2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo
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The 2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in São Paulo
, Brazil
between 26 October and 1 November 2009.
Marcelo Demoliner
Nicolás Lapentti
Gabriel Wanderley
The following player received a Special Exempt into the singles main draw: Gastón Gaudio
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Rogério Dutra da Silva
Guillermo Hormazábal
Axel Michon Caio Zampieri
Thomaz Bellucci
def.
Nicolás Lapentti
, 6–4, 6–4
Franco Ferreiro
/ Ricardo Mello
def.
Diego Junqueira
/
David Marrero
, 6–3, 6–3
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 the sixth edition of the tournament which 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 São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
between 26 October and 1 November 2009.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010.... |
45 | 1 |
| Argentina |
Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface... |
94 | 2 |
 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.... |
95 | 3 |
| Spain |
Santiago Ventura Santiago Ventura Bertomeu Santiago Ventura is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.-Singles :... |
117 | 4 |
| Ecuador |
Nicolás Lapentti Nicolás Lapentti ----Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador who is ranked 214th... |
122 | 5 |
 Portugal |
Rui Machado Rui Machado Rui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to... |
123 | 6 |
| Chile |
Nicolás Massú Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist... |
143 | 7 |
| Brazil |
Thiago Alves Thiago Alves (tennis) Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the... |
149 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 19, 2009.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Thiago AlvesThiago Alves (tennis)
Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the...
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 :...
Nicolás Lapentti
Nicolás Lapentti
----Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador who is ranked 214th...
Gabriel Wanderley
The following player received a Special Exempt into the singles main draw: Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Rogério Dutra da Silva
Rogerio Dutra da Silva
Rogério Dutra Da Silva is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:...
Guillermo Hormazábal
Guillermo Hormazabal
Guillermo Hormazábal is a Chilean professional tennis player. In 2001, he became an under 16's world champion.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:*...
Axel Michon Caio Zampieri
Caio Zampieri
Caio Zampieri is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Titles :-External links:...
Singles
Thomaz BellucciThomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
def.
Nicolás LapenttiNicolás Lapentti
----Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador who is ranked 214th...
, 6–4, 6–4
Doubles
Franco FerreiroFranco Ferreiro
Franco Ferreiro is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He qualified for the 2009 French Open, but lost to Feliciano López in five sets in the first round after leading two sets to love.-Doubles: 2 :...
/
Ricardo MelloRicardo Mello
Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...
def.
Diego JunqueiraDiego Junqueira
Diego Junqueira is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed from Argentina...
/
David MarreroDavid Marrero
David Marrero Santana is a professional tennis player from Spain.He is the older brother of retired WTA player Marta Marrero.- 2000 to 2007 :...
, 6–3, 6–3