2009 Soweto Open

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2009 Soweto Open
Date13–18 April
Edition1st
LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
Champions
Singles
France Fabrice Santoro
Doubles
Australia Chris Guccione / Switzerland George Bastl
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The 2009 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 13 and 18 April 2009.

Singles entrants[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Nationality Player Ranking* Seeding
 FRA Fabrice Santoro 52 1
 LUX Gilles Müller 67 2
 GER Michael Berrer 109 3
 BRA Thiago Alves 121 4
 RUS Mikhail Elgin 135 5
 FRA Nicolas Mahut 139 6
 AUS Chris Guccione 149 7
 SVK Karol Beck 159 8
  • Rankings are as of 6 April 2009.

Other entrants[edit]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players entry from Lucky loser draw:

  • South Africa Benjamin Janse van Rensburg

Champions[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

France Fabrice Santoro def. South Africa Rik de Voest, 7–5, 6–4

Men's doubles[edit]

Australia Chris Guccione / Switzerland George Bastl def. Russia Mikhail Elgin / Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev, 6–2, 4–6, [11–9]

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