2009 ECM Prague Open

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
Date13–19 July
Edition8th
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
VenueI. Czech Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Austria Sybille Bammer
Doubles
Ukraine Alona Bondarenko / Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko

The tournament included tennis exhibition involving Pat Cash, Mansour Bahrami and Henri Leconte.

WTA entrants

Seeds

Player Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Francesca Schiavone Italy Italy 28 1
Sybille Bammer Austria Austria 30 2
Iveta Benešová Czech Republic Czech Republic 31 3
Carla Suárez Navarro Spain 32 4
Alona Bondarenko Ukraine Ukraine 36 5
Magdaléna Rybáriková Slovakia Slovakia 46 6
Lucie Hradecká Czech Republic Czech Republic 56 7
Petra Kvitová Czech Republic Czech Republic 58 8
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of July 6, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Austria Sybille Bammer defeated Italy Francesca Schiavone, 7–64, 6–2

  • It was Bammers first title of the year, and the second of her career.

Doubles

Ukraine Alona Bondarenko / Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Czech Republic Iveta Benešová / Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–1, 6–2

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