2009 Soweto Open
| 2009 Soweto Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13–18 April |
| Edition | 1st |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Fabrice Santoro | |
| Doubles | |
 Chris Guccione /  George Bastl | |
The 2009 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 13 and 18 April 2009.
Singles entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Fabrice Santoro | 52 | 1 |
 LUX
|
Gilles Müller | 67 | 2 |
 GER
|
|||
 BRA
|
Thiago Alves | 121 | 4 |
 RUS
|
Mikhail Elgin | 135 | 5 |
| FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 139 | 6 |
| AUS
|
Chris Guccione | 149 | 7 |
 SVK
|
Karol Beck | 159 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 6 April 2009.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players entry from Lucky loser draw:
Benjamin Janse van Rensburg
Champions
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Fabrice Santoro def. 
Rik de Voest, 7–5, 6–4
Men's doubles
[edit] Chris Guccione / George Bastl def. Mikhail Elgin / Alexander Kudryavtsev, 6–2, 4–6, [11–9]