2009 Rogers Cup
Introduction 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.
ATP entrants ===Seeds=== Country Player Rank* SeedRoger Federer 1 1Rafael Nadal 2 2Andy Murray 3 3Novak Djokovic 4 4Andy Roddick 5 5Juan Martín del Potro 6 6Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 7Nikolay Davydenko 8 8Gilles Simon 9 9Fernando Verdasco 10 10Fernando González 11 11Robin Söderling 12 12Gaël Monfils 13 13Marin Čilić 15 14Tommy Robredo 16 15Radek Štěpánek 17 16Tomáš 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*  Bruno Agostinelli*  Frank Dancevic*  Peter Polansky*  Frédéric NiemeyerThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:*  Alex Bogomolov Jr.*  Jan Hernych*  Julien Benneteau*  Jesse Levine*  Juan Carlos Ferrero*  Alejandro Falla*  Milos RaonicThe following player received the lucky loser spot:*  Andrey Golubev
WTA entrants ===Seeds=== Country Player Rank1 SeedDinara Safina 1 1Serena Williams 2 2Venus Williams 3 3Elena Dementieva 4 4Jelena Janković 5 5Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6Vera Zvonareva 7 7Caroline Wozniacki 8 8Victoria Azarenka 9 9Nadia Petrova 10 10Ana Ivanovic 11 11Flavia Pennetta 12 12Marion Bartoli 13 13Agnieszka Radwańska 14 14Amélie Mauresmo 15 15Dominika 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*  Kim Clijsters*  Valérie Tétreault*  Stéphanie DuboisThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:*  Elena Baltacha*  Kateryna Bondarenko*  Julie Coin*  Heidi El Tabakh*  Maria Kirilenko*  Alla Kudryavtseva*  Monica Niculescu*  Magdaléna Rybáriková*  Lucie Šafářová*  Yaroslava Shvedova*  Roberta Vinci*  Yanina Wickmayer
Finals ===Men's singles=== Andy Murray defeated  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 Elena Dementieva defeated  Maria Sharapova, 6–4, 6–3. *It was Dementieva's third title of the year and 14th of her career.===Men's doubles=== Mahesh Bhupathi /  Mark Knowles defeated Max Mirnyi /  Andy Ram, 6–4, 6–3.===Women's doubles=== Nuria Llagostera Vives /  María José Martínez Sánchez defeated  Samantha Stosur /  Rennae Stubbs, 2–6, 7–5, 11–9.
References
External links * Official website