2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships

The 2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2009 ATP Tour. It took place at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida, United States, from February 23 through March 1, 2009.

2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
DateFebruary 23 – March 1
Edition17th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$442,500
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationDelray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Champions
Singles
United States Mardy Fish[1]
Doubles
United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan[2]
← 2008 ·Delray Beach Open· 2010 →

The field was headlined by ATP No. 21 and San Jose finalist Mardy Fish, Auckland finalist Sam Querrey, and 2008 Moscow titlist Igor Kunitsyn. Other top seeds competing were Ernests Gulbis, Steve Darcis, Florent Serra, Jérémy Chardy and Lu Yen-hsun.

First-seeded Mardy Fish won the singles title.

ATP entrants

Mardy Fish won the singles event

Seeds

AthleteNationalityRanking*Seeding
Mardy Fish United States201
Sam Querrey United States342
Ernests Gulbis Latvia423
Igor Kunitsyn Russia404
Steve Darcis Belgium495
Florent Serra France516
Jérémy Chardy France527
Lu Yen-hsun Chinese Taipei598
  • Rankings as of February 23, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received a special exempt into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Mardy Fish defeated Evgeny Korolev 7–5, 6–3

  • It was Fish's first singles title of the year and 3rd of his career.

Doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Marcelo Melo / André Sá, 6–4, 6–4

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