Soweto Open 2009

Soweto Open 2009
date	April 13, 2009 - April 19, 2009
Edition	1
navigation	2008  ◄  2009  ►  2010
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Johannesburg South Africa
Tournament number	5055
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 100,000
Last year's winner (individual)	first edition
Last year's winner (double)	first edition
Winner (singles)	Fabrice Santoro
Winner (doubles)	George Bastl Chris Guccione
Tournament director	Ian Smith
Tournament supervisor	Ed Hardisty
Last direct assumption	José Checa-Calvo (309)
As of January 11, 2017

The Soweto Open 2009 is a tennis tournament that took place in Johannesburg from April 13-19, 2009 . It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour 2009 and was played outdoors on hard courts.

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs.

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Fabrice Santoro victory 02.  Gilles Muller 1 round 03.  Benjamin Janse van Rensburg 1 round 04th  Thiago Alves Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Mikhail Jelgin 1 round 06th  Nicolas Mahut Quarter finals 07th  Chris Guccione 1 round 08th.  Karol Beck Quarter finals

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

F. Santoro

6th

6th

A. Kudryavtsev

2

4th

1

F. Santoro

6th

6th

WC

R. Klaasen

6th

7th

WC

R. Klaasen

4th

2

Q

N. Okun

4th

6 6

1

F. Santoro

6th

6th

B. Rehnquist

6th

6th

6th

N. Mahut

3

4th

J. Checa-Calvo

2

1

B. Rehnquist

2

2

G. Bastl

6 8

6 2

6th

N. Mahut

6th

6th

6th

N. Mahut

7th

7th

1

F. Santoro

6th

7th

4th

T. Alves

7th

6th

4th

T. Alves

3

6 2

Q

D. Molchanov

6 3

1

4th

T. Alves

3

I. van der Merwe

6th

2

6 4

É. Roger Vasselin

1

r

É. Roger Vasselin

4th

6th

7th

4th

T. Alves

6th

6th

S. Koubek

6th

6 7

6th

H. Levy

2

3

Q

J. Woong-sun

3

7th

3

S. Koubek

5

7th

6 10

H. Levy

7th

7th

H. Levy

7th

5

7th

7th

C. Guccione

5

6 7

1

F. Santoro

7th

6th

8th

K. Beck

6th

6th

R. De Voest

5

4th

M. Koning

4th

4th

8th

K. Beck

6th

6th

N. Lindahl

3

7th

6th

N. Lindahl

0

3

A.-ul-H. Qureshi

6th

6 8

4th

8th

K. Beck

6th

4th

2

Q

C. Eaton

2

6th

1

R. De Voest

1

6th

6th

R. De Voest

6th

4th

6th

R. De Voest

7th

6th

C. Poch-Gradin

6th

6th

C. Poch-Gradin

6 2

3

3

BJ van Rensburg

1

1

R. De Voest

6th

7th

5

M. Jelgin

6th

2

4th

WC

F. Wolmarans

4th

5

M. Chiudinelli

2

6th

6th

M. Chiudinelli

6th

3

6 10

J. Sirianni

6th

7th

J. Sirianni

3

6th

7th

S. Bubka

3

6 7

J. Sirianni

7th

5

6 0

WC

F. Wolmarans

6 3

6th

7th

WC

F. Wolmarans

6 3

7th

7th

WC

A. Anderson

7th

3

6 5

WC

F. Wolmarans

6th

6th

F. Vicente

6 4

6th

6th

F. Vicente

1

4th

2

G. Muller

7th

4th

2

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Rik De Voest Scott Lipsky   Quarter finals 02.  Mikhail Yelgin Alexander Kudryavzew   final 03.  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Joseph Sirianni   Quarter finals 04th  Jun Woong-sun Bjorn Rehnquist   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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

R. De Voest S. Lipsky

7th

4th

[10]

M. Koning D. Molchanov

6 3

6th

[8th]

1

R. De Voest S. Lipsky

6 1

3

T. Alves F. Vicente

6th

6th

T. Alves F. Vicente

7th

6th

M. Chiudinelli F. Santoro

2

4th

T. Alves F. Vicente

7th

1

[5]

3

A.-ul-H. Qureshi J. Sirianni

6th

6th

G. Bastl C. Guccione

6 4

6th

[10]

WC

J. Andersen H. Coertzen

3

4th

3

A.-ul-H. Qureshi J. Sirianni

6 6

3

G. Bastl C. Guccione

6th

6 3

[11]

G. Bastl C. Guccione

7th

6th

K. Beck J. Levinsky

3

7th

[9]

G. Bastl C. Guccione

6th

4th

[11]

WC

A. Anderson B.J. van Rensburg

3

2

2

M. Jelgin A. Kudryavtsev

2

6th

[9]

H. Levy N. Okun

6th

6th

H. Levy N. Okun

6th

6th

S. Bubka G. Muller

6th

6th

S. Bubka G. Muller

3

4th

4th

J. Woong-sun B. Rehnquist

3

1

H. Levy N. Okun

4th

7th

[8th]

WC

I. van der Merwe F. Wolmarans

6 3

6th

[7]

2

M. Jelgin A. Kudryavtsev

6th

5

[10]

N. Mahut É. Roger Vasselin

7th

4th

[10]

N. Mahut É. Roger Vasselin

7th

6 4

[6]

J. Checa-Calvo C. Poch-Gradin

6th

5

[7]

2

M. Jelgin A. Kudryavtsev

6 9

7th

[10]

2

M. Jelgin A. Kudryavtsev

2

7th

[10]

Web links and sources

• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 34 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 34 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualifications on the ATP homepage (PDF; 34 kB)