2009 ECM Prague Open

The 2009 ECM Prague Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the ECM Prague Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 13 through July 19, 2009.

2009 ECM Prague Open
Date13–19 July
Edition8th
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
VenueI. Czech Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Sybille Bammer
Doubles
Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko

The tournament included tennis exhibition involving Pat Cash, Mansour Bahrami and Henri Leconte.

WTA entrants

Seeds

Player Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Francesca Schiavone Italy 28 1
Sybille Bammer Austria 30 2
Iveta Benešová Czech Republic 31 3
Carla Suárez Navarro 32 4
Alona Bondarenko Ukraine 36 5
Magdaléna Rybáriková Slovakia 46 6
Lucie Hradecká Czech Republic 56 7
Petra Kvitová Czech Republic 58 8
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of July 6, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Sybille Bammer defeated Francesca Schiavone, 7–64, 6–2

  • It was Bammers first title of the year, and the second of her career.

Doubles

Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–1, 6–2

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