The 2009 Penza Cup

Penza Cup

The Penza Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Penza, Russia, since 2006.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...

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 Hard court. This was be the fourth 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 Penza

Penza

-Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 between 20 July and 26 July 2009.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
Russia	Michail Elgin Michail Elgin Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:...	132	1
Kazakhstan	Mikhail Kukushkin Mikhail Kukushkin Mikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010....	174	2
Ukraine	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...	197	3
Russia	Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...	202	4
Ukraine	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...	242	5
Latvia	Deniss Pavlovs Deniss Pavlovs Deniss Pavlovs is a Latvian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 20, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 263, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on September 23, 2009....	271	6
Spain	Iñigo Cervantes-Huegun Iñigo Cervantes-Huegun Iñigo Cervantes Huegun is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-External links:*...	275	7
Netherlands	Matwé Middelkoop Matwé Middelkoop Matwé Middelkoop is a professional Dutch tennis player.-Career:Middelkoop has played most of his career on the Futures circuit. He played his maiden ATP match at Den Bosch, the Netherlands, but lost. His favorite surface is clay.-Singles Titles :-External links:...	279	8

• Rankings are as of July 13, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Nikoloz Basilashvili Mikhail Biryukov

Mikhail Biryukov (tennis)

Mikhail Biryukov is a junior Russian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 1063.-2010:On the 21st of August, Mikhail, representing Russia, won the singles silver medal in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore with Victor Baluda...

 Vladislav Dubinsky Anton Manegin

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Mikhail Fufygin Sergei Krotiouk Mikhail Ledovskikh

Mikhail Ledovskikh

Mikhail Ledovskikh, born August 8, 1986. in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is a professional tennis player.Ledovskikh began playing tennis at age 7, one year after moving to Sochi with his family. He now lives in Sochi, Russia....

 Aleksander Vasin

Singles

  Mikhail Kukushkin

Mikhail Kukushkin

Mikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010....

def.   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...

, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

  Michail Elgin

Michail Elgin

Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:...

/   Alexandre Kudryavtsev

Alexandre Kudryavtsev

Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...

def.   Alexey Kedryuk

Alexey Kedryuk

Alexey Kedryuk is a professional Kazakhstani tennis player.Kedryuk reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 28, 2006, when he became World number 261....

 /   Denis Matsukevich, 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]