Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, CT, USA August 24-30, 2009 48 draw - $750,000 Surface - Hard Singles Seeds: (cut: Simone Bolelli - 80) 1. Nikolay Davydenko 2. Fernando Verdasco 3. Tommy Robredo 4. David Ferrer WD 5. Mardy Fish 6. Samuel Querrey 7. Igor Andreev 8. Victor Hanescu 9. Nicolas Almagro 10. Jeremy Chardy 11. Jurgen Melzer 12. Philipp Petzschner 13. Andreas Beck 14. Igor Kunitsyn 15. Fabrice Santoro 16. Andreas Seppi First Round (1)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bye Robert Kendrick (USA) d. (q)Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 6-3 7-5 Potito Starace (ITA) d. Michael Zverev (GER) 6-3 2-6 6-3 (15)Fabrice Santoro (FRA) bye (9)Nicolas Almagro (ESP) bye Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Benjamin Becker (GER) 2-6 6-2 6-3 Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ARG) 6-3 6-4 (6)Samuel Querrey (USA) bye (3)Tommy Robredo (ESP) bye Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 6-1 6-7(7) 6-2 (WC)Taylor Dent (USA) d. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-3 6-4 (14)Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) bye (10)Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bye Florent Serra (FRA) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 6-3 6-3 (WC)Rajeev Ram (USA) d. (q)Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 7-5 1-6 7-6(3) (5)Mardy Fish (USA) bye (7)Igor Andreev (RUS) bye Kevin Kim (USA) d. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-4 5-7 6-3 (q)Frederico Gil (POR) d. (WC)Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-4 6-3 (12)Philipp Petzschner (GER) bye (13)Andreas Beck (GER) bye Simone Bolelli (ITA) d. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-3 6-4 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-2 6-4 (LL)Olivier Rochus (BEL) bye [Rochus replaces Ferrer] (8)Victor Hanescu (ROU) bye Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 7-5 2-0 ret. (q)Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Andrei Goloubev (KAZ) 6-3 6-4 (11)Jurgen Melzer (AUT) bye (16)Andreas Seppi (ITA) bye Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-2 6-2 Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7-5 6-3 (2)(WC)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bye Second Round (1)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. Robert Kendrick (USA) 7-6(10) 6-3 (15)Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. Potito Starace (ITA) 7-5 6-0 Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (9)Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 2-6 6-3 7-5 (6)Samuel Querrey (USA) d. Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. (3)Tommy Robredo (ESP) 3-6 7-5 7-6(3) (14)Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) d. (WC)Taylor Dent (USA) 6-3 6-4 Florent Serra (FRA) d. (10)Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-7(8) 7-6(4) 6-1 (WC)Rajeev Ram (USA) d. (5)Mardy Fish (USA) 6-3 6-3 (7)Igor Andreev (RUS) d. Kevin Kim (USA) 6-3 6-1 (q)Frederico Gil (POR) d. (12)Philipp Petzschner (GER) 6-7(2) 7-6(8) 6-3 Simone Bolelli (ITA) d. (13)Andreas Beck (GER) 6-4 6-4 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. (LL)Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-0 6-4 (8)Victor Hanescu (ROU) d. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-4 6-7(8) 6-3 (11)Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. (q)Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-2 3-0 ret. (16)Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 (2)(WC)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 6-0 6-3 Third Round (1)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. (15)Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 7-5 6-3 (6)Samuel Querrey (USA) d. Bjorn Phau (GER) 7-5 6-3 Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. (14)Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 3-6 7-6(3) 7-5 Florent Serra (FRA) d. (WC)Rajeev Ram (USA) 4-6 7-6(6) 7-5 (7)Igor Andreev (RUS) d. (q)Frederico Gil (POR) 6-4 6-4 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-2 6-4 (11)Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. (8)Victor Hanescu (ROU) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1 (2)(WC)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. (16)Andreas Seppi (ITA) 7-6(3) 6-2 Quarterfinals (6)Samuel Querrey (USA) d. (1)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-3 3-6 6-4 Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. Florent Serra (FRA) 7-5 6-4 (7)Igor Andreev (RUS) d. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 (2)(WC)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. (11)Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-3 6-1 Semifinals (6)Samuel Querrey (USA) d. Jose Acasuso (ARG) 6-3 6-4 (2)(WC)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. (7)Igor Andreev (RUS) 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Finals (2)(WC)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. (6)Samuel Querrey (USA) 6-4 7-6(6) Doubles Seeds: (cut: Advanced 67/On-site 79) 1. Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski 2. Bruno Soares/Kevin Ullyett 3. Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak 4. Martin Damm/Robert Lindstedt First Round Christopher Kas/Philipp Petzschner (GER) d. (1)Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) 7-5 6-3 Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Oliver Marach/David Skoch (AUT/CZE) 6-3 6-4 (3)Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak (CZE/SVK) d. Wesley Moodie/Horia Tecau (RSA/ROU) 7-6(4) 4-6 (10-7) Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa (BRA) d. Stephen Huss/Ross Hutchins (AUS/GBR) 7-5 6-3 Paul Hanley/Jordan Kerr (AUS) d. (WC)David Martin/Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-2 6-3 (4)Martin Damm/Robert Lindstedt (CZE/SWE) d. (WC)Robert Kendrick/Scott Lipsky (USA) 7-5 6-4 Jeremy Chardy/Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. Travis Parrott/Filip Polasek (USA/SVK) 6-4 3-6 (10-7) (2)Bruno Soares/Kevin Ullyett (BRA/ZIM) d. Eric Butorac/Jeff Coetzee (USA/RSA) 6-3 6-3 Quarterfinals Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Christopher Kas/Philipp Petzschner (GER) 7-6(2) 4-6 (10-8) Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa (BRA) d. (3)Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak (CZE/SVK) 6-3 6-4 (4)Martin Damm/Robert Lindstedt (CZE/SWE) d. Paul Hanley/Jordan Kerr (AUS) 6-2 3-6 (10-6) (2)Bruno Soares/Kevin Ullyett (BRA/ZIM) d. Jeremy Chardy/Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 6-1 7-6(3) Semifinals Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa (BRA) 6-4 7-5 (2)Bruno Soares/Kevin Ullyett (BRA/ZIM) d. (4)Martin Damm/Robert Lindstedt (CZE/SWE) 6-3 6-4 Finals Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. (2)Bruno Soares/Kevin Ullyett (BRA/ZIM) 6-4 7-6(3)