2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series normal 16 teams) was spread out over a three-day period. The series' tournaments are identical to 2007–2008 and span the globe: The 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was not a part of the 2008-09 series. Unlike the 2005 edition held in Hong Kong, the 2009 edition did not replace one of the 2008-09 series events. The World Cup was held in Dubai from March 5–7, 2009 and won by Wales. Prior to the season, the IRB announced the 12 "core teams" that would receive guaranteed berths in each event in the 2008–09 series: The one new core team was the
2009 Dubai Tennis Championships lucky loser spot: Novak Djokovic def. David Ferrer 7–5, 6–3 Venus Williams def. Virginie Razzano 6–4, 6–2 Rik de Voest / Dmitry Tursunov def. Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] Cara Black / Liezel Huber def. Maria Kirilenko / Agnieszka Radwańska 6–3, 6–3 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships The 2009 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2009 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2009 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from 15