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2009 CHAMPIONNATS INTERNATIONAUX DE , FRANCE SUNDAY 24 MAY – SUNDAY 7 JUNE 2009 € 7,322,320 / 128 DRAW / # 2009-520

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Player Information site: www.rg-players.com SITE: TEL: 33-1/47434800 / FAX: 33-1/46516724 2 AVENUE GORDON BENNETT www.rolandgarros.com 75016 PARIS TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR GILBERT YSERN EMAIL: [email protected] SPORT DIRECTOR: SANDRA DE JENKEN EVERSMANN EMAIL: [email protected] FEDERATION FRANCAISE DE – SAME AS SITE OTHER CONTACTS STEFAN FRANSSON – REFEREE TEL: 33-1/47434546 / FAX: 33-1/47434905 REMY AZEMAR– DEPUTY REFEREE EMAIL: [email protected]

SURFACE: RED CLAY BALL: ROLAND GARROS – PRIZE MONEY: EURO PAID ON-SITE TAX: 15% TAX WITHHELD IMPORTANT NOTICE: 15% TAX WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM ALL FOREIGN PLAYER’S PRIZE MONEY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE. THE FRENCH TAX LAW REQUIRES YOU TO DECLARE YOUR EARNINGS. THE 15% TAX WITHHELD MAY BE CREDITED AGAINST TAX DUE IN YOUR DOMESTIC COUNTRIES.

SIGN-IN: QUALIFYING: Entry Deadline: Monday April 27. An entry form has to be signed by each player. Alternate Sign-In Deadline: Tuesday May 19 at 8:30AM. SINGLES: Entry Deadline: Monday April 13. An entry form has to be signed by each player. DOUBLES: Entry Deadline: Friday May 15 at 12 noon through ATP Tour Manager or Rémy Azémar ([email protected]). There is no Doubles Qualifying. Mixed Doubles Entry Deadline: Monday May 25 at 2:00PM in Referee's Office. There will be 57 direct acceptance doubles teams using the best of the singles or doubles ranking. Current doubles ranking used for seeding purposes. Replacements for a player’s withdrawal can be made after the entry deadline up until the draw is made. SCHEDULE: QUALIFYING: Draw Made: Monday May 18 at 6:00PM at Referee's Office. Play begins at 9:00AM May 19-20, and at 11:00AM May 21-22. SINGLES: Main Draw Made: Friday 22 at 11:30AM on-site at "Club des Loges". Main Draw Daily Play begins 11:00AM Sunday May 24. Singles Final: Monday June 8 at 3:00PM. All Men's Singles Main Draw matches are best of five sets with a tie-break in the first four sets. DOUBLES: Doubles will be best of three tie-break sets beginning Wednesday May 27. Mixed doubles is best of 2 sets with no ad. Third set is replaced by a match tie- break (first to 10 points). PRACTICE COURTS: COURTS AVAILABLE AT CLUBS AROUND ROLAND GARROS. 4 COURTS ON-SITE. RESERVE FROM FRIDAY 15 MAY: TEL: 33-1/47435299 OR [email protected]

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: MAIN DRAW HOTEL: TEL: FAX: RATES: HOTEL DE SERS *****L 33-1/53237575 33-1/53237576 € 290 – 345 incl. breakfast HILTON **** 33-1/58366700 33-1/58366777 € 275 incl. breakfast RADISSON SAS HOTEL **** 33-1/40088500 33-1/46088501 € 195 – 365 incl. breakfast LAFAYETTE **** 33-1/40685068 33-1/40685043 €195 – 245 incl. breakfast NOVOTEL TOUR EIFFEL **** 33-1/40582000 33-1/40582444 € 180 incl. breakfast FRASER SUITES LE CLARIDGE CHAMPS ELYSEES 33-1/44133333 33-1/42250488 € 195 – 320 / € 17 breakfast ADAGIO TOUR EIFFEL 33-1/45718888 33-1/53950609 € 155 - 190 / € 14 breakfast + € 1 daily tax per person ALL PLAYERS IN THE SINGLES OR DOUBLES MAIN DRAWS WILL RECEIVE A PER DIEM ALLOWANCE OF € 240 TO COVER THE COSTS OF ACCOMMODATION. Player per diem payments will commence from the day on which the Event’s first match is scheduled and will continue up to the day the player wins or loses his final match plus three extra days. HOTEL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE ON-LINE AT www.rg-players.com. TEL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY): 33-1/47434006.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: QUALIFIERS HOTEL: TEL: FAX: RATES: ADAGIO “PORTE DE VERSAILLE” 33-1/55006868 33-1/55006767 €139 – 180 + € 11 breakfast APART HOTEL « PARIS XV » 33-1/45584558 33-1/45588581 €128 + €11 breakfast MAY 16 - MAY 23; €135 + €11 breakfast FROM MAY 24 MERCURE PORTE DE SAINT CLOUD 33-1/49104910 33-1/46082709 €120 – 132 incl breakfast MAY 16 - MAY 23; €185 incl breakfast FROM MAY 24 ALL PLAYERS IN QUALIFYING EVENTS WILL RECEIVE A PER DIEM ALLOWANCE OF €120 beginning on Tuesday May 19 up to the day he wins or loses his final match plus two extra days. HOTEL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE ON-LINE AT www.rg-players.com or by FAX: 33-1/47434129. TEL (FOR INFORMATION ONLY): 33-1/47434006.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLAYER MEDICAL SERVICE: Medical Center opens Sunday May 16, 09:00 AM / Friday 22 May, 09:00 AM ACCREDITATIONS: On arrival at Roland Garros, all players, coaches and families are required to present themselves at the players’ welcome service, credential desk, Court Philippe Chatrier for main draw players and Court Suzanne Lenglen for Qualifying rounds. Each player competing in Singles main draw will be entitled to 1 badge for their coach plus 2 badges for guests. Players in the Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Qualifying competitions will be entitled to 1 badge for their coach plus 1 badge for a guest. AIRPORT PICKUP (except Beauvais airport) PROVIDED FOR MAIN DRAW PLAYERS and their COACHES ONLY. FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY TRAVEL WITH THE TRANSPORTATION: PLAYER BUT THE PLAYER MUST BE ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. DRIVERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO ADHERE TO THIS RULE AND WILL REFUSE Tel from May 17 only: TO TRANSPORT ANY PARTY IN THE ABSENCE OF A PLAYER OR COACH. THE ‘ROLAND GARROS’ AIRPORT STAND (ROISSY / 33-1/47435298 TERMINAL 2D) CAN BE USED AS A MEETING . TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BETWEEN HOTELS AND SITE. TRANSPORT SERVICE [email protected] STARTS ON MAY 18. PLEASE BOOK YOUR AIRPORT PICK-UP AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE BENNY BERTHET CHARITY DAY: SATURDAY MAY 23. MATCHES SCHEDULED ON 3 MAJOR COURTS ONLY. PLAYERS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING CAN CONTACT REMY AZEMAR: TEL 33-672948343 OR 33-1/47434925 ON THE DAY OR EMAIL: [email protected] SHOES: PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR TENNIS SHOES GENERALLY ACCEPTED FOR PLAY ON CLAY COURTS. SHOES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

ATP STAFF ON-SITE: Tel/Q (SL): 33-1/53841511 Tel/MD (PC) 33-1/47433510 or 33-1/47433511 TOUR MANAGERS FABRIZIO SESTINI, FERNANDO SANCHEZ MEDIA & MARKETING NICOLA ARZANI PHYSIOTHERAPISTS STEPHANE VIVIER, CHRIS SWIER

ATP POINTS & PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN Winner Finalist Semis Quarters R/16 R/32 R/64 R/128 * Q Q 3 Q 2 Q 1 Rankings Points 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 14 8 0 Singles € 1,060,000 530,000 265,000 132,500 68,400 40,600 24,500 15,000 -- 7,850 3,950 2,080 Team € 312,000 156,000 78,000 39,000 21,200 10,600 7,100 ------

2009 INGLES MAIN DRAW ENTRY DEADLINE: MONDAY 13 APRIL NOTICE TO PLAYERS: AN ENTRY FORM HAS TO BE SIGNED BY EACH PLAYER 2009 SINGLES QUALIFYING ENTRY DEADLINE: MONDAY 27 APRIL released / 23-Apr-09/ sn