Golden Bagel Award

The Golden Bagel Award is an award established in 2004 that honors the professional male tennis player who has handed out more "bagels" (sets won 6–0), than any other player on the circuit.^[1][2] Roger Federer holds the all-time record for most bagels in a single season with 18 going into the Tennis Masters Cup, and a total of 19 in 2006.

About the award

To qualify for the award, a player must be ranked in the top 8 or play in the year-end ATP World Tour Finals. The winner is the one who captures the most bagels between January 1 and the start of the ATP Finals. Davis Cup matches and incomplete sets are not counted. The Association of Tennis Professionals website is used as the definitive data source. Since 2007, in the event of a tie, the number of 'fries/breadsticks' (6-1 sets) determines the winner.^[3]

Winners

Year	Winner (Titles)	Year End Ranking	Bagels
2004	Roger Federer	1	12
2005	Rafael Nadal	2	11
2006	Roger Federer (2)	1	19
2007	David Ferrer	5	7
2008	Rafael Nadal (2)	1	10
2009	Rafael Nadal (3)	2	8
2010	Robin Söderling	5	7
2011	Novak Djokovic	1	13
2012	Novak Djokovic (2)	1	9
2013	Novak Djokovic (3)	2	12
2014	David Ferrer (2)	10	8
2015	Novak Djokovic (4)	1	12

Final bagel counts

2004

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Place	Player	Bagels
1	Roger Federer	12
2	Guillermo Coria	7
3	Gastón Gaudio	4
3	Tim Henman	4
5	Lleyton Hewitt	3
5	Andy Roddick	3
5	Carlos Moyà	3
5	Marat Safin	3

2005

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Place	Player	Bagels
1	Rafael Nadal	11
2	David Nalbandian	8
3	Guillermo Coria	7
4	Gastón Gaudio	6
5	Nikolay Davydenko	5
6	Andre Agassi	4
7	Ivan Ljubičić	3
7	Lleyton Hewitt	3
9	Mariano Puerta	2
9	Andy Roddick	2
11	Roger Federer	1
11	Fernando González^1	1

¹Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the Master's Cup, Fernando González stepped in at the last moment when Andre Agassi withdrew after playing only one game due to a left ankle sprain.

2006

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Place	Player	Bagels
1	Roger Federer	19
2	Nikolay Davydenko	13
3	David Nalbandian	6
4	James Blake	5
5	Andy Roddick	4
6	Rafael Nadal	3
7	Ivan Ljubičić	2
8	Tommy Robredo	1

2007

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Place	Player	Bagels	Fries
1	David Ferrer	7	18
2	Novak Djokovic	6	21
3	Roger Federer	6	14
4	Richard Gasquet	6	12
5	Nikolay Davydenko	5	13
6	Rafael Nadal	4	25
7	Andy Roddick	2	8
8	Fernando González	1	8

2008

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Place	Player	Bagels	Fries
1	Rafael Nadal	10	29
2	Andy Murray	9	11
3	Novak Djokovic	8	17
4	Roger Federer	6	14
5	Juan Martín del Potro	5	16
6	Radek Štěpánek^2	3	15
7	Nikolay Davydenko	3	14
8	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	2	2
9	Gilles Simon^1	1	13
10	Andy Roddick	1	8

¹Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, #9 in the world Gilles Simon stepped in after Nadal's withdrawal on November 3 due to necessary preparation for Davis Cup final (eventually, Nadal also withdraw from that final on November 10 due to his knee injury)

²After sixteen players ranked above him and below last qualifier Gilles Simon refused to come to the Masters Cup, #26 in the world Radek Štěpánek accepted the invitation to Shanghai as first alternate. Then, he stepped in for Andy Roddick, who withdrew after playing only one match due to ankle injury earned in a practice session.

2009

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Place	Player	Bagels	Fries
1	Rafael Nadal	8	14
2	Fernando Verdasco	7	20
3	Novak Djokovic	6	20
4	Robin Söderling^1	5	21
5	Andy Murray	4	17
6	Roger Federer	4	14
7	Nikolay Davydenko	3	12
8	Andy Roddick	2	10
9	Juan Martín del Potro	1	12

¹Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, #9 in the world Robin Söderling stepped in after Roddick's withdrawal due to left leg injury on November 17.

2010

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Place	Player	Bagels	Fries
1	Robin Söderling	7	14
2	David Ferrer	6	14
3	Tomáš Berdych	5	19
4	Rafael Nadal	5	13
5	Roger Federer	4	13
6	Andy Murray	2	12
7	Novak Djokovic	1	23
8	Andy Roddick	0	8

2011

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Place	Player	Bagels	Fries	Bagels received
1	Novak Djokovic	13	23	1
2	Janko Tipsarević^1	10	11	2
3	Tomáš Berdych	9	14	1
4	Andy Murray	7	17	0
5	Rafael Nadal	6	24	2
6	David Ferrer	4	20	1
7	Roger Federer	3	12	0
8	Mardy Fish	3	11	0
9	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	2	6	0

¹Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, #9 in the world Janko Tipsarević stepped in for Andy Murray who withdrew after playing only one match due to a groin injury.

2012

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Place	Player	Bagels	Fries	Bagels received
1	Novak Djokovic	9	31	1
2	David Ferrer	9	14	2
3	Rafael Nadal	6	15	0
4	Andy Murray	5	21	0
5	Roger Federer	4	13	0
6	Tomáš Berdych	3	19	1
7	Juan Martín del Potro	3	14	1
8	Janko Tipsarević^1	2	10	1
9	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	1	11	0

¹Although ranked #9 in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, Janko Tipsarević got direct acceptance for the first time in his career because Rafael Nadal was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a left knee injury. Nadal didn't play on any tournament since his withdrawal from Olympics having trouble with that same knee for the rest of season.

2013

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Place	Player	Bagels	Fries	Bagels received
1	Novak Djokovic	12	20	0
2	Rafael Nadal	9	16	0
3	David Ferrer	7	11	2
4	Roger Federer	5	11	0
5	Tomáš Berdych	4	14	0
6	Richard Gasquet^1	3	13	0
7	Juan Martín del Potro	2	8	0
8	Andy Murray	1	12	0
9	Stanislas Wawrinka	0	16	0

¹Although ranked #9 in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, Richard Gasquet got direct acceptance because Andy Murray was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a back injury.

2014

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Place	Player	Bagels	Fries	Bagels received
1	David Ferrer^2	8	15	2
2	Novak Djokovic	7	21	0
3	Rafael Nadal	7	20	0
4	Andy Murray	6	19	1
5	Stanislas Wawrinka	5	6	1
6	Marin Čilić	4	6	2
7	Kei Nishikori	3	14	0
8	Roger Federer	2	18	0
9	Milos Raonic^1	1	8	0
10	Tomáš Berdych	0	14	2

¹Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, #10 in the world David Ferrer stepped in for Milos Raonic who withdrew after playing only one match due to a thigh injury.
²Although ranked #8 in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals and Marin Čilić who ranked #9 qualify as Grand Slam champion, Milos Raonic got direct acceptance because Rafael Nadal was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to appendix surgery.

2015

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Place	ATP Rank	Player	Bagels	Fries	Bagels received
1	1	Novak Djokovic	12	31	0
2	7	David Ferrer	7	16	0
3	2	Andy Murray	6	20	2
4	6	Tomáš Berdych	6	15	3
5	5	Rafael Nadal	5	18	1
6	3	Roger Federer	3	18	0
7	8	Kei Nishikori	1	15	1
8	4	Stanislas Wawrinka	1	4	2

Notes

1. "Federer wins first ever 'Golden Bagel Award'". Sidespin Productions. 2004-11-13. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
2. Enrico Riva (December 23, 2010). "La stagione del tennis viene e va" [The tennis season comes and goes]. ubitennis.com (in Italian). Bologna, Italy: Monrif Net. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
3. "'Golden Bagel Award' official site". SideSpin Productions. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
4. "Roger Federer 2004. playing activity".
5. "Roger Federer Wins First Ever Golden Bagel Award". prweb.com. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Vocus. November 16, 2004. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
6. "Roger Federer 2005. playing activity".
7. Shikha (September 26, 2009). "Rafael Nadal: The Story Inside-Out (Part I-The Promise)". bleacherreport.com. San Francisco, CA, USA: Bleacher Report, Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
8. "Roger Federer 2006. playing activity".
9. "Federer retains Golden Bagel Award". tennisnews.com. Edina, MN, USA: Bob Larson Tennis, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
10. "David Ferrer 2007. playing activity".
11. "Ferrer Beats Federer by 4 Fries". prweb.com. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Vocus. November 10, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
12. "Rafael Nadal 2008. playing activity".
13. "Rafael Nadal 2009. playing activity".
14. "David Ferrer 2010. playing activity".
15. "Novak Djokovic 2011. playing activity".
16. "Novak Djokovic 2012. playing activity".
17. "Novak Djokovic 2013. playing activity".
18. "David Ferrer 2014. playing activity".
19. "Novak Djokovic 2015. playing activity".

External links

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