2009 Kremlin Cup

The 2009 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from October 17 through October 25, 2009.

2009 Kremlin Cup
DateOctober 17 – October 25
Edition20th (men) / 14th (women)
LocationMoscow, Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Men's Singles
Mikhail Youzhny
Women's Singles
Francesca Schiavone
Men's Doubles
Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Granollers
Women's Doubles
Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova

ATP entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 RUS Nikolay Davydenko 8 1
 ROU Victor Hănescu 27 2
 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 32 3
 RUS Igor Andreev 40 4
 URU Pablo Cuevas 45 5
 SRB Janko Tipsarević 46 6
 FRA Fabrice Santoro 49 7
 ARG Martín Vassallo Argüello 52 8
  • seeds are based on the rankings of October 12, 2009

Other Entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

WTA entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 RUS Vera Zvonareva 7 1
 SRB Jelena Janković 9 2
 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 10 3
 ITA Flavia Pennetta 11 4
 RUS Nadia Petrova 17 5
 RUS Elena Vesnina 22 6
 SVK Dominika Cibulková 25 7
 ITA Francesca Schiavone 26 8
  • seeds are based on the rankings of October 12, 2009

Other Entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 2009 Kremlin Cup – Men's Singles

Mikhail Youzhny def. Janko Tipsarević, 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–4

  • It was Youzhny's 1st title of the year, and the 5th of his career.

Women's Singles
Main article: 2009 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles

Francesca Schiavone def. Olga Govortsova, 6–3, 6–0

  • It was Schiavone's 1st title of the year, and the 2nd of her career.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 2009 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles

Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Granollers def. František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák, 4–6, 7–5, [10–8]

  • It was Cuevas's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Granollers's 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 2009 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles

Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova def. Maria Kondratieva / Klára Zakopalová, 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Kirilenko's 1st title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Petrova's 3rd title of the year and the 18th of her career.
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