Mercedes Cup 2009

ATP World Tour
Mercedes Cup 2009

date	July 13, 2009 - July 19, 2009
Edition	96
navigation	2008 ◄ 2009 ► 2010
venue	Stuttgart Germany Germany
Tournament number	321
category	World Tour 250
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	32E / 18Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 398,250
Financial. Obligation	€ 450,000
Website	Official website

Last year's winner (individual)	Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Last year's winner (double)	Germany Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber Germany

Winner (singles)	France Jérémy Chardy
Winner (doubles)	Czech Republic František Čermák Michal Mertiňák Slovakia

Tournament director	Edwin Weindorfer
Tournament supervisor	Carlos Sanches
Last direct assumption	Spain Iván Navarro (89)

As of April 8, 2016

The Mercedes Cup 2009 was a tennis tournament that took place from July 13th to 19th, 2009 in Stuttgart . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2009 and was played outdoors on a clay court. The same week the Catella Swedish Open was played in Båstad , which, like the Mercedes Cup, was part of the ATP World Tour 250 category .

Defending champion in the singles was Juan Martín del Potro , who no longer took part in the tournament this year. The winner was the unseeded Jérémy Chardy , who could win his first tournament of his career. In the final, he prevailed against fourth seeding list Victor Hănescu in three sets with 1: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 4. In doubles, Christopher Kas and Philipp Kohlschreiber were the defending champions, but they did not compete together this year. While Kohlschreiber did not take part, Kas and his partner were eliminated in the first round. This year's winners were František Čermák and Michal Mertiňák , who defeated the Romanian doubles Victor Hănescu and Horia Tecău 7: 5, 6: 4. For Čermák it was already the second double title in Stuttgart after he won in 2007 together with Leoš Friedl .

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The total prize money was 398,250 euros; the total financial liabilities were 450,000 euros.

qualification

The qualification took place from July 11th to 12th, 2009. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There was also a lucky loser.

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

Qualifiers	Lucky Loser
Poland Łukasz Kubot	France Alexandre Sidorenko
Spain Pablo Andújar
Spain Daniel Muñoz de La Nava
Germany Dominik Meffert

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	€ 71,700
final	150	€ 37,700
Semifinals	90	€ 20,000
Quarter finals	45	€ 10,850
Round of 16	20th	€ 6,400
First round	0	€ 3,850

Qualification individual
round	Points	Prize money
Qualifier	12
Qualifying round	0	500 €
Second round	0	0 €
First round	0	0 €

Double
round	Points	Prize money
victory	250	€ 22,750
final	150	€ 11,450
Semifinals	90	€ 6,200
Quarter finals	45	€ 3,440
First round	0	€ 1,940

singles

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	France Gilles Simon	Round of 16
02.	Russia Nikolai Davydenko	Quarter finals
03.	Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych	1 round
04th	Romania Victor Hănescu	final

No.	player	Round reached
05.	Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber	Round of 16
06th	Spain Albert Montañés	retreat
07th	France Fabrice Santoro	1 round
08th.	Argentina José Acasuso	1 round

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

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

France G. Simon

6th

P. Petzschner

3

4th

1

G. Simon

4th

2

Germany M. Zverev

6th

Germany M. Zverev

6th

G. García-López

2

4th

M. Zverev

6 ⁴

1

A. Golubev

6th

3

0

France J. Chardy

7th

6th

Argentina M. Vassallo Argüello

3

6th

M. Vassallo Argüello

6th

3

1

France J. Chardy

6th

7th

France J. Chardy

2

6th

8th

J. Acasuso

2

6 ⁴

France J. Chardy

6th

7th

3

T. Berdych

3

N. jaw

3

5

Germany N. jaw

6th

Germany N. jaw

6th

A. Beck

6 ⁴

6 ⁵

WC

S. Greul

3

4th

WC

Germany S. Greul

7th

Germany N. jaw

6th

Q

Poland Ł. Kubot

6th

Q

Ł. Kubot

2

1

Q

P. Andújar

2

4th

Q

Poland Ł. Kubot

6th

D. Junqueira

3

2

5

P. Kohlschreiber

2

4th

5

Germany P. Kohlschreiber

6th

France J. Chardy

1

6th

LL

France A. Sidorenko

7th

1

6th

4th

V. Hănescu

6th

3

4th

Q

D. Muñoz de La Nava

6 ³

6th

2

LL

France A. Sidorenko

2

6th

J. Tipsarevic

4th

O. Hernández

6th

4th

3

Spain O. Hernández

6th

LL

A. Sidorenko

6 ²

4th

I. Minář

6th

6 ²

4th

Romania V. Hănescu

7th

6th

Germany R. Schüttler

2

7th

6th

R. Schüttler

2

1

Q

D. Meffert

4th

6 ⁶

4th

Romania V. Hănescu

6th

4th

Romania V. Hănescu

6th

7th

4th

Romania V. Hănescu

6th

6 ⁴

6th

7th

F. Santoro

7th

6 ³

1

F. Fognini

3

7th

2

Italy F. Fognini

5

7th

6th

Italy F. Fognini

6th

4th

M. Juschny

6 ⁴

P.-H. Mathieu

4th

1

r

France P.-H. Mathieu

7th

Italy F. Fognini

6th

3

7th

WC

Germany M. Berrer

0

7th

2

N. Dawydenko

1

6th

5

WC

S. Koubek

6th

6 ³

6 ⁴

WC

M. Berrer

3

I. Navarro

6th

5

3

2

Russia N. Dawydenko

6th

2

Russia N. Dawydenko

4th

7th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Poland Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach Austria	Semifinals
02.	Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcelo Melo Brazil	Semifinals
03.	Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý David Škoch Czech Republic	1 round
04th	Czech Republic František Čermák Michal Mertiňák Slovakia	victory