2009 Proton Malaysian Open

2009 Proton Malaysian Open
Date	26 September – 4 October
Edition	1st
Category	World Tour 250 Series
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	$850,000
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Venue	Bukit Jalil Sports Complex
Champions
Singles
Nikolay Davydenko[1]
Doubles
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski[2]
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The 2009 Malaysian Open (also known as the 2009 Proton Malaysian Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Malaysian Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It was played at the Bukit Jalil Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The inaugural edition was scheduled to take place from 26 September to 4 October 2009.^[3]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
RUS	Nikolay Davydenko	8	1
ESP	Fernando Verdasco	9	2
SWE	Robin Söderling	11	3
CHI	Fernando González	12	4
FRA	Gaël Monfils	13	5
CZE	Tomáš Berdych	16	6
ESP	David Ferrer	19	7
AUS	Lleyton Hewitt	26	8

• Seeds are based on the rankings of 21 September 2009

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

• Joachim Johansson
• Taylor Dent
• Marcos Baghdatis

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Brendan Evans
• Mikhail Kukushkin
• Michael Yani
• Rohan Bopanna

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Fernando Verdasco, 6–4, 7–5.

• It was Davydenko's third title of the year and 17th of his career.

Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski defeated Igor Kunitsyn / Jaroslav Levinský, 6–2, 6–1.

• ATP tournament overview