2009 Virginia National Bank Men's Pro Championship
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The 2009 Virginia National Bank Men's Pro Championship
was a professional tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Charlottesville, United States
between 2 and 8 November 2009.
Dominic Inglot
Dénes Lukács Ryan Sweeting
The following player received a Special Exempt into the singles main draw: Gastón Gaudio
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Cory Parr Todd Paul Sanam Singh
Fritz Wolmarans
Kevin Kim
def.
Somdev Devvarman
, 6–4, 6–7(8), 6–4
Martin Emmrich
/
Andreas Siljeström
def.
Dominic Inglot
/ Rylan Rizza, 6–3, 6–2
Virginia National Bank Men's Pro Championship
The Virginia National Bank Men's Pro Championship is a professional tennis tournament played on Hard. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, since 2009....
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 first 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 Charlottesville, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
between 2 and 8 November 2009.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Michael Russell Michael Russell (tennis) Michael Craig Russell is an American tennis player.Russell is best known for, on two occasions, holding surprise two-set leads in Grand Slam tournaments against former Grand Slam champions before eventually being defeated both times... |
85 | 1 |
| United States |
Kevin Kim Kevin Kim - External links :* *... |
87 | 2 |
| India |
Somdev Devvarman Somdev Devvarman Somdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning... |
121 | 3 |
 South Africa |
Kevin Anderson Kevin Anderson (tennis) Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas... |
123 | 4 |
| 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... |
141 | 5 |
 Slovenia |
Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia... |
156 | 6 |
 Croatia |
Roko Karanušić Roko Karanušic Roko Karanušić is a Croatian professional tennis player. He turned pro in 2000, and his career high was on February 2, 2009, when he reached No. 88 in the ATP rankings.-Singles Titles:... |
161 | 7 |
| United States |
Jesse Witten Jesse Witten Jesse Witten is an American professional tennis player. He is a graduate of Lely High School and the University of Kentucky, where he majored in Kinesiology.- College career :... |
167 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 26, 2009.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Treat Conrad HueyTreat Conrad Huey
Treat Conrad Huey is an American tennis player of Filipino descent who represents the Philippines internationally. He specialises in doubles....
Dominic Inglot
Dominic Inglot
Dominic Inglot is a British professional Tennis player specializing in doubles. He learnt to play tennis at St Benedict's School and at the University of Virginia.- 2010 :...
Dénes Lukács 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...
The following player received a Special Exempt into the singles main draw: Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Cory Parr Todd Paul Sanam Singh
Sanam Singh
Sanam Krishan Singh, is a Professional Tennis player from India. He rose to prominence while at college at the University of Virginia in the USA. Sanam won the gold medal in the doubles and bronze medal in the team event in 2010 Asian Games....
Fritz Wolmarans
Fritz Wolmarans
Fritz Wolmarans is a South African tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has also played for the South Africa Davis Cup team....
Singles
Kevin KimKevin Kim
- External links :* *...
def.
Somdev DevvarmanSomdev Devvarman
Somdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning...
, 6–4, 6–7(8), 6–4
Doubles
Martin EmmrichMartin Emmrich
Martin Emmrich is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On October 12, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 604 whilst his highest doubles ranking of 86 was achieved on July 4, 2011.-Personal life:...
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Andreas SiljeströmAndreas Siljeström
Andreas Siljeström is a Swedish professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career doubles high-ranking of 113 .-ATP Career finals :-ITF and Challengers Men's Doubles Wins :...
def.
Dominic InglotDominic Inglot
Dominic Inglot is a British professional Tennis player specializing in doubles. He learnt to play tennis at St Benedict's School and at the University of Virginia.- 2010 :...
/
Rylan Rizza, 6–3, 6–2