2009 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals.

Singles
2009 ATP World Tour Finals
Final
ChampionRussia Nikolay Davydenko
Runner-upArgentina Juan Martín del Potro
Score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.

Fernando Verdasco and Robin Söderling made their debuts at the event.

Andy Roddick qualified for the tournament, but withdrew due to a left leg injury, where he was replaced by Söderling.

Seeds edit

  1.   Roger Federer (semifinals)
  2.   Rafael Nadal (round robin)
  3.   Novak Djokovic (round robin)
  4.   Andy Murray (round robin)
  5.   Juan Martín del Potro (final)
  6.   Nikolay Davydenko (champion)
  7.   Fernando Verdasco (round robin)
  8.   Robin Söderling (semifinals)

Alternates edit

  1.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Did not play)
  2.   Ivan Ljubičić (Did not play)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
1   Roger Federer 2 6 5
6   Nikolay Davydenko 6 4 7
6   Nikolay Davydenko 6 6  
5   Juan Martín del Potro 3 4  
8   Robin Söderling 77 3 63
5   Juan Martín del Potro 61 6 77

Group A edit

    Federer   Murray   del Potro   Verdasco RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1   Roger Federer 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 2–1 5–4 (55.6%) 44–40 (52.4%) 1
4   Andy Murray 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3) 2–1 5–4 (55.6%) 44–43 (50.6%) 3
5   Juan Martín del Potro 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1) 2–1 5–4 (55.6%) 45–43 (51.1%) 2
7   Fernando Verdasco 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7) 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–7) 0–3 3–6 (33.3%) 45–52 (46.4%) 4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Group B edit

    Nadal   Djokovic   Davydenko   Söderling RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2   Rafael Nadal 6–7(5–7), 3–6 1–6, 6–7(4–7) 4–6, 4–6 0–3 0–6 (0.0%) 24–38 (38.7%) 4
3   Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–5), 6–3 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 6–7(5–7), 1–6 2–1 4–3 (57.1%) 36–37 (49.3%) 3
6   Nikolay Davydenko 6–1, 7–6(7–4) 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3 2–1 5–3 (62.5%) 45–38 (54.2%) 2
8   Robin Söderling 6–4, 6–4 7–6(7–5), 6–1 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 3–6 2–1 5–2 (71.4%) 40–32 (55.6%) 1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also edit

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