title: 2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
text: # 2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
  
  The 2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2009 ATP Tour. It took place at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida, United States, from February 23 through March 1, 2009.
  
  The field was headlined by ATP No. 21 and San Jose finalist Mardy Fish, Auckland finalist Sam Querrey, and 2008 Moscow titlist Igor Kunitsyn. Other top seeds competing were Ernests Gulbis, Steve Darcis, Florent Serra, Jérémy Chardy and Lu Yen-hsun.
  
  First-seeded Mardy Fish won the singles title.
  
  ## ATP entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Mardy Fish | United States | 20 | 1 |
  | Sam Querrey | United States | 34 | 2 |
  | Ernests Gulbis | Latvia | 42 | 3 |
  | Igor Kunitsyn | Russia | 40 | 4 |
  | Steve Darcis | Belgium | 49 | 5 |
  | Florent Serra | France | 51 | 6 |
  | Jérémy Chardy | France | 52 | 7 |
  | Lu Yen-hsun | Chinese Taipei | 59 | 8 |
  
  * Rankings as of February 23, 2009.
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
  
  * Sam Querrey
  * Lleyton Hewitt
  * Evan King
  
  The following players received a special exempt into the main draw:
  
  * Dudi Sela
  
  The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  
  * Evgeny Korolev
  * Frank Dancevic
  * Taylor Dent
  * Ryan Sweeting
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Mardy Fish defeated Evgeny Korolev 7–5, 6–3
  
  * It was Fish's first singles title of the year and 3rd of his career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Marcelo Melo / André Sá, 6–4, 6–4
  
  