |
| Radek Štěpánek |  Czech Republic |
19 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
| Player | Country | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinara Safina | Russia |
1 | 1 |
| Serena Williams | United States |
2 | 2 |
| Jelena Janković | Serbia |
4 | 3 |
| Venus Williams | United States |
5 | 4 |
| Ana Ivanovic | Serbia |
7 | 5 |
| Victoria Azarenka |  Belarus |
8 | 6 |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia |
9 | 7 |
| Nadia Petrova | Russia |
10 | 8 |
| Caroline Wozniacki |  Denmark |
11 | 9 |
| Agnieszka Radwańska |  Poland |
12 | 10 |
| Marion Bartoli | France |
13 | 11 |
| Flavia Pennetta |  Italy |
14 | 12 |
| Alizé Cornet | France |
15 | 13 |
| Zheng Jie | China |
16 | 14 |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | Spain |
18 | 15 |
| Kaia Kanepi |  Estonia |
19 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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