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2009 Aegon Championships

Andy Murray the first Briton to win the tournament since Bunny Austin in 1938
American James Blake finished runner-up in London for the second time after 2006

The 2009 Aegon Championships (also known traditionally as the Queen's Club Championships) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 107th edition of the event and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom, from 8–14 June 2009.

The singles draw was headlined by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour Number 3, US Open and Indian Wells runner-up, Doha, Rotterdam and Miami champion Andy Murray, Memphis winner, Australian Open semifinalist and four-time Queen's Club champion Andy Roddick, and Australian Open quarterfinalist Gilles Simon. Also present were Acapulco runner-up, French Open quarterfinalist Gaël Monfils, Chennai and Zagreb winner Marin Čilić, James Blake, Marat Safin and Mardy Fish.

The doubles draw was led by reigning Wimbledon champions, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome and Madrid winners Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić. Other seeded partnerships were 2008 US Open and 2009 Australian Open champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, Bruno Soares and Kevin Ullyett, and Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.

Finals

Singles

United Kingdom Andy Murray defeated United States James Blake, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles

South Africa Wesley Moodie / Russia Mikhail Youzhny defeated Brazil Marcelo Melo / Brazil André Sá, 6–4, 4–6, [10–6]

Entrants

Seeds

* Seedings are based on the rankings as of 25 May 2009

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

References

  1. ^ "2009 London Queens – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2009 London Queens – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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