2009 Italian Open (tennis)
The 2009 Italian Open[1][2][3] (also known for 2009 Rome Masters[4][5][6] and its sponsored title 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, with the men playing from April 25 through May 4, 2009, and the women from May 3 through May 9, 2009.
| 2009 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 25 – May 4 (men) May 3 – May 9 (women) |
| Edition | 66th |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Venue | Foro Italico |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's singles | |
 Dinara Safina[1] | |
| Men's doubles | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daniel Nestor /  Nenad Zimonjić | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei /  Peng Shuai | |
Finals
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–2), 6–2
- It was Nadal's 5th singles title of the year, and his 36th singles title overall. It was his 4th win at the event, also winning in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Women's singles
Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Safina's first title of the year and 10th of her career.
Men's doubles
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated 
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Women's doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai defeated 
Daniela Hantuchová / 
Ai Sugiyama, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Player | Country | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | Spain |
1 | 1 |
| Roger Federer | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
2 | 2 |
| Novak Djokovic | Serbia |
3 | 3 |
| Andy Murray |  United Kingdom |
4 | 4 |
| Juan Martín del Potro |  Argentina |
5 | 5 |
| Fernando Verdasco | Spain |
7 | 6 |
| Nikolay Davydenko | Russia |
8 | 7 |
| Gilles Simon |  France |
9 | 8 |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | France |
11 | 9 |
| Stanislas Wawrinka | Switzerland |
12 | 10 |
| David Ferrer | Spain |
13 | 11 |
| Fernando González |  Chile |
14 | 12 |
| Tommy Robredo | Spain |
16 | 13 |
| James Blake | United States |
17 | 14 |
| Marin Čilić |  Croatia |
18 | 15 |
| Radek Štěpánek |  Czech Republic |
19 | 16 |
- Seedings based on the April 20, 2009 rankings.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Player | Country | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinara Safina | Russia |
1 | 1 |
| Serena Williams | United States |
2 | 2 |
| Jelena Janković | Serbia |
4 | 3 |
| Venus Williams | United States |
5 | 4 |
| Ana Ivanovic | Serbia |
7 | 5 |
| Victoria Azarenka |  Belarus |
8 | 6 |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia |
9 | 7 |
| Nadia Petrova | Russia |
10 | 8 |
| Caroline Wozniacki |  Denmark |
11 | 9 |
| Agnieszka Radwańska |  Poland |
12 | 10 |
| Marion Bartoli | France |
13 | 11 |
| Flavia Pennetta |  Italy |
14 | 12 |
| Alizé Cornet | France |
15 | 13 |
| Zheng Jie | China |
16 | 14 |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | Spain |
18 | 15 |
| Kaia Kanepi |  Estonia |
19 | 16 |
- Seedings based on the April 27, 2009 rankings.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
References
- "Safina clinches Italian Open title". Eurosport. Reuters. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Safina beats Kuznetsova in final". BBC Sport. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Serena Williams dismisses Safina's claim to top ranking". The Guardian. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Novak Djokovic battles past Roger Federer in Rome". The Guardian. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Rafael Nadal: 2009 highs and lows". The Telegraph. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Nadal regains Rome Masters title". BBC Sport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.