2009 Italian Open (tennis) Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 7–6, 6–2 Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2 Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6, 6–3 Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai defeated Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama, 7–5, 7–6 The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: 2009 Italian Open (tennis) The 2009 Italian Open (also known for 2009 Rome Masters and its sponsored title 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis
Australian Open tournament director announced that the prize money was increased to A$26,000,000. It is the highest prize money for a tennis tournament. It was announced the prize money will be increased to AUD $40 million from 2015 onwards. The names of the tournament winners are inscribed on the perpetual trophy cups. Ranking points for the men (ATP) and women (WTA) have varied at the Australian Open through the years but presently players receive the following points: "Australian Open champions listed by event": The Australian Open is played at Melbourne Park, which is located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct; the