2009 Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup
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The 2009 Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup
was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts
. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Campos do Jordão
, Brazil
between 3 and 9 August 2009.
The following players received a Special Exempt into the main draw: Guillermo Alcaide
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alexandre Bonatto Raven Klaasen
André Miele
Guido Pella
Horacio Zeballos def. 
Thiago Alves
, 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–3
Joshua Goodall
/
Samuel Groth
def. Rogério Dutra da Silva
/ Júlio Silva
, 7–6(4), 6–3
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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 red clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
. It was the ninth 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 Campos do Jordão
Campos do Jordão
Campos do Jordão is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 was 47,903 and the area is 290.27 km². The elevation is 1,628 m....
, 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 3 and 9 August 2009.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
88 | 1 |
| Argentina |
Horacio Zeballos | 98 | 2 |
| 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... |
165 | 3 |
 Mexico |
Santiago González | 173 | 4 |
| Brazil |
Ricardo Hocevar Ricardo Hocevar Ricardo Hocevar is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:*... |
179 | 5 |
| Argentina |
Eduardo Schwank Eduardo Schwank Eduardo Jonatan Schwank is a professional tennis player from Argentina on the ATP Tour. He is currently coached by Javier Nalbandian, the brother of David Nalbandian.... |
187 | 6 |
| United Kingdom |
Joshua Goodall Joshua Goodall Joshua Jake Goodall is a British tennis player and the current British No.12 in Doubles, His ATP Doubles world ranking is 293... |
193 | 7 |
| 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... |
200 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of July 27, 2009.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: José Pereira Rafael Rondino Ricardo SiggiaThe following players received a Special Exempt into the main draw: Guillermo Alcaide
Guillermo Alcaide
Guillermo Alcaide Justel is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Titles :-External links:...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alexandre Bonatto Raven Klaasen
Raven Klaasen
Raven Klaasen born October 16, 1982 in King William's Town, South Africa is a professional South African player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Klaasen's career-high ranking was World Number 208, which he achieved on October 24, 2011...
André Miele
Andre Miele
Andre Miele is a tennis player from Brazil.He and his partner Ricardo Hocevar won the 2009 Manta Open doubles championship.-Sources:...
Guido Pella
Singles
Horacio Zeballos def. 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...
, 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–3
Doubles
Joshua GoodallJoshua Goodall
Joshua Jake Goodall is a British tennis player and the current British No.12 in Doubles, His ATP Doubles world ranking is 293...
/
Samuel GrothSamuel Groth
Samuel Groth is a professional Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 220, which he reached on 16 November 2009...
def.
Rogério Dutra da SilvaRogerio Dutra da Silva
Rogério Dutra Da Silva is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:...
/
Júlio SilvaJúlio 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 :...
, 7–6(4), 6–3