Golden Bagel Award

The Golden Bagel Award was an award established in 2004 and awarded until 2013 that honored the professional male tennis player who has handed out more bagels, 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 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 18
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
2015 Novak Djokovic (4) 1 12

Final bagel counts

2004

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PlacePlayerBagels
1 Roger Federer12
2 Guillermo Coria7
3 Gastón Gaudio4
3 Tim Henman4
5 Lleyton Hewitt3
5 Andy Roddick3
5 Carlos Moyà3
5 Marat Safin3

2005

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PlacePlayerBagels
1 Rafael Nadal11
2 David Nalbandian8
3 Guillermo Coria7
4 Gastón Gaudio6
5 Nikolay Davydenko5
6 Andre Agassi4
7 Ivan Ljubičić3
7 Lleyton Hewitt3
9 Mariano Puerta2
9 Andy Roddick2
11 Roger Federer1
11 Fernando González11

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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PlacePlayerBagels
1 Roger Federer18
2 Nikolay Davydenko13
3 David Nalbandian6
4 James Blake5
5 Andy Roddick4
6 Rafael Nadal3
7 Ivan Ljubičić2
8 Tommy Robredo1

2007

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PlacePlayerBagelsFries
1 David Ferrer718
2 Novak Djokovic621
3 Roger Federer614
4 Richard Gasquet612
5 Nikolay Davydenko513
6 Rafael Nadal425
7 Andy Roddick28
8 Fernando González18

2008

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Place Player Bagels Fries
1 Rafael Nadal1029
2 Andy Murray911
3 Novak Djokovic817
4 Roger Federer614
5 Juan Martín del Potro516
6 Radek Štěpánek2315
7 Nikolay Davydenko314
8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga22
9 Gilles Simon1113
10 Andy Roddick18

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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PlacePlayerBagelsFries
1 Rafael Nadal814
2 Fernando Verdasco720
3 Novak Djokovic620
4 Robin Söderling1521
5 Andy Murray417
6 Roger Federer414
7 Nikolay Davydenko312
8 Andy Roddick210
9 Juan Martín del Potro112

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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PlacePlayerBagelsFries
1 Robin Söderling714
2 David Ferrer614
3 Tomáš Berdych519
4 Rafael Nadal513
5 Roger Federer413
6 Andy Murray212
7 Novak Djokovic123
8 Andy Roddick08

2011

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PlacePlayerBagelsFriesBagels received
1 Novak Djokovic13231
2 Janko Tipsarević110112
3 Tomáš Berdych9141
4 Andy Murray7170
5 Rafael Nadal6242
6 David Ferrer4201
7 Roger Federer3120
8 Mardy Fish3110
9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga260

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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PlacePlayerBagelsFriesBagels received
1 Novak Djokovic9311
2 David Ferrer9142
3 Rafael Nadal6150
4 Andy Murray5210
5 Roger Federer4130
6 Tomáš Berdych3191
7 Juan Martín del Potro3141
8 Janko Tipsarević12101
9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga1110

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
Place[17]PlayerBagelsFriesBagels received
1 Novak Djokovic12200
2 Rafael Nadal9160
3 David Ferrer7112
4 Roger Federer5110
5 Tomáš Berdych4140
6 Richard Gasquet13130
7 Juan Martín del Potro280
8 Andy Murray1120
9 Stanislas Wawrinka0160

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.

2015
Place[18]PlayerBagelsFriesBagels received
1 Novak Djokovic1231
2 Andy Murray822
3 David Ferrer7
4 Tomáš Berdych6
5 Rafael Nadal5
6 Roger Federer3
7 Kei Nishikori1
8 Stan Wawrinka1

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. "Đokoviću još jedan Zlatni krompir" [Đoković wins Golden Bagel again] (in Serbian). Sport Klub. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  18. "Novaku rekordni četvrti 'Zlatni krompir'" [Đoković wins a record fourth Golden Bagel] (in Serbian). B92. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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