2009 Ethias Trophy
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The 2009 Ethias Trophy
was a professional tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Mons
, Belgium
between 5 and 11 October 2009.
Arthur de Greef
David Goffin
Yannick Vandenbulcke
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Sergei Bubka
Jérôme Haehnel
Dominik Hrbatý
Illya Marchenko
Janko Tipsarević
def.
Sergiy Stakhovsky
, 7–6(4), 6–3
Denis Istomin
/
Evgeny Korolev
def.
Alejandro Falla
/ Teymuraz Gabashvili, 6–7(4), 7–6(4), [11–9]
Ethias Trophy
The Ethias Trophy is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Mons, Belgium, since 2005.-Singles:-Doubles:...
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 indoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ 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 Mons
Mons
Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
between 5 and 11 October 2009.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia |
Janko Tipsarević Janko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10.... |
55 | 1 |
 Italy |
Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the... |
63 | 2 |
| Russia |
Evgeny Korolev Evgeny Korolev Evgeny Korolev is a Kazakhstani tennis player and the cousin of former Russian player Anna Kournikova. He began playing tennis at age four with his father, and picked up his first ATP points at age 15 in three German challenger events... |
66 | 3 |
 France |
Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:... |
68 | 4 |
| Russia |
Teymuraz Gabashvili | 80 | 5 |
 Belgium |
Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:... |
81 | 6 |
| France |
Florent Serra Florent Serra Florent Lucien Serra is a French male tennis player. A right-hander, he has won two ATP titles during his career and is coached by Pierre Cherret.-Early life and junior career:... |
82 | 7 |
| Belgium |
Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player who has been slightly more successful than Christophe. He reached the singles finals of two ATP tournaments: Valencia and Rotterdam but lost them both... |
84 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 28, 2009.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ruben BemelmansRuben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans , is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 reached on October 26, 2009. His best doubles rank is No. 245....
Arthur de Greef
Arthur De Greef
Arthur De Greef was a Belgian pianist and composer.Born in Louvain, he won first prize in a local music composition when he was only 11, and subsequently enrolled at the Brussels Conservatoire...
David Goffin
David Goffin
David Goffin is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Rocourt, Belgium, and currently resides in Liège, Belgium...
Yannick Vandenbulcke
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Sergei Bubka
Sergei Bubka (tennis)
Sergei Bubka is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. He is a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team and is coached by Tibor Toth, who is also the coach of Sergiy Stakhovsky...
Jérôme Haehnel
Jérôme Haehnel
Jérôme Haehnel is a tennis player who defeated Andre Agassi in the first round of the French Open in 2004. Haehnel's career-high singles ranking is no. 78, which he reached on February 21, 2005. Recently he has been competing in various ATP Challenger Series tournaments around Europe...
Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire...
Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles...
Singles
Janko TipsarevićJanko Tipsarevic
Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
def.
Sergiy StakhovskySergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...
, 7–6(4), 6–3
Doubles
Denis IstominDenis 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 :...
/
Evgeny KorolevEvgeny Korolev
Evgeny Korolev is a Kazakhstani tennis player and the cousin of former Russian player Anna Kournikova. He began playing tennis at age four with his father, and picked up his first ATP points at age 15 in three German challenger events...
def.
Alejandro FallaAlejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla Ramirez is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in...
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Teymuraz Gabashvili, 6–7(4), 7–6(4), [11–9]