The Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
February 23-March 1, 2009
32 Draw - $2,233,000
Surface - Hard

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Arnaud Clement - 88)
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Andy Murray
3. Gilles Simon
4. David Ferrer
5. Marin Cilic
6. Igor Andreev
7. Ivo Karlovic
8. Marat Safin

First Round
(1)Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. (q)Flavio Cipolla (ITA) 6-3 6-2
Jan Hernych (CZE) d. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 4-6 6-1 6-4
Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 1-6 6-3 6-3
(5)Marin Cilic (CRO) d. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4
(3)Gilles Simon (FRA) d. (WC)Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) 5-7 6-4 6-4
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. (q)Laurent Recouderc (FRA) 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3
Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-4 6-2
(q)Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) d. (7)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(7)
(6)Igor Andreev (RUS) d. (LL)Rik de Voest (RSA) 6-4 6-0   [De Voest replaces Feliciano Lopez]
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d. (WC)Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-1 6-4
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d. (q)Michael Lammer (SUI) 6-1 6-1
(4)David Ferrer (ESP) d. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 3-6 6-2 6-1
Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. (8)(WC)Marat Safin (RUS) 6-3 5-7 6-3
Simone Bolelli (ITA) d. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3 6-4
Arnaud Clement (FRA) d. Rainer Schuettler (GER) 1-6 6-3 6-3
(2)Andy Murray (GBR) d. Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-7(3) 6-3 5-3 ret.

Second Round
(1)Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Jan Hernych (CZE) 6-3 3-6 6-4
(5)Marin Cilic (CRO) d. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-3 4-6 7-5
(3)Gilles Simon (FRA) d. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-1 6-2
Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. (q)Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 3-6 6-1 7-6(1)
(6)Igor Andreev (RUS) d. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 5-7 6-4 6-3
(4)David Ferrer (ESP) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-4 6-2
Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5)
(2)Andy Murray (GBR) d. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6-2 6-3

Quarterfinals
(1)Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. (5)Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-3 6-4
(3)Gilles Simon (FRA) d. Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 7-6(3) 6-1
(4)David Ferrer (ESP) d. (6)Igor Andreev (RUS) 7-5 6-1
Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. (2)Andy Murray (GBR) w/o

Semifinals
(1)Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. (3)Gilles Simon (FRA) 3-6 7-5 7-5
(4)David Ferrer (ESP) d. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-2 6-2

Finals
(1)Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. (4)David Ferrer (ESP) 7-5 6-3


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: de Voest/Tursunov - 93)
1. Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic
2. Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles
3. Lukas Dlouhy/Leander Paes
4. Andy Ram/Kevin Ullyett

First Round
Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. (1)Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic (CAN/SRB) 6-4 6-4
Marcin Matkowski/Rainer Schuettler (POL/GER) d. Christopher Kas/Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3 6-2
Simone Bolelli/Ivo Karlovic (ITA/CRO) d. (3)Lukas Dlouhy/Leander Paes (CZE/IND) 6-4 2-6 (10-8)
Martin Damm/Robert Lindstedt (CZE/SWE) d. (WC)Prakash Amritraj/Aisam Qureshi (IND/PAK) 7-6(4) 7-5
Jeff Coetzee/Wesley Moodie (RSA) d. Janko Tipsarevic/Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3 6-4
David Ferrer/Marat Safin (ESP/RUS) d. (4)Andy Ram/Kevin Ullyett (ISR/ZIM) 6-3 3-6 (10-8)
Rik de Voest/Dmitry Tursunov (RSA/RUS) d. Igor Andreev/Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-3 6-2
(2)Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles (IND/BAH) d. (WC)Hamoud Abbas/Mahmoud-Nader Al Baloushi (UAE) 6-3 6-1

Quarterfinals
Marcin Matkowski/Rainer Schuettler (POL/GER) d. Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 4-6 6-4 (12-10)
Martin Damm/Robert Lindstedt (CZE/SWE) d. Simone Bolelli/Ivo Karlovic (ITA/CRO) 6-2 7-6(2)
David Ferrer/Marat Safin (ESP/RUS) d. Jeff Coetzee/Wesley Moodie (RSA) 5-7 6-4 (12-10)
Rik de Voest/Dmitry Tursunov (RSA/RUS) d. (2)Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles (IND/BAH) 7-6(4) 6-2

Semifinals
Martin Damm/Robert Lindstedt (CZE/SWE) d. Marcin Matkowski/Rainer Schuettler (POL/GER) 6-4 6-4
Rik de Voest/Dmitry Tursunov (RSA/RUS) d. David Ferrer/Marat Safin (ESP/RUS) 5-7 6-3 (10-5)

Finals
Rik de Voest/Dmitry Tursunov (RSA/RUS) d. Martin Damm/Robert Lindstedt (CZE/SWE) 4-6 6-3 (10-5)