This year's Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, a $1,024,000 ATP World Tour 250 tournament, is led by five-time ATP World Tour Champion Roger Federer and 2008 ATP World Tour Champion Rafael Nadal. Federer, who is 15-2 lifetime in Doha, captured the title in 2005-06.

Nadal is making his third appearance in Doha and last year he won the doubles title (w/M. Lopez). In singles, he reached the quarter-finals in 2005 and last year. The No. 3 seed is Barclays ATP World Tour Finals champion Nikolay Davydenko, who is a three-time semi-finalist in Doha.

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On Monday, there are four seeds in action with No. 4 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia the highest seed on court. The other seeds are No. 5 Viktor Troicki of Serbia, No. 6 Albert Montanes of Spain and No. 7 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia.

TOURNAMENT QUICK FACTS 
CITY: Doha, Qatar
VENUE: Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex
DATE: January 4-9, 2010
CATEGORY: ATP World Tour 250
PRIZE MONEY: $1,024,000
DRAW: 32 singles / 16 doubles
SURFACE: Hard
SINGLES FINAL: Saturday, January 9 at 6:00 p.m.
DOUBLES FINAL: Friday, January 8 (TBA)
FIRST HELD: 1993

2009 FINALS
Singles – (3) Andy Murray (GBR) d. (4) Andy Roddick (USA) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles – M. Lopez/Nadal d. (1) Nestor/Zimonjic 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 (Match TB)

RECENT CHAMPIONS/FINALISTS (since 2000)
2009 Andy Murray/Andy Roddick
2008 Andy Murray/Stanislas Wawrinka
2007 Ivan Ljubicic/Andy Murray
2006 Roger Federer*/Gael Monfils
2005 Roger Federer*/Ivan Ljubicic
2004 Nicolas Escude/Ivan Ljubicic
2003 Stefan Koubek/Jan-Michael Gambill
2002 Younes El Aynaoui*/Felix Mantilla
2001 Marcelo Rios/Bohdan Ulihrach
2000 Fabrice Santoro/ Rainer Schuettler
*Denotes past champions / runners-up in 2009 draw

A LOOK AT THE DRAW
Seeded Players (Tournament record, best finish - year)
1. Roger Federer 15-2 W - 2006, ‘05
2. Rafael Nadal 4-2 QF – 2009, ‘05 
3. Nikolay Davydenko 12-6 SF – 2008, '07, ‘05  
4. Mikhail Youzhny 9-7 SF - 2003
5. Viktor Troicki 0-1 R32 – 2009  
6. Albert Montanes 1-3 R16 – 2002
7. Ivo Karlovic 0-2 R32 – 2008, ‘05
8. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 1-1 R16 – 2007
     
Wildcards: Younes El Aynaoui, Abdulla Hajji, Karim Maamoun
Youngest: Abdulla Hajji (19 years, 11 months)    
Oldest: Younes El Aynaoui (38 years, 3 months)
Top Country Breakdown: Italy 5, Spain 5, Russia 3, Belgium 2, Switzerland 2
Former Champions in Draw (2): Roger Federer (2005-06), Younes El Aynaoui (2002)
Former Finalists in Draw (1): Younes El Aynaoui (1996)   
2009 ATP World Tour Winners in Draw (7): Nikolay Davydenko-5, Rafael Nadal-5, Roger Federer-4, Albert Montanes-2, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez-1, Sergiy Stakhovsky-1, Mikhail Youzhny-1.
* Does not include qualifiers

Seeded Doubles Teams: (Team record, best finish - year) 
1. Nestor/Zimonjic   4-2 F - 2009
2. Cermak/Mertinak   Debut
3. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski  1-4 QF – 2007
4.  Kas/Norman   Debut

RECENT CHAMPIONS (since 2000)
2008 Marc Lopez*/Rafael Nadal*
2007 Mikhail Youzhny*/Nenad Zimonjic* (not playing together)
2006 Jonas Bjorkman/Max Mirnyi
2005 Albert Costa/Rafael Nadal*
2004 Martin Damm/Cyril Suk
2003 Martin Damm/Cyril Suk
2002 Donald Johnson/Jared Palmer
2001 Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor*
2000 Mark Knowles/Max Mirnyi
*Denotes past champions in 2009 draw

MONDAY FIRST ROUND HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

Center Court

(5) Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) Troicki Leads 1-0
09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Viktor Troicki 6-7(5)  6-0 1-6  6-3  7-5

Troicki FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
F: Bangkok (l Simon); SF: Zagreb (l Cilic); QF: Auckland (l Del Potro); Belgrade (l Djokovic); Hamburg (l Mathieu)
2009 W-L: 32-29
2009 Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: February 10, 1986
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 29

* Troicki, 23, is making his second straight main draw appearance after losing to Victor Hanescu 64 62 in the first round last year...Also lost in the second round of qualifying in 2007
* The No. 2 Serb (behind No. 3 Djokovic) is coming off his best career season on the ATP World Tour...He finished No. 29 with a 32-29 match record, highlighted by his second career ATP World Tour final in Bangkok (l. to Simon)
* In May, led his country to ARAG ATP World Team Championships in Duesseldorf, winning six of eight matches (singles and doubles) during the week

Gimeno-Traver FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
QF: Acapulco (l Almagro)
2009 W-L: 9-20
2009 Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: August 7, 1985
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 72

* Gimeno-Traver, 24, is making his main draw tournament debut on Monday
* The Spaniard finished a year-end best No. 72 in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings, highlighted by a quarter-final in Acapulco (l. to Almagro) in February
* Compiled a 9-20 match record on ATP World Tour while posting a 21-9 mark in Challengers with two titles and a runner-up showing

Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs (4) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) Youzhny Leads 1-0
09 Moscow (Russia) Hard QF Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-3

Stakhovsky FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
W: St. Petersburg (d Zeballos); QF: Doha (l Murray); Zagreb (l Troicki); Moscow (l Youzhny)
2009 W-L: 16-14
2009 Titles: 1
Career Titles: 2
Date of Birth: January 6, 1986
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 60

* Stakhovsky, 23 (turns 24 on Wednesday), is making his third main draw appearance in Doha and last year he reached the quarter-finals, losing to eventual champion Andy Murray 64 62...He made his debut in 2005 (l. to Lee) and then lost in the final round of qualifying in 2007-08
* The top player from Ukraine captured his second career ATP World Tour title in St. Petersburg  as a qualifier last October (d. Zeballos), saving one match point
* He finished a year-end best No. 60 in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings with a 16-14 match record

Youzhny FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
W: Moscow (d Tipsarevic); F: Munich (l Berdych); Tokyo (l Tsonga); Valencia (l Murray); SF: Kitzbühel (l Garcia-Lopez); QF: Rotterdam (l Ancic); Marseille (l Llodra); London / Queen's Club (l Blake); Kuala Lumpur (l Gonzalez)
2009 W-L: 42-28
2009 Titles: 1
Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: June 25, 1982
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 19

* Youzhny, 27, enters with a 9-7 career mark in Doha, reaching the semi-finals in his second appearance in 2003 (l. to Gambill) and the quarter-finals in 2006-07
* The No. 2 Russian (behind No. 6 Davydenko) compiled a 42-28 match record last season, highlighted by his fifth career ATP World Tour title in Moscow (d. Tipsarevic)…Also runner-up in Munich (l. to Berdych), Tokyo (l. to Tsonga) and Valencia (l. to Murray)
* Has finished in the Top 20 three times in the past six years (No. 19 in 2009, ‘07, No. 16 in ‘04)

Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs (7) Ivo Karlovic (CRO)   First Meeting

Fognini FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
SF: Stuttgart (l Hanescu); QF: Bucharest (l Montanes)
2009 W-L: 20-26
2009 Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: May 24, 1987
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 54

* Fognini, 22, is making his main draw debut and he is one of five Italians in the field
* Last season the No. 2 Italian (behind No. 49 Seppi) finished a year-end best No. 54 with a  20-26 match record
* His best result was the semi-finals in Stuttgart in July (l. to Hanescu) and quarter-finals in Bucharest in September (l. to Montanes)…Compiled a 17-15 mark on clay and was 2-8 on hard

Karlovic FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
SF: Belgrade (l Kubot); QF: Chennai (l Devvarman); London / Queen's Club (l Roddick); Wimbledon (l Federer); Washington (l Roddick)
2009 W-L: 23-23
2009 Titles: 0
Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: February 28, 1979
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 37

* Karlovic, 30, is looking for his first match win in his third visit to Doha (2005, '08)
* In 2009, the big-serving Croat led the ATP World Tour in aces (890) for the third straight year and was the leader in service games won (92%)...He set a record for the most aces in a match (78) against Radek Stepanek in Davis Cup semi-final tie in September
* Compiled a 23-23 match record and finished No. 37, his third straight Top 40 year-end ranking

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs (6) Albert Montanes (ESP) Tied 1-1
07 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Albert Montanes 6-1 6-2 1-6 7-6(3)
09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Ernests Gulbis 6-3 6-2 6-3

Gulbis FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
QF: Tokyo (l Tsonga); St. Petersburg (l Zeballos)
2009 W-L: 20-26
2009 Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: August 30, 1988
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 90

* Gulbis, 21, is making his main draw debut
* The young Latvian finished No. 90 last season with a 20-26 match record, highlighted by quarter-final results in October in Tokyo (l. to Tsonga) and in St. Petersburg (l. to Zeballos)
* Last season opened the campaign with his biggest career win over No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic in the first round of Brisbane

Montanes FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
W: Estoril (d Blake); Bucharest (d Monaco); SF: Casablanca (l Serra); QF: Valencia (l Murray)
2009 W-L: 24-21
2009 Titles: 2
Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: November 26, 1980
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 31

* Montanes, 29, comes in with an 1-3 career mark in Doha…He won his only match in his debut in 2002 (d.  Sanchez)…He lost in the first round the past two years
* The Spaniard is coming off his career-best season as he won two ATP World Tour titles in Estoril (d. Blake) and Bucharest (d. Monaco) and finished a year-end best No. 31
* He recorded 24 match wins for the third straight season (24-21),  compiling a 17-10 record on clay and 5-10 on hard

Court 1

Olivier Rochus (BEL) vs (WC) Abdulla Hajji (QAT)   First Meeting

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)   First ATP Meeting
Other Meetings:
09 Dubai Q (U.A.E.) Hard R16 Marco Chiudinelli 7-6(1) 6-4
09 Tenerife CH (Spain) Hard F Marco Chiudinelli 6-3  6-4
    
Frederico Gil (POR) vs Potito Starace (ITA)   First ATP Meeting
Other Meetings:
07 San Marino CH (San Marino) Clay R16 Potito Starace 6-4 6-1
09 Napoli-2 CH (Italy) Clay F Frederico Gil 2-6 6-1 6-4

Court 2

Evgeny Korolev (RUS) vs Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG)   First Meeting