It was the 22nd edition of the event known that year as the Indianapolis Tennis Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour.
The Indianapolis Tennis Championships was the first ATP stop of the 2009 US Open Series.
Unseeded Robby Ginepri won the singles title, his second at the event after 2005.
Robby Ginepri defeated Sam Querrey, 6–2, 6–4 Ernests Gulbis / Dmitry Tursunov defeated Ashley Fisher / Jordan Kerr, 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] *Seedings based on the July 13, 2009 rankings.
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: