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 On the men's side, Masters Series events have been replaced by Masters 1000 tournaments, while the International Series Gold and International Series tournaments are now 500 Series and 250 Series events respectively.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 into the WTA Premier Tournaments. The Tier III and Tier IV have also been merged into International Tournaments. The WTA Tour Championships remain on 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 1 January: 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. 4 January: The first official event of the season, the new Brisbane International joint event commences in Australia. 5 January: Two male events begin in Chennai and Doha, while a women's tournament in Auckland also starts.
February 1 February: 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 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 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 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 13 August: 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 23 August: Roger Federer wins his sixth ATP World Tour 1000 title defeating Novak Djokovic at the Cincinnati Masters.
September 14 September: 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
October
November 29 November: 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 (19 January – 1 February) 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 (24 May – 7 June) 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 (22 June – 5 July) 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 (31 August – 13 September) 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
World Group play-offs
Venue (surface) Winning Team Score Losing Team Rancagua, Chile (clay) 3–2 Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay) 3–2 Porto Alegre, Brazil (indoor clay) 3–2 Maastricht, Netherlands (indoor clay) 4–1 Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) 4–1 Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) 5–0 Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor hard) 3–2 Genoa, Italy (clay) 3–2
Fed Cup World Group Draw
S-Seeded U-Unseeded * Choice of ground
Final
World Group play-offs
Date: 25–26 April
Venue (surface) Winning team Score Losing team Lleida, Spain (clay) 4–0 Limoges, France (indoor clay) 3–2 Frankfurt, Germany (clay) 3–2 Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay) 5–0
Hopman Cup + Group A Pos. Country W L Matches Sets 1 3 0 8–1 12–3 2 2 1 4–5 10–10 3 1 2 3–6 9–14 4 0 3 3–6 8–12
+ Group B Pos. Country W L Matches Sets 1 3 0 6–3 14–7 2 2 1 6–3 12–7 3 1 2 5–4 10–8 4 0 3 1–8 3–17
Final
ATP World Tour See: 2009 ATP World Tour
Changes in No. 1 rank 1 January – 5 July: Rafael Nadal 6 July – 31 December: Roger Federer
ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom (22 November – 29 November) 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 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
Blue Group Pos. Country Points Matches Sets 1. 3–0 7–2 14–5 2. 2–1 7–2 13–5 3. 1–2 3–6 6–13 4. 0–3 1–8 4–14
Red Group Pos. Country Points Matches Sets 1. 3–0 7–2 15–8 2. 2–1 5–4 13–10 3. 1–2 4–5 11–13 4. 0–3 2–7 8–16
Serbia vs. Germany
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour See: 2009 WTA Tour
Changes in No. 1 rank 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 Doha, Qatar (27 October – 1 November)
Singles Finals
Singles Round Robin Players: Safina, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Azarenka Singles Alternates: Zvonareva, Radwańska
Doubles Final
Doubles Semifinalists: Stosur/ Stubbs, S Williams/ V Williams
Tournament of Champions Bali, Indonesia (4 November – 8 November) 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 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 Capitala World Tennis Championship
AAMI Kooyong Classic
JB Group Classic
Masters France
Boodles Challenge
International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2008: Andrés Gimeno, player Monica Seles, player Donald Dell, contributor Robert Walter Johnson, contributor
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)