The 2009 Ritro Slovak Open was a professional

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tournament played on indoor

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s. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of Tretorn Serie+ of the

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. It took place in

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between 16 and 22 November 2009.

ATP entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of November 9, 2009.

Other entrants

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

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The following player received a

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into the singles main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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* Juho Paukku *

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Champions

Singles

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Doubles

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/ Igor Zelenay def.

Leoš Friedl Leoš Friedl (born 1 January 1977) is a retired Czech tennis player. Friedl's career-high ATP doubles ranking was No. 14, achieved on 8 August 2005. He often partnered in doubles with František Čermák. His career-high ATP singles ranking wa ...

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External links

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2009 Draws
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