2009 Rogers Cup

The 2009 Canadian Open (also known as the 2009 Rogers Masters presented by National Bank and 2009 Rogers Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Canada Masters for the men (the 108th edition for the women), and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier 5 of the 2009 WTA Tour. The men's event was held at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 8 through August 16, 2009, and the women's event was held at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 15 through August 23, 2009. It was the fourth event for both the men and women on the 2009 US Open Series.

2009 Rogers Cup
DateAugust 8–16 (men)
August 15–23 (women)
Edition120th (men) / 108th (women)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom Andy Murray[1]
Women's singles
Russia Elena Dementieva
Men's doubles
India Mahesh Bhupathi / The Bahamas Mark Knowles[2]
Women's doubles
Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives / Spain María José Martínez Sánchez

ATP entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank* Seed
  SUI Roger Federer 1 1
 ESP Rafael Nadal 2 2
 GBR Andy Murray 3 3
 SRB Novak Djokovic 4 4
 USA Andy Roddick 5 5
 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 6 6
 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 7
 RUS Nikolay Davydenko 8 8
 FRA Gilles Simon 9 9
 ESP Fernando Verdasco 10 10
 CHI Fernando González 11 11
 SWE Robin Söderling 12 12
 FRA Gaël Monfils 13 13
 CRO Marin Čilić 15 14
 ESP Tommy Robredo 16 15
 CZE Radek Štěpánek 17 16
 CZE Tomáš Berdych 18 17
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of August 8, 2009
  • Robin Söderling was forced to withdraw due to an elbow injury, so Tomáš Berdych became the no. 17 seed.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received the lucky loser spot:

WTA entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 RUS Dinara Safina 1 1
 USA Serena Williams 2 2
 USA Venus Williams 3 3
 RUS Elena Dementieva 4 4
 SRB Jelena Janković 5 5
 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6
 RUS Vera Zvonareva 7 7
 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 8 8
 BLR Victoria Azarenka 9 9
 RUS Nadia Petrova 10 10
 SRB Ana Ivanovic 11 11
 ITA Flavia Pennetta 12 12
 FRA Marion Bartoli 13 13
 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 14 14
 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 15 15
 SVK Dominika Cibulková 16 16
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of August 10, 2009

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 2009 Rogers Masters – Singles

United Kingdom Andy Murray defeated Argentina Juan Martín del Potro, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–1.

  • It was Murray's fifth title of the year and 13th of his career. It was his second Masters 1000 title of the year.

For the first time in the ATP history, all top 8 seeded and top 8 ranked players reached the quarterfinals.

Women's singles
Maria Sharapova during semifinal game
Main article: 2009 Rogers Cup – Singles

Russia Elena Dementieva defeated Russia Maria Sharapova, 6–4, 6–3.

  • It was Dementieva's third title of the year and 14th of her career.

Men's doubles
Main article: 2009 Rogers Masters – Doubles

India Mahesh Bhupathi / The Bahamas Mark Knowles defeated Belarus Max Mirnyi / Israel Andy Ram, 6–4, 6–3.

Women's doubles
Main article: 2009 Rogers Cup – Doubles

Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives / Spain María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Australia Samantha Stosur / Australia Rennae Stubbs, 2–6, 7–5, [11–9].

References
  1. "2009 Montreal – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2009 Montreal – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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