2009 All Star Children's Foundation Sarasota Open
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The 2009 All Star Children's Foundation Sarasota Open
was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Longboat Key, Florida
, United States between May 9 and May 17, 2009.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ričardas Berankis
Bernard Tomic
James Ward
Fritz Wolmarans
The following players received the lucky loser spots: Nicolás Todero
The following players received special exempt into the main draw: Alex Kuznetsov
James Ward
def.
Carsten Ball
, 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
Víctor Estrella
/
Santiago González def. 
Harsh Mankad
/
Kaes Van't Hof
, 6–2, 6–4
All Star Children's Foundation Sarasota Open
The Sarasota Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennis Gardens at Longboat Key and Resort in Sarasota, Florida, USA, since...
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 outdoor green 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 Longboat Key, Florida
Longboat Key, Florida
Longboat Key is a town in Manatee and Sarasota counties along the central west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located on the barrier island of the same name. Longboat Key is south of Anna Maria Island, between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is almost equally divided between Manatee...
, United States between May 9 and May 17, 2009.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Kevin Kim - External links :* *... |
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| United States |
Vince Spadea Vince Spadea Vincent Spadea [SPAY-dee-ya] is an ATP Tour professional tennis player from the United States. He is one of only four players in history to defeat Roger Federer 6–0 in set, at a major event.... |
110 | 2 |
| United States |
Donald Young | 162 | 3 |
| Australia |
Carsten Ball Carsten Ball Carsten Thomas Ball is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the U.S., Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.-Tennis career:... |
182 | 4 |
 Belgium |
Xavier Malisse Xavier Malisse Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man".... |
185 | 5 |
| United States |
Scoville Jenkins Scoville Jenkins Scoville Jenkins is a former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour . He is sometimes referred to by his nickname "Sco"... |
193 | 6 |
| United States |
Michael Russell Michael Russell (tennis) Michael Craig Russell is an American tennis player.Russell is best known for, on two occasions, holding surprise two-set leads in Grand Slam tournaments against former Grand Slam champions before eventually being defeated both times... |
201 | 7 |
| Mexico |
Santiago González | 207 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 11, 2009.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Stephen Bass Ryan Harrison Chris Klingemann Jesse WittenJesse Witten
Jesse Witten is an American professional tennis player. He is a graduate of Lely High School and the University of Kentucky, where he majored in Kinesiology.- College career :...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ričardas Berankis
Ricardas Berankis
Ričardas Berankis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time.- Early career :Berankis began playing tennis at the age of two...
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is ranked the World No. 41, making him the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 100...
James Ward
James Ward (tennis)
James Ward is a British tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles...
Fritz Wolmarans
Fritz Wolmarans
Fritz Wolmarans is a South African tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has also played for the South Africa Davis Cup team....
The following players received the lucky loser spots: Nicolás Todero
The following players received special exempt into the main draw: Alex Kuznetsov
Alex Kuznetsov
----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...
Singles
James WardJames Ward (tennis)
James Ward is a British tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles...
def.
Carsten BallCarsten Ball
Carsten Thomas Ball is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the U.S., Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.-Tennis career:...
, 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
Doubles
Víctor EstrellaVíctor Estrella
Víctor Estrella is a professional tennis player from the Dominican Republic. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 15, 2011, when he became World number 206...
/
Santiago González def. Harsh MankadHarsh Mankad
----Harsh Mankad is a professional tennis player from India. He is the grandson of cricketer Vinoo Mankad, and the son of cricketer Ashok Mankad, and tennis player Nirupama Vasant....
/
Kaes Van't HofKaes Van't Hof
-Early life:Van't Hof was born in Newport Beach, California.In 2008, he won the 2008 Pac-10 singles championship and followed the win with the 2008 Pac-10 doubles championship with his partner, Farah...
, 6–2, 6–4