2009 Pilot Pen Tennis

The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 21 through August 29, 2009. It was the last event on the 2009 US Open Series before the 2009 US Open.

Seeds

 * 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of August 17, 2009

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


 * 🇨🇾 Marcos Baghdatis
 * 🇺🇸 Taylor Dent
 * 🇺🇸 Rajeev Ram
 * 🇪🇸 Fernando Verdasco

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * Pablo Cuevas
 * Frederico Gil
 * 🇪🇨 Nicolás Lapentti
 * Frederik Nielsen

The following player received the lucky loser spot:
 * 🇧🇪 Olivier Rochus

Seeds

 * 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of August 17, 2009
 * Dominika Cibulková was forced withdrew due to right rib injury, so Samantha Stosur became the no. 9 seed.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova
 * 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova
 * 🇺🇸 Meghann Shaughnessy

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇷🇴 Ioana Raluca Olaru
 * 🇸🇰 Magdaléna Rybáriková
 * 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci
 * 🇧🇪 Yanina Wickmayer

The following players received the lucky loser spots:
 * 🇷🇴 Edina Gallovits
 * 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko

Men's singles
🇪🇸 Fernando Verdasco defeated 🇺🇸 Sam Querrey, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
 * It was Verdasco's first title of the year and third of his career.

Women's singles
Caroline Wozniacki defeated 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–4
 * It was Wozniacki's third title of the year, and the sixth of her career. It was her second win at the event, also winning in 2008.

Men's doubles
🇦🇹 Julian Knowle / 🇦🇹 Jürgen Melzer defeated 🇧🇷 Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

Women's doubles
🇪🇸 Nuria Llagostera Vives / 🇪🇸 María José Martínez Sánchez defeated 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová / 🇨🇿 Lucie Hradecká, 6–2, 7–5.