2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles

Doubles
2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer
Runners-up	Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr
Final score	6–2, 5–7, [10–8]

Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate this year.
Julian Knowle and Jürgen Melzer won in the final 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] against Ross Hutchins and Jordan Kerr.

Seeds

1. František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák (Quarterfinals)
2. Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt (First Round)
3. Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley (First Round)
4. Travis Parrott / Filip Polášek (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	F Čermák   M Mertiňák	6	6
	A Beck   P Petzschner	2	3				1	F Čermák   M Mertiňák	7^7	4	[10]
	C Kas   J Levinský	6	6					C Kas   J Levinský	6^0	6	[12]
ALT	M Chiudinelli   D Meffert	3	2												C Kas   J Levinský	3	6	[7]
4	T Parrott   F Polášek	2	7	[7]											R Hutchins   J Kerr	6	3	[10]
WC	H Kondo   G Soeda	6	5	[10]			WC	H Kondo   G Soeda	2	3
	R Hutchins   J Kerr	7	4	[10]				R Hutchins   J Kerr	6	6
	J Mónaco   R Štěpánek	5	6	[7]																		R Hutchins   J Kerr	2	7	[8]
	J Brunström   J-J Rojer	6	3	[11]																		J Knowle   J Melzer	6	5	[10]
	S Huss   S Lipsky	3	6	9				J Brunström   J-J Rojer	6	4	[9]
	J Knowle   J Melzer	4	7^7	[14]				J Knowle   J Melzer	3	6	[11]
3	S Aspelin   P Hanley	6	6^5	[12]											J Knowle   J Melzer	6	4	[10]
	J Coetzee   R de Voest	2	4											WC	S Iwabuchi   T Suzuki	2	6	[4]
	J-W Tsonga   S Wawrinka	6	6					J-W Tsonga   S Wawrinka	3	6	[8]
WC	S Iwabuchi   T Suzuki	6	3	[10]			WC	S Iwabuchi   T Suzuki	6	4	[10]
2	M Damm   R Lindstedt	1	6	[6]

External links

• Main Draw