The 2009 BMW Open was a

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tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 94th edition of the BMW Open, and part of the

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of the

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. The men's events took place in

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, from 2 May through 10 May 2009. The men's draw was headlined by the defending champions, Chilean

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and Croatian

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Entrants

Seeds

* Seedings are based on the rankings of April 27, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received

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s into the main draw: *

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* Andreas Beck The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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* Alexander Peya * Sascha Klör *

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(lucky loser) * Stéphane Bohli (lucky loser)

Finals

Singles

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defeated

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, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5) *It was Berdych's first title of the year and 5th of his career.

Doubles

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/ Ivo Minář defeated Ashley Fisher /

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, 6–4, 6–4

References

External links

Official website

Singles DrawQualifying Singles Draw
{{2009 ATP World Tour