2009 Tennislife Cup
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The 2009 Tennislife Cup
was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Naples
, Italy
between 28 September and 4 October 2009.
Filippo Volandri
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Albert Ramos-Viñolas
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alberto Brizzi
Reda El Amrani
Sergio Gutiérrez-Ferrol Matwé Middelkoop
The following players received a lucky loser entry: Benjamin Balleret
Marco Crugnola
Frederico Gil
def.
Potito Starace
, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Frederico Gil
/
Ivan Dodig
def.
Thiago Alves
/
Lukáš Rosol
, 6–1, 6–3
Tennislife Cup
The Tennislife Cup is a tennis tournament held in Napoli, Italy since 2007. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor outdoor red clay courts.-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 outdoor red clay courts. It was the third 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 Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
between 28 September and 4 October 2009.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
Peter Luczak Peter Luczak Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles.... |
70 | 1 |
 Spain |
Óscar Hernández | 76 | 2 |
| Spain |
Marcel Granollers Marcel Granollers Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in... |
79 | 3 |
 Russia |
Teymuraz Gabashvili | 80 | 4 |
| Italy |
Potito Starace Potito Starace Potito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay... |
91 | 5 |
| Portugal |
Frederico Gil Frederico Gil Frederico Gil is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 62, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held until September when Rui Machado placed 61st in the rankings... |
102 | 6 |
 Algeria |
Lamine Ouahab Lamine Ouahab Lamine Ouahab is a professional Algerian tennis player.-Career:Ouahab turned professional in 2004, when he got a wild card into the Olympics main draw.... |
114 | 7 |
| 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... |
116 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 21, 2009.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Enrico Fioravante Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Adrian UngurAdrian Ungur
Adrian Ungur is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On August 23, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 122...
Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money...
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen
Miguel Ángel López Jaén is a professional tennis player from Spain.- Junior career :López Jaén had a brief career at the top level of Juniors play, reaching a high of #76 in April, 2000 before turning his sights on pro tournaments.- 2000 to 2007 :López Jaén cracked the top-300 as a 20 year old in...
Albert Ramos-Viñolas
Albert Ramos-Viñolas
Albert Ramos Viñolas is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 87 ....
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alberto Brizzi
Alberto Brizzi
Alberto Brizzi is an Italian professional tennis player.-External links:*...
Reda El Amrani
Reda El Amrani
Reda El Amrani is a professional tennis player from Morocco.He has a career high-ranking of 160 .-2010:250 Series: Quarter-finalist Grand Prix Hassan II ....
Sergio Gutiérrez-Ferrol 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:...
The following players received a lucky loser entry: Benjamin Balleret
Benjamin Balleret
Benjamin Balleret is a professional tennis player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour.-Career:...
Marco Crugnola
Marco Crugnola
Marco Crugnola is an Italian professional tennis player.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 12 :-External links:...
Singles
Frederico GilFrederico Gil
Frederico Gil is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 62, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held until September when Rui Machado placed 61st in the rankings...
def.
Potito StaracePotito Starace
Potito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay...
, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles
Frederico GilFrederico Gil
Frederico Gil is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 62, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held until September when Rui Machado placed 61st in the rankings...
/
Ivan DodigIvan Dodig
Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
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...
/
Lukáš RosolLukáš Rosol
Lukáš Rosol is a Czech professional tennis player. Rosol competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl.-Singles: 19 :-Doubles: 34 :-External links:...
, 6–1, 6–3