2009 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2009 US Open
Champion	Juan Martín del Potro
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Final score	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2

Roger Federer was the five-time defending champion, but was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2. This was del Potro's first major title.

Federer was trying to win his sixth consecutive US Open title since Bill Tilden in 1925 during the Pre-Open era. He was also on a 41-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows prior to defeat to del Potro. It also was the only major not won by the Big Four between the 2005 Australian Open and the 2014 Australian Open, a span of 35 events. This was also where former champion Marat Safin made his final grand slam appearance.

Seeds

1. Roger Federer (Final)
2. Andy Murray (Fourth round)
3. Rafael Nadal (Semifinals)
4. Novak Djokovic (Semifinals)
5. Andy Roddick (Third round)
6. Juan Martín del Potro (Champion)
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fourth round)
8. Nikolay Davydenko (Fourth round, retired because of a hip injury)
9. Gilles Simon (Third round, retired because of a knee injury)
10. Fernando Verdasco (Quarterfinals)
11. Fernando González (Quarterfinals)
12. Robin Söderling (Quarterfinals)
13. Gaël Monfils (Fourth round)
14. Tommy Robredo (Fourth round)
15. Radek Štěpánek (Fourth round)
16. Marin Čilić (Quarterfinals)
17. Tomáš Berdych (Third round)
18. David Ferrer (Second round)
19. Stanislas Wawrinka (First round)
20. Tommy Haas (Third round)
21. James Blake (Third round)
22. Sam Querrey (Third round)
23. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Third round)
24. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Fourth round)
25. Mardy Fish (withdrew because of a rib injury, replaced by Rui Machado)
26. Paul-Henri Mathieu (First round)
27. Ivo Karlović (First round)
28. Victor Hănescu (First round)
29. Igor Andreev (First round)
30. Viktor Troicki (Second round)
31. Lleyton Hewitt (Third round)
32. Nicolás Almagro (Third round)

Qualifying draw

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6	6^6	7^8
	12	Robin Söderling	0	3	7^8	6^6
										1	Roger Federer	7^7	7	7
										4	Novak Djokovic	6^3	5	5
	4	Novak Djokovic	7^7	1	7	6
	10	Fernando Verdasco	6^2	6	5	2
																			1	Roger Federer	6	6^5	6	6^4	2
																			6	Juan Martín del Potro	3	7^7	4	7^7	6
	11	Fernando González	6^4	6^2	0
	3	Rafael Nadal	7^7	7^7	6
										3	Rafael Nadal	2	2	2
										6	Juan Martín del Potro	6	6	6
	6	Juan Martín del Potro	4	6	6	6
	16	Marin Čilić	6	3	2	1

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	1	R Federer	6	6	7
	WC	D Britton	1	3	5					1	R Federer	6	7	7
	Q	G Lapentti	3	6	6	0	6^9				S Greul	3	5	5
		S Greul	6	4	3	6	7^11												1	R Federer	4	6	7	6
		JI Chela	6	6	6														31	L Hewitt	6	3	5	4
		Ó Hernández	4	4	2						JI Chela	3	3	4
		T Alves	0	3	4					31	L Hewitt	6	6	6
	31	L Hewitt	6	6	6																							1	R Federer	7	6	6
	21	J Blake	6	6	7																							14	T Robredo	5	2	2
		R Ramírez Hidalgo	1	4	5					21	J Blake	6	3	7^8	6
		O Rochus	6	6	6						O Rochus	4	6	6^6	3
		I Kunitsyn	3	0	2														21	J Blake	6^2	4	4
	Q	P Polansky	4	4	7	6	1												14	T Robredo	7^7	6	6
		G García-López	6	6	5	3	6				G García-López	2	6	2	4
	Q	D Young	4	6	2	3				14	T Robredo	6	4	6	6
	14	T Robredo	6	3	6	6

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	12	R Söderling	6	3	6	6
		A Montañés	1	6	1	4				12	R Söderling	2
		M Zverev	6	5	6	4	0				M Granollers	0	r
		M Granollers	2	7	3	6	6												12	R Söderling	6	7	6^6	6
		K Kim	6	0	6	6													22	S Querrey	2	5	7^8	1
		D Sela	3	6	2	2					K Kim	5	7^8	4	4
	Q	M Yani	3	5	4					22	S Querrey	7	6^6	6	6
	22	S Querrey	6	7	6																							12	R Söderling	7	3	6
	26	P-H Mathieu	6	5	0	2																						8	N Davydenko	5	6	2	r
		M Youzhny	2	7	6	6					M Youzhny	6	6^4	4	3
		P Starace	6^3	6^2	0					Q	M Chiudinelli	2	7^7	6	6
	Q	M Chiudinelli	7^7	7^7	6														Q	M Chiudinelli	4	5	5
		J Hernych	1	7^7	6	2	6												8	N Davydenko	6	7	7
		R Schüttler	6	6^5	4	6	3				J Hernych	4	1	2
	Q	D Kindlmann	3	4	5					8	N Davydenko	6	6	6
	8	N Davydenko	6	6	7

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	4	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		I Ljubičić	3	1	3					4	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	Q	JP Brzezicki	6^5	3	4					Q	C Ball	3	4	4
	Q	C Ball	7^7	6	6														4	N Djokovic	6^2	6	7^7	6
		K Beck	6	6	1	4	3												Q	J Witten	7^7	3	6^2	4
		M González	2	1	6	6	6				M González	7^7	4	5	2
	Q	J Witten	6	6	6					Q	J Witten	6^3	6	7	6
	29	I Andreev	4	0	2																							4	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	23	P Kohlschreiber	6	6	6																							15	R Štěpánek	1	3	3
		A Seppi	0	4	4					23	P Kohlschreiber	6	6	0	6
	Q	S Devvarman	6	6	6					Q	S Devvarman	3	4	6	2
		F Gil	3	4	3														23	P Kohlschreiber	6	2	3	3
		A Golubev	4	6	5	3													15	R Štěpánek	4	6	6	6
		L Mayer	6	4	7	6					L Mayer	6^5	3	4
		S Bolelli	4	4	4					15	R Štěpánek	7^7	6	6
	15	R Štěpánek	6	6	6

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	10	F Verdasco	7	6	7
		B Becker	5	4	5					10	F Verdasco	6	6	6
		F Serra	7^10	7^7	7^7						F Serra	3	0	3
		J Tipsarević	6^8	6^5	6^5														10	F Verdasco	3	7	7^10	1	6
		R Kendrick	6	6	6														20	T Haas	6	5	6^8	6	4
		M Vassallo Argüello	3	2	2						R Kendrick	4	4	6^3
	Q	A Falla	5	6	6^7	2				20	T Haas	6	6	7^7
	20	T Haas	7	4	7^9	6																						10	F Verdasco	4	6	6	6
	28	V Hănescu	1	6^14	6^5																								J Isner	6	4	4	4
		J Isner	6	7^16	7^7						J Isner	6	6	7^7
	Q	M İlhan	3	6	3	7	7			Q	M İlhan	3	4	6^1
		C Rochus	6	3	6	5	5													J Isner	7^7	6	3	5	7^7
		M Gicquel	6	5	6	6													5	A Roddick	6^3	3	6	7	6^5
		D Tursunov	2	7	3	3					M Gicquel	1	4	4
		B Phau	1	4	2					5	A Roddick	6	6	6
	5	A Roddick	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	7	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
	WC	C Buchanan	0	2	1					7	J-W Tsonga	7	6	6
		J Nieminen	7	7^8	6						J Nieminen	5	3	4
		F Fognini	5	6^6	4														7	J-W Tsonga	7^7	6	6
		F Cipolla	6	1	3	3														J Benneteau	6^4	2	4
		J Benneteau	4	6	6	6					J Benneteau	6	3	6	6
	LL	P Luczak	3	3	6	6	1			30	V Troicki	1	6	1	0
	30	V Troicki	6	6	1	2	6																					7	J-W Tsonga	6	3	6^3	4
	17	T Berdych	7	6	6																							11	F González	3	6	7^7	6
		W Odesnik	5	4	4					17	T Berdych	6	6^3	7^7	6
	Q	M Berrer	3	6^7	6	0				Q	H Zeballos	3	7^7	6^2	2
	Q	H Zeballos	6	7^9	3	6													17	T Berdych	5	4	4
	Q	J Ouanna	7^7	6	3	6													11	F González	7	6	6
		R Ram	6^4	4	6	3				Q	J Ouanna	4	7^7	3	4
		N Massú	3	3	3					11	F González	6	6^5	6	6
	11	F González	6	6	6

Section 6

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	13	G Monfils	6	6	6
		J Chardy	1	4	3					13	G Monfils	6	7	6
		E Korolev	3	4	6	6	4				A Beck	3	5	3
		A Beck	6	6	2	2	6												13	G Monfils	6	6	1
		M Daniel	2	4	3															J Acasuso	3	4	0	r
		J Acasuso	6	6	6						J Acasuso	6	3	1	6	6
		A Martín	5	7	3	3				18	D Ferrer	3	6	6	3	2
	18	D Ferrer	7	5	6	6																						13	G Monfils	7^7	3	1	3
	32	N Almagro	6	6	2	7^10																						3	R Nadal	6^3	6	6	6
		S Darcis	2	4	6	6^8				32	N Almagro	6^7	6	6	4	6
		R Ginepri	5	6	6	6					R Ginepri	7^9	2	3	6	4
		A Pavel	7	2	4	0													32	N Almagro	5	4	4
	WC	M Llodra	3	4	4														3	R Nadal	7	6	6
		N Kiefer	6	6	6						N Kiefer	0	6	3	4
		R Gasquet	2	2	3					3	R Nadal	6	3	6	6
	3	R Nadal	6	6	6

Section 7

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	6	JM del Potro	6	6	6
		J Mónaco	3	3	1					6	JM del Potro	7^8	6	6
		J Melzer	1	6	6	6					J Melzer	6^6	3	3
		M Safin	6	4	3	4													6	JM del Potro	6	3	6	6
		P Cuevas	6	7^7	6															D Köllerer	1	6	3	3
	WC	C Guccione	4	6^4	0						P Cuevas	6	2	1	4
		D Köllerer	6	6	2	6					D Köllerer	3	6	6	6
	LL	R Machado	2	4	6	2																						6	JM del Potro	6	6	6
	24	JC Ferrero	6	6	6																							24	JC Ferrero	3	3	3
		F Santoro	4	3	3					24	JC Ferrero	1	3	6	6	6
		P Petzschner	7^7	6^6	6	4	6				P Petzschner	6	6	4	2	4
		S Stakhovsky	6^3	7^9	4	6	3												24	JC Ferrero	1	6	7^7	1
	Q	T Bellucci	6	6	6														9	G Simon	6	4	6^5	0	r
		Y-h Lu	4	2	3					Q	T Bellucci	3	2	4
		D Gimeno-Traver	4	6^3	3					9	G Simon	6	6	6
	9	G Simon	6	7^7	6

Section 8

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	16	M Čilić	7^7	6	7^7
	WC	R Sweeting	6^2	4	6^4					16	M Čilić	4	2	6	6	6
		T Gabashvili	5	1	2					WC	J Levine	6	6	0	3	0
	WC	J Levine	7	6	6														16	M Čilić	6	6	6
		D Istomin	6	6	7^7															D Istomin	1	4	3
	WC	B Evans	4	4	6^3						D Istomin	2	6	4	7	7^7
		N Lapentti	4	3	7^8	7^7	6				N Lapentti	6	4	6	5	6^4
	19	S Wawrinka	6	6	6^6	6^4	3																					16	M Čilić	7	6	6
	27	I Karlović	4	6^8	6^5																							2	A Murray	5	2	2
		I Navarro	6	7^10	7^7						I Navarro	4	7	7^7	5	6^9
		F López	6	6^6	3	5				WC	T Dent	6	5	6^1	7	7^11
	WC	T Dent	4	7^8	6	7													WC	T Dent	3	2	2
		P Capdeville	6	6	7^7														2	A Murray	6	6	6
		V Crivoi	3	0	6^2						P Capdeville	2	6	0	2
		E Gulbis	5	3	5					2	A Murray	6	3	6	6
	2	A Murray	7	6	7

External links

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• Qualifying Draw