2009 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Encyclopedia
The 2009 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Bordeaux
, France
between May 11 and May 17, 2009.
Romain Jouan
Mathieu Rodrigues
Alexandre Sidorenko
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Thierry Ascione
Jean-René Lisnard
Nicolas Renavand
Stéphane Robert
The following player received special exempt into the main draw: Kevin Anderson
Yuri Schukin
Marc Gicquel
def. Mathieu Montcourt
, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Pablo Cuevas
/
Horacio Zeballos def. Xavier Pujo / Stéphane Robert
, 4–6, 6–4, [10–4]
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 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 Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
between May 11 and May 17, 2009.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |
Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other... |
44 | 1 |
| France |
Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:... |
51 | 2 |
| France |
Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland... |
57 | 3 |
| Argentina |
Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed from Argentina... |
73 | 4 |
| France |
Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:... |
78 | 5 |
 Chile |
Paul Capdeville Paul Capdeville Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean tennis player.Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76.... |
91 | 6 |
 United States |
Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009... |
93 | 7 |
 Uzbekistan |
Denis Istomin Denis Istomin Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :... |
94 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 4, 2009.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Gastón GaudioGastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
Romain Jouan
Romain Jouan
Romain Jouan is a French professional tennis player.-2008:On September 29, Jouan qualified for the first ATP tournament of his career in Metz after beating Fabio Fognini 7–5, 7–6 Prakash Amritraj 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 and Tobias Kamke 6–1, 7–6...
Mathieu Rodrigues
Mathieu Rodrigues
Mathieu Rodrigues is a French 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. 221 on 24 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 549, on 3 October 2011.-External...
Alexandre Sidorenko
Alexandre Sidorenko
Alexandre Sidorenko is a French tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 145 .-Career:...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Thierry Ascione
Thierry Ascione
Thierry Ascione is a retired professional tour male tennis player from France. He is 6'2" and weighs just under . He turned pro in 2000 and retired in September, 2010....
Jean-René Lisnard
Jean-René Lisnard
Jean-René Lisnard is a professional tennis player who represents Monaco, and formerly France. He has been a member of the Monaco Davis Cup team since 2007...
Nicolas Renavand
Nicolas Renavand
Nicolas Renavand is a French tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On October 10, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 308, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 139 was reached on October 10, 2011....
Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6....
The following player received special exempt into the main draw: Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson (tennis)
Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas...
Yuri Schukin
Yuri Schukin
-2008:The 6 ft 2 inch 181 pound Russian began the 2008 tour season by losing in the first round to Rajeev Ram at the Chennai Open 6–7 , 6–7 .-References:...
Singles
Marc GicquelMarc Gicquel
Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:...
def.
Mathieu MontcourtMathieu Montcourt
Mathieu Montcourt was a professional French tennis player. At the 2006, 2007, and 2009 French Opens, he lost in the second round, to Lleyton Hewitt, Jarkko Nieminen, and Radek Štěpánek respectively.- Career :...
, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles
Pablo CuevasPablo Cuevas
Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open Men's Doubles title with Luis Horna....
/
Horacio Zeballos def. Xavier Pujo / Stéphane RobertStéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6....
, 4–6, 6–4, [10–4]