2009 Juan Martín del Potro tennis season

The 2009 Juan Martín del Potro tennis season officially began at the Auckland Open, where he had won his first title at Auckland.[1]

2009 Juan Martín del Potro tennis season
Full nameJuan Martín del Potro
Country Argentina
Calendar prize money$4,712,744
Singles
Season record54–16
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 5
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenQF
French OpenSF
Wimbledon2R
US OpenW
Doubles
Season record0–0
Calendar titles0
Current ranking588
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 171

All matches

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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

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Auckland Open
Auckland, New Zealand
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
12 – 17 January 2009
1R Bye
1 / 127 2R   Ernests Gulbis 51 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
2 / 128 QF   Viktor Troicki 53 Win 6–3, 6–2
3 / 129 SF   Robin Söderling (3) 17 Win 6–4, 6–3
4 / 130 W   Sam Querrey (6) 36 Win (1) 6–4, 6–4
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
19 January – 1 February 2009
5 / 131 1R   Mischa Zverev 81 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
6 / 132 2R   Florian Mayer (Q) 450 Win 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
7 / 133 3R   Gilles Müller 87 Win 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
8 / 134 4R   Marin Čilić (19) 20 Win 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
9 / 135 QF   Roger Federer (2) 2 Loss 3–6, 0–6, 0–6
Pacific Coast Championships
San Jose, United States
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
9 – 15 February 2009
10 / 136 1R   Andrea Stoppini (Q) 209 Win 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
11 / 137 2R   Kei Nishikori 56 Win 6–2, 6–2
12 / 138 QF   Mardy Fish (5) 24 Loss 3–6, 4–6
Memphis Open
Memphis, United States
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
15 – 22 February 2009
13 / 139 1R   Guillermo Cañas 69 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
14 / 140 2R   Ernests Gulbis 42 Win 6–3, 6–4
15 / 141 QF   Radek Štěpánek (5) 19 Loss 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
9 – 22 March 2009
1R Bye
16 / 142 2R   Ryan Sweeting (WC) 170 Win 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1
17 / 143 3R   Jürgen Melzer (30) 31 Win 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
18 / 144 4R   John Isner (WC) 147 Win 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
19 / 145 QF   Rafael Nadal (1) 1 Loss 2–6, 4–6
Miami Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March – 5 April 2009
1R Bye
20 / 146 2R   Martín Vassallo Argüello 52 Win 6–2, 6–2
21 / 147 3R   Janko Tipsarević 46 Win 6–4, 6–1
22 / 148 4R   David Ferrer (11) 12 Win 6–3, 6–2
23 / 149 QF   Rafael Nadal (1) 1 Win 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
24 / 150 SF   Andy Murray (4) 4 Loss 1–6, 7–5, 2–6
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
13 – 19 April 2009
1R Bye
25 / 151 2R   Ivan Ljubičić (WC) 66 Loss 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
27 April – 3 May 2009
1R Bye
26 / 152 2R   Viktor Troicki 40 Win 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
27 / 153 3R   Stan Wawrinka (10) 12 Win 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
28 / 154 QF   Novak Djokovic (3) 3 Loss 3–6, 4–6
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 17 May 2009
1R Bye
29 / 155 2R   Tomáš Berdych 22 Win 6–2, 4–1 Ret.
30 / 156 3R   Stan Wawrinka (11) 18 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
31 / 157 QF   Andy Murray (4) 3 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–3
32 / 158 SF   Roger Federer (2) 2 Loss 3–6, 4–6
World Team Cup
Düsseldorf, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
17 – 23 May 2009
33 / 159 RR   Andreas Seppi 54 Win 6–3, 6–4
34 / 160 RR   Igor Andreev 27 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 7 June 2009
35 / 161 1R   Michaël Llodra 78 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
36 / 162 2R   Viktor Troicki 32 Win 6–3, 7–5, 6–0
37 / 163 3R   Igor Andreev (25) 27 Win 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
38 / 164 4R   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) 9 Win 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
39 / 165 QF   Tommy Robredo (16) 17 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
40 / 166 SF   Roger Federer (2) 2 Loss 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
22 June – 5 July 2009
41 / 167 1R   Arnaud Clément 53 Win 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
42 / 168 2R   Lleyton Hewitt 56 Loss 3–6, 5–7, 5–7
Davis Cup, World Group Quarter Finals
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
6 – 8 March 2009
43 / 169 QF
R2
  Ivo Minář 64 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
44 / 170 QF
R4
  Tomáš Berdych 20 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Washington Open
Washington, D.C., United States
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
1 – 9 August 2009
1R Bye
45 / 171 2R   Sergiy Stakhovsky 62 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
46 / 172 3R   Lleyton Hewitt (Q) 42 Win 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
- QF   Robin Söderling (5) 12 Win W/O
47 / 173 SF   Fernando González (4) 11 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–3
48 / 174 W   Andy Roddick (1) 5 Win (2) 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 August 2009
1R Bye
49 / 175 2R   Jan Hernych (Q) 86 Win 6–2, 7–5
50 / 176 3R   Victor Hănescu 32 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
51 / 177 QF   Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–1
52 / 178 SF   Andy Roddick (5) 5 Win 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
53 / 179 F   Andy Murray (3) 3 Loss (1) 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 1–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
31 August – 13 September 2009
54 / 180 1R   Juan Mónaco 41 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
55 / 181 2R   Jürgen Melzer 38 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–3
56 / 182 3R   Daniel Köllerer 62 Win 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
57 / 183 4R   Juan Carlos Ferrero (24) 25 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
58 / 184 QF   Marin Čilić (16) 17 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
59 / 185 SF   Rafael Nadal (3) 3 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
60 / 186 W   Roger Federer (1) 1 Win (3) 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
5 – 11 October 2009
61 / 187 1R   Édouard Roger-Vasselin (Q) 189 Loss 4–6, 4–6
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
12 – 18 October 2009
1R Bye
62 / 187 2R   Jürgen Melzer (6) 43 Loss 5–7, 1–2, Ret.
Paris Open
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
9 – 15 November 2009
1R Bye
63 / 188 2R   Marat Safin (WC) 65 Win 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
64 / 189 3R   Fernando González (10) 11 Win 6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6), Ret.
65 / 190 QF   Radek Štěpánek (13) 14 Loss 0–4, Ret.
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
23 – 29 November 2009
66 / 193 RR   Andy Murray (4) 4 Loss 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
67 / 194 RR   Fernando Verdasco (7) 8 Win 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
68 / 195 RR   Roger Federer (1) 1 Win 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
69 / 196 SF   Robin Söderling (8) 9 Win 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
70 / 197 F   Nikolay Davydenko (6) 7 Loss (2) 3–6, 4–6

Yearly records

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Head-to-head matchups

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Juan Martín del Potro had a 54–16 match win–loss record in the 2009 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 11–9. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Auckland | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
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