2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship 2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship The 2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship was a non-ATP affiliated exhibition tournament. It was the first edition of the event held in Abu Dhabi, from January 1 through January 3 2009 and. Six of the world's top ten were competing in the knockout event, which had prize money of $250,000 to the winner. The event was held at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It served as a warm-up event for the season, with the ATP World Tour beginning on January 5 2009. Rafael Nadal (world
2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Mikhail Youzhny, 6–3, 6–3 Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer defeated Ross Hutchins / Jordan Kerr, 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships The 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the event known that year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the 500 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from October 5 through October 11, 2009. Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the singles title. The following players received