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Tomáš Berdych was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarterfinals to Mikhail Youzhny. Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Mikhail Youzhny . Seeds
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The 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the event known that year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships , and was part of the 500 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour .
The event is affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is an WTA 250 tournament on the WTA Tour. As successor to the Japan Open (where men and women played simultaneously, up to 2008) the event was held in women-only form for the first time in 2009 , and was the second tournament of the season held in Japan: the Pan Pacific Open ...
World Grass Court Championships – Wimbledon. World Hard Court Championships, held in Paris on clay courts. World Covered Court Championships, held in Europe on an indoor wood surface. During that same time period the USLTA recognized the U.S. National Championships and did not recognize any world championship.
Following World War II, the event was sometimes known as the Japan International Championships until 1972. The Japan Open was first held in 1972 as a minor ATP event and from 1973 was part of the Grand Prix tennis tour. The Japan Open was known as the "Tokyo Outdoor Grand Prix" between 1973 and 1989. From 1990 it was part of the ATP Tour.
Female tennis players who have won at least one of the four Grand Slam titles in singles. 130 women have won at least one of the 460 majors staged. They are listed here in order of their first win. They are listed here in order of their first win.
Betsy Nagelsen and Candy Reynolds were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Belinda Cordwell and Julie Richardson won the title by defeating Laura Gildemeister and Beth Herr 6–4, 6–4 in the final.