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Tournament Name: INTERWETTEN AUSTRIAN OPEN KITZBüHEL
Location: KITZBÜHEL, AUSTRIA
Dates: SUNDAY MAY 17–SATURDAY 23 MAY 2009
Prize Money: €450,000
32 DRAW

SITE: MERCEDES BENZ SPORTPARK
SPORTFELD 2
6370 KITZBÜHEL
SURFACE: CLAY
BALL: DUNLOP ROLAND GARROS
PRIZE MONEY: EUROS/ALL PRIZE MONEY PAID BY THE ATP
WEB SITE: www.atpkitz.at

Qualifying draw: Friday, May 15, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Saturday, May 16, TBA
Doubles draw: Saturday, May 16, 6:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 250
F: 150
SF: 90
QF: 45
R16: 20
R32: 0
Q: +12

Entry deadline: April 6, 2009
Seeding: May 11, 2009

1 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 9
2 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 31
3 Montanes, Albert ESP 35
4 Hanescu, Victor ROU 39
5 Serra, Florent FRA 47
6 Vassallo Arguello, Martin ARG 48
7 Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 49
8 Gicquel, Marc FRA 50
9 Santoro, Fabrice FRA 52
10 Granollers, Marcel ESP 54
11 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 55
12 Sela, Dudi ISR 58
13 Devilder, Nicolas FRA 60
14 Rochus, Christophe BEL 61
15 Hernych, Jan CZE 62
16 Bellucci, Thomaz BRA 63
17 Hernandez, Oscar ESP 64
18 Reynolds, Bobby USA 65
19 Muller, Gilles LUX 67
20 Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 68
21 Gabashvili, Teimuraz RUS 69
22 Gil, Frederico POR 70
23 Petzschner, Philipp GER 71
24 (SE)
25 (SE)
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC) Andreas Beck
31 (WC)
32 (WC)

[ManituIKOL]

Whatever happened to Poertschach anyway?

[berdyanskdotsu]

Whatever happened to Poertschach anyway?

It was relegated to obscurity because no one could spell it.

s'Hergotenhogenbogenlogenhootensteinerdosch should be looking over its shoulder.

[ManituIKOL]

It was relegated to obscurity because no one could spell it.

s'Hergotenhogenbogenlogenhootensteinerdosch should be looking over its shoulder.

First, I don't know why Kitzbuhel is that much easier to spell.

Second, s'Hertogenbosch has regrettably been changed to Den Bosch.

Third, one of the reasons I like tennis (though not an especially important one) is because I like all of the lovely sounding names of players and places. Poertschach was one of my favorites in the name department, and I'm sad to see it go.

[PyncGyncliacy]

Whatever happened to Poertschach anyway?

It was moved to Kitzbuhel ( The city still exists, though)

[Ngwkgczx]

So Niemien is out, and Davydenko withdrew from Madrid...guessing he'll withdraw from here too? With 8 seeds (assumign 8) Santoro and Granollers would get seeds.

[PyncGyncliacy]

Sucks for Davydenko, with the next best player ranked 31, this was so much his for the taking

[ManituIKOL]

It was Davydenko's tournament. Now it's just pathetic.

[RjkVwPcV]

Main Draw Update 5/15/2009

1 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 9
2 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 31
OUT Montanes, Albert ESP 35
4 Hanescu, Victor ROU 39
OUT Serra, Florent FRA 47
6 Vassallo Arguello, Martin ARG 48
OUT Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 49
8 Gicquel, Marc FRA 50
9 Santoro, Fabrice FRA 52
10 Granollers, Marcel ESP 54
11 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 55
12 Sela, Dudi ISR 58
13 Devilder, Nicolas FRA 60
14 Rochus, Christophe BEL 61
15 Hernych, Jan CZE 62
16 Bellucci, Thomaz BRA 63
17 Hernandez, Oscar ESP 64
OUT Reynolds, Bobby USA 65
OUT Muller, Gilles LUX 67
OUT Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 68
21 Gabashvili, Teimuraz RUS 69
22 Gil, Frederico POR 70
23 Petzschner, Philipp GER 71
24 (SE)
25 (SE)
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC) Beck, Andreas GER
31 (WC) Koubek, Stefan AUT
32 (WC) Koellerer, Daniel AUT

Alternates

IN Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 72
IN Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 73
IN Kendrick, Robert USA 76
IN Phau, Bjorn GER 77
IN Junqueira, Diego ARG 78
IN Calleri, Agustin ARG 79
OUT Martin, Alberto ESP 80
IN Gimeno-Traver, Daniel ESP 81
IN Massu, Nicolas CHI 84
1. Beck, Andreas GER 85
2. Capdeville, Paul CHI 87
3. Andujar, Pablo ESP 89
4. Starace, Potito ITA 90
5. Gremelmayr, Denis GER 91
OUT Nishikori, Kei JPN 93

[freddystone]

Actually, by golly, the Montanes withdrawal is a good thing for me. Since just about everyone else at the top in TSiP had him. The Ljubicic and Serra withdrawals will help, too.

And Kolya is still there for some reason...

[Phywhewashect]

Actually, by golly, the Montanes withdrawal is a good thing for me. Since just about everyone else at the top in TSiP had him. The Ljubicic and Serra withdrawals will help, too.

And Kolya is still there for some reason...

Maybe they need a headliner to get a few more people to want to come to this free admission event? Go figure.

[freddystone]

Maybe they need a headliner to get a few more people to want to come to this free admission event? Go figure.

They can't afford they appearance fee$.

Maybe they'll make it a challenger?

[Phywhewashect]

They can't afford they appearance fee$.

Maybe they'll make it a challenger?

Heck, I'm fine if they just cancel the whole tournament and call TSIP good. It's not like they've sold any tickets anyway.

[RjkVwPcV]

Main Draw

[1] Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) v Diego Junqueira (ARG)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v [WC] Daniel Koellerer (AUT)
Nicolas Massu (CHI) v Qualifier
Nicolas Devilder (FRA) v [8] Dudi Sela (ISR)

[4] Fabrice Santoro (FRA) v Oscar Hernandez
Jan Hernych (CZE) v [WC] Andreas Beck (GER)
Robert Kendrick (USA) v Qualifier
Qualifier v [6] Marc Gicquel (FRA)

[5] Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) v Christophe Rochus (BEL)
Bjorn Phau (GER) v Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
Marcel Granollers (ESP) v Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
Qualifier v [3] Victor Hanescu (ROU)

[7] Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) v Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)
[WC] Stefan Koubek (AUT) v Philipp Petzschner (GER)
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) v Agustin Calleri (ARG)
Frederico Gil (POR) v [2] Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

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Qualifying Draw

[1]ANCIC, Mario CRO v RADITSCHNIGG, Max AUT
MELO, Marcelo BRA v DONSKOY, Evgeny RUS
SANDBICHLER, Armin AUT v PEYA, Alexander AUT
HAJEK, Jan CZE v [5]ROITMAN, Sergio ARG

[2]BENNETEAU, Julien FRA v OSWALD, Philipp AUT
NASO, Gianluca ITA v ALDI, Francesco ITA
VIK, Robin CZE v MELZER, Gerald AUT
REISSIG, Nicolas AUT v [8]MANNARINO, Adrian FRA

[3]CAPDEVILLE, Paul CHI v ARNOLD KER, Lucas ARG
[WC]DAVYDENKO, Philip RUS v EITZINGER, Rainer AUT
DI MAURO, Alessio ITA v MOSER, Nikolaus AUT
SA, Andre BRA v [6]LAPENTTI, Nicolas ECU

[4]MINAR, Ivo CZE v CHELA, Juan Ignacio ARG
KAMITZ, Gerald AUT v MOLCHANOV, Denys UKR
SORENSEN, Louk IRL v MARTIN-ADALIA, Pablo ESP
HAIDER-MAURER, Andreas AUT v [7]RAMIREZ HIDALGO, Ruben ESP

[hacyOrgachbic]

Whatever happened to Poertschach anyway?

Kitzbuhel petitioned the ATP to host the Open in Kitzbuhel and the ATP accepted. So it was moved from Poertschach to Kitzbuhel.

And interestingly enough....they are offering free admissions and...choice of seats except for the quarters-finals and even then....you pay admissions and get your choice of seats. Nifty way to fill up the court!

[TheBest-Host]

Does anyone think Davydenko is actually going to play?

[RjkVwPcV]

ORDER OF PLAY - SUNDAY, 17 MAY, 2009

CENTRE COURT start 11:00 am
Qualifying - A Peya (AUT) vs J Hajek (CZE)

Not Before 12:00 PM
B Phau (GER) vs G Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
[5] M Vassallo Arguello (ARG) vs C Rochus (BEL)
Qualifying - J Chela (ARG) or D Molchanov (UKR) vs L Sorensen (IRL) or R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) - Possible Court Change

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am

Qualifying - M Ancic (CRO) vs E Donskoy (RUS)
Qualifying - J Chela (ARG) vs D Molchanov (UKR)
Qualifying - M Ancic (CRO) or E Donskoy (RUS) vs A Peya (AUT) or J Hajek (CZE)

KUCHENMEISTER start 11:00 am

Qualifying - J Benneteau (FRA) vs R Vik (CZE)
Qualifying - L Sorensen (IRL) vs R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP)
Qualifying - P Capdeville (CHI) vs N Lapentti (EC

[hacyOrgachbic]

Does anyone think Davydenko is actually going to play?

He hasn't withdrawn yet...

[Phywhewashect]

Does anyone think Davydenko is actually going to play?

I'm rooting for him to go Gonzo at 11:01 A.M. (local time of course)