The 2009 Aberto Santa Catarina De Tenis was a professional tennis

Tennis

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 tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It 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 Blumenau

Blumenau

Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. It was founded on September 2, 1850 by Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau along with 17 German immigrants. A few years later Fritz Müller migrated to Blumenau as well....

, Brazil

Brazil

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 between 11 and 17 May 2009.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
Argentina	Sebastián Decoud Sebastian Decoud Sebastián Decoud is a professional Argentine tennis player. He is a late-blooming pro who is on the verge of cracking into the top-200 in singles in 2008, and did crack the top-200 in doubles in March, 2008....	157	1
Brazil	João Souza João Souza João Olavo Soares de Souza is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Souza competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 90 August 7, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 171, on September 21, 2009...	224	2
Brazil	André Miele	255	3
Brazil	Rogerio Dutra da Silva Rogerio Dutra da Silva Rogério Dutra Da Silva is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:...	260	4
Argentina	Juan-Pablo Amado	263	5
Uruguay	Marcel Felder Marcel Felder Marcel Felder is a Uruguayan professional tennis player.-Runner-Up :-External links:*...	268	6
Brazil	Eric Gomes	299	7
Brazil	Júlio Silva Júlio Silva Júlio Silva is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1999.He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on November 16, 2009, when he became the number 144 of the world.- Singles :...	314	8

• Rankings are as of April 5, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: André Baran Fabricio Neis José Pereira

José Pereira

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 Bruno Wolkmann

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Rafael Camilo Cristóbal Saavedra-Corvalán

Cristóbal Saavedra-Corvalán

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 Daniel Silva Thales Turini

Men's singles

  Marcelo Demoliner

Marcelo Demoliner

Marcelo Demoliner is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Demoliner competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles.-Singles: 5 :-Doubles: 16 :...

def.   Rogerio Dutra da Silva

Rogerio Dutra da Silva

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, 6–1, 6–0

Men's doubles

  Marcelo Demoliner

Marcelo Demoliner

Marcelo Demoliner is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Demoliner competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles.-Singles: 5 :-Doubles: 16 :...

/   Rodrigo Guidolin def.   Rogerio Dutra da Silva

Rogerio Dutra da Silva

Rogério Dutra Da Silva is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:...

 /   Júlio Silva

Júlio Silva

Júlio Silva is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1999.He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on November 16, 2009, when he became the number 144 of the world.- Singles :...

, 7–5, 4–6, [13–11]