The 2009 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship was a professional tennis

Tennis

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 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour

2009 ATP Challenger Tour

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. It took place in Winnetka

Winnetka, Illinois

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, USA between 29 June and 5 July 2009.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
United States	John Isner John Isner John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...	97	1
United States	Vince Spadea Vince Spadea Vincent Spadea [SPAY-dee-ya] is an ATP Tour professional tennis player from the United States. He is one of only four players in history to defeat Roger Federer 6–0 in set, at a major event....	113	2
United States	Brendan Evans Brendan Evans Brendan Evans is an American professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Evans reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 2 in 2004, when he won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open doubles titles alongside Scott Oudesma. Evans competes today on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP...	138	3
United States	Donald Young	159	4
United States	Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram is an American professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. Rajeev is a tall, lanky player with a serve-and-volley style who is known best as a doubles specialist. He has advanced as far as the quarter-finals in doubles at three Grand Slams, most recently with Scott Lipsky at the 2011...	160	5
Germany	Simon Stadler Simon Stadler Simon Stadler is a left-handed, German tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #140 in February 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #144 in October 2011.- Juniors career :...	161	6
United States	Ryan Sweeting Ryan Sweeting Ryan Sweeting is a Bahamian-born American professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and has lived and trained in Ft. Lauderdale since the age of 12...	164	7
Italy	Andrea Stoppini Andrea Stoppini Andrea Stoppini is an Italian professional tennis player.Stoppini's highest singles ranking has been World Number 161 on July 13, 2009. In the first round of the 2009 Australian Open, Stoppini lost to defending champion Novak Đoković, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5. Stoppini is a righty who turned professional in...	177	8

• Rankings are as of June 22, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Alex Bogomolov Jr. Samuel Groth

Samuel Groth

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 Dennis Nevolo Phillip Simmonds

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Juan-Manuel Elizondo

Juan-Manuel Elizondo

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 G.D. Jones Alex Kuznetsov

Alex Kuznetsov

----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...

 Tim Smyczek

Tim Smyczek

Tim Smyczek is an American professional tennis player. Tim Smyczek Qualified into his first ATP main draw tournament in SAP Open – San Jose by winning eight qualifying matches before losing to Mardy Fish in the first round...Stayed in Fish's house for a year...Plays the violin...Wants to be a...

Singles

  Alex Kuznetsov

Alex Kuznetsov

----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...

def.   Tim Smyczek

Tim Smyczek

Tim Smyczek is an American professional tennis player. Tim Smyczek Qualified into his first ATP main draw tournament in SAP Open – San Jose by winning eight qualifying matches before losing to Mardy Fish in the first round...Stayed in Fish's house for a year...Plays the violin...Wants to be a...

, 6–4, 7–6(1)

Doubles

  Carsten Ball

Carsten Ball

Carsten Thomas Ball is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the U.S., Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.-Tennis career:...

/   Travis Rettenmaier

Travis Rettenmaier

Travis Rettenmaier is a professional American tennis player.-Career:Rettenmaier's highest singles ranking to date has been World Number 273 on February 27, 2006. In doubles, his ranking has been as high as World Number 57, which he achieved on July 12, 2010. At 6-foot 2-inches, Travis is a...

def.   Brett Joelson /   Ryan Sweeting

Ryan Sweeting

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, 6–1, 6–2