Malaysian Open (tennis)
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The Malaysian Open is a professional tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series
of the Association of Tennis Professionals
(ATP) World Tour. It will be held annually in late September, early October at the Bukit Jalil Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia. The inaugural edition took place from September 28 to October 4, 2009.
This tournament is not to be confused with the Kuala Lumpur Open
which was a professional ATP tour tennis tournament played from 1993–1995 and also held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
of the Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
(ATP) World Tour. It will be held annually in late September, early October at the Bukit Jalil Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia. The inaugural edition took place from September 28 to October 4, 2009.
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 Proton Malaysian Open – Singles Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion but decided not to participate.3rd seed Janko Tipsarević defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–5 to win his first ATP title in his fifth attempt.-Seeds:The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.... |
 Janko TipsarevićJanko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10.... |
 Marcos BaghdatisMarcos Baghdatis At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1... |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 2010 2010 Proton Malaysian Open – Singles Nikolay Davydenko was the defending champion but lost in the second round, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, against fellow Russian and qualifier Igor Andreev... |
 Mikhail YouzhnyMikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years.... |
 Andrey GolubevAndrey Golubev Andrey Golubev is a Kazakhstani professional tennis playercurrently living in Italy. His career high rank is #33, achieved on October 4, 2010. He has participated in all Grand Slam tournaments, the first being the 2008 US Open, as well in the main draw of ATP Masters Series and ATP International... |
6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2009 | Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP... |
 Fernando VerdascoFernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight... |
6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 Proton Malaysian Open – Doubles František Čermák and Michal Mertiňák were the defending champions but Mertiňák decided not to participate.Čermák played alongside Filip Polášek and they reached to the final, where Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer defeated them to win the title.-Seeds:... |
 Eric ButoracEric Butorac Eric "Booty" Butorac is an American tennis player. He is a doubles specialist, and has achieved some success in partnership with Britain's Jamie Murray, a fellow left-hander known as "Stretch". He was nicknamed 'Booty' by partner Murray...  Jean-Julien RojerJean-Julien Rojer Jean-Julien Rojer is a professional Curaçao tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 218th, which he reached on August 15, 2005. A doubles specialist, his career high in doubles is 18th, which he reached on July 4, 2011. His current doubles partner is Eric Butorac.-Doubles: 13... |
 František ČermákFrantišek Cermák ----František Čermák is a Czech professional tennis player. Čermák turned pro in 1998. He has won 26 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 19 times. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 14 on February 1, 2010...  Filip PolášekFilip Polášek Filip Polášek is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Polášek's highest doubles ranking has been World Number 22 as of June 22, 2009. Polášek's highest singles ranking has been World Number 555 on November 26, 2007.... |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 2010 2010 Proton Malaysian Open – Doubles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski were the defending champions. They reached to the final, but lost to František Čermák and Michal Mertiňák 6–7, 6–7.-Seeds:# Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski ... |
František Čermák František Cermák ----František Čermák is a Czech professional tennis player. Čermák turned pro in 1998. He has won 26 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 19 times. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 14 on February 1, 2010... Michal MertiňákMichal Mertinák Michal Mertiňák is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He turned professional in 1999, and has won six doubles titles in his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 35 on June 12, 2006. Mertiňák played in the 2005 Davis Cup for Slovakia, who finished... |
 Mariusz FyrstenbergMariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003.... Marcin MatkowskiMarcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth... |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) |
| 2009 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003.... Marcin MatkowskiMarcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth... |
Igor Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn is a professional male tennis player from Russia. He made it into the top 100 for the first time in 2006, and reached a career-high singles ranking of 35 on July 6, 2009.-Early life:... Jaroslav LevinskýJaroslav Levinský Jaroslav Levinský is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Mixed doubles: 1 :-Doubles: 5 :-External links:... |
6–2, 6–1 |
This tournament is not to be confused with the Kuala Lumpur Open
Kuala Lumpur Open
The Kuala Lumpur Open is a defunct, ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1993–1995 and held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was played on hard court in 1993 and on indoor carpet courts from 1994 to 1995...
which was a professional ATP tour tennis tournament played from 1993–1995 and also held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.