The 2009 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles was the doubles competition of the 2009 Indian Wells Masters, a professional men’s tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States. The event was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour and took place from March 9 to March 22, 2009.
Overview
- Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, California, United States
- Surface: Hard (outdoor)
- Draw size: 32 teams (64 players)
- Seeds: 8 seeded pairs, all receiving a bye into the second round.
- Format: Matches were played as best‑of‑three sets, with a match tiebreak (first to 10 points, win by 2) used in place of a third set.
Seeds
- Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić
- Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
- Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles
- Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes
- Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski
- Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram
- Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman
- Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie
(The exact seedings are based on the ATP rankings at the time of the tournament.)
Finals
The championship match was contested between the fifth‑seeded Polish duo Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski and the fourth‑seeded Czech‑Slovak pair Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes. Fyrstenberg and Matkowski won the title with a score of 5–7, 6–4, [10–8], securing their first triumph at Indian Wells.
Notable Results
- The top‑seeded pair of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
- The defending champions, Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, did not compete as a team; only Ram returned, partnering with Max Mirnyi, and they were defeated in the third round.
Significance
The victory marked Fyrstenberg and Matkowski’s first Masters 1000 title as a team, contributing to their rise within the ATP doubles rankings for the remainder of the 2009 season.
All information is drawn from the official ATP tournament records and contemporary reporting of the 2009 BNP Paribas Open.
