2009 Rijeka Open

The 2009 Rijeka Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rijeka, Croatia between 29 June and 5 July 2009.

2009 Rijeka Open
DateJune 29 – July 5
Edition3rd
LocationRijeka, Croatia
Champions
Singles
Italy Paolo Lorenzi
Doubles
Argentina Sebastián Decoud /
Spain Miguel Ángel López Jaén

That was the last tournament for Mathieu Montcourt who died on 6 July 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt. He played very well in Rijeka, reaching the semifinals where he lost to Blaž Kavčič. A police source said on 9 July 2009 after a preliminary autopsy that Mathieu suffered a cardiac arrest.

Singles entrants

Seeds
Nationality Player Ranking* Seeding
 ESP Iván Navarro 68 1
 FRA Mathieu Montcourt 104 2
 CRO Roko Karanušić 110 3
 ESP Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 115 4
 AUS Peter Luczak 158 5
 ESP Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 167 6
 ARG Sebastián Decoud 169 7
  SUI Stéphane Bohli 180 8
  • Rankings are as of June 22, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2009 Rijeka Open – Singles

Italy Paolo Lorenzi def. Slovenia Blaž Kavčič, 6–3, 7–6(2)

Doubles
Main article: 2009 Rijeka Open – Doubles

Argentina Sebastián Decoud / Spain Miguel Ángel López Jaén def. Croatia Ivan Dodig / Croatia Antonio Veić, 7–6(7), 3–6, [10–8]

References
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