The 2009 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 13 and 18 April 2009.
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | Fabrice Santoro | 52 | 1 | |
 Luxembourg | Gilles Müller | 67 | 2 | |
 Brazil | Thiago Alves | 121 | 4 | |
 Russian Federation | Mikhail Elgin | 135 | 5 | |
| France | Nicolas Mahut | 139 | 6 | |
 Australia | Chris Guccione | 149 | 7 | |
 Slovakia | Karol Beck | 159 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players entry from Lucky loser draw:
See main article: 2009 Soweto Open – Singles. Fabrice Santoro def. Rik de Voest, 7–5, 6–4
See main article: 2009 Soweto Open – Doubles. Chris Guccione / George Bastl def. Mikhail Elgin / Alexander Kudryavtsev, 6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
