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
2009 SAP Open 2009 SAP Open The 2009 SAP Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the SAP Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2009 ATP Tour. It took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, United States, from February 9 through February 15, 2009. The singles draw featured ATP No. 6, 2009 Australian Open semi-finalist and 2009 Dubai finalist Andy Roddick, 2009 Australian Open quarterfinalist and 2008 U.S Open quarterfinalist Juan Martín del Potro, Other names include James Blake, Radek Štěpánek, Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey, Igor Kunitsyn