2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Full name	Novak Djokovic
Country	Serbia
Calendar prize money	$5,476,472 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record	78–19 (80.4%)
Calendar titles	5
Year-end ranking	No. 3
Ranking change from previous year
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	QF
French Open	3R
Wimbledon	QF
US Open	SF
Doubles
Season record	6–5 (54.5%)
Calendar titles	0
Current ranking	No. 114
Ranking change from previous year	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.

Yearly summary edit

Grand Slam performances edit

Australian Open edit

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 edit

Wimbledon edit

US Open edit

All matches edit

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	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(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 edit

Tournament	#	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia ATP 250 Hard, outdoor January 5, 2009
	1 / 254	1R	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	Paul-Henri Mathieu	29	Win	6–1, 6–2
	3 / 256	QF	Mario Ančić	35	Win	6–3, 6–4
	4 / 257	SF	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	Andrea Stoppini	220	Win	6–2, 6–3, 7–5
	6 / 259	2R	Jérémy Chardy	68	Win	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
	7 / 260	3R	Amer Delić	127	Win	6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
	8 / 261	4R	Marcos Baghdatis	97	Win	6–1, 7–6^(7–1), 6–7^(5–7), 6–2
	9 / 262	QF	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	Jérémy Chardy	55	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
	11 / 264	2R	Jan Hernych	68	Win	7–5, 6–4
	12 / 265	QF	Mischa Zverev	76	Win	6–3, 6–3
	13 / 266	SF	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	Flavio Cipolla	125	Win	6–3, 6–2
	15 / 268	2R	Jan Hernych	66	Win	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
	16 / 269	QF	Marin Čilić	19	Win	6–3, 6–4
	17 / 270	SF	Gilles Simon	8	Win	3–6, 7–5, 7–5
	18 / 271	W	David Ferrer	14	Win (1)	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	David Ferrer	12	Loss	3–6, 3–6, 6–7^(4–7)
	20 / 273	1R R4	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	Martín Vassallo Argüello	54	Win	7–5, 6–4
	22 / 275	3R	Tommy Haas	64	Win	6–2, 7–6^(7–1)
	23 / 276	4R	Stan Wawrinka	16	Win	7–6^(9–7), 7–6^(8–6)
	24 / 277	QF	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	Frank Dancevic	117	Win	6–3, 6–2
	26 / 279	3R	Paul-Henri Mathieu	33	Win	6–4, 6–1
	27 / 280	4R	Tomáš Berdych	22	Win	6–3, 6–2
	28 / 281	QF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	11	Win	6–3, 6–4
	29 / 282	SF	Roger Federer	2	Win	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
	30 / 283	F	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	Óscar Hernández	65	Win	6–1, 6–2
	32 / 285	3R	Albert Montañés	36	Win	6–1, 6–7^(4–7), 6–0
	33 / 286	QF	Fernando Verdasco	8	Win	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
	34 / 287	SF	Stan Wawrinka	16	Win	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
	35 / 288	F	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	Albert Montañés	33	Win	7–6^(7–5), 6–0
	37 / 290	3R	Tommy Robredo	17	Win	6–1, 6–1
	38 / 291	QF	Juan Martín del Potro	5	Win	6–3, 6–4
	39 / 292	SF	Roger Federer	2	Win	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
	40 / 293	F	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	Janko Tipsarević	63	Win	6–2, 4–6, 6–0
	42 / 295	QF	Viktor Troicki	38	Win	6–3, 6–2
	43 / 296	SF	Andreas Seppi	36	Win	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
	44 / 297	W	Łukasz Kubot	179	Win (2)	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	Óscar Hernández	65	Win	6–3, 6–3
	46 / 299	3R	Andreas Seppi	36	Win	6–4, 6–4
	47 / 300	QF	Ivan Ljubičić	54	Win	6–3, 6–4
	48 / 301	SF	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	Nicolás Lapentti	102	Win	6–3, 3–1 Ret.
	50 / 303	2R	Sergiy Stakhovsky	110	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–1
	51 / 304	3R	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	Simone Bolelli	66	Win	7–5, 6–2
	53 / 306	2R	Florent Serra	56	Win	5–7, 7–5, 6–1
	54 / 307	QF	Jürgen Melzer	28	Win	6–1, 6–4
	55 / 308	SF	Olivier Rochus	136	Win	7–6^(9–7), 6–4
	56 / 309	F	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	Julien Benneteau	81	Win	6–7^(8–10), 7–6^(7–1), 6–2, 6–4
	58 / 311	2R	Simon Greul	106	Win	7–5, 6–1, 6–4
	59 / 312	3R	Mardy Fish	25	Win	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
	60 / 313	4R	Dudi Sela	46	Win	6–2, 6–4, 6–1
	61 / 314	QF	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	Peter Polansky	225	Win	6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
	63 / 316	3R	Mikhail Youzhny	65	Win	6–3, 6–4
	64 / 317	QF	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	Ivan Ljubičić	54	Win	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
	66 / 319	3R	Jérémy Chardy	35	Win	7–5, 6–3
	67 / 320	QF	Gilles Simon	9	Win	6–4, 7–5
	68 / 321	SF	Rafael Nadal	3	Win	6–1, 6–4
	69 / 322	F	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	Ivan Ljubičić	51	Win	6–3, 6–1, 6–3
	71 / 324	2R	Carsten Ball	155	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
	72 / 325	3R	Jesse Witten	276	Win	6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4
	73 / 326	4R	Radek Štěpánek	16	Win	6–1, 6–3, 6–3
	74 / 327	QF	Fernando Verdasco	10	Win	7–6^(7–2), 1–6, 7–5, 6–2
	75 / 328	SF	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	Victor Hănescu	27	Win	6–3, 7–5
	77 / 330	2R	Viktor Troicki	28	Win	6–3, 6–0
	78 / 331	QF	Fernando Verdasco	9	Win	6–3, 1–6, 6–1
	79 / 332	SF	Robin Söderling	11	Win	6–3, 6–3
	80 / 333	W	Marin Čilić	15	Win (3)	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	Fabio Fognini	66	Win	6–3, 6–1
	82 / 335	3R	Rainer Schüttler	99	Win	6–1, 6–1
	83 / 336	QF	Gilles Simon	10	Win	6–3, 2–6, 6–2
	84 / 337	SF	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	Andreas Beck	33	Win	6–3, 7–5
	86 / 339	2R	Jan Hernych	59	Win	6–0, 6–0
	87 / 340	QF	Stan Wawrinka	21	Win	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
	88 / 341	SF	Radek Štěpánek	14	Win	6–7^(4–7), 7–5, 6–2
	89 / 342	W	Roger Federer	1	Win (4)	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	Juan Mónaco	30	Win	6–3, 7–5
	91 / 344	3R	Arnaud Clément	93	Win	6–2, 6–2
	92 / 345	QF	Robin Söderling	10	Win	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
	93 / 346	SF	Rafael Nadal	2	Win	6–2, 6–3
	94 / 347	W	Gaël Monfils	16	Win (5)	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	Nikolay Davydenko	7	Win	3–6, 6–4, 7–5
	96 / 349	RR	Robin Söderling	9	Loss	6–7^(5–7), 1–6
	97 / 350	RR	Rafael Nadal	2	Win	7–6^(7–5), 6–3

Source

Doubles matches edit

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponents (seed or key)	Ranks	Result	Score
Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 13 – 19 April 2009 Partner: Viktor Troicki
	1 / 44	1R	Marcelo Melo / André Sá	22 / 23	Win	6–1, 6–4
	2 / 45	2R	Jeff Coetzee / Jordan Kerr	14 / 29	Win	6–4, 6–4
	3 / 46	QF	Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles	10 / 9	Win	6–4, 4–6, [12–10]
	4 / 47	SF	Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić	3 / 4	Loss	6–3, 1–6, [5–10]

Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 May 2009 Partner: Dušan Vemić
	5 / 48	1R	Jeff Coetzee / Jordan Kerr	22 / 26	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–3
	6 / 49	2R	Marcelo Melo / André Sá	20 / 21	Win	6–2, 7–6^(11–9)
	7 / 50	QF	Simon Aspelin / Wesley Moodie	37 / 30	Loss	6–4, 3–6, [9–11]

Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany ATP Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 7 – 13 June 2009 Partner: Viktor Troicki
	8 / 51	1R	Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer	37 / 45	Win	7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
	9 / 52	2R	Nicolas Kiefer / Mischa Zverev	140 / 44	Loss	1–6, 1–6

ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag Umag, Croatia ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 27 July – 2 August 2009 Partner: Marko Djokovic
	10 / 53	1R	Fabio Fognini / Potito Starace	195 / 79	Loss	0–6, 5–7

Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 16 August 2010 Partner: Dušan Vemić
	11 / 54	1R	Rafael Nadal / Francisco Roig	122 / –	Loss	5–7, 4–6

Source

Yearly records edit

Head-to-head matchups edit

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 edit

Singles: 10 (5–5) edit

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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Win	12–6	Feb 2009	Dubai Championships, UAE	500 series	Hard	David Ferrer	7–5, 6–3
Loss	12–7	Apr 2009	Miami Open, United States	Masters	Hard	Andy Murray	2–6, 5–7
Loss	12–8	Apr 2009	Monte-Carlo Masters, France	Masters	Clay	Rafael Nadal	3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss	12–9	May 2009	Italian Open, Italy	Masters	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–7^(2–7), 2–6
Win	13–9	May 2009	Serbia Open, Serbia	250 Series	Clay	Łukasz Kubot	6–3, 7–6^(7–0)
Loss	13–10	Jun 2009	Halle Open, Germany	250 Series	Grass	Tommy Haas	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 1–6
Loss	13–11	Aug 2009	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Masters	Hard	Roger Federer	1–6, 5–7
Win	14–11	Oct 2009	China Open, China	500 series	Hard	Marin Čilić	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	15–11	Nov 2009	Swiss Indoors, Switzerland	500 series	Hard (i)	Roger Federer	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win	16–11	Nov 2009	Paris Masters, France	Masters	Hard (i)	Gaël Monfils	6–2, 5–7, 7–6^(7–3)

References edit

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

External links edit

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

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