Data correct as of Monday 9th November 2009

Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic

The defending champions were the first pairing to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and will be making their second consecutive appearance at the end of season tournament.

Nestor, the 37 year-old Austrian, first appeared in the event in 1995 and Zimonjic (SRB) will be making his fourth appearance.

The pair have won seven titles in 2009 including ATP Masters wins in Rome, Cincinnati, Madrid, Monte Carlo and the Championships at Wimbledon in July, where they beat ATP World Tour final rivals Bob and Mike Bryan in a four set final.

The pair are currently ranked joint No.1 in the World rankings and will be hoping to consolidate this in the lead up to the finals in London, at the BNP Masters in Paris.

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan

The 31 year-old Californians were the second pair to seal their place at the finals and will be making their seventh appearance. The twins have won six titles so far in 2009 including victory at the Australian Open in January where they beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles in the final.

Their other title wins of the season came at the ATP World Tour events in Beijing, Los Angeles, Houston, Delray Beach and Sydney. Last years beaten finalists will be hoping for a better experience this time round after winning the event in 2003 and 2004; their first victory coming just one year after their first appearance in the tournament in 2002.

After reaching a career high ranking of joint No.1 in September 2003, the brothers are currently ranked joint No.3 in the world with a win to loss record of 16-6 in 2009.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles

A second successive appearance at the end of season tournament for Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) and Mark Knowles (BAH), as they build upon a consistent 2009 campaign which has seen them reach Grand Slam finals at the Australian Open and US Open.

They hold an impressive record of reaching the quarter-finals or better in thirteen out of seventeen tournaments this year.

The Indian-Bahamas partnership has won one event this season at the ATP World Tour Masters event in Canada and they bring a wealth of experience to the finals in London.

The 35 year-old Bhupathi, will be making his ninth appearance at the event, reaching the final on three occasions, whilst Knowles, 38, features for the twelfth time after making his debut in 1995.

Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy

The fourth team to clinch qualification for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals will be making their second consecutive appearance in London.

The Czech-Indian combination collected two Grand Slams in 2009 - Roland Garros and the US Open - and have reached the quarter-finals or better in a further six tournaments this season, including a runners-up finish and semi-final appearance at the ATP World Tour event in Rotterdam and the Australian Open respectively.

Paes will be making his tenth appearance at the end of season event and will be hoping to reach the final for the fifth time whilst Dlouhy features for the third time. Both players will hope to improve upon their performance in last year’s tournament in Shanghai where they failed to progress past the group phase.

Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach

Kubot (POL) and Marach (AUT) make their debut at the season finale in London after recording a 40-20 win to loss record so far in 2009.

As well as securing their maiden ATP World Tour title victory in Casablanca in April, the pair collected titles in Belgrade and Vienna and reached the semi-finals at the Brazil Open and Australian Open, where they lost to fellow London World Tour finalists, Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles

Since the US Open in September, the pair reached the quarter-finals or better at four consecutive events, including the win in Vienna.

Kubot currently holds the World No.11 ranking after competing in twenty six tournaments this year whilst Marach has played thirty one tournaments and is currently ranked at No.12.

Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram

Having joined forces just twelve months ago, Mirnyi (BLR) and Ram (ISR) compete in their first World Tour Finals as a pair. Mirnyi previously won the doubles title in 2006 with Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) and qualifies for the event for the sixth time in seven seasons.

Ram, who will re-form his alliance with fellow countryman Jonathan Erlich next year, qualifies for the fourth end of season tournament of his career.

Mirnyi and Ram head to London after reaching the semi-finals of the US Open and winning their only season title at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 at Indian Wells (USA) in March. 

Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak

Both Cermak (CZE) and Mertinak (SLO) are making their debuts at the end of season event having earned their place with an impressive five title wins in their first season as a pairing.

The pair won titles in Acapulco, Stuttgart, Umag and Bucharest and secured their place in London after scooping the ATP Valencia Open 500 in Spain recently.

In addition they finished runners-up at the ATP World Tour 250 event in Moscow and reached the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Paris, losing out to the world No.1 pairing of Nestor and Zimonjic.

Cermak has a win-loss doubles record of 47-27 so far in 2009, whilst Mertinak is 48-26.

Marcin Matkowski and Mariusz Fyrstenberg

The Polish pair secured the eight and final place in the doubles draw in London after securing two ATP World Tour titles in 2009.

Having reached the quarter-finals or better at 17 of their 28 tournaments this year, Matkowski and Fyrstenberg helped to book their place at the season finale with title wins at the AEGON International in Eastbourne and more recently the ATP World Tour 250 in Kuala Lumpur in October.

The duo will make their third tournament appearance in the last four years after first qualifying for the event in 2006. Last year they reached the semi-finals before falling to the Bryan brothers.

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