The 2009 Rijeka Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rijeka, Croatia between 29 June and 5 July 2009.
That was the last tournament for Mathieu Montcourt who died on 6 July 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt. He played very well in Rijeka, reaching the semifinals where he lost to Blaž Kavčič. A police source said on 9 July 2009 after a preliminary autopsy that Mathieu suffered a cardiac arrest.
Singles entrants Seeds Nationality Player Ranking* Seeding Iván Navarro 68 1 Mathieu Montcourt 104 2 Roko Karanušić 110 3 Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 115 4 Peter Luczak 158 5 Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 167 6 Sebastián Decoud 169 7 Stéphane Bohli 180 8 Rankings are as of June 22, 2009.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ivan Cerović Marcel Ružić Antonio Sančić Franko Škugor
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Pavol Červenák Nikola Ćirić Adrián García (as a Lucky Loser) Nikola Mektić Simone Vagnozzi
Champions Singles
Paolo Lorenzi def. Blaž Kavčič, 6–3, 7–6(2)
Doubles
Sebastián Decoud / Miguel Ángel López Jaén def. Ivan Dodig / Antonio Veić, 7–6(7), 3–6, [10–8]
References Official website ITF Search