2009 ATP Salzburg Indoors
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The 2009 ATP Salzburg Indoors
was a professional tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Salzburg
, Austria
between 30 November and 6 December, 2009.
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Martin Fischer
Uladzimir Ignatik
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Rameez Junaid
Franko Škugor
Roman Valent
Antal van der Duim
Michael Berrer
def.
Jarkko Nieminen
, 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–4
Philipp Marx
/
Igor Zelenay
def.
Sanchai Ratiwatana
/ Sonchat Ratiwatana
, 6–4, 7–5
ATP Salzburg Indoors
The ATP Salzburg Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Salzburg, Austria since 2009....
was a professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
2009 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2009 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 20 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and 142 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to...
. It took place in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
between 30 November and 6 December, 2009.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Israel |
Dudi Sela Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles... |
43 | 1 |
| Germany |
Florian Mayer Florian Mayer Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings.... |
62 | 2 |
 Austria |
Daniel Köllerer Daniel Köllerer Daniel Köllerer is a former professional tennis player from Austria who turned professional in 2002. Nicknamed "Crazy Dani" for his controversial behaviour while on court, he achieved his career-high ranking of #55 on October 19, 2009. He is serving a lifetime ban from the sport for match-fixing... |
75 | 3 |
| Germany |
Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski... |
81 | 4 |
| Germany |
Daniel Brands Daniel Brands Daniel Brands is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 66, achieved on July 5, 2010.- 2008 :... |
98 | 5 |
 Poland |
Łukasz Kubot | 99 | 6 |
| Germany |
Michael Berrer Michael Berrer Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No... |
100 | 7 |
| Finland |
Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals... |
112 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of November 23, 2009.
Other Entrants
The following players received a Special Exempt into the singles main draw: Marco Mirnegg Max Raditschnigg Nicolas Reissig Dudi SelaDudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles...
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Martin Fischer
Martin Fischer (tennis)
Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :...
Uladzimir Ignatik
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Rameez Junaid
Rameez Junaid
Rameez Junaid is an Australian tennis player of Pakistani descent.Junaid is based in Melbourne, Victoria. He usually plays doubles with Philipp Marx from Germany. Rameez is currently ranked top 100 in doubles, and has also played doubles with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi before, in Dubai in...
Franko Škugor
Franko Škugor
Franko Škugor is a Croatian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. Although perspective young player, injuries have been backwarding his career until 2010 SkiStar Swedish Open where he reached quarterfinals....
Roman Valent
Roman Valent
Roman Valent is a Swiss professional tennis player. He won the 2001 Wimbledon Junior's tournament. Valent has played just one match on the ATP Tour, in which he lost to Frenchman Marc Gicquel at the 2009 Open de Moselle, but has played in many Challenger and Futures tournaments.-External links:...
Antal van der Duim
Antal van der Duim
Antal van der Duim is a Dutch professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 341 on 3 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 211, on 7 January 2008.-Doubles...
Singles
Michael BerrerMichael Berrer
Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No...
def.
Jarkko NieminenJarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
, 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–4
Doubles
Philipp MarxPhilipp Marx
Philipp Marx is a German professional tennis player. Marx competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 300, on April 3, 2006, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No...
/
Igor ZelenayIgor Zelenay
Igor Zelenay is a professional tennis player. He mainly plays doubles, and his career high rank is 74, achieved on 2 February 2009. His career high in singles is 279, achieved on August 1, 2005.-Doubles:...
def.
Sanchai RatiwatanaSanchai Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004....
/
Sonchat RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother Sanchai Ratiwatana won their first ATP doubles title in Bangkok in their home country...
, 6–4, 7–5