2009 Italian Open (tennis)

2009 Italian Open
Date25 April – 4 May (men)
3–9 May (women)
Edition66th
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationRome, Italy
VenueForo Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal[1]
Women's singles
Russia Dinara Safina[2]
Men's doubles
Canada Daniel Nestor / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić[3]
Women's doubles
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / China Peng Shuai
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List of ATP number 1 ranked players
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal won his fourth singles title in Rome in five years
Women's singles champion and WTA No.1 Dinara Safina

The 2009 Italian Open[2][4][5] (also known for 2009 Rome Masters[6][7][8] and its sponsored title 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, with the men playing from April 25 through May 4, 2009, and the women from May 3 through May 9, 2009.

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  2. ^ a b "Safina clinches Italian Open title". Eurosport. Reuters. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ "2009 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  4. ^ "Safina beats Kuznetsova in final". BBC Sport. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Serena Williams dismisses Safina's claim to top ranking". The Guardian. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Novak Djokovic battles past Roger Federer in Rome". The Guardian. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Rafael Nadal: 2009 highs and lows". The Telegraph. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Nadal regains Rome Masters title". BBC Sport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.