:2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic

{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2009|Legg Mason Tennis Classic|

| date=August 1–9

| edition=41st

| category=ATP World Tour 500

| draw=48S / 16D

| prize_money=$1,165,500

| surface=Hard / outdoor

| location=Washington, D.C., United States

| venue=William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center

| champs={{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Martín del Potro{{cite web |title=2009 Washington – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/2009/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| champd={{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Damm / {{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Lindstedt{{cite web |title=2009 Washington – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/2009/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| main_name = Washington Open (tennis) {{!}} Washington Open

}}

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File:Andy Roddick.jpg and 2008 quarterfinalist Andy Roddick headlined the field in the singles event]]

The 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic (also known as the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic presented by GEICO for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from August 1 through August 9, 2009. The Legg Mason Tennis Classic was the third ATP stop of the 2009 US Open Series. Unlike previous years, the men's event was field 48 players instead of 32. Second-seeded Juan Martín del Potro won the singles title.{{cite web|work=leggmasontennisclassic.com |title=Legg Mason Tennis Classic – At a Glance |publisher=Legg Mason Tennis Classic |url=http://www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/players.aspx |date=2009-07-17 |access-date=2009-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709032241/http://www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/players.aspx |archive-date=2009-07-09 |url-status=live }}

Finals

=Singles=

{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Martín del Potro defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Roddick, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6^(8–6).

It was del Potro's second title of the year and sixth of his career.
It was his second consecutive title at the event.

=Doubles=

{{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Damm / {{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Lindstedt defeated

{{flagicon|POL}} Mariusz Fyrstenberg / {{flagicon|POL}} Marcin Matkowski, 7–5, 7–6^(7–3).

ATP entrants

List of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles entrants, as of July 27, 2009.{{cite web|work=atpworldtour.com |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals |title=2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic - Singles draw |url=http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2009/418/mds.pdf |access-date=2009-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806034043/http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2009/418/mds.pdf |archive-date=2009-08-06 |url-status=live }}

=Seeds=

class="sortable wikitable" border="1"

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank{{ref label|Rank|a|a}}

! Seed{{ref label|Seed|b|b}}

| {{sortname|Andy|Roddick}}

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"| 1

| {{sortname|Juan Martín del|Potro}}

| align="center"| 6

| align="center"| 2

| {{sortname|Jo-Wilfried|Tsonga}}

| align="center"| 7

| align="center"| 3

| {{sortname|Fernando|González}}

| align="center"| 11

| align="center"| 4

| {{sortname|Robin|Söderling}}

| align="center"| 12

| align="center"| 5

| {{sortname|Marin|Čilić}}

| align="center"| 15

| align="center"| 6

| {{sortname|Tommy|Robredo}}

| align="center"| 16

| align="center"| 7

| {{sortname|Tomáš|Berdych}}

| align="center"| 19

| align="center"| 8

| {{sortname|Mardy|Fish}}

| align="center"| 21

| align="center"| 9

| {{sortname|Tommy|Haas}}

| align="center"| 22

| align="center"| 10

| {{sortname|Ivo|Karlović}}

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| 11

| {{sortname|Viktor|Troicki}}

| align="center"| 26

| align="center"| 12

| {{sortname|Igor|Andreev}}

| align="center"| 27

| align="center"| 13

| {{sortname|Dmitry|Tursunov}}

| align="center"| 29

| align="center"| 14

| {{sortname|Dudi|Sela}}

| align="center"| 30

| align="center"| 15

| {{sortname|Sam|Querrey}}

| align="center"| 32

| align="center"| 16

=Other entrants=

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

{{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Janowicz
{{flagicon|USA}} Donald Young
{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Russell

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|IND}} Somdev Devvarman
{{flagicon|COL}} Alejandro Falla
{{flagicon|COL}} Santiago Giraldo
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yūichi Sugita
{{flagicon|USA}} Jesse Witten
{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien de Chaunac

The following player received the lucky loser spot:

{{flagicon|ECU}} Nicolás Lapentti

Notes

{{note label|Rank|a|a}} ATP rankings, as of Monday, July 27, 2009.{{cite web|work=atpworldtour.com |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals |title=Rankings – 1–100 |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=27.07.2009&c=&r=1 |date=2009-07-27 |access-date=2009-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311083922/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=27.07.2009&r=1&c= |archive-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=live }}
{{note label|Seed|b|b}} Seedings based on the Monday, July 27, 2009 ATP rankings.

References

External links

[http://www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/default.aspx Official website]

Photos:

[https://archive.today/20130124173454/http://picasaweb.google.com/sridhar.saraf.pictures/2009LeggMasonTennisClassicWashingtonDCUSA/ 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic - Photo Gallery]

Legg Mason Tennis Classic

2009

Category:2009 in sports in Washington, D.C.