2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season

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2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Full nameNovak Djokovic
CountryFlag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
Calendar prize money$5,476,472 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record78–19 (80.4%)
Calendar titles5
Year-end rankingNo. 3
Ranking change from previous yearSteady2.svg
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open QF
French Open 3R
Wimbledon QF
US Open SF
Doubles
Season record6–5 (54.5%)
Calendar titles0
Current rankingNo. 114
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 465
Davis Cup
Davis Cup 1R
2008
2010

The 2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on January 5 with the start of the 2009 ATP World Tour.

Contents

Yearly summary

Grand Slam performances

Australian Open

Djokovic was a victim of the Melbourne heat as his title defence came to an end at the hands of Roddick. As the city enters a heatwave the No3 seed retired when trailing 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 2-1. [1]

Roland Garros

Wimbledon

US Open

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Djokovic in 2009, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament
#
Round
Opponent
Rank
Result
Score
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
ATP 250
Hard, outdoor
January 5, 2009
1 / 254
1R
Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis
53
Loss
4–6, 4–6
Medibank International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
ATP 250
Hard, outdoor
January 12, 2009
1R
Bye
2 / 255
2R
Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu
29
Win
6–1, 6–2
3 / 256
QF
Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić
35
Win
6–3, 6–4
4 / 257
SF
Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen
40
Loss
4–6, 6–7(7–3)
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
January 19, 2009
5 / 258
1R
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Stoppini
220
Win
6–2, 6–3, 7–5
6 / 259
2R
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy
68
Win
7–5, 6–1, 6–3
7 / 260
3R
Flag of the United States.svg Amer Delić
127
Win
6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
8 / 261
4R
Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis
97
Win
6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 6–2
9 / 262
QF
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick
9
Loss
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6, 1–2 Ret.
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP 250
Hard, indoor
February 16, 2009
10 / 263
1R
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy
55
Win
7–6(7–4), 6–4
11 / 264
2R
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hernych
68
Win
7–5, 6–4
12 / 265
QF
Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev
76
Win
6–3, 6–3
13 / 266
SF
Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
12
Loss
4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE
ATP 500
Hard, outdoor
February 23, 2009
14 / 267
1R
Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla
125
Win
6–3, 6–2
15 / 268
2R
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hernych
66
Win
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
16 / 269
QF
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić
19
Win
6–3, 6–4
17 / 270
SF
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
8
Win
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
18 / 271
W
Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer
14
7–5, 6–3
Davis Cup World Group
1st Round
: Spain vs Serbia

Benidorm, Spain
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
March 6, 2009
19 / 272
1R
R1
Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer
12
Loss
3–6, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
20 / 273
1R
R4
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
1
Loss
4–6, 4–6, 1–6
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
March 9, 2009
1R
Bye
21 / 274
2R
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Vassallo Argüello
54
Win
7–5, 6–4
22 / 275
3R
Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas
64
Win
6–2, 7–6(7–1)
23 / 276
4R
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka
16
Win
7–6(9–7), 7–6(8–6)
24 / 277
QF
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick
7
Loss
3–6, 2–6
Sony Ericsson Open
Miami, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
March 23, 2009
1R
Bye
25 / 278
2R
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Dancevic
117
Win
6–3, 6–2
26 / 279
3R
Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu
33
Win
6–4, 6–1
27 / 280
4R
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych
22
Win
6–3, 6–2
28 / 281
QF
Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
11
Win
6–3, 6–4
29 / 282
SF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
2
Win
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
30 / 283
F
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray
4
Loss (1)
2–6, 5–7
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
April 13, 2009
1R
Bye
31 / 284
2R
Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Hernández
65
Win
6–1, 6–2
32 / 285
3R
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Montañés
36
Win
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–0
33 / 286
QF
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
8
Win
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
34 / 287
SF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka
16
Win
4–6, 6–1, 6–3
35 / 288
F
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
1
Loss (2)
3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
April 27, 2009
1R
Bye
36 / 289
2R
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Montañés
33
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–0
37 / 290
3R
Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo
17
Win
6–1, 6–1
38 / 291
QF
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro
5
Win
6–3, 6–4
39 / 292
SF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
2
Win
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
40 / 293
F
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
1
Loss (3)
6–7(2–7), 2–6
Serbia Open
Belgrade, Serbia
ATP World Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
May 3, 2009
1R
Bye
41 / 294
2R
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Janko Tipsarević
63
Win
6–2, 4–6, 6–0
42 / 295
QF
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Viktor Troicki
38
Win
6–3, 6–2
43 / 296
SF
Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi
36
Win
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
44 / 297
W
Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
179
6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
May 5, 2009
1R
Bye
45 / 298
2R
Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Hernández
65
Win
6–3, 6–3
46 / 299
3R
Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi
36
Win
6–4, 6–4
47 / 300
QF
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić
54
Win
6–3, 6–4
48 / 301
SF
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
1
Loss
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(9–11)
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
May 25, 2009
49 / 302
1R
Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti
102
Win
6–3, 3–1 Ret.
50 / 303
2R
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky
110
Win
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
51 / 304
3R
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber
31
Loss
4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, Germany
ATP World Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
June 8, 2009
52 / 305
1R
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bolelli
66
Win
7–5, 6–2
53 / 306
2R
Flag of France.svg Florent Serra
56
Win
5–7, 7–5, 6–1
54 / 307
QF
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
28
Win
6–1, 6–4
55 / 308
SF
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Rochus
136
Win
7–6(9–7), 6–4
56 / 309
F
Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas
41
Loss (4)
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6
Wimbledon Championships
London, England
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
June 22, 2009
57 / 310
1R
Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
81
Win
6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–4
58 / 311
2R
Flag of Germany.svg Simon Greul
106
Win
7–5, 6–1, 6–4
59 / 312
3R
Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish
25
Win
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
60 / 313
4R
Flag of Israel.svg Dudi Sela
46
Win
6–2, 6–4, 6–1
61 / 314
QF
Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas
34
Loss
5–7, 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 3–6
Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
August 10, 2009
1R
Bye
62 / 315
2R
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky
225
Win
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
63 / 316
3R
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny
65
Win
6–3, 6–4
64 / 317
QF
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick
5
Loss
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Cincinnati, USA
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
August 17, 2009
1R
Bye
65 / 318
2R
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić
54
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–4
66 / 319
3R
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy
35
Win
7–5, 6–3
67 / 320
QF
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
9
Win
6–4, 7–5
68 / 321
SF
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
3
Win
6–1, 6–4
69 / 322
F
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
1
Loss (5)
1–6, 5–7
US Open
New-York, USA
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
August 31, 2009
70 / 323
1R
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić
51
Win
6–3, 6–1, 6–3
71 / 324
2R
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball
155
Win
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
72 / 325
3R
Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Witten
276
Win
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
73 / 326
4R
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
16
Win
6–1, 6–3, 6–3
74 / 327
QF
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
10
Win
7–6(7–2), 1–6, 7–5, 6–2
75 / 328
SF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
1
Loss
6–7(3–7), 5–7, 5–7
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP 500
Hard, outdoor
October 5, 2009
76 / 329
1R
Flag of Romania.svg Victor Hănescu
27
Win
6–3, 7–5
77 / 330
2R
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Viktor Troicki
28
Win
6–3, 6–0
78 / 331
QF
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
9
Win
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
79 / 332
SF
Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Söderling
11
Win
6–3, 6–3
80 / 333
W
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić
15
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
October 12, 2009
1R
Bye
81 / 334
2R
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini
66
Win
6–3, 6–1
82 / 335
3R
Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler
99
Win
6–1, 6–1
83 / 336
QF
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
10
Win
6–3, 2–6, 6–2
84 / 337
SF
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Davydenko
8
Loss
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP 500
Hard, indoor
November 2, 2009
85 / 338
1R
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Beck
33
Win
6–3, 7–5
86 / 339
2R
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hernych
59
Win
6–0, 6–0
87 / 340
QF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka
21
Win
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
88 / 341
SF
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
14
Win
6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2
89 / 342
W
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
1
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
BNP Paribas Masters
Paris, France
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
November 9, 2009
1R
Bye
90 / 343
2R
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Mónaco
30
Win
6–3, 7–5
91 / 344
3R
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Clément
93
Win
6–2, 6–2
92 / 345
QF
Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Söderling
10
Win
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
93 / 346
SF
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
2
Win
6–2, 6–3
94 / 347
W
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils
16
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
ATP World Tour Finals
London, England
Year-end Championships
Hard, indoor
November 23, 2009
95 / 348
RR
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Davydenko
7
Win
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
96 / 349
RR
Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Söderling
9
Loss
6–7(5–7), 1–6
97 / 350
RR
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
2
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–3

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
13 – 19 April 2009
Partner: Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Viktor Troicki
1 / 441R Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo / Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá 22 / 23Win6–1, 6–4
2 / 452R Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr 14 / 29Win6–4, 6–4
3 / 46QF Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Knowles 10 / 9Win6–4, 4–6, [12–10]
4 / 47SF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor / Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Nenad Zimonjić 3 / 4Loss6–3, 1–6, [5–10]
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 17 May 2009
Partner: Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Dušan Vemić
5 / 481R Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr 22 / 26Win7–6(7–4), 6–3
6 / 492R Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo / Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá 20 / 21Win6–2, 7–6(11–9)
7 / 50QF Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin / Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie 37 / 30Loss6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
7 – 13 June 2009
Partner: Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Viktor Troicki
8 / 511R Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle / Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer 37 / 45Win7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
9 / 522R Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer / Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev 140 / 44Loss1–6, 1–6
ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag
Umag, Croatia
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
27 July – 2 August 2009
Partner: Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Marko Djokovic
10 / 531R Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini / Flag of Italy.svg Potito Starace 195 / 79Loss0–6, 5–7
Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 August 2010
Partner: Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Dušan Vemić
11 / 541R Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal / Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig 122 / –Loss5–7, 4–6

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic had a 15–12 (55.6%) record against the top 10, a 44–18 (71.0%) record against the top 50 and a 34–1 (97.1%) record against players outside the top 50.

Finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Category
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–4)
ATP World Tour 500 (3–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (3–5)
Indoors (2–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Win12–6 Feb 2009 Dubai Championships, UAE500 seriesHard Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 7–5, 6–3
Loss12–7 Apr 2009 Miami Open, United StatesMastersHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray2–6, 5–7
Loss12–8 Apr 2009 Monte-Carlo Masters, FranceMastersClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss12–9 May 2009 Italian Open, ItalyMastersClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal6–7(2–7), 2–6
Win13–9 May 2009 Serbia Open, Serbia250 SeriesClay Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Loss13–10 Jun 2009 Halle Open, Germany250 SeriesGrass Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6
Loss13–11 Aug 2009 Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMastersHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer1–6, 5–7
Win14–11 Oct 2009 China Open, China500 seriesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win15–11 Nov 2009 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 seriesHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win16–11 Nov 2009 Paris Masters, FranceMastersHard (i) Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Rafael Nadal tennis season</span>

The 2009 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on January 5 with the start of the 2009 ATP World Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Novak Djokovic tennis season</span>

The 2014 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially began on 30 December 2013 with the start of the 2014 ATP World Tour.

The 2014 Stan Wawrinka tennis season began at the Chennai Open, where he won the title for the second time in his career. This was followed by victory at the Australian Open, where he defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, followed by victory over world no. 1 Rafael Nadal in the final, to win his first ever Grand Slam title, launching him to a career-high no. 3 in the world, and the Swiss no. 1 for the first time in his career. Additionally, he won his first Masters 1000 title, defeating compatriot Federer in the final after coming back from a set down. During the first half of the season, Wawrinka went a perfect 6–0 against top-10 opponents, including wins against three of the "Big Four". He also reached the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals for the second time in a row and finished the year helping Switzerland win their first Davis Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season</span>

The 2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered as one of the greatest seasons of all time by an individual tennis player. Selected achievements/records from this season are: winning 3 Major titles, becoming only the third man to reach all four major finals in an Open Era season, reigning as world number 1 for all 52 weeks of the year, winning a record 6 Masters 1000 tournaments, claiming the ATP World Tour Finals, reaching the final of 8 Masters 1000 tournaments, reaching a record 15 consecutive finals, a record 31 victories against players ranked in the top 10 at the time of the match and earning a record breaking amount of prize money. Djokovic had an impressive 15-4 record against the other 3 members of men's tennis's Big Four, including a 4-0 record versus Rafael Nadal, 5-3 against Roger Federer and 6-1 record against Andy Murray. Beyond that, he also finished the season with a 16-4 record against Top-5 players.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Novak Djokovic tennis season</span>

The 2016 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on 4 January with the start of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

The 2009 Juan Martín del Potro tennis season officially began at the Auckland Open, where he had won his first title at Auckland.

This is a list of the combined career statistics of the Big Four, the four players who have dominated men's tennis in singles for the majority of the first quarter of the 21st century. The Big Four consists of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.

References

  1. "Federer and Roddick into semis after champion Djokovic pulls out". theguardian.com. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.