2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season
2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season Full name Novak Djokovic Country Serbia Calendar prize money $5,476,472 (singles & doubles) Season record 78–19 Calendar titles 5 Year-end ranking No. 3 Ranking change from previous year Australian Open QF French Open 3R Wimbledon QF US Open SF Season record 6–5 Calendar titles 0 Current ranking No. 114 Ranking change from previous year 465Davis Cup 1R
The 2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on January 5 with the start of the 2009 ATP World Tour .
Yearly summary
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
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
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
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
Head-to-head matchups
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
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)
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
References
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