2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season

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

2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Full nameNovak Djokovic
Country Serbia
Calendar prize money$5,476,472 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record78–19
Calendar titles5
Year-end rankingNo. 3
Ranking change from previous yearSteady
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenQF
French Open3R
WimbledonQF
US OpenSF
Doubles
Season record6–5
Calendar titles0
Current rankingNo. 114
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 465
Davis Cup
Davis Cup1R
2008
2010

Yearly summary

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Grand Slam performances

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Australian Open

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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

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Wimbledon

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US Open

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All matches

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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

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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
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
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
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
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
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

Doubles matches

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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

Yearly records

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Head-to-head matchups

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Novak Djokovic had a 15–12 record against the top 10, a 44–18 record against the top 50 and a 34–1 record against players outside the top 50.

Finals

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Singles: 10 (5–5)

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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)

See also

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References

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