2009 Soweto Open
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| 2009 Soweto Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13–18 April |
| Edition | 1st |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| France Fabrice Santoro | |
| Doubles | |
 Chris Guccione / Switzerland George Bastl | |
The 2009 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 13 and 18 April 2009.
Singles entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of France.svg FRA | Fabrice Santoro | 52 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg LUX | Gilles Müller | 67 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg GER | |||
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA | Thiago Alves | 121 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Mikhail Elgin | 135 | 5 |
| File:Flag of France.svg FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 139 | 6 |
| AUS
|
Chris Guccione | 149 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK | Karol Beck | 159 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 6 April 2009.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players entry from the qualifying draw:
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The following players entry from Lucky loser draw:
- South Africa Benjamin Janse van Rensburg
Champions
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]France Fabrice Santoro def. South Africa Rik de Voest, 7–5, 6–4
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source] Chris Guccione / Switzerland George Bastl def. Russia Mikhail Elgin / Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev, 6–2, 4–6, [11–9]