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.

Years in tennis

2009 in sports

  • Motorsport
  • Racquetball
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Rugby league‎

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 On the men's side, Masters Series events have been replaced by Masters 1000 tournaments, while the International Series Gold and International Series tournaments are now 500 Series and 250 Series events respectively.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

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

September

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

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
  Quarterfinals
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		 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
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
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
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

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.  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		 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
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

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 1 r
2 Serena Williams 6 0  

Doubles Final

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

Tournament of Champions

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
Main article: 2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship

AAMI Kooyong Classic

JB Group Classic
Main article: 2009 JB Group Classic

Masters France
Main article: 2009 Masters France – Draw

Boodles Challenge

International Tennis Hall of Fame

References
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