Sydney qualifying
January 12-18, 2009

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Woong-Sun Jun - 267)
1. Julien Benneteau   to main draw?
2. Teimuraz Gabashvili
3. Potito Starace
4. Nicolas Devilder
5. Jeremy Chardy
6. Jan Hernych
7. Denis Gremelmayr
8. Nicolas Lapentti

First Round
Evgueni Korolev (RUS) d. (9)Andrei Goloubev (KAZ) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-4
Frank Dancevic (CAN) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 6-0 6-2
Alberto Martin (ESP) d. (WC)Brendan McKenzie (AUS) 6-2 6-1
(ALT)Sadik Kadir (AUS) d. (8)Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-3 6-2   [Kadir replaces Benneteau]
Xavier Malisse (BEL) d. (2)Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-2 6-3
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. Robert Kendrick (USA) 6-2 6-4
Peter Luczak (AUS) d. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6-2 6-4
(6)Jan Hernych (CZE) d. Robert Smeets (AUS) 3-6 6-3 6-2
(3)Potito Starace (ITA) d. Brydan Klein (AUS) 6-4 4-6 6-2
Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Michail Elgin (RUS) 6-2 6-3
Kevin Anderson (RSA) d. (WC)Steven Goh (AUS) 7-5 6-1
(7)Denis Gremelmayr (GER) d. Amer Delic (USA) 6-4 7-6(4)
Ivo Minar (CZE) d. (4)Nicolas Devilder (FRA) 6-4 7-5
Pere Riba (ESP) d. Dusan Vemic (SRB) 6-2 6-4
(WC)Greg Jones (AUS) d. (WC)Dane Propoggia (AUS) 6-2 6-3
(5)Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d. Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) 3-6 7-5 6-4

Second Round
Frank Dancevic (CAN) d. Evgueni Korolev (RUS) 6-3 6-2
Alberto Martin (ESP) d. (ALT)Sadik Kadir (AUS) 6-2 6-2
Xavier Malisse (BEL) d. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-3 6-1
Peter Luczak (AUS) d. (6)Jan Hernych (CZE) 6-1 6-3
(3)Potito Starace (ITA) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(6) 6-2
(7)Denis Gremelmayr (GER) d. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-4
Ivo Minar (CZE) d. Pere Riba (ESP) 6-2 6-4
(5)Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d. (WC)Greg Jones (AUS) 6-4 7-6(3)

Qualifying Round
Frank Dancevic (CAN) d. Alberto Martin (ESP) 6-4 6-3
Xavier Malisse (BEL) d. Peter Luczak (AUS) 6-2 6-4
(7)Denis Gremelmayr (GER) d. (3)Potito Starace (ITA) 6-2 6-4
(5)Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d. Ivo Minar (CZE) 6-3 3-6 7-6(2)