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The ATP 500 Series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) from the 2009 ATP World Tour. It is the the second highest tier of events on the tour, and is a continuation of the ATP International Series Gold.[1]

The series includes 11 tournaments, with a number of 500 rankings points to win for the events' singles champions –which accounts for the name of the series. Tournaments have various draws of 32, 48 and 56 for singles and 16 and 24 for doubles.

Events

Tournament Sponsored name City Country Surface 2008 singles champions 2008 doubles champions
Rotterdam ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam  Netherlands Hard (i) France Michael Llodra Czech Republic Tomas Berdych / Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Memphis Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup Memphis  United States Hard (i) Belgium Steve Darcis India Mahesh Bhupathi / The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Acapulco Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco  Mexico Clay Spain Nicolas Almagro Austria Oliver Marach / Slovakia Michal Mertinak
Dubai Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai  United Arab Emirates Hard United States Andy Roddick India Mahesh Bhupathi / The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Barcelona Open Sabadell Atlantico Barcelona  Spain Clay Spain Rafael Nadal United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan
Hamburg German Open Hamburg Hamburg  Germany Clay Spain Rafael Nadal Canada Daniel Nestor / Serbia Nenad Zimonjic
Washington Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington  United States Hard Argentina Juan Martin del Potro France Marc Gicquel / Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Beijing China Open Beijing  China Hard United States Andy Roddick Australia Stephen Huss / United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
Tokyo AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo  Japan Hard Czech Republic Tomas Berdych Russia Mikhail Youzhny / Germany Mischa Zverev
Basel Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel  Switzerland Hard (i) Switzerland Roger Federer India Mahesh Bhupathi / The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Valencia Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana Valencia  Spain Hard (i) Spain David Ferrer Argentina Maximo Gonzalez / Argentina Juan Monaco

References

  1. ^ "ATP Unveils 2009, 2010 & 2011 Tour Calendars" (PDF). atptennis.com. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-11-22. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)


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