Defending champion in the individual was Philipp Kohlschreiber , who was eliminated in the quarterfinals. The winner was the top seed Juan Martín del Potro , who prevailed against Sam Querrey in the final and was able to celebrate his fifth ATP title. In doubles, Luis Horna and Juan Mónaco were the defending champions. The winners were Martin Damm and Robert Lindstedt , ATP title could celebrate what their first together.
The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round.
The qualification took place from January 8th to 10th, 2009. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.
The following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who moved into the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. Prize money for the double competition applies per team.