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
1978 Italian Open (tennis) 1978 Italian Open (tennis) The 1978 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix while the women's tournament was part of the Colgate International Series (Category A). It was the 35th edition of the tournament and was held from 22 May through 28 May 1978. The singles titles were won by first-seeded Björn Borg, who won his second Italian Open title after 1974, and third-seeded Regina Maršíková. Björn Borg defeated Adriano