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Sydney Tennis - 2009 Medibank International

Location: Sydney, Australia
ATP Schedule: January 12 - January 17, 2009
WTA Schedule: January 11-16, 2009
Draw Size: Men's -- S-28 D-16   Women's -- 32M/32Q/16D
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: Men's -- $484,750   Women's -- $600,000
Men's Winner Points: 250
ATP Tournament Director:
WTA Tournament Director: Craig Watson
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Former Men's Sydney Tennis Champions:
2008 Dmitry Tursunov
2007 James Blake
2006 James Blake
2005 Lleyton Hewitt
2004 Lleyton Hewitt
2003 Hyung-Taik Lee
2002 Roger Federer
2001 Lleyton Hewitt
2000 Lleyton Hewitt
1999 Todd Martin
1998 Karol Kucera
1997 Tim Henman
1996 Todd Martin
1995 Patrick McEnroe
1994 Pete Sampras
1993 Pete Sampras
1992 Emilio Sanchez
1991 Guy Forget
1990 Yannick Noah
1989 Aaron Krickstein
1988 John Fitzgerald
1987 Miloslav Mecir (Sr.)
1985 Henri Leconte
1984 John Fitzgerald
1983 Joakim Nystrom
1982 John Alexander
1981 Tim Wilkison
1980 Fritz Buehning
1979 Phil Dent
1978 Tim Wilkison
1977 Roscoe Tanner
1976 Tony Roche
1975 Ross Case
1971 Phil Dent

The latest Sydney tournament news:


Venus Williams Interview -- Wimbledon, July 2
Venus Williams -- 02 July 2009Thursday, 2 July 2009Q. Was that one of your easiest passages through to a final?VENUS WILLIAMS: Yes, it was very successful for me. I was really pleased with my form. Of course, playing aga...
2009-07-02

Federer Marries Girlfriend Mirka on Saturday in Switzerland
Roger Federer decided to play next week's Masters Monte Carlo at the last moment. Today the Swiss delivered another shocker when he announced on his website that he and girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec were married in Switzerla...
2009-04-11

Novak Djokovic Interview - Australian Open, Jan 26
Novak DjokovicAustralian OpenMonday 26 January 2009 Start of Transcribed Interview Q. It's always difficult to play those late night matches. How much of a relief was it to get through and win that one? NOVAK ...
2009-01-26

Serena Says Jankovic Not Deserving; Querrey Reaches Auckland Final
World No. 2 Serena Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday by Russian Elena Dementieva at the Sydney International, but afterwards threw out some fighting words regarding the current No. 1 ranking. The younger of the tw...
2009-01-16

Roger Federer Interview - Kooyong, Jan 15
Roger Federer Interview AAMI CLASSIC Kooyong Lawn Tennis ClubThursday, 15 January 2009 Well done today, Roger. Can we start the questions now please? Q. Roger, were you happy enough to play three sets? A. Sure...
2009-01-15

0-1 Djokovic Takes Sydney Wildcard
No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic is playing a number of tournaments early in an effort to gain some ground on world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, but the Serb was stunned in the first round last week in his 2009 debut...
2009-01-11

Serena Psyched for Sydney Strike, Saves Match Points in Opener
World No. 2 Serena Williams opened play Sunday at the Medibank International in Sydney, and was forced to save four match points before eventually subduing unseeded Aussie Sam Stosur in three sets. The American, wh...
2009-01-11

Djokovic v. Berdych; Tsonga v. Monfils in Bangkok Saturday
Welcome to day five of the Thailand Open, a $576,000 ATP International Series indoor hard-court event that was first contested in 2003. Taylor Dent won the inaugural singles title and he has since been succeeded by Roger...
2008-09-26

Venus, Serena Collide Wednesday in US Open Quarterfinals
Serena Williams and Venus Williams have advanced to their 24th and 29th Grand Slam singles quarterfinals at the US Open, respectively; it is the 17th time both sisters have appeared in the quarterfinals of the same Grand...
2008-09-02

Serena Williams Interview - Olympics, Aug 11
XXIX OLYMPIC GAMES August 11, 2008 Serena Williams BEIJING, CHINA S. WILLIAMS/O. Govortsova6-3, 6-1 THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. Can you tell us, this experience, do you remember the one in Sydney? ...
2008-08-12

 

 



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