The 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 (also known as the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000–presented by Rolex) was a

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tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the 1st edition of the

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, and was classified as an

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event on the

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. It was played at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in

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, China. The tournament replaced

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as the second and last ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament where it was now moved into a spring calendar, the inaugural edition was held from October 11 to October 18, 2009. The singles field was led by Rafael Nadal. Other top seeds were

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champion

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, reigning US Open champion

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and

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finalist

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. World No. 1

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had been due to play but withdrew, citing fatigue. World No. 3

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was also scheduled to play, but withdrew due to a wrist injury.

ATP entrants

Seeds

* seeds are based on the rankings of October 5, 2009

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Zeng Shao-Xuan The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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Finals

Singles

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defeated

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, 7–6^(7–3), 6–3 * It was Davydenko's 4th title of the year and the 18th of his career. * It was Davydenko's 3rd Masters title and improving his perfect Masters finals to 3–0.

Doubles

Julien Benneteau Julien Henry Guy Benneteau-Desgrois (; born 20 December 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 25 and doubles ranking of No. 5 in November 2014. Benneteau did not win a singles ti ...

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2012. Tsonga won 18 singles titles on th ...

defeated

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, 6–2, 6–4.

References

External links

Official Website
{{2009 ATP World Tour

Shanghai Masters (tennis)