The 2009 Manta Open – Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray was a professional tennis

Tennis

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 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour

2009 ATP Challenger Tour

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. It took place in Manta

Manta

Manta is a mid-sized city in Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is the second most populous city in the province, the fifth most populous in the country and, economically, the third most important city of Ecuador. Manta has existed since Pre-Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Mantas....

, Ecuador

Ecuador

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 between 20 and 26 July, 2009.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
Argentina	Horacio Zeballos	131	1
Ecuador	Giovanni Lapentti Giovanni Lapentti Giovanni Lapentti Gómez is a Ecuadorian tennis player. His brother is Nicolás Lapentti, another professional tennis player, while a third brother, Leonardo, has also been active at the lower levels of professional tennis....	164	2
Brazil	Ricardo Hocevar Ricardo Hocevar Ricardo Hocevar is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:*...	200	3
Mexico	Santiago González	204	4
United Kingdom	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...	206	5
Dominican Republic	Víctor Estrella Víctor 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...	227	6
Venezuela	José de Armas José de Armas José de Armas is a Venezuelan professional tennis player.-Runner-Up :-External links:*...	255	7
Argentina	Mariano Puerta Mariano Puerta Mariano Ruben Puerta is a former Argentine professional male tennis player best known for making the final of the French Open in 2005, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets.-Career:...	276	8

• Rankings are as of July 13, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Patricio Alvarado Alejo Apud Mariano Zabaleta

Mariano Zabaleta

Mariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Bruno Echagaray

Bruno Echagaray

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 Gonzalo Escobar Emilio Gómez Guido Pella

Singles

  Horacio Zeballos def.   Vincent Millot

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, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

  Ricardo Hocevar

Ricardo Hocevar

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/   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:...

def.   Santiago González /   Horacio Zeballos, 6–1, 2–6, [10–7]