Hassan II Grand Prix 2009

Hassan II Grand Prix 2009
Hassan II Grand Prix 2009
A place; carrying out	Casablanca; Morocco
Coating	priming
Site	frmtennis.com
ATP World Tour
Category	ATP 250
Prize	€ 450,000

Hassan II Grand Prix 2009 - 23rd draw of the annual professional tennis tournament for men, held in the Moroccan city of Casablanca and part of the ATP tour as part of the ATP 250 series .

In 2009, the tournament was held from April 6 to 12 . The competition began a near-European series of dirt tournaments, preparatory to the May Roland Garros .

Last year's winners:

in singles - Gilles Simon
doubles - Albert Montanes and Santiago Ventura

Content

General Information

The first seeding number in the single player tournament was Igor Andreev (No. 21 in the world at that time). The Russian with difficulty made it to the semifinals, where he lost to future champion Juan Carlos Ferrero . The Spaniard's rival in the title match was the fifth seeding number: the Frenchman Florent Serra , who reached the title match at a similar level for the first time since January 2006. Ferrero interrupted an even larger series without titles at a similar level - before the tournament in Casablanca he last won at a similar level in the fall of 2003 and has managed to lose six finals since then.

The double sowing prize was won by the first seeding alliance: Lukash Kubot and Oliver Marah , who won the first title in the third joint final. In the decisive match, they beat the second duet of the competition - a pair of Simon Aspelin / Paul Henley , who, for the first time since the start of cooperation, reached the title match at a similar level.

Last year's champions did not show themselves too well at the 2009 competition: Gilles Simon did not defend his single title, and Santiago Ventura and Albert Montanes, though they entered the doubles tournament, lost in the quarterfinals, though their rivals, in the end, took the title.

Competition

Singles Tournament

Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Florenta Serra with a score of 6-4, 7-5.
Ferrero wins his 1st title of the season and 12th of his career in the association’s main round.
Serra on the third attempt gives way to the final as part of the association’s main tour.

Main Event

First Rounds

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter finals				Semifinal

one	I.Andreev	3	6	7
WC	R. Shaki	6	3	five	one	I.Andreev	6 ¹¹	7	6
	N. Devilde	6	6			N. Devilde	7	6 ⁵	four
	D. Kellerler	3	four							one	I.Andreev	6	6
	M. Zverev	6	3	6						6	M. Zhikel	one	3
Q	F. Cipolla	2	6	3		M. Zverev	four	five
	K.Vligen	five	3		6	M. Zhikel	6	7
6	M. Zhikel	7	6											one	I.Andreev	6 ⁹	3
four	V. Hanescu	6	7												H.K. Ferrero	7	6
	S. Darcy	four	five		four	V. Hanescu	6	6
	I. Navarro	7	four			I. Navarro	one	0
	S. Stakhovsky	five	2	r						four	V. Hanescu	3	five
	P. Starace	four	6	6							H.K. Ferrero	6	7
	O. Hernandez	6	3	3		P. Starace	four	6 ¹
	H.K. Ferrero	6	6			H.K. Ferrero	6	7
7	C. Rochus	2	3

Section 2

First round					Second round					Quarter finals				Semifinal

eight	A. Clement	6 ⁶	7	four
	I. Lyubichich	7	five	6		I. Lyubichich	7	five	four
	A. Martin	3	6	6 ⁴		F. Gilles	6 ²	7	6
	F. Gilles	6	3	7							F. Gilles	6 ⁵	four
Q	O. Marakh	one	one							3	A. Montanes	7	6
Q	S. Ventura	6	6		Q	S. Ventura	7	3	five
WC	R. El Amrani	2	five		3	A. Montanes	five	6	7
3	A. Montanes	6	7											3	A. Montanes	four	four
five	F. Serra	6	6											five	F. Serra	6	6
	T. Bellucci	3	3		five	F. Serra	6	6
WC	M. Ziadi	6	2	one		O. Rohus	3	3
	O. Rohus	four	6	6						five	F. Serra	6	6
	F. Fognini	2	one								T. Gabashvili	0	four
	T. Gabashvili	6	6			T. Gabashvili	6	6
Q	R. Ramirez	6	7		Q	R. Ramirez	four	four
2	R. Schuttler	four	6 ⁵

Final

The final

	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	7
five	Florent Serra	four	five

Doubles Tournament

Lukash Kubot / Oliver Marah beat Simone Aspelina / Paul Henley with a score of 7-6 (4), 3-6, [10-6].
Kubot wins his debut title in the main round of the association.
Marah wins his 1st title of the season and 3rd for his career in the association’s main round.

Tournament progress

First round					Quarter finals					Semifinals					The final

one	L. Cubot O. Marakh	7	6
	N. Devilde C. Rochus	five	four		one	L. Cubot O. Marakh	6	four	[ten]
WC	M. Saber M. Ziadi	four	3			A. Montanes S. Ventura	four	6	[6]
	A. Montanes S. Ventura	6	6							one	L. Cubot O. Marakh	6	four	[12]
four	J. Brunström J.-J. Royer	6	7								F. Leosh D. Shkokh	2	6	[ten]
Alt	F. Cipolla P. Starace	four	6 ²		four	J. Brunström J.-J. Royer	four	3
WC	R. Shaki R. El Amrani	7	3	[2]		F. Leosh D. Shkokh	6	6
	F. Leosh D. Shkokh	6 ⁶	6	[ten]											one	L. Cubot O. Marakh	7	3	[ten]
	F. Gilles H. Tekau	five	6	[eleven]											2	S. Aspelin P. Henley	6 ⁴	6	[6]
	M. Zhikel F. Serra	7	four	[9]		F. Gilles H. Tekau	6	2
	I.Allegro A. Clement	6 ⁹	3		3	C.Cas R. Wassen	7	6
3	C.Cas R. Wassen	7	6							3	C.Cas R. Wassen	five	2
	R. Bopanna L. Zovko	6 ⁴	3							2	S. Aspelin P. Henley	7	6
	T. Bellucci E. Butorak	7	6			T. Bellucci E. Butorak	3	3
	O. Hernandez A. Martin	3	7	[6]	2	S. Aspelin P. Henley	6	6
2	S. Aspelin P. Henley	6	6 ⁵	[ten]

Links

Official website

ATP Tournament Profile (English)

Tournament profile on the ITF website