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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 edit

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 On the men's side, Masters Series events have been replaced by Masters 1000 tournaments, while the International Series Gold and International Series tournaments are now 500 Series and 250 Series events respectively.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 edit

January edit

See: 2009 ATP World Tour, 2009 WTA Tour

February edit

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

March edit

Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray win the BNP Paribas Open and the Sony Ericsson Open respectively

April edit

Rafael Nadal wins the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, and the Internazionali BNL d'Italia

May edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

September edit

October edit

November edit

ITF edit

Grand Slam events edit

Davis Cup edit

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  Argentina5
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
  Netherlands0
1  Argentina2
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
  Czech Republic3
8  France2
Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay)
  Czech Republic3
  Czech Republic4
Birmingham, Alabama, USA (indoor hard)
5  Croatia1
4  United States4
Poreč, Croatia (indoor clay)
   Switzerland1
4  United States2
Poreč, Croatia (indoor hard)
5  Croatia3
5  Croatia5
Barcelona, Spain (indoor clay)
  Chile0
  Czech Republic0
Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)
2  Spain5
  Israel3
Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard)
6  Sweden2
  Israel4
Sibiu, Romania (indoor carpet)
3  Russia1
  Romania1
Torre-Pacheco, Spain (clay)
3  Russia4
  Israel1
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (indoor hard)
2  Spain4
  Austria2
Marbella, Spain (clay)
7  Germany3
7  Germany2
Benidorm, Spain (clay)
2  Spain3
  Serbia1
2  Spain4

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 edit

World Group Draw

  • S-Seeded
  • U-Unseeded
  • * Choice of ground
Quarterfinals
7–8 February		Semifinals
25–26 April		Final
7–8 November
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
1  Russia5
Castellaneta, Italy (clay)
   China0
1  Russia1
Orléans, France (indoor hard)
4  Italy4
4  Italy5
Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
   France0
4  Italy4
Surprise, Arizona, USA (hard)
3  United States0
   Argentina2
Brno, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
3  United States3
3  United States3
Brno, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
   Czech Republic2
   Czech Republic4
2  Spain1

Final edit

 
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 		77
62 		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 edit

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 edit

 
Slovakia
2 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
9 January 2009, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) 		 
Russia
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Dominika Cibulková
Dinara Safina 		64
77 		6
1 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Dominik Hrbatý
Marat Safin 		65
77 		7
5 		77
64 		 
3  
  		Dominika Cibulková / Dominik Hrbatý
Dinara Safina / Marat Safin 		      not
played
2009 Hopman Cup Champions
 
Slovakia
Third title

ATP World Tour edit

See: 2009 ATP World Tour

Changes in No. 1 rank edit

1 January – 5 July:   Rafael Nadal
6 July – 31 December:   Roger Federer

ATP World Tour Finals edit

ATP Masters 1000 edit

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

World Team Cup edit

Blue Group edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
Serbia
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
23 May 2009
clay 		 
Germany
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Viktor Troicki
Rainer Schüttler 		6
4 		77
65 		   
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 edit

See: 2009 WTA Tour

Changes in No. 1 rank edit

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

WTA Tour Championships edit

Singles Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8   Jelena Janković 7 3 4
7   Venus Williams 5 6 6
7   Venus Williams 2 64  
2   Serena Williams 6 7  
4   Caroline Wozniacki 4 1r
2   Serena Williams 6 0  

Doubles Final

Finals
     
1   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber 		60 7 [7]
3   Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez 		7 5 [10]

Tournament of Champions edit

WTA Premier Tournaments edit

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 edit

Capitala World Tennis Championship edit

Main article: 2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship

AAMI Kooyong Classic edit

Main article: 2009 AAMI Classic

JB Group Classic edit

Main article: 2009 JB Group Classic

Masters France edit

Main article: 2009 Masters France – Draw

Boodles Challenge edit

Main article: 2009 Boodles Challenge – Draw

International Tennis Hall of Fame edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bierley, Steve (1 February 2009). "Nadal wins battle for place in history by edging past Federer in Melbourne". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Nikolay Davydenko beats Juan-Martin dal Potro to become ATP World Tour Finals champion". The Guardian. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

External links edit

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