The 2009 ECM Prague Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the ECM Prague Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 13 through July 19, 2009.
2009 ECM Prague Open | |
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Date | 13–19 July |
Edition | 8th |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
Venue | I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The tournament included tennis exhibition involving Pat Cash, Mansour Bahrami and Henri Leconte.
WTA entrants
editSeeds
editPlayer | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
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Francesca Schiavone | Italy | 28 | 1 |
Sybille Bammer | Austria | 30 | 2 |
Iveta Benešová | Czech Republic | 31 | 3 |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 32 | 4 | |
Alona Bondarenko | Ukraine | 36 | 5 |
Magdaléna Rybáriková | Slovakia | 46 | 6 |
Lucie Hradecká | Czech Republic | 56 | 7 |
Petra Kvitová | Czech Republic | 58 | 8 |
- Seedings are based on the rankings of July 6, 2009.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Finals
editSingles
editSybille Bammer defeated Francesca Schiavone, 7–64, 6–2
- It was Bammers first title of the year, and the second of her career.
Doubles
editAlona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–1, 6–2