2009 in tennis
Overview of the events of 2009 in tennis
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2009. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup , and the Fed Cup .
Changes
The structure of both the WTA and ATP tours has been changed for 2009. On the men's side, Masters Series events have been replaced by Masters 1000 tournaments, while the International Series Gold and International Series tournaments are now 500 Series and 250 Series events respectively. The season-ending ATP World Tour Finals remains unchanged.
On the women's tour, the tiered system which has existed since 1988 has been scrapped in favour of a structure closer to the men's circuit. Tier I and Tier II have been merged into the WTA Premier Tournaments . The Tier III and Tier IV have also been merged into International Tournaments . The WTA Tour Championships remain on the schedule but the WTA have also initiated a second season-ending tournament, the Commonwealth Bank Tour of Champions for eight players who did not qualify for the Tour Championships (usually below the top eight in the rankings).
News
January
See: 2009 ATP World Tour , 2009 WTA Tour
February
1 February: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer in five sets to win the Australian Open .[1]
March
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray win the BNP Paribas Open and the Sony Ericsson Open respectively
April
Rafael Nadal wins the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters , Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell , and the Internazionali BNL d'Italia
May
17 May: Roger Federer overturns a 5 match losing streak to Rafael Nadal by defeating him in straight sets to win the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open which ended his title drought
June
7 June: Roger Federer ties Pete Sampras's all-time record with the most grand slam singles titles (14) by defeating Robin Söderling in the final to win his first Roland Garros title
July
5 July: Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 5–7, 7-6(8), 7-6(5), 3–6, 16–14 to win his 6th Wimbledon title and record 15th Grand Slam singles title
August
September
October
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November
World Group Draw
S-Seeded
U-Unseeded
* Choice of ground
First round 6–8 March Quarterfinals 10–12 July Semifinals 18–20 September Final 4–6 December Buenos Aires , Argentina (clay)1 Argentina 5 Ostrava , Czech Republic (indoor hard) Netherlands 0 1 Argentina 2 Ostrava , Czech Republic (indoor carpet) Czech Republic 3 8 France 2 Poreč , Croatia (indoor clay) Czech Republic 3 Czech Republic 4 Birmingham, Alabama , USA (indoor hard)5 Croatia 1 4 United States 4 Poreč , Croatia (indoor clay) Switzerland 1 4 United States 2 Poreč , Croatia (indoor hard)5 Croatia 3 5 Croatia 5 Barcelona , Spain (indoor clay) Chile 0 Czech Republic 0 Malmö , Sweden (indoor carpet)2 Spain 5 Israel 3 Tel Aviv , Israel (indoor hard)6 Sweden 2 Israel 4 Sibiu , Romania (indoor carpet)3 Russia 1 Romania 1 Torre-Pacheco , Spain (clay)3 Russia 4 Israel 1 Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Germany (indoor hard)2 Spain 4 Austria 2 Marbella , Spain (clay)7 Germany 3 7 Germany 2 Benidorm , Spain (clay)2 Spain 3 Serbia 1 2 Spain 4
World Group play-offs
World Group Draw
S-Seeded
U-Unseeded
* Choice of ground
Final
World Group play-offs
Date: 25–26 April
Group A
Pos.
Country
W
L
Matches
Sets
1
Slovakia
3
0
8–1
12–3
2
Germany
2
1
4–5
10–10
3
United States
1
2
3–6
9–14
4
Australia
0
3
3–6
8–12
Group B
Pos.
Country
W
L
Matches
Sets
1
Russia
3
0
6–3
14–7
2
Italy
2
1
6–3
12–7
3
France
1
2
5–4
10–8
4
Chinese Taipei
0
3
1–8
3–17
Final
2009 Hopman Cup Champions
Slovakia Third title
See: 2009 ATP World Tour
1 January – 5 July: Rafael Nadal
6 July – 31 December: Roger Federer
London, United Kingdom (22 November – 29 November)
Singles Qualifiers: Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer , Andy Murray , Novak Djokovic , Juan Martín del Potro , Andy Roddick , Nikolay Davydenko , Fernando Verdasco , Robin Söderling
Doubles Qualifiers: Nestor / Zimonjić , Bryan / Bryan , Dlouhý / Paes , Bhupathi / Knowles , Kubot / Marach , Čermák / Mertiňák , Mirnyi / Ram , Fyrstenberg / Matkowski
Tournament
Singles Winner
Runner-up
Score
Doubles Winners
Runners-up
Score
Indian Wells
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
6–1, 6–2
3–6, 6–1, 14–12
Miami
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
6–2, 7–5
6–7(4), 6–2, 10–7
Monte Carlo
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
6–4, 6–1
Rome
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
7–62 , 6–2
7–6(5), 6–3
Madrid
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
6–4, 6–4
6–4, 6–4
Montreal
Andy Murray
Juan Martín del Potro
6–74 , 7–63 , 6–1
6–4, 6–3
Cincinnati
Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic
6–1, 7–5
3–6, 7–6(2), 15–13
Shanghai
Nikolay Davydenko
Rafael Nadal
7–63 , 6–3
6–2, 6–4
Paris
Novak Djokovic
Gaël Monfils
6–2, 5–7, 7–63
6–3, 6–4
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Blue Group
Pos.
Country
Points
Matches
Sets
1.
Serbia
3–0
7–2
14–5
2.
Argentina
2–1
7–2
13–5
3.
Italy
1–2
3–6
6–13
4.
Russia
0–3
1–8
4–14
Red Group
Pos.
Country
Points
Matches
Sets
1.
Germany
3–0
7–2
15–8
2.
Sweden
2–1
5–4
13–10
3.
United States
1–2
4–5
11–13
4.
France
0–3
2–7
8–16
Serbia vs. Germany
See: 2009 WTA Tour
1 January – 1 February: Jelena Janković
2 February – 19 April: Serena Williams
20 April – 11 October: Dinara Safina
12 October – 25 October: Serena Williams
26 October – 1 November: Dinara Safina
2 November – 31 December: Serena Williams
Singles Finals
Doubles Final
Tournament
Singles Winner
Runner-up
Score
Doubles Winners
Runners-up
Score
Sydney
E Dementieva
D Safina
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
6–0, 6–1
Paris
A Mauresmo
E Dementieva
7–6(7), 2–6, 6–4
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Dubai
V Williams
V Razzano
6–4, 6–2
6–3, 6–3
Indian Wells
V Zvonareva
A Ivanovic
7–6(5), 6–2
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Miami
V Azarenka
S Williams
6–3, 6–1
4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Charleston
S Lisicki
C Wozniacki
6–2, 6–4
6–7(5), 6–2, [11–9]
Stuttgart
S Kuznetsova
D Safina
6–2, 6–4
5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Rome
D Safina
S Kuznetsova
6–3, 6–2
7–5, 7–6(5)
Madrid
D Safina
C Wozniacki
6–2, 6–4
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Warsaw
A Dulgheru
A Bondarenko
7–6(3), 3–6, 6–0
6–1, 6–1
Eastbourne
C Wozniacki
V Razzano
7–6(5), 7–5
6–4, 6–3
Stanford
M Bartoli
V Williams
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
6–4, 6–1
Los Angeles
F Pennetta
S Stosur
6–4, 6–3
6–0, 4–6, [10–7]
Cincinnati
J Janković
D Safina
6–4, 6–2
6–3, 0–6, [10–2]
Toronto
E Dementieva
M Sharapova
6–4, 6–3
2–6, 7–5, [11–9]
New Haven
C Wozniacki
E Vesnina
6–2, 6–4
6–2, 7–5
Tokyo
M Sharapova
J Janković
5–2 ret.
6–4, 6–2
Beijing
S Kuznetsova
A Radwańska
6–2, 6–4
6–3, 6–1
Moscow
F Schiavone
O Govortsova
6–3, 6–0
6–2, 6–2
Exhibition Tournaments
References
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