St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Russia October 26-November 1, 2009 32 draw - $663,750 Surface - Hard (Indoor) Singles Seeds: (cut: Ernests Gulbis - 101) 1. Mikhail Youzhny 2. Victor Hanescu 3. Viktor Troicki 4. Jeremy Chardy 5. Igor Andreev 6. Evgueni Korolev 7. Pablo Cuevas 8. Horacio Zeballos First Round (1)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d. Andrei Goloubev (KAZ) 6-3 6-2 Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Rainer Schuettler (GER) 6-4 6-4 Marat Safin (RUS) d. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 7-6(5) 6-4 (5)Igor Andreev (RUS) d. Potito Starace (ITA) 6-4 6-2 Karol Beck (SVK) d. (3)Viktor Troicki (SRB) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (WC)Stanislav Vovk (RUS) 6-3 6-2 (WC)Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-4 (q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. (6)Evgueni Korolev (RUS) 6-4 6-3 (8)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. (q)Yuri Schukin (KAZ) 7-6(9) 6-3 (q)Alexander Dolgopolov (UKR) d. Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-2 1-0 ret. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Florian Mayer (GER) 6-3 7-6(3) (4)Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d. (q)Petru Luncanu (ROU) 6-2 6-2 Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) d. (7)Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-4 6-3 (WC)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. (SE)Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-3 6-3 (SE)Ilia Marchenko (UKR) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-4 6-1 (2)Victor Hanescu (ROU) d. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-1 6-2 Second Round Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (1)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-2 2-1 ret. Marat Safin (RUS) d. (5)Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-3 0-1 ret. Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Karol Beck (SVK) 6-4 2-1 ret. (q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. (WC)Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 6-1 6-4 (8)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. (q)Alexander Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-3 6-1 Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. (4)Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 7-6(7) 6-3 Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) d. (WC)Michail Elgin (RUS) 6-2 6-3 (2)Victor Hanescu (ROU) d. (SE)Ilia Marchenko (UKR) 6-3 6-4 Quarterfinals Marat Safin (RUS) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-0 7-6(4) (q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Bjorn Phau (GER) 6-2 7-5 (8)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 7-6(8) 6-4 Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) d. (2)Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) Semifinals (q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Marat Safin (RUS) 6-4 4-6 6-4 (8)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 7-6(7) 6-3 Finals (q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. (8)Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 2-6 7-6(8) 7-6(7) Doubles Seeds: (cut: Advanced - 158; On-Site - 108) 1. Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak 2. Johan Brunstrom/Jean-Julien Rojer 3. Rohan Bopanna/Travis Parrott 4. Scott Lipsky/Rogier Wassen First Round Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) d. (1)Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak (CZE/SVK) 6-3 7-6(7) Igor Andreev/Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d. (WC)Pavel Chekhov/Valery Rudnev (RUS) 6-7(4) 6-4 (10-5) Colin Fleming/Kenneth Skupski (GBR) d. (3)Rohan Bopanna/Travis Parrott (IND/USA) 7-5 3-6 (10-7) Pablo Cuevas/Horacio Zeballos (URU/ARG) d. Igor Kunitsyn/Marat Safin (RUS) 7-6(6) 2-6 (10-8) Jamie Cerretani/Dsvid Skoch (USA/CZE) d. Evgueni Korolev/Frank Moser (RUS/GER) 7-6(5) 6-3 (WC)Michail Elgin/Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. (4)Scott Lipsky/Rogier Wassen (USA/NED) 6-3 6-4 Jeremy Chardy/Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Karol Beck/Filip Polasek (SVK) 6-2 7-6(4) Leos Friedl/Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) d. (2)Johan Brunstrom/Jean-Julien Rojer (SWE/AHO) 7-6(7) 6-7(7) (11-9) Quarterfinals Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) d. Igor Andreev/Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) w/o Colin Fleming/Kenneth Skupski (GBR) d. Pablo Cuevas/Horacio Zeballos (URU/ARG) 7-6(4) 6-4 (WC)Michail Elgin/Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Jamie Cerretani/David Skoch (USA/CZE) 6-3 6-2 Jeremy Chardy/Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Leos Friedl/Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) 7-5 6-2 Semifinals Colin Fleming/Kenneth Skupski (GBR) d. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) 6-4 3-6 (10-6) Jeremy Chardy/Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. (WC)Michail Elgin/Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7-6(3) 6-1 Finals Colin Fleming/Kenneth Skupski (GBR) d. Jeremy Chardy/Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2-6 7-5 (10-4)