[masterso]

Tournament Name: ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL
Location: ACAPULCO, MEXICO
Dates: FEBRUARY 23–28, 2009 (SATURDAY FINAL)
Prize Money: US $1,226,500
32 DRAW (16 DRAW QUALIFYING)

SITE: THE FAIRMONT ACAPULCO PRINCESS
GRANJAS DEL MARQUEZ Y PLAZA REVOLCADERO S/N
ACAPULCO DE JUAREZ, GUERRERO, MEXICO
SURFACE: CLAY
BALL: WILSON
PRIZE MONEY: U.S. DOLLARS-PAID BY ATP
WEB SITE: http://abiertomextenis.com.mx/

Qualifying draw: Friday, February 20, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: TBA
Doubles draw: Saturday, February 21, 6:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 500
F: 300
SF: 180
QF: 90
R16: 45
R32: 0
Q: +20

Entry deadline: January 12, 2009
Seeding: February 16, 2009

1 Nalbandian, David ARG 11
2 Monfils, Gael FRA 13
3 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 18
4 Robredo, Tommy ESP 22
5 Moya, Carlos ESP 41
6 Montanes, Albert ESP 42
7 Acasuso, Jose ARG 45
8 Monaco, Juan ARG 49
9 Granollers, Marcel ESP 50
10 Schwank, Eduardo ARG 54
11 Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 65
12 Calleri, Agustin ARG 66
13 Hernandez, Oscar ESP 67
14 Vassallo Arguello, Martin ARG 69
15 Devilder, Nicolas FRA 70
16 Starace, Potito ITA 71
17 Navarro, Ivan ESP 72
18 Junqueira, Diego ARG 76
19 Lapentti, Nicolas ECU 86
20 Fognini, Fabio ITA 87
21 Bellucci, Thomaz BRA 89
22 Gimeno-Traver, Daniel ESP 90
23 Andujar, Pablo ESP 98
24 Martin, Alberto ESP 99
25 (SE)
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC) Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG
31 (WC) Echagaray, Bruno MEX
32 (WC) González, Santiago MEX

[Flikemommoilt]

1 Nalbandian, David ARG 11
2 Monfils, Gael FRA 13
3 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 18
4 Robredo, Tommy ESP 22
5 Moya, Carlos ESP 41
6 Montanes, Albert ESP 42
7 Acasuso, Jose ARG 45
8 Monaco, Juan ARG 49
9 Granollers, Marcel ESP 50
10 Schwank, Eduardo ARG 54
11 Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 65
12 Calleri, Agustin ARG 66
13 Hernandez, Oscar ESP 67
14 Vassallo Arguello, Martin ARG 69
15 Devilder, Nicolas FRA 70
16 Starace, Potito ITA 71
17 Navarro, Ivan ESP 72
18 Junqueira, Diego ARG 76
19 Lapentti, Nicolas ECU 86
20 Fognini, Fabio ITA 87
21 Bellucci, Thomaz BRA 89
22 Gimeno-Traver, Daniel ESP 90
23 Andujar, Pablo ESP 98
24 Martin, Alberto ESP 99

Other than Monfils, they can basically use the same draw they used this week in Buenos Aires.

[masterso]

Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC

Acapulco, Mexico
February 23-28, 2009
International
Prize Money: $220,000
Draw: 32M/32Q/16D
Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Raul Zurutuza

Official Website:
abiertomextenis.com.mx

Williams, Venus USA
Pennetta, Flavia ITA
Kanepi, Kaia EST
Kirilenko, Maria RUS
Wozniak, Aleksandra CAN
Errani, Sara ITA
Benesova, Iveta CZE
Suarez Navarro, Carla ESP
Dulko, Gisela ARG
Garbin, Tathiana ITA
Bacsinszky, Timea SUI
Safarova, Lucie CZE
Parmentier, Pauline FRA
Craybas, Jill USA
Koryttseva, Mariya UKR
Llagostera Vives, Nuria ESP
Zakopalova, Klara CZE
Zahlavova Strycova, Barbora CZE
Gallovits, Edina ROU
Vinci, Roberta ITA
Cetkovska, Petra CZE
Johansson, Mathilde FRA
Torres, Melissa MEX wc
Orlok, Anna BLR wc
wc
wc
q
q
q
q

[Flikemommoilt]

Williams, Venus USA
Pennetta, Flavia ITA

This provides some built-in motivation for Flavia to actually win some matches!

[masterso]

Flavia won this event last year.
Actually this is one of my favorite tournaments.

[RIjdrVs3]

I know it's not the first clay tournie...but is it just me, or does it seem like clay season begins earlier each year?

[Bgfbukpf]

I know it's not the first clay tournie...but is it just me, or does it seem like clay season begins earlier each year?

You mean it actually ended at some point, PT?

Clay is now being played from the first week of February through the end of September.

[masterso]

ATP Qualifying Draw

Koellerer, Daniel AUT[1] v Elizondo, Juan Manuel MEX
Marach, Olivier AUT v Kubot, Luckasz POL[8]

Ramirez H, Ruben ESP[2] v [WC] Meza, Jose Gerardo MEX
[WC]Flores, Luis Manuel MEX v Zeballos, Horacio ARG[5]

Patience, Olivier FRA[3] v Rivera, Sebastian ECU
Lopez, Miguel Angel ESP[7] v De Armas, Jose VEN

Cuevas, Pablo URU[4] v [WC]Ramirez, Cesar MEX
Cermak, Frantisek CZE v Decoud, Sebastian ARG[6]

[zlopikanikanz]

so, which one looks more likely? The roster with Venus, Kanepi etc etc or the one withouT?

[kubekniekubek]

Flavia won this event last year.
Actually this is one of my favorite tournaments.

Same here! It's even better in person. I was lucky enough to be there one day during the 2005 tournament. Rafa won it all that year.

BTW-wall to wall coverage of this tournament on ESPN Deportes!

[masterso]

WTA Qualifying Draw

[1]SZAVAY, Agnes HUN v SALERNI, Ma. Emilia ARG
LARSSON, Johanna SWE v MOULTON, Megan USA
SANCHEZ, Olivia FRA v MILLS, Danielle USA
CABEZA, Estrella ESP v [8]ARN, Greta HUN

[2]OLARU, Ioana Raluca ROU v SZATMARI, Agnes ROU
MULLER, Martina GER v ZAHLAVOVA, Sandra
CZE
JIDKOVA, Alina RUS v [WC] LOZANO, Victoria MEX
GRANDIN, Natalie RSA v [7]TATISHVILI, Anna GEO

[3]JOZAMI, Betina ARG v SOLER, Silvia ESP
ESPERON, Soledad ARG v PARRA, Arantxa ESP
PIEDADE, Frederica POR v WIENEROVA, Lenka SVK
[WC] MUÑOZ, Daniela MEX v [6] RUS, Arantxa NED

[4]GLATCH, Alexa USA v [WC]MORENO, Alexandra COL
SMITH, Anna GBR v GRANILLO, Alejandra MEX
OBZILER, Tzipora ISR v HERMOSO, Ximena MEX
LUZHANSKA, Tetiana UKR v [5] KUTUZOVA, Viktoriya UKR

[boleroman]

As I'm sure y'all knew would happen- in her first match towards her ultimate qualification for the main draw and then tournament triumph, Miss Greta Arn beats E. C. Candela 6-1 (ret.)

YEH, that's RIGHT, 175th ranked Estrella, that's what yeh GET when yeh try to get all up in Greta's grill, BEE-Yotch.

[RooxiaNof]

Wow, Agnes in the qualies. Guess she decided at the last minute that she needs matches after the entry deadline.

[inmeirulez]

Well hardcourt tournaments are played January through November. The only season that is really contained is grass.

[Flikemommoilt]

Wow, Agnes in the qualies. Guess she decided at the last minute that she needs matches after the entry deadline.

She's on a mission, patrick...


To find new and more demoralizing ways to lose matches.

[zlopikanikanz]

Well hardcourt tournaments are played January through November. The only season that is really contained is grass.

Exactly.

[masterso]

ATP Doubles Draw

[1]CERMAK, Frantisek CZE/ MERTINAK, Michal SVK v ALMAGRO, Nicolas ESP/ RAMIREZ HIDALGO, Ruben ESP
HERNANDEZ, Oscar ESP/ MONTANES, Albert ESP v CHELA, Juan Ignacio ARG/CUEVAS, Pablo URU

[3]PARROTT, Travis USA/ POLASEK, Filip SVK v
GRANOLLERS, Marcel ESP/VENTURA, Santiago ESP
CERRETANI, James USA/ NAVARRO, Ivan ESP v
ARNOLD KER, Lucas ARG/ LAPENTTI, Nicolas ECU

NORMAN, Dick BEL/ WASSEN, Rogier NED v
[WC] ECHAGARAY, Bruno MEX/ GONZALEZ, Santiago MEX
ACASUSO, Jose ARG/PRIETO, Sebastian ARG v
[4] HANLEY, Paul AUS/ KERR, Jordan AUS

BELLUCCI, Thomaz BRA/JUNQUEIRA, Diego ARG v
STARACE, Potito ITA/ VASSALLO ARGUELLO, Martin ARG
[WC]ELIZONDO, Juan-Manuel MEX/ RAMIREZ, Cesar MEX v [2] KUBOT, Lukasz POL/ MARACH, Oliver AUT

[masterso]

Sunday Order of Play - Qualifying

http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/posting/2009/807/op.pdf

[Terinalo]

Finally, the draw is out on their website.

[jimbomaxf]

both Kanepi and Kirilenko are on the entry list, but not in the draw. sucks for my arount the world team...