The 2009 Rai Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rome, Italy between 13 and 18 April 2009.
Singles entrants
Seeds Nationality Player Ranking* Seeding Sergio Roitman 98 1 Simon Greul 112 2 Roko Karanušić 122 3 Jiří Vaněk 123 4 Ilija Bozoljac 134 5 Lukáš Rosol 137 6 Filippo Volandri 140 7 Alexandre Sidorenko 155 8 Rankings are as of April 6, 2009.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Daniele Bracciali Thomas Fabbiano Gianluca Naso Filippo Volandri
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Andrea Arnaboldi Thierry Ascione Eric Gomes Giancarlo Petrazzuolo Stefano Galvani (as a Lucky loser)
The following player received special exempt into the main draw: Alessio di Mauro Antonio Veić
Champions
Men's singles
Sebastián Decoud def. Simon Greul, 7–6(2), 6–1
Men's doubles
Simon Greul / Alessandro Motti def. Daniele Bracciali / Filippo Volandri, 6–4, 7–5
References 2009 Draws Italian Tennis Federation official website ITF search