2009 Australian Open 2009 Australian Open The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's tournament is considered to be one of the best Grand Slam tournaments in open era history. It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the 2009 year, including the Nadal v Verdasco semi final and the Nadal v Federer final. It was the
Australian Paralympic Table Tennis Team Tapper, Andrea McDonnell (d) Men- Barak Mizrachi (d), Samuel Von Einem (d) Officials - Head Coach - Alois Rosario ; Team Leader - Roger Massie Sam Von Einem in winning the silver medal won Australia's first medal since Terry Biggs won gold in 1984. (d)= Paralympic Games debut Australian Paralympic Table Tennis Team Australia was represented in table tennis at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.In the early Games, many Australian table tennis players represented Australia in several sports. It was won 8 medals - 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. Gold medallists are: Australia represented by: Men - Bruno