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 On the men's side, Masters Series events have been replaced by Masters 1000 tournaments, while the International Series Gold and International Series tournaments are now 500 Series and 250 Series events respectively.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 form WTA Premier Tournaments. The Tier III and Tier IV have also been merged into International Tournaments. The WTA Tour Championships remains in 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

• January 1: The season begins a few days earlier than usual with the newly formed Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. The draw features Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, James Blake, Nikolay Davydenko, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick.
• January 4: The first official event of the season, the new Brisbane International joint event commences in Australia.
• January 5: Two male events begin in Chennai and Doha, while a women's tournament in Auckland also starts.

February

February 1: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer in five sets to win the Australian Open

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

May 17: 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

June 7: 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

July 5: 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

• August 13 : The top 8 seeds ( Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Juan Martín del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Nikolay Davydenko) advance to the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup, making it the first time in tennis history that the top 8 players in the ATP Ranking system made it to the quarterfinals of the same tournament. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga turned around a 1-5 deficit in the third set of the quarterfinals against Roger Federer to win the match before losing to eventual champion Andy Murray
• August 23 : Roger Federer wins his sixth ATP World Tour 1000 title defeating Novak Djokovic at the Cincinnati Masters.

September

• September 14: Juan Martín del Potro turns around a 1 set to 2 deficit to upset top ranked defending champion Roger Federer to win the US Open

November

• November 29 Nikolay Davydenko defeats all three 2009 Grand Slam Champions en route to winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

ITF

Grand Slam events

• Australian Open (January 19 – January 26)
  • Men's singles: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer
  • Women's singles: Serena Williams def. Dinara Safina
  • Men's doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles
  • Women's doubles: Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama
  • Mixed doubles: Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi def. Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram
• French Open (May 24 – June 7)
  • Men's singles: Roger Federer def. Robin Söderling
  • Women's singles: Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Dinara Safina
  • Men's doubles: Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes def. Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman
  • Women's doubles: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual def. Victoria Azarenka / Elena Vesnina
  • Mixed doubles: Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan def. Vania King / Marcelo Melo
• Wimbledon Championships (June 22 – July 5)
  • Men's singles: Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick
  • Women's singles: Serena Williams def. Venus Williams
  • Men's doubles: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
  • Women's doubles: Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs
  • Mixed doubles: Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Mark Knowles def. Cara Black / Leander Paes
• US Open (August 31 – September 13)
  • Men's singles: Juan Martín del Potro def. Roger Federer
  • Women's singles: Kim Clijsters def. Caroline Wozniacki
  • Men's doubles: Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes def. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles
  • Women's doubles: Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. Cara Black / Liezel Huber
  • Mixed doubles: Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott def. Cara Black / Leander Paes

Davis Cup

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

Venue (surface)	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
Rancagua, Chile (clay)	Chile	3–2	Austria (5)
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay)	Belgium (6)	3–2	Ukraine
Porto Alegre, Brazil (indoor clay)	Ecuador	3–2	Brazil (8)
Maastricht, Netherlands (indoor clay)	France (2)	4–1	Netherlands
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)	India (7)	4–1	South Africa
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)	Serbia (3)	5–0	Uzbekistan
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor hard)	Sweden (1)	3–2	Romania
Genoa, Italy (clay)	Switzerland (4)	3–2	Italy

Fed Cup

World Group Draw

• S-Seeded
• U-Unseeded
• * Choice of ground

	1st Round 7–8 February					Semifinals 25–26 April					Final 7–8 November
	Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
	1	Russia	5
		China	0			Castellaneta, Italy (clay)
						1	Russia	1
Orléans, France (indoor hard)						4	Italy	4
	4	Italy	5
		France	0								Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
											4	Italy	4
	Surprise, Arizona, USA (hard)										3	United States	0
		Argentina	2
	3	United States	3			Brno, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
						3	United States	3
Brno, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)							Czech Republic	2
		Czech Republic	4
	2	Spain	1

Final

Italy 4	Circolo del Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy 7–8 November 2009 clay (outdoors)		United States 0
1 2 3 1 Flavia Pennetta Alexa Glatch 6 3 6 1     2 Francesca Schiavone Melanie Oudin 7^7 6^2 6 2     3 Flavia Pennetta Melanie Oudin 7 5 6 2     4 Francesca Schiavone Alexa Glatch       not played 5 Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci Liezel Huber / Vania King 4 6 6 3 11 9

World Group Play-offs

Date: 25–26 April

Venue (surface)	Winning team	Score	Losing team
Lleida, Spain (clay)	Serbia	4–0	Spain (1)
Limoges, France (indoor clay)	France (2)	3–2	Slovakia
Frankfurt, Germany (clay)	Germany	3–2	China (3)
Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)	Ukraine	5–0	Argentina (4)

Hopman Cup

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

Slovakia 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth January 9, 2009, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8) hard (indoors)		Russia 0
1 2 3 1 Dominika Cibulková Dinara Safina 6^4 7^7 6 1 6 4   2 Dominik Hrbatý Marat Safin 6^5 7^7 7 5 7^7 6^4   3 Dominika Cibulková / Dominik Hrbatý Dinara Safina / Marat Safin       not played

2009 Hopman Cup Champions
Slovakia Third title

ATP World Tour

See: 2009 ATP World Tour

Changes in No. 1 rank

January 1st – July 5th: Rafael Nadal

July 6th – December 31st: Roger Federer

ATP World Tour Finals

• London, United Kingdom (November 22 – November 29)
  • 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
    • Singles Final: Nikolay Davydenko def. Juan Martín del Potro
    • Doubles Final: Bryan / Bryan def. Mirnyi / Ram

ATP Masters 1000

Tournament	Singles Winner	Runner-up	Score	Doubles Winners	Runners-up	Score
Indian Wells	Rafael Nadal	Andy Murray	6–1, 6–2	Fish/ Roddick	Mirnyi/ Ram	3–6, 6–1, 14–12
Miami	Andy Murray	Novak Djokovic	6–2, 7–5	Mirnyi/ Ram	Fisher/ Huss	6–7(4), 6–2, 10–7
Monte Carlo	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic	6–3, 2–6, 6–1	Nestor/ Zimonjić	Bryan/ Bryan	6–4, 6–1
Rome	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic	7–6^2, 6–2	Nestor/ Zimonjić	Bryan/ Bryan	7–6(5), 6–3
Madrid	Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4	Nestor/ Zimonjić	Aspelin/ Moodie	6–4, 6–4
Montreal	Andy Murray	Juan Martín del Potro	6–7^4, 7–6^3, 6–1	Bhupathi/ Knowles	Mirnyi/ Ram	6–4, 6–3
Cincinnati	Roger Federer	Novak Djokovic	6–1, 7–5	Nestor/ Zimonjić	Bryan/ Bryan	3–6, 7–6(2), 15–13
Shanghai	Nikolay Davydenko	Rafael Nadal	7-6^3, 6-3	Benneteau/ Tsonga	Fyrstenberg/ Matkowski	6-2, 6-4
Paris	Novak Djokovic	Gaël Monfils	6-2, 5-7, 7-6^3	Nestor/ Zimonjić	Granollers/ Robredo	6-3, 6-4

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

Serbia 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 23 May 2009 clay		Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Viktor Troicki Rainer Schüttler 6 4 7^7 6^5     2 Janko Tipsarević Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 2 6 4     3 Nenad Zimonjić / Viktor Troicki Nicolas Kiefer / Mischa Zverev 5 7 6 4 7 10

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

See: 2009 WTA Tour

Changes in No. 1 rank

January 1st – February 1st: Jelena Janković

February 2nd – April 19th: Serena Williams

April 20th – October 11th: Dinara Safina

October 12th – October 25th: Serena Williams

October 26th – November 1st: Dinara Safina

November 2nd – December 31st: Serena Williams

WTA Tour Championships

• Doha, Qatar (October 27 – November 1)

Singles Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Jelena Janković	7	3	4
	7	Venus Williams	5	6	6
								7	Venus Williams	2	6^4
								2	Serena Williams	6	7
	4	Caroline Wozniacki	4	1	r
	2	Serena Williams	6	0

• Singles Round Robin Players: Safina, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Azarenka
• Singles Alternates: Zvonareva, Radwańska

Doubles Final

Finals
	Cara Black   Liezel Huber	6^0	7	[7]
3	Nuria Llagostera Vives   María José Martínez Sánchez	7	5	[10]

• Doubles Semifinalists: Stosur/ Stubbs, S Williams/ V Williams

Tournament of Champions

• Bali, Indonesia (November 4 – November 8)
  • Final: Aravane Rezaï def. Marion Bartoli, 7-5, retired

WTA Premier Tournaments

Tournament	Singles Winner	Runner-up	Score	Doubles Winners	Runners-up	Score
Sydney	E Dementieva	D Safina	6–3, 2–6, 6–1	Hsieh/ Peng	Dechy/ Dellacqua	6–0, 6–1
Paris	A Mauresmo	E Dementieva	7–6(7), 2–6, 6–4	Black/ Huber	Peschke/ Raymond	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Dubai	V Williams	V Razzano	6–4, 6–2	Black/ Huber	Kirilenko/ Radwańska	6–3, 6–3
Indian Wells	V Zvonareva	A Ivanovic	7–6(5), 6–2	Azarenka/ Zvonareva	Dulko/ Pe'er	6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Miami	V Azarenka	S Williams	6–3, 6–1	Kuznetsova/ Mauresmo	Peschke/ Raymond	4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Charleston	S Lisicki	C Wozniacki	6–2, 6–4	Mattek-Sands/ Petrova	Dekmeijere/ Schnyder	6–7(5), 6–2, [11–9]
Stuttgart	S Kuznetsova	D Safina	6–2, 6–4	Mattek-Sands/ Petrova	Dulko/ Pennetta	5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Rome	D Safina	S Kuznetsova	6–3, 6–2	Hsieh/ Peng	Hantuchová/ Sugiyama	7–5, 7–6(5)
Madrid	D Safina	C Wozniacki	6–2, 6–4	Black/ Huber	Peschke/ Raymond	4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Warsaw	A Dulgheru	A Bondarenko	7–6(3), 3–6, 6–0	Kops-Jones/ Mattek-Sands	Yan/ Zheng	6-1, 6–1
Eastbourne	C Wozniacki	V Razzano	7-6(5), 7-5	Amanmuradova/ Sugiyama	Stosur/ Stubbs	6-4, 6-3
Stanford	M Bartoli	V Williams	6-2, 5-7, 6-4	S Williams/ V Williams	Chan/ Niculescu	6-4, 6-1
Los Angeles	F Pennetta	S Stosur	6-4, 6-3	Chuang/ Yan	Kirilenko/ Radwańska	6-0, 4-6, [10-7]
Cincinnati	J Janković	D Safina	6-4, 6-2	Black/ Huber	Llagostera Vives/ Martínez Sánchez	6-3, 0-6, [10-2]
Toronto	E Dementieva	M Sharapova	6-4, 6-3	Llagostera Vives/ Martínez Sánchez	Stosur/ Stubbs	2-6, 7-5, [11-9]
New Haven	C Wozniacki	E Vesnina	6-2, 6-4	Llagostera Vives/ Martínez Sánchez	Benešová/ Hradecká	6-2, 7-5
Tokyo	M Sharapova	J Janković	5-2 ret.	Kleybanova/ Schiavone	Hantuchová/ Sugiyama	6-4, 6-2
Beijing	S Kuznetsova	A Radwańska	6-2, 6-4	Hsieh/ Peng	Kudryavtseva/ Makarova	6-3, 6-1
Moscow	F Schiavone	O Govortsova	6-3, 6-0	Kirilenko/ Petrova	Kondratieva/ Zakopalová	6-2, 6-2

Exhibition Tournaments

Capitala World Tennis Championship

AAMI Kooyong Classic

JB Group Classic

Masters France

Boodles Challenge

References

External links

• Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
• Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
• Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)