The 2009 IPP Trophy was a professional

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tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the twenty-second edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

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between 17 and 23 August 2009.

Singles entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of August 10, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

Evgeny Donskoy Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy ( rus, Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Донско́й, , ɪ̯ɪvˈɡʲenʲɪɪ̯ dɐnˈskoɪ̯; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 65, ...

* Antony Dupuis * Sandro Ehrat *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Gregoire Burquier * Tim Goransson * Andrei Gorban * Dmitri Sitak

Champions

Singles

Dominik Meffert def.

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, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles

Diego Álvarez /

Juan-Martín Aranguren Juan Martín Aranguren (born 10 July 1983) is a retired Argentine professional tennis player who played primarily ITF and Challengers events.

def. Henri Laaksonen / Philipp Oswald, 6–4, 4–6,

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External links

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2009 Draws
IPP Trophy Geneva Open Challenger