2009 BNP Paribas Open
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The 2009 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the men's event (21st for the women), also known as the Indian Wells Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States from March 9 through March 22, 2009.
Finals
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal defeated United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–1, 6–2
- It was Nadal's second title of the year, 33rd of his career, and his second title at Indian Wells.
Women's singles
Russia Vera Zvonareva defeated Serbia Ana Ivanovic 7–6(7–5), 6–2
- It was Zvonareva's second title of the year and 9th of her career.
Men's doubles
United States Andy Roddick / United States Mardy Fish defeated Belarus Max Mirnyi / Israel Andy Ram 3–6, 6–1 [14–12]
Women's doubles
Russia Vera Zvonareva / Belarus Victoria Azarenka defeated Argentina Gisela Dulko / Israel Shahar Pe'er 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | Spain Spain | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Federer | Switzerland Switzerland | 2 | 2 |
| Novak Djokovic | Serbia Serbia | 3 | 3 |
| Andy Murray | United Kingdom United Kingdom | 4 | 4 |
| Nikolay Davydenko | Russia Russia | 5 | 5 |
| Juan Martín del Potro | Argentina Argentina | 6 | 6 |
| Andy Roddick | United States | 7 | 7 |
| Gilles Simon | France France | 8 | 8 |
| Gaël Monfils | France France | 9 | 9 |
| Fernando Verdasco | Spain Spain | 10 | 10 |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | France France | 11 | 11 |
| David Ferrer | Spain Spain | 12 | 12 |
| James Blake | United States United States | 13 | 13 |
| David Nalbandian | Argentina Argentina | 14 | 14 |
| Tommy Robredo | Spain Spain | 15 | 15 |
| Stanislas Wawrinka | Switzerland Switzerland | 16 | 16 |
- Rankings as of March 2, 2009.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- United States Taylor Dent
- United States John Isner
- United States Wayne Odesnik
- United States Ryan Sweeting
- South Africa Kevin Anderson
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- United States Robert Kendrick
- United States Kevin Kim
- United States Michael Russell
- United States Todd Widom
- United States Brendan Evans
- Germany Michael Berrer
- Germany Björn Phau
- South Africa Rik de Voest
- Austria Daniel Köllerer
- Switzerland Michael Lammer
- Colombia Santiago Giraldo
- Brazil Thomaz Bellucci