2009 Volkswagen Challenger
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The 2009 Volkswagen Challenger
was a professional tennis
tournament played on carpet courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Wolfsburg
, Germany
between 23 and 29 February 2009.
Jaan-Frederik Brunken Florian Mayer
Louk Sorensen
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ruben Bemelmans
Dustin Brown
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Farrukh Dustov
Ruben Bemelmans
def.
Stefano Galvani
, 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3
Travis Rettenmaier
/
Ken Skupski
def.
Sergei Bubka
/
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
, 6–3, 6–4
Volkswagen Challenger
The Volkswagen Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennisclub Grün-Gold Wolfsburg in Wolfsburg, Germany, since 1993.-Singles:-Doubles:Ŀ-External...
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 carpet courts. It 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 Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
between 23 and 29 February 2009.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia |
Ilija Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac or Ilia Bozoljac is a professional male tennis player from Serbia.... |
138 | 1 |
 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 :... |
141 | 2 |
| Germany |
Daniel Brands Daniel Brands Daniel Brands is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 66, achieved on July 5, 2010.- 2008 :... |
142 | 3 |
 Romania |
Adrian Cruciat Adrian Cruciat Adrian Cruciat is a Romanian tennis player. On June 16, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 148.-ATP Challenger Tour singles finals: 1 :- Runner-ups :-External links:... |
173 | 4 |
 Czech Republic |
Lukáš Rosol Lukáš 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:... |
175 | 5 |
| United Kingdom |
Alex Bogdanovic Alex Bogdanovic Aleksa Bogdanovic , also known as his British nickname Alex, is a Serbian-British tennis player born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Alex was brought to England by his parents Dušan and Amelija when he was seven and took up tennis as a means of making new friends.Bogdanovic turned professional in 2002... |
187 | 6 |
| 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... |
196 | 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... |
204 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 16, 2009.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Richard BeckerRichard Becker
Richard Becker was a German theoretical physicist who made contributions in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, superconductivity, and quantum electrodynamics.-Education:...
Jaan-Frederik Brunken Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....
Louk Sorensen
Louk Sorensen
Louk Sorensen is a professional tennis player from Ireland.Sorensen is the first player representing Ireland to win a Grand Slam event main draw match in the Open Era. His father, Sean, was the first Irishman to play a Grand Slam main draw match in the Open Era, going out in the first round of...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans , is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 reached on October 26, 2009. His best doubles rank is No. 245....
Dustin Brown
Dustin Brown (tennis)
Dustin Brown is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 89, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No...
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier, commonly referred to as Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, is a Canadian professional tennis player...
Farrukh Dustov
Farrukh Dustov
Farrukh Dustov is an Uzbek tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On April 30, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 173. He is coached by Manuel Gasbarri.-Singles: 6 :...
Men's Singles
Ruben BemelmansRuben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans , is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 reached on October 26, 2009. His best doubles rank is No. 245....
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Stefano GalvaniStefano Galvani
Stefano Galvani is a professional male tennis player from Italy.- 2008 :In June, Galvani qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon, beating #222 Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, #148 Andrey Golubev, and #197 Ilija Bozoljac....
, 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3
Men's Doubles
Travis RettenmaierTravis 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...
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Ken SkupskiKen Skupski
Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007...
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Sergei BubkaSergei 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...
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Alexandre KudryavtsevAlexandre 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...
, 6–3, 6–4