Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2009

Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2009
date	1.8.2009 - 9.8.2009
Edition	41
navigation	2008  ◄  2009  ►  2010
ATP World Tour
venue	Washington, DC United States
Tournament number	418
category	World Tour 500
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	48E / 24Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 1,165,500
Financial. Obligation	US $ 1,402,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Juan Martín del Potro
Last year's winner (double)	Marc Gicquel Robert Lindstedt
Winner (singles)	Juan Martín del Potro
Winner (doubles)	Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt
Tournament director	Jeff Newman
Tournament supervisor	Mark Darby Tom Barnes
Last direct assumption	Wayne Odesnik (109)
As of April 8, 2016

The Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2009 was a tennis tournament that took place from August 1st to 9th, 2009 in Washington, DC . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2009 and was played outdoors on hard courts.

Last year's winner in the individual was Juan Martín del Potro , who made it into the final again this year and defeated the top seeded American Andy Roddick in three sets with 3: 6, 7: 5, 7: 6 ⁶ . In the current year it was the second tournament victory for del Potro, who has already won the tournament in Auckland . Overall, this was the sixth tournament victory on the ATP Tour for the Argentine. In doubles, Marc Gicquel and Robert Lindstedt were the defending champions. While Gicquel no longer took part in doubles, Lindstedt and his new partner Martin Damm won the tournament for the second time in a row. In the final they won against the Polish duo Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in straight sets 7: 5, 7: 6 ³ .

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 48 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The 16 top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize pool was $ 1,165,500; total financial liabilities were $ 1,402,000.

qualification

The qualification took place from July 30th to August 1st, 2009. Six qualifying places that entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament were played out. There was also a lucky loser.

→ Main article : Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2009 / Qualification

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers		Lucky Loser
Yūichi Sugita	Alejandro Falla	Nicolás Lapentti
Somdev Devvarman	Jesse Witten
Sébastien de Chaunac	Santiago Giraldo

Prize money and world ranking points

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.

singles round Points Prize money victory 250 $ 300,000 final 150 $ 126,000 Semifinals 90 $ 55,500 Quarter finals 45 $ 25,750 Round of 16 20th $ 12,250 Second round 20th $ 6,400 First round 0 $ 3,950

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 10 Qualifying round 4th $ 775 First round 0 $ 400

Double round Points Prize money victory 250 $ 63,600 final 150 $ 32,700 Semifinals 90 $ 17,500 Quarter finals 45 $ 9,500 First round 0 $ 5,300

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Andy Roddick final 02.  Juan Martín del Potro victory 03.  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2nd round 04th  Fernando González Semifinals 05.  Robin Soderling Quarter finals 06th  Marin Čilić 2nd round 07th  Tommy Robredo 2nd round 08th.  Tomáš Berdych Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Mardy Fish 2nd round 10.  Tommy Haas Quarter finals 11.  Ivo Karlović Quarter finals 12.  Viktor Troicki 2nd round 13.  Igor Andreyev 2nd round 14th  Dmitri Tursunov 2nd round 15th  Dudi Sela 2nd round 16.  Sam Querrey Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals							final
	1	Andy Roddick	6 3	6th	7th
		John Isner	7th	2	5
								1	Andy Roddick	6th	5	6 6
								2	Juan Martín del Potro	3	7th	7th
	4th	Fernando González	6 2	3
	2	Juan Martín del Potro	7th	6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

A. Roddick

6th

6th

R. Ginepri

6 3

7th

6 4

B. Becker

3

2

B. Becker

7th

6 1

7th

1

A. Roddick

7th

6th

I. Kunitsyn

7th

6th

16

S. Querrey

6 4

4th

F. Gil

6 1

4th

I. Kunitsyn

3

4th

16

S. Querrey

6th

6th

1

A. Roddick

7th

7th

11

I. Karlović

6 4

6 5

11

I. Karlović

6th

7th

L. Mayer

1

6th

6 5

R. Schüttler

4th

5

R. Schüttler

6th

3

7th

11

I. Karlović

7th

6th

Q

Y. Sugita

0

6 6

Q

S. Devvarman

5

1

Q

S. Devvarman

6th

7th

Q

S. Devvarman

7th

6th

6th

M. Čilić

5

4th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6 2

6 4

A. Golubev

6 8

3

J. Isner

4th

7th

7th

J. Isner

7th

6th

J. Isner

6th

6th

Q

S. de Chaunac

6th

7th

Q

S. de Chaunac

2

4th

D. Istomin

3

6 7

Q

S. de Chaunac

3

7th

7th

14th

D. Tursunov

6th

6 3

5

J. Isner

6th

6 10

6th

8th

T. Berdych

3

7th

2

9

M. Fish

6th

4th

1

P. Petzschner

4th

6th

6th

P. Petzschner

4th

6th

6th

T. Gabashvili

6th

1

4th

P. Petzschner

6th

3

3

K. Kim

5

6th

3

8th

T. Berdych

4th

6th

6th

E. Gulbis

7th

3

6th

E. Gulbis

2

6 6

8th

T. Berdych

6th

7th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

T. Robredo

3

2

JC Ferrero

6th

6 5

6th

JC Ferrero

6th

6th

LL

N. Lapentti

4th

7th

0

JC Ferrero

5

6th

1

Q

S. Giraldo

4th

3

10

T. Haas

7th

2

6th

F. Dancevic

6th

6th

F. Dancevic

1

6th

4th

10

T. Haas

6th

4th

6th

10

T. Haas

5

4th

4th

F. González

7th

6th

13

I. Andreev

6th

4th

4th

P. Capdeville

6th

2

4th

W. Odesnik

4th

6th

6th

W. Odesnik

4th

6th

6th

W. Odesnik

2

4th

Q

A. Falla

6th

6th

4th

F. González

6th

6th

Q

J. Witten

1

4th

Q

A. Falla

5

5

4th

F. González

7th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

R. Soderling

6th

6th

M. Juschny

7th

3

6th

M. Juschny

3

1

R. Kendrick

5

6th

1

5

R. Soderling

7th

5

6th

WC

J. Janowicz

5

6th

4th

M. Gicquel

5

7th

3

M. Gicquel

7th

2

6th

M. Gicquel

3

12

V. Troicki

0

r

5

R. Soderling

2

JM del Potro

w.

O.

15th

D. Sela

3

6th

2

L. Hewitt

7th

6th

L. Hewitt

6th

2

6th

WC

D. Young

5

2

L. Hewitt

6th

3

6 2

Y.-h. Lu

4th

6th

7th

2

JM del Potro

4th

6th

7th

WC

M. Russell

6th

1

5

Y.-h. Lu

6th

3

2

2

JM del Potro

4th

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan   retreat 02.  Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić   Semifinals 03.  Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles   Quarter finals 04th  Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett   1 round 05.  Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski   final

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

5

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

7th

6th

T. Berdych L. Dlouhy

5

3

5

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

6th

7th

S. Huss R. Hutchins

6th

6th

S. Huss R. Hutchins

4th

5

OLD

M. Melo A. Sá

1

4th

5

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

7th

7th

4th

B. Soares K. Ullyett

6th

5

[10]

T. Parrott F. Polášek

6 6

6 5

WC

C. Guccione L. Hewitt

4th

7th

[12]

WC

C. Guccione L. Hewitt

2

2

S. Aspelin P. Hanley

4th

7th

[4]

T. Parrott F. Polášek

6th

6th

T. Parrott F. Polášek

6th

6 1

[10]

5

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

5

6 3

M. Damm R. Lindstedt

7th

7th

M. Damm R. Lindstedt

7th

7th

Ł. Kubot O. Marach

5

5

M. Damm R. Lindstedt

3

6th

[16]

M. Mirny A. Ram

6 6

6th

[7]

3

M. Bhupathi M. Knowles

6th

1

[14]

3

M. Bhupathi M. Knowles

7th

2

[10]

M. Damm R. Lindstedt

w.

O.

F. González T. Robredo

3

7th

[10]

2

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

WC

J. Isner S. Querrey

6th

6 5

[6]

F. González T. Robredo

3

4th

J. Coetzee J. Erlich

3

r

2

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

6th

6th

2

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

4th

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 73 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 42 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 42 kB)