The 2009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup was an ATP World Tour and WTA Tour tennis tournament held at the hardcourts of the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States. It was the 34th edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the 24th edition of the Cellular South Cup. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2009 ATP World Tour, and the Cellular South Cup was an International-level tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place from February 15 to February 22, 2009.
The men's draw was led by Australian Open & San Jose semifinalist plus 2002 champion Andy Roddick, Auckland champion Juan Martín del Potro, San Jose semifinalist plus 2002 runner-up James Blake, Auckland semifinalist and 2006 and 2008 runner-up Robin Söderling, Brisbane titlist Radek Štěpánek, Igor Andreev, Mardy Fish and Auckland runner-up Sam Querrey.
The women's draw was headed by WTA #12 Caroline Wozniacki, Brisbane winner Victoria Azarenka, Lucie Šafářová, Auckland semifinalist Anne Keothavong, Marina Erakovic, Sabine Lisicki, Alla Kudryavtseva and Pauline Parmentier.
Finals Men's singles
Andy Roddick defeated Radek Štěpánek, 7–5, 7–5 It was Roddick's first title of the year and 27th of his career. It was his second win at the event, also winning in 2002.
Women's singles
Victoria Azarenka defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 6–1, 6–3 It was Azarenka's 2nd title of the year and career.
Men's doubles
Mardy Fish / Mark Knowles defeated Travis Parrott / Filip Polášek, 7–6(9–7), 6–1
Women's doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Caroline Wozniacki defeated Yuliana Fedak / Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
WTA entrants Seeds Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 12 1 Victoria Azarenka Belarus 14 2 Lucie Šafářová Czech Republic 50 3 Anne Keothavong Great Britain 52 4 Marina Erakovic New Zealand 57 5 Sabine Lisicki Germany 59 6 Alla Kudryavtseva Russia 62 7 Pauline Parmentier France 86 8
Rankings as of February 16, 2009.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
Michelle Larcher de Brito Melanie Oudin Alexandra Stevenson
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Jelena Dokić Michaëlla Krajicek Chanelle Scheepers Alexa Glatch
ATP entrants Seeds Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding Andy Roddick United States 6 1 Juan Martín del Potro Argentina 7 2 James Blake United States 13 3 Robin Söderling Sweden 16 4 Radek Štěpánek Czech Republic 19 5 Igor Andreev Russia 22 6 Mardy Fish United States 21 7 Sam Querrey United States 37 8
Rankings as of February 16, 2009.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
Andy Roddick Marcos Baghdatis Donald Young
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Chris Guccione Dudi Sela Simon Greul Kevin Kim
External links Official site Men's singles draw Men's doubles draw Men's qualifying singles draw Women's singles, doubles and qualifying singles draws