Soweto Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
April 13-19, 2009
Hard - $100,000+H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Jose Checa - 309)
1. Fabrice Santoro
2. Gilles Muller
3. Michael Berrer   WD
4. Thiago Alves
5. Michail Elgin
6. Nicolas Mahut
7. Chris Guccione
8. Karol Beck

First Round
(1)(WC)Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) 6-2 6-4
(WC)Raven Klaasen (RSA) d. (q)Noam Okun (ISR) 6-4 7-6(6)
Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) d. Jose Checa (ESP) 6-2 6-1
(6)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. George Bastl (SUI) 7-6(8) 7-6(2)
(4)Thiago Alves (BRA) d. (q)Denis Molcianov (UKR) 7-6(3) 6-1
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. Izak van der Merwe (RSA) 4-6 6-2 7-6(4)
Stefan Koubek (AUT) d. (q)Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) 6-3 6-7(7) 6-3
Harel Levy (ISR) d. (7)Chris Guccione (AUS) 7-5 7-6(7)
(8)Karol Beck (SVK) d. Michel Koning (NED) 6-4 6-4
Nick Lindahl (AUS) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 3-6 7-6(8) 6-4
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. (q)Chris Eaton (GBR) 6-2 4-6 6-1
Carlos Poch (ESP) d. (LL)Benjamin Janse van Rensburg (RSA) 6-1 6-1   [Janse van Rensburg replaces Berrer]
Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) d. (5)Michail Elgin (RUS) 2-6 6-2 6-4
Joseph Sirianni (AUS) d. Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) 6-3 7-6(7)
(WC)Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) d. (WC)Andrew Anderson (RSA) 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(5)
Fernando Vicente (ESP) d. (2)Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2

Second Round
(1)(WC)Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. (WC)Raven Klaasen (RSA) 6-4 6-2
(6)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) 6-2 6-2
(4)Thiago Alves (BRA) d. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 3-1 ret.
Harel Levy (ISR) d. Stefan Koubek (AUT) 7-5 5-7 7-6(10)
(8)Karol Beck (SVK) d. Nick Lindahl (AUS) 6-0 6-3
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Carlos Poch (ESP) 7-6(2) 6-3
Joseph Sirianni (AUS) d. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 3-6 6-3 7-6(10)
(WC)Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) d. Fernando Vicente (ESP) 6-1 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)(WC)Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. (6)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-3 6-4
(4)Thiago Alves (BRA) d. Harel Levy (ISR) 6-2 6-3
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. (8)Karol Beck (SVK) 1-6 6-4 6-2
(WC)Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) d. Joseph Sirianni (AUS) 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(0)

Semifinals
(1)(WC)Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. (4)Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-3 7-6(2)
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. (WC)Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) 6-4 7-5

Finals
(1)(WC)Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. Rik de Voest (RSA) 7-5 6-4


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Checa/Poch - 480)
1. Rik de Voest/Scott Lipsky
2. Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavtsev
3. Aisam Qureshi/Joseph Sirianni
4. Michael Berrer/Chris Haggard   WD

First Round
(1)Rik de Voest/Scott Lipsky (RSA/USA) d. Michel Koning/Denis Molicanov (NED/UKR) 7-6(3) 4-6 (10-8)
Thiago Alves/Fernando Vicente (BRA/ESP) d. Marco Chiudinelli/Fabrice Santoro (SUI/FRA) 6-2 6-4
(3)Aisam Qureshi/Joseph Sirianni (PAK/AUS) d. (WC)Jean Andersen/Hendrik Coertzen (RSA) 6-3 6-4
George Bastl/Chris Guccione (SUI/AUS) d. Karol Beck/Jaroslav Levinsky (SVK/CZE) 6-3 6-7(3) (11-9)
Harel Levy/Noam Okun (ISR) d. (WC)Andrew Anderson/Benjamin Janse van Rensburg (RSA) 6-3 6-2
Sergei Bubka, Jr./Gilles Muller (UKR/LUX) d. (ALT)Woong-Sun Jun/Bjorn Rehnquist (KOR/SWE) 6-3 6-1   [Jun/Rehnquist replaced (4)Berrer/Haggard]
Nicolas Mahut/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. (WC)Izak van der Merwe/Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) 7-6(3) 4-6 (10-7)
(2)Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) d. Jose Checa/Carlos Poch (ESP) 2-6 7-5 (10-7)

Quarterfinals
Thiago Alves/Fernando Vicente (BRA/ESP) d. (1)Rik de Voest/Scott Lipsky (RSA/USA) 7-6(1) 6-3
George Bastl/Chris Guccione (SUI/AUS) d. (3)Aisam Qureshi/Joseph Sirianni (PAK/AUS) 7-6(6) 6-3
Harel Levy/Noam Okun (ISR) d. Sergei Bubka, Jr./Gilles Muller (UKR/LUX) 6-3 6-4
(2)Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) d. Nicolas Mahut/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-7(9) 7-6(4) (10-6)

Semifinals
George Bastl/Chris Guccione (SUI/AUS) d. Thiago Alves/Fernando Vicente (BRA/ESP) 6-7(4) 6-1 (10-5)
(2)Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) d. Harel Levy/Noam Okun (ISR) 6-4 5-7 (10-8)

Finals
George Bastl/Chris Guccione (SUI/AUS) d. (2)Michail Elgin/Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) 6-2 4-6 (11-9)