Pilot Pen Tennis 2009 / Men

ATP World Tour
Pilot Pen Tennis 2009
date	August 11, 2009 - August 29, 2009
Edition	41
navigation	2008 ◄ 2009 ► 2010
venue	New Haven United States United States
Tournament number	3348
category	World Tour 250
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	48E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 663,750
Financial. Obligation	US $ 750,000
Website	Official website

Last year's winner (individual)	Croatia Marin Čilić
Last year's winner (double)	Brazil Marcelo Melo André Sá Brazil

Winner (singles)	Spain Fernando Verdasco
Winner (doubles)	Austria Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer Austria

Tournament director	Anne Person Worcester
Tournament supervisor	Mark Darby Lars Graff
Last direct assumption	Italy Simone Bolelli (80)

As of February 18, 2016

The Pilot Pen Tennis 2009 was a tennis tournament that took place from August 21 to 29, 2009 in New Haven . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2009 and was played outdoors on hard courts.

The defending champion in the singles was the Croatian Marin Čilić , who no longer took part in the tournament this year. Fernando Verdasco , who was seeded two, won the final against seed list sixth Sam Querrey in two sets with 6: 4 and 7: 6 ⁷ . For Verdasco this was the third single title on the ATP Tour. In doubles, Marcelo Melo and André Sá were the defending champions, they were eliminated in the semi-finals this year. The Austrian duo Julian Knowle and Jürgen Melzer won the final in straight sets against Bruno Soares and Kevin Ullyett .

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 $ 663,750; total financial liabilities were $ 750,000.

qualification

The qualification took place from August 19-21, 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
Denmark Frederik Nielsen	Belgium Olivier Rochus
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Portugal Frederico Gil
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas

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	$ 94,000
final	150	$ 51,500
Semifinals	90	$ 28,750
Quarter finals	45	$ 17,000
Round of 16	20th	$ 10,100
Second round	5	$ 6,000
First round	0	$ 3,550

Qualification individual
round	Points	Prize money
Qualifier	5
Qualifying round	0	$ 800
Second round	0	$ 440
First round	0	$ 0

Double
round	Points	Prize money
victory	250	$ 38,250
final	150	$ 19,500
Semifinals	90	$ 10,500
Quarter finals	45	$ 5,750
First round	0	$ 3,260

singles

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	Russia Nikolai Davydenko	Quarter finals
02.	Spain Fernando Verdasco	victory
03.	Spain Tommy Robredo	2nd round
04th	Spain David Ferrer	retreat
05.	United States Mardy Fish	2nd round
06th	United States Sam Querrey	final
07th	Russia Igor Andreyev	Semifinals
08th.	Romania Victor Hănescu	Round of 16

No.	player	Round reached
09.	Spain Nicolás Almagro	2nd round
10.	France Jérémy Chardy	2nd round
11.	Austria Jürgen Melzer	Quarter finals
12.	Germany Philipp Petzschner	2nd round
13.	Germany Andreas Beck	2nd round
14th	Russia Igor Kunitsyn	Round of 16
15th	France Fabrice Santoro	Round of 16
16.	Italy Andreas Seppi	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

6th

United States Sam Querrey

6th

José Acasuso

3

4th

6th

Sam Querrey

4th

6 ⁷

2

Spain Fernando Verdasco

6th

7th

7th

Igor Andreyev

6 ⁴

6 ⁵

2

Spain Fernando Verdasco

7th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

Russia N. Dawydenko

7th

6th

Q

F. Nielsen

3

5

R. Kendrick

6 ¹⁰

3

United States R. Kendrick

6th

7th

1

Russia N. Dawydenko

7th

6th

M. Zverev

3

6th

3

15th

F. Santoro

5

3

Italy P. Starace

6th

2

6th

P. Starace

5

0

15th

France F. Santoro

7th

6th

1

N. Dawydenko

3

6th

4th

6th

United States S. Querrey

6th

3

6th

9

N. Almagro

6th

3

5

Germany B. Phau

2

6th

Germany B. Phau

2

6th

7th

B. Becker

6th

2

3

B. Phau

5

3

France M. Gicquel

6th

6th

United States S. Querrey

7th

6th

M. Vassallo Argüello

3

4th

M. Gicquel

4th

7th

2

6th

United States S. Querrey

6th

6 ³

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

T. Robredo

6th

5

6 ⁵

M. González

1

7th

2

Argentina J. Acasuso

3

7th

Argentina J. Acasuso

6th

6 ⁷

6th

Argentina J. Acasuso

3

7th

6th

I. Ljubičić

3

4th

14th

I. Kunitsyn

6th

6 ³

3

WC

United States T. Dent

6th

WC

T. Dent

3

4th

14th

Russia I. Kunitsyn

6th

Argentina J. Acasuso

7th

6th

F. Serra

5

4th

10

J. Chardy

7th

6 ⁴

1

S. Darcis

3

France F. Serra

6 ⁸

7th

6th

France F. Serra

6th

France F. Serra

4th

7th

Q

N. Lapentti

5

6th

6 ³

WC

R. Ram

6th

6 ⁶

5

WC

United States R. Ram

7th

1

7th

WC

United States R. Ram

6th

5

M. Fish

3

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

Russia I. Andreev

6th

United States K. Kim

6th

5

6th

K. Kim

3

1

T. Gabashvili

4th

7th

3

7th

Russia I. Andreev

6th

Q

Portugal F. Gil

6th

Q

F. Gil

4th

WC

M. Baghdatis

4th

3

Q

Portugal F. Gil

6 ²

7th

6th

12

P. Petzschner

7th

6 ⁸

3

7th

Russia I. Andreev

6th

6 ⁴

6th

L. Mayer

4th

7th

3

13

A. Beck

4th

Italy S. Bolelli

6th

Italy S. Bolelli

6th

C. Rochus

3

4th

S. Bolelli

2

4th

D. Istomin

2

4th

Argentina L. Mayer

6th

Argentina L. Mayer

6th

Argentina L. Mayer

6th

LL

O. Rochus

0

4th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

Romania V. Hănescu

6th

6 ⁸

6th

Serbia J. Tipsarevic

7th

2

J. Tipsarevic

4th

7th

3

F. Fognini

5

0

r

8th

V. Hănescu

6 ⁵

6th

1

A. Golubev

3

4th

11

Austria J. Melzer

7th

4th

6th

Q

Uruguay P. Cuevas

6th

Q

P. Cuevas

2

0

r

11

Austria J. Melzer

6th

3

11

J. Melzer

3

1

2

Spain F. Verdasco

6th

16

Italy A. Seppi

6 ⁵

6th

7th

Chinese Taipei Y.-h. Lu

6th

Y.-h. Lu

7th

3

5

G. García-López

2

16

A. Seppi

6 ³

2

J. Nieminen

5

3

2

Spain F. Verdasco

7th

6th

Chile P. Capdeville

7th

6th

P. Capdeville

0

3

2

Spain F. Verdasco

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski Poland	1 round
02.	Brazil Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett Zimbabwe	final
03.	Czech Republic František Čermák Michal Mertiňák Slovakia	Quarter finals
04th	Czech Republic Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt Sweden	Semifinals