Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis ...

defeated the defending champion

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in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–7^(3–7), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Hamburg European Open. This was the last edition of the tournament played as an

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event, as it was downgraded to an

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event for the 2009 season.

Seeds

The top eight

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receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

References

External links

DrawQualifying drawITF tournament profile
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