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	{{TennisEventInfo\|2009\|Chennai Open\|		{{TennisEventInfo\|2009\|Chennai Open\|
	\| date=~~5 – 10~~ January		\| date=5–10 January
	\| edition=14th		\| edition=14th
			\| category=[[ATP World Tour 250 series\|250 series]]
			\| prize_money=[[USD\|$]]398,250
			\| draw=32S / 16D
			\| surface=Hard / outdoors
			\| location= [[Chennai, India]]
	\| champs={{flagicon\|CRO}} [[Marin Čilić]]		\| champs={{flagicon\|CRO}} [[Marin Čilić]]
	\| champd={{flagicon\|USA}} [[Eric Butorac]] / {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Rajeev Ram]]		\| champd={{flagicon\|USA}} [[Eric Butorac]] / {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Rajeev Ram]]
	}}		}}
	[[File:Mikhail Youzhny 2006 Australian Open.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Singles [[2008 Chennai Open]] champion [[Mikhail Youzhny]] chose to compete in [[2009 Qatar ExxonMobil Open\|Doha]]]]		[[File:Mikhail Youzhny 2006 Australian Open.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Singles [[2008 Chennai Open]] champion [[Mikhail Youzhny]] chose to compete in [[2009 Qatar ExxonMobil Open\|Doha]]]]
	The '''2009 Chennai Open''' was a [[tennis]] tournament played on [[~~Tennis~~ court~~#Hard courts\|outdoor hard courts~~]]. It was the 14th edition of the [[Chennai Open]], and part of the [[ATP World Tour 250 series]] of the [[2009 ATP World Tour]]. It took place at the [[SDAT Tennis Stadium]] in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], from 5 through 10 January 2009.		The '''2009 Chennai Open''' was a [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hard court]]s. It was the 14th edition of the [[Chennai Open]], and part of the [[ATP World Tour 250 series]] of the [[2009 ATP World Tour]]. It took place at the [[SDAT Tennis Stadium]] in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India, from 5 through 10 January 2009.

	The singles line up was led by [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP) No. 5, [[2008 Tennis Masters Cup\|Tennis Masters Cup]] runner-up, [[2008 Miami Masters\|Miami]] Masters, [[2008 Hypo Group Tennis International\|Pörtschach]] and [[2008 Orange Warsaw Open\|Warsaw]] champion [[Nikolay Davydenko]], [[2008 Rome Masters\|Rome]] Masters finalist and [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics\|Beijing Olympics doubles gold medalist]] [[Stanislas Wawrinka]], and [[2008 Brasil Open\|Costa do Sauípe]] and [[2008 BCR Open Romania\|Bucharest]] runner-up, [[Chennai Open\|2004 and 2005 Chennai]] champion [[Carlos Moyá]].<ref name=Field>{{cite web\|work=chennaiopen.org\|title=Chennai Open 2009 Players \| url =http://chennaiopen.org/players\|date=27 November 2008\| accessdate =2008-11-27}}</ref>		The singles line up was led by [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP) No. 5, [[2008 Tennis Masters Cup\|Tennis Masters Cup]] runner-up, [[2008 Miami Masters\|Miami]] Masters, [[2008 Hypo Group Tennis International\|Pörtschach]] and [[2008 Orange Warsaw Open\|Warsaw]] champion [[Nikolay Davydenko]], [[2008 Rome Masters\|Rome]] Masters finalist and [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics\|Beijing Olympics doubles gold medalist]] [[Stanislas Wawrinka]], and [[2008 Brasil Open\|Costa do Sauípe]] and [[2008 BCR Open Romania\|Bucharest]] runner-up, [[Chennai Open\|2004 and 2005 Chennai]] champion [[Carlos Moyá]].<ref name=Field>{{cite web\|work=chennaiopen.org\|title=Chennai Open 2009 Players \| url =http://chennaiopen.org/players\|date=27 November 2008\| accessdate =2008-11-27}}</ref>

	==Review==		==Review==
	===Day ~~One~~===		===Day one===
	[[Marin Čilić]], [[Simon Greul]] and [[Björn Phau]] were the early winners in the singles event. The no. 3 seed Čilić overcame [[Alberto Martín]] from Spain 6–4, 6–4. The German player Greul had a comfortable 6–3, 6–4 victory over [[Daniel Gimeno-Traver]] while compatriot Phau beat [[Santiago Ventura Bertomeu\|Santiago Ventura]] 6–2, 7–5.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1640.asp \|title=Čilić makes smooth progress \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=5 January 2009 \|accessdate=5 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143857/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1640.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Greul will now play another German, the no. 5 seed [[Rainer Schüttler]], who took three sets to emerge victorious against home-favourite [[Prakash Amritraj]] 6–2, 4–6, 6–1.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/story/11226162 \|title=Čilić, Schüttler advance in Chennai Open \|work=CBS Sports \|date=5 January 2009 \|accessdate=7 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115183800/http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/story/11226162 \|archivedate=15 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref> In the other completed matches, seeded player [[Marcel Granollers]] (8) reached the second round without too much difficulty, beating [[Lee Hyung-Taik\|Hyung Taik-Lee]] of South Korea 6–4, 7–5. The only non-Indian wildcard [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] recorded a 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 win against [[Go Soeda]] from Japan and Israel's top player [[Dudi Sela]] overcame Spaniard [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]] 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–1.		[[Marin Čilić]], [[Simon Greul]] and [[Björn Phau]] were the early winners in the singles event. The no. 3 seed Čilić overcame [[Alberto Martín]] from Spain 6–4, 6–4. The German player Greul had a comfortable 6–3, 6–4 victory over [[Daniel Gimeno Traver]] while compatriot Phau beat [[Santiago Ventura Bertomeu\|Santiago Ventura]] 6–2, 7–5.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1640.asp \|title=Čilić makes smooth progress \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=5 January 2009 \|accessdate=5 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143857/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1640.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Greul will now play another German, the no. 5 seed [[Rainer Schüttler]], who took three sets to emerge victorious against home-favourite [[Prakash Amritraj]] 6–2, 4–6, 6–1.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/story/11226162 \|title=Čilić, Schüttler advance in Chennai Open \|work=CBS Sports \|date=5 January 2009 \|accessdate=7 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115183800/http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/story/11226162 \|archivedate=15 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref> In the other completed matches, seeded player [[Marcel Granollers]] (8) reached the second round without too much difficulty, beating [[Lee Hyung-Taik\|Hyung Taik-Lee]] of South Korea 6–4, 7–5. The only non-Indian wildcard [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] recorded a 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 win against [[Go Soeda]] from Japan and Israel's top player [[Dudi Sela]] overcame Spaniard [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]] 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–1.

	The men's doubles also started on the first day.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1647.asp \|title=Nadal-Lopez reach quarterfinals \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=5 January 2009 \|accessdate=5 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218110304/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1647.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The only seeds in action, American [[Scott Lipsky]] and [[David Martin (tennis)\|David Martin]] of Sweden progressed to the second round with a 7–6(9), 6–3 victory over home player [[Rohan Bopanna]] and Italian [[Flavio Cipolla]]. American duo [[Eric Butorac]] and [[Rajeev Ram]] advanced 6–1, 6–2 against home wildcards [[Yuki Bhambri]] and [[Harsh Mankad]]. [[Oliver Marach]] of Austria and Serbian [[Janko Tipsarević]] beat Spaniards [[Carlos Moyá]] and [[Pablo Andújar]] 3–6, 6–3, [10-4] (champions tiebreak) to set up a match with Lipsky and Martin in round two.		The men's doubles also started on the first day.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1647.asp \|title=Nadal-Lopez reach quarterfinals \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=5 January 2009 \|accessdate=5 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218110304/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1647.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The only seeds in action, American [[Scott Lipsky]] and [[David Martin (tennis)\|David Martin]] of Sweden progressed to the second round with a 7–6(9), 6–3 victory over home player [[Rohan Bopanna]] and Italian [[Flavio Cipolla]]. American duo [[Eric Butorac]] and [[Rajeev Ram]] advanced 6–1, 6–2 against home wildcards [[Yuki Bhambri]] and [[Harsh Mankad]]. [[Oliver Marach]] of Austria and Serbian [[Janko Tipsarević]] beat Spaniards [[Carlos Moyá]] and [[Pablo Andújar]] 3–6, 6–3, [10-4] (champions tiebreak) to set up a match with Lipsky and Martin in round two.
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	===Day ~~Two~~===		===Day two===
	In the remaining first round matches, world #5 and top seed, Russian [[Nikolay Davydenko]], eased to a 6–2, 6–3 victory over Austrian [[Daniel Köllerer]] in his first match.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12110_4755675,00.html \|title=Davydenko through in Chennai \|publisher=Sky Sports \|date=6 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112061711/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C12110_4755675%2C00.html \|archivedate=12 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref> He was joined by #4 seed [[Ivo Karlović]] of Croatia (defeated American [[Rajeev Ram]] 6–0, 6–3), #6 [[Carlos Moyá]] of Spain (triumphed against [[Danai Udomchoke]] 6–3, 7–6(4)), and #7 [[Janko Tipsarević]] of Serbia, comfortably advancing with a 6–2, 6–3 victory over Spaniard [[Pablo Andújar]].#2 seed [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] of Switzerland wasn't as fortunate, falling to Italian qualifier [[Flavio Cipolla]] 6–4, 6–1. The winners were also joined by Uzbek [[Denis Istomin]] who will play Čilić following a 6–4, 7–6 triumph against home player [[Rohan Bopanna]]; German [[Andreas Beck (tennis)\|Andreas Beck]] who will play Marcel Granollers after thrashing [[Roko Karanušić]] 6–0, 6–1 and Czech [[Ivo Minář]], who beat [[Wayne Odesnik]] of America 6–0, 6–3 and preceded to face Karlović in round two.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1659.asp \|title=Davydenko starts well in Chennai \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=6 January 2009\| accessdate= 6 January 2009 }}</ref>		In the remaining first round matches, world #5 and top seed, Russian [[Nikolay Davydenko]], eased to a 6–2, 6–3 victory over Austrian [[Daniel Köllerer]] in his first match.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12110_4755675,00.html \|title=Davydenko through in Chennai \|publisher=Sky Sports \|date=6 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112061711/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C12110_4755675%2C00.html \|archivedate=12 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref> He was joined by #4 seed [[Ivo Karlović]] of Croatia (defeated American [[Rajeev Ram]] 6–0, 6–3), #6 [[Carlos Moyá]] of Spain (triumphed against [[Danai Udomchoke]] 6–3, 7–6(4)), and #7 [[Janko Tipsarević]] of Serbia, comfortably advancing with a 6–2, 6–3 victory over Spaniard [[Pablo Andújar]].#2 seed [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] of Switzerland wasn't as fortunate, falling to Italian qualifier [[Flavio Cipolla]] 6–4, 6–1. The winners were also joined by Uzbek [[Denis Istomin]] who will play Čilić following a 6–4, 7–6 triumph against home player [[Rohan Bopanna]]; German [[Andreas Beck (tennis)\|Andreas Beck]] who will play Marcel Granollers after thrashing [[Roko Karanušić]] 6–0, 6–1 and Czech [[Ivo Minář]], who beat [[Wayne Odesnik]] of America 6–0, 6–3 and preceded to face Karlović in round two.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1659.asp \|title=Davydenko starts well in Chennai \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=6 January 2009\| accessdate= 6 January 2009 }}</ref>

	On the doubles side, #3 seeds [[Rogier Wassen]] & [[Lovro Zovko]] won their first match, beating [[Alberto Martín]] & [[Dudi Sela]] 6–3, 6–1. They will next face Eric Butorac and Rajeev Ram in the quarter-finals. In an all-Spanish match between [[Daniel Gimeno-Traver]] / [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]] and [[Marcel Granollers]] / [[Santiago Ventura Bertomeu\|Santiago Ventura]], the latter pair comfortably won 6–4, 6–2.		On the doubles side, #3 seeds [[Rogier Wassen]] & [[Lovro Zovko]] won their first match, beating [[Alberto Martín]] & [[Dudi Sela]] 6–3, 6–1. They will next face Eric Butorac and Rajeev Ram in the quarter-finals. In an all-Spanish match between [[Daniel Gimeno Traver]] / [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]] and [[Marcel Granollers]] / [[Santiago Ventura Bertomeu\|Santiago Ventura]], the latter pair comfortably won 6–4, 6–2.

	*Seeded players out (singles): [2] Stanislas Wawrinka		*Seeded players out (singles): [2] Stanislas Wawrinka
	*Seeded players out (doubles): None		*Seeded players out (doubles): None

	===Day ~~Three~~===		===Day three===
	Because of rain, no matches were played.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010701015.html \|title=Injured Davydenko to miss Australian Open \|work=The Washington Post\|date=7 January 2009\| accessdate= 7 January 2009 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|title=Rain washes out day three in Chennai \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=7 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143928/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] advanced when top seed [[Nikolay Davydenko]] was forced to withdraw because of a heel inflammation, which will also keep him out of the Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|title=Davydenko out of Australian Open \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113201028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|archivedate=13 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		Because of rain, no matches were played.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010701015.html \|title=Injured Davydenko to miss Australian Open \|work=The Washington Post\|date=7 January 2009\| accessdate= 7 January 2009 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|title=Rain washes out day three in Chennai \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=7 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143928/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] advanced when top seed [[Nikolay Davydenko]] was forced to withdraw because of a heel inflammation, which will also keep him out of the Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|title=Davydenko out of Australian Open \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113201028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|archivedate=13 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	===Day ~~Four~~===		===Day four===
	<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/EN/NEWS/NEWSARTICLE_1685.ASP \|title=Wild card upsets former Chennai champion \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=8 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117195424/http://atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1685.asp \|archivedate=17 January 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/wires/01/08/3000.ap.ten.chennai.2nd.ld.writehtru.0572/ \|title=Devvarman stuns 6th-seeded Moyá at Chennai Open \|publisher=sportsillustrated.cnn.com \|date=8 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218161728/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/wires/01/08/3000.ap.ten.chennai.2nd.ld.writehtru.0572/ \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/EN/NEWS/NEWSARTICLE_1685.ASP \|title=Wild card upsets former Chennai champion \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=8 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117195424/http://atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1685.asp \|archivedate=17 January 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/wires/01/08/3000.ap.ten.chennai.2nd.ld.writehtru.0572/ \|title=Devvarman stuns 6th-seeded Moyá at Chennai Open \|publisher=sportsillustrated.cnn.com \|date=8 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218161728/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/wires/01/08/3000.ap.ten.chennai.2nd.ld.writehtru.0572/ \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	*Seeded players out (singles): [6] Carlos Moyá		*Seeded players out (singles): [6] Carlos Moyá
	*Seeded players out (doubles): [3] Rogier Wassen /Lovro Zovko		*Seeded players out (doubles): [3] Rogier Wassen /Lovro Zovko

	===Day ~~Five~~===		===Day five===
	*Seeded players out (singles): [4] Ivo Karlović, [7] Janko Tipsarević		*Seeded players out (singles): [4] Ivo Karlović, [7] Janko Tipsarević
	*Seeded players out (doubles): [1] Mahesh Bhupathi /Mark Knowles		*Seeded players out (doubles): [1] Mahesh Bhupathi /Mark Knowles

	===Day ~~Six~~===		===Day six===
	*Seeded players out (singles): [8] Marcel Granollers, [5] Rainer Schüttler (withdrew)		*Seeded players out (singles): [8] Marcel Granollers, [5] Rainer Schüttler (withdrew)
	*Seeded players out (doubles): [4] Scott Lipsky /David Martin		*Seeded players out (doubles): [4] Scott Lipsky /David Martin

	===Day ~~Seven~~===		===Day seven===
	Marin Čilić won his 2nd career title by defeating Devvarman in straight sets.		Marin Čilić won his 2nd career title by defeating Devvarman in straight sets.

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	Because of rain, no matches were played.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010701015.html \|title=Injured Davydenko to miss Australian Open \|work=The Washington Post\|date=7 January 2009\| accessdate= 7 January 2009 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}} </ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|title=Rain washes out day three in Chennai \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=7 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143928/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] advanced when top seed [[Nikolay Davydenko]] was forced to withdraw because of a heel inflammation, which will also keep him out of the Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|title=Davydenko out of Australian Open \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113201028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|archivedate=13 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		Because of rain, no matches were played.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010701015.html \|title=Injured Davydenko to miss Australian Open \|work=The Washington Post\|date=7 January 2009\| accessdate= 7 January 2009 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|title=Rain washes out day three in Chennai \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=7 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143928/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] advanced when top seed [[Nikolay Davydenko]] was forced to withdraw because of a heel inflammation, which will also keep him out of the Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|title=Davydenko out of Australian Open \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113201028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|archivedate=13 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	*Seeded players out (singles): [1] Nikolay Davydenko (withdrew)		*Seeded players out (singles): [1] Nikolay Davydenko (withdrew)

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	Because of rain, no matches were played.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010701015.html \|title=Injured Davydenko to miss Australian Open \|work=The Washington Post\|date=7 January 2009\| accessdate= 7 January 2009 }} {{~~Dead~~ link\|date=~~September 2010~~\|bot=~~RjwilmsiBot~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|title=Rain washes out day three in Chennai \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=7 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143928/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] advanced when top seed [[Nikolay Davydenko]] was forced to withdraw because of a heel inflammation, which will also keep him out of the Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|title=Davydenko out of Australian Open \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113201028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|archivedate=13 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		Because of rain, no matches were played.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010701015.html \|title=Injured Davydenko to miss Australian Open \|work=The Washington Post\|date=7 January 2009\| accessdate= 7 January 2009 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}} </ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|title=Rain washes out day three in Chennai \|publisher=atpworldtour.com \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=7 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143928/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp \|archivedate=18 February 2009 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] advanced when top seed [[Nikolay Davydenko]] was forced to withdraw because of a heel inflammation, which will also keep him out of the Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|title=Davydenko out of Australian Open \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=7 January 2009 \|accessdate=8 January 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113201028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm \|archivedate=13 January 2009 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

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{{TennisEventInfo|2009|Chennai Open|
| date=5 – 10 January
| edition=14th
| champs={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Marin Čilić]]
| champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Butorac]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rajeev Ram]]
}}
[[File:Mikhail Youzhny 2006 Australian Open.jpg|thumb|200px|Singles [[2008 Chennai Open]] champion [[Mikhail Youzhny]] chose to compete in [[2009 Qatar ExxonMobil Open|Doha]]]]
The '''2009 Chennai Open''' was a [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Tennis court#Hard courts|outdoor hard courts]]. It was the 14th edition of the [[Chennai Open]], and part of the [[ATP World Tour 250 series]] of the [[2009 ATP World Tour]]. It took place at the [[SDAT Tennis Stadium]] in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], from 5 through 10 January 2009.

The singles line up was led by [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP) No. 5, [[2008 Tennis Masters Cup|Tennis Masters Cup]] runner-up, [[2008 Miami Masters|Miami]] Masters, [[2008 Hypo Group Tennis International|Pörtschach]] and [[2008 Orange Warsaw Open|Warsaw]] champion [[Nikolay Davydenko]], [[2008 Rome Masters|Rome]] Masters finalist and [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics doubles gold medalist]] [[Stanislas Wawrinka]], and [[2008 Brasil Open|Costa do Sauípe]] and [[2008 BCR Open Romania|Bucharest]] runner-up, [[Chennai Open|2004 and 2005 Chennai]] champion [[Carlos Moyá]].<ref name=Field>{{cite web|work=chennaiopen.org|title=Chennai Open 2009 Players | url =http://chennaiopen.org/players|date=27 November 2008| accessdate =2008-11-27}}</ref>

==Review==
===Day One===
[[Marin Čilić]], [[Simon Greul]] and [[Björn Phau]] were the early winners in the singles event. The no. 3 seed Čilić overcame [[Alberto Martín]] from Spain 6–4, 6–4. The German player Greul had a comfortable 6–3, 6–4 victory over [[Daniel Gimeno-Traver]] while compatriot Phau beat [[Santiago Ventura Bertomeu|Santiago Ventura]] 6–2, 7–5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1640.asp |title=Čilić makes smooth progress |publisher=atpworldtour.com |date=5 January 2009 |accessdate=5 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143857/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1640.asp |archivedate=18 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Greul will now play another German, the no. 5 seed [[Rainer Schüttler]], who took three sets to emerge victorious against home-favourite [[Prakash Amritraj]] 6–2, 4–6, 6–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/story/11226162 |title=Čilić, Schüttler advance in Chennai Open |work=CBS Sports |date=5 January 2009 |accessdate=7 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115183800/http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/story/11226162 |archivedate=15 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the other completed matches, seeded player [[Marcel Granollers]] (8) reached the second round without too much difficulty, beating [[Lee Hyung-Taik|Hyung Taik-Lee]] of South Korea 6–4, 7–5. The only non-Indian wildcard [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] recorded a 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 win against [[Go Soeda]] from Japan and Israel's top player [[Dudi Sela]] overcame Spaniard [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]] 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–1.

The men's doubles also started on the first day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1647.asp |title=Nadal-Lopez reach quarterfinals |publisher=atpworldtour.com |date=5 January 2009 |accessdate=5 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218110304/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1647.asp |archivedate=18 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The only seeds in action, American [[Scott Lipsky]] and [[David Martin (tennis)|David Martin]] of Sweden progressed to the second round with a 7–6(9), 6–3 victory over home player [[Rohan Bopanna]] and Italian [[Flavio Cipolla]]. American duo [[Eric Butorac]] and [[Rajeev Ram]] advanced 6–1, 6–2 against home wildcards [[Yuki Bhambri]] and [[Harsh Mankad]]. [[Oliver Marach]] of Austria and Serbian [[Janko Tipsarević]] beat Spaniards [[Carlos Moyá]] and [[Pablo Andújar]] 3–6, 6–3, [10-4] (champions tiebreak) to set up a match with Lipsky and Martin in round two.

*Seeded players out (singles): None
*Seeded players out (doubles): None

===Day Two===
In the remaining first round matches, world #5 and top seed, Russian [[Nikolay Davydenko]], eased to a 6–2, 6–3 victory over Austrian [[Daniel Köllerer]] in his first match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12110_4755675,00.html |title=Davydenko through in Chennai |publisher=Sky Sports |date=6 January 2009 |accessdate=8 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112061711/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C12110_4755675%2C00.html |archivedate=12 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was joined by #4 seed [[Ivo Karlović]] of Croatia (defeated American [[Rajeev Ram]] 6–0, 6–3), #6 [[Carlos Moyá]] of Spain (triumphed against [[Danai Udomchoke]] 6–3, 7–6(4)), and #7 [[Janko Tipsarević]] of Serbia, comfortably advancing with a 6–2, 6–3 victory over Spaniard [[Pablo Andújar]].#2 seed [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] of Switzerland wasn't as fortunate, falling to Italian qualifier [[Flavio Cipolla]] 6–4, 6–1. The winners were also joined by Uzbek [[Denis Istomin]] who will play Čilić following a 6–4, 7–6 triumph against home player [[Rohan Bopanna]]; German [[Andreas Beck (tennis)|Andreas Beck]] who will play Marcel Granollers after thrashing [[Roko Karanušić]] 6–0, 6–1 and Czech [[Ivo Minář]], who beat [[Wayne Odesnik]] of America 6–0, 6–3 and preceded to face Karlović in round two.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1659.asp |title=Davydenko starts well in Chennai |publisher=atpworldtour.com |date=6 January 2009| accessdate= 6 January 2009 }}</ref>

On the doubles side, #3 seeds [[Rogier Wassen]] & [[Lovro Zovko]] won their first match, beating [[Alberto Martín]] & [[Dudi Sela]] 6–3, 6–1. They will next face Eric Butorac and Rajeev Ram in the quarter-finals. In an all-Spanish match between [[Daniel Gimeno-Traver]] / [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]] and [[Marcel Granollers]] / [[Santiago Ventura Bertomeu|Santiago Ventura]], the latter pair comfortably won 6–4, 6–2.

*Seeded players out (singles): [2] Stanislas Wawrinka
*Seeded players out (doubles): None

===Day Three===
Because of rain, no matches were played.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010701015.html |title=Injured Davydenko to miss Australian Open |work=The Washington Post|date=7 January 2009| accessdate= 7 January 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp |title=Rain washes out day three in Chennai |publisher=atpworldtour.com |date=7 January 2009 |accessdate=7 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218143928/http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1674.asp |archivedate=18 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] advanced when top seed [[Nikolay Davydenko]] was forced to withdraw because of a heel inflammation, which will also keep him out of the Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm |title=Davydenko out of Australian Open |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 January 2009 |accessdate=8 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113201028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7815843.stm |archivedate=13 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

*Seeded players out (singles): [1] Nikolay Davydenko (withdrew)
*Seeded players out (doubles): None

===Day Four===
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/EN/NEWS/NEWSARTICLE_1685.ASP |title=Wild card upsets former Chennai champion |publisher=atpworldtour.com |date=8 January 2009 |accessdate=8 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117195424/http://atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1685.asp |archivedate=17 January 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/wires/01/08/3000.ap.ten.chennai.2nd.ld.writehtru.0572/ |title=Devvarman stuns 6th-seeded Moyá at Chennai Open |publisher=sportsillustrated.cnn.com |date=8 January 2009 |accessdate=8 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218161728/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/wires/01/08/3000.ap.ten.chennai.2nd.ld.writehtru.0572/ |archivedate=18 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Seeded players out (singles): [6] Carlos Moyá
*Seeded players out (doubles): [3] Rogier Wassen /Lovro Zovko

===Day Five===
*Seeded players out (singles): [4] Ivo Karlović, [7] Janko Tipsarević
*Seeded players out (doubles): [1] Mahesh Bhupathi /Mark Knowles

===Day Six===
*Seeded players out (singles): [8] Marcel Granollers, [5] Rainer Schüttler (withdrew)
*Seeded players out (doubles): [4] Scott Lipsky /David Martin

===Day Seven===
Marin Čilić won his 2nd career title by defeating Devvarman in straight sets.

==Finals==
===Singles===
{{main|2009 Chennai Open – Singles}}
{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Marin Čilić]] defeated {{flagicon|IND}} [[Somdev Devvarman]], 6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>
* It was Čilić's first title of the year and 2nd of his career.

===Doubles===
{{main|2009 Chennai Open – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Butorac]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rajeev Ram]] defeated {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jean-Claude Scherrer]] / {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Stanislas Wawrinka]], 6–3, 6–4

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.chennaiopen.org/ Official website]

{{Chennai Open tournaments}}
{{2009 ATP World Tour}}

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