The 2009 Gerry Weber Open was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 17th edition of the event known that year as the

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, and was part of the

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of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the

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, Germany, from 6 June through 14 June 2009. The singles draw featured

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finalist,

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and

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titlist

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and

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winner,

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runner-up

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. Also seeded were

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and

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winner

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champion

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and

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(ATP) No. 2

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, reigning US Open champion, winner of the

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and runner-up in the

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, was initially in the draw as the top seed, but pulled out before playing a match, citing fatigue after winning the

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the previous week. The doubles draw was led by

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champions, US Open,

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, and 2008 Halle finalists

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and

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. Also present were

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winners

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and

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and

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, and

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and

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. The singles event was won by German

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, who had earned a wildcard entry into the main draw, over Djokovic in three sets. The doubles were won by the unseeded German pair of

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and

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in straight sets over the wildcard pair of German Andreas Beck and Swiss

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Finals

Singles

defeated

, 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1 *It was Haas' first title of the year and 12th of his career.

Doubles

defeated Andreas Beck /

, 6–3, 6–4

Entrants

Seeds

* Seedings are based on the rankings of May 25, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received

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s into the main draw: *

Mischa Zverev Mikhail "Mischa" Alexandrovich Zverev (russian: Михаил "Миша" Александрович Зверев, , ; born 22 August 1987) is a German professional tennis player born in Russia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world ...

Benjamin Becker Benjamin Becker (born 16 June 1981) is a German retired professional tennis player who is known for defeating former world No. 1 Andre Agassi in the third round at the 2006 US Open in what was Agassi's last match as a professional player. Bec ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus (; born 18 January 1981) is a retired Belgian tennis player. He is the younger brother of Christophe Rochus, also a former top-40 tennis player. Rochus won two singles titles in his career and in 2004 French Open – Men's double ...

Harel Levy Harel Levy ( he, הראל לוי; born 5 August 1978) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player, and the current captain of Israel's Davis Cup team. He reached the final of the 2000 Toronto Masters and achieved a career-high singles rank ...

Joseph Sirianni Joseph Sirianni (born 17 January 1975) is a former Australian tennis player from Melbourne, Victoria. Sirianni was born to father Joseph and mother Ida. Sirianni turned professional in 1996 and he plays right-handed. He achieved his career-high ...

Fernando Vicente Fernando Vicente Fibla (; born 8 March 1977) is a professional tennis coach and a former player from Spain, who turned professional in 1996. He reached his career-high ATP ranking of world No. 29 in June 2000, winning three singles titles and ...

External links

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