2009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup

The 2009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup was an ATP World Tour and WTA Tour event held at the hardcourts of the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the 34th edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the 24th edition of the Cellular South Cup. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2009 ATP World Tour, and the Cellular South Cup was an International-level tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place from February 15 to February 22, 2009.

2009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships
and Cellular South Cup
DateFebruary 15 – February 22
Edition34th (Men) / 24th (Women)
CategoryATP World Tour 500 (men)
WTA International-level tournament (woman)
Champions
Men's Singles
Andy Roddick
Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka
Men's Doubles
Mardy Fish / Mark Knowles
Women's Doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Caroline Wozniacki

The men's draw was led by Australian Open & San Jose semifinalist plus 2002 champion Andy Roddick, Auckland champion Juan Martín del Potro, San Jose semifinalist plus 2002 runner-up James Blake, Auckland semifinalist and 2006 and 2008 runner-up Robin Söderling, Brisbane titlist Radek Štěpánek, Igor Andreev, Mardy Fish and Auckland runner-up Sam Querrey.

The women's draw was headed by WTA #12 Caroline Wozniacki, Brisbane winner Victoria Azarenka, Lucie Šafářová, Auckland semifinalist Anne Keothavong, Marina Erakovic, Sabine Lisicki, Alla Kudryavtseva and Pauline Parmentier.

WTA Entrants

Seeds

Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 12 1
Victoria Azarenka Belarus 14 2
Lucie Šafářová Czech Republic 50 3
Anne Keothavong Great Britain 52 4
Marina Erakovic New Zealand 57 5
Sabine Lisicki Germany 59 6
Alla Kudryavtseva Russia 62 7
Pauline Parmentier France 86 8
  • Rankings as of February 16, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

ATP entrants

Seeds

Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Andy Roddick United States 6 1
Juan Martín del Potro Argentina 7 2
James Blake United States 13 3
Robin Söderling Sweden 16 4
Radek Štěpánek Czech Republic 19 5
Igor Andreev Russia 22 6
Mardy Fish United States 21 7
Sam Querrey United States 37 8
  • Rankings as of February 16, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Men's singles

Andy Roddick def. Radek Štěpánek, 7–5, 7–5

  • It was Roddick's first title of the year and 27th of his career. It was his second win at the event, also winning in 2002.

Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka def. Caroline Wozniacki, 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Azarenka's 2nd title of the year and career.

Men's doubles

Mardy Fish / Mark Knowles def. Travis Parrott / Filip Polášek, 7–6(9–7), 6–1

Women's doubles

Victoria Azarenka / Caroline Wozniacki def. Yuliana Fedak / Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–1, 7–6(7–2)

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