2009 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2, to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. Nadal became the first and last Spanish singles player to win the tournament.[1][2]

Men's Singles
2009 Australian Open
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Roger Federer
Final score7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2009 Australian Open

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but retired due to heat stress trailing two sets to one in the quarterfinals against Andy Roddick.

The 2009 men's tournament is considered to be one of the best Grand Slam tournaments in open era history.[3] It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the 2009 year,[4] including the Nadal versus Verdasco semi final (lasting 5 hours and 14 minutes[5]), and the final itself.[4] It is noteworthy for being the first hard court Grand Slam in which Nadal made the final or won.[6]

Seeds
  1. Rafael Nadal (Champion)
  2. Roger Federer (Final)
  3. Novak Djokovic (Quarterfinals, retired due to heat stress)
  4. Andy Murray (Fourth round)
  5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarterfinals)
  6. Gilles Simon (Quarterfinals)
  7. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
  8. Juan Martín del Potro (Quarterfinals)
  9. James Blake (Fourth round)
  10. David Nalbandian (Second round)
  11. David Ferrer (Third round)
  12. Gaël Monfils (Fourth round, retired due to a right wrist injury)
  13. Fernando González (Fourth round)
  14. Fernando Verdasco (Semifinals)
  15. Stan Wawrinka (Third round)
  16. Robin Söderling (Second round)
  17. Nicolás Almagro (Third round)
  18. Igor Andreev (Third round)
  19. Marin Čilić (Fourth round)
  20. Tomáš Berdych (Fourth round)
  21. Tommy Robredo (Fourth round)
  22. Radek Štěpánek (Third round)
  23. Mardy Fish (Third round)
  24. Richard Gasquet (Third round)
  25. Ivo Karlović (Second round)
  26. Marat Safin (Third round)
  27. Feliciano López (First round)
  28. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Second round)
  29. Dmitry Tursunov (First round)
  30. Rainer Schüttler (First round)
  31. Jürgen Melzer (Third round)
  32. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2009 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Rafael Nadal 6 7 7    
6 Gilles Simon 2 5 5    
1 Rafael Nadal 64 6 77 61 6
14 Fernando Verdasco 77 4 62 77 4
14 Fernando Verdasco 77 3 6 6  
5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 62 6 3 2  
1 Rafael Nadal 7 3 77 3 6
2 Roger Federer 5 6 63 6 2
7 Andy Roddick 63 6 6 2  
3 Novak Djokovic 77 4 2 1r
7 Andy Roddick 2 5 5    
2 Roger Federer 6 7 7    
8 Juan Martín del Potro 3 0 0    
2 Roger Federer 6 6 6    

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 R Nadal 6 6 6    
  C Rochus 0 2 2     1 R Nadal 6 6 6    
  F Serra 3 6 3 6 3   R Karanušić 2 3 2    
  R Karanušić 6 1 6 3 6 1 R Nadal 6 6 6    
  E Schwank 3 3 4       T Haas 4 2 2    
  T Haas 6 6 6       T Haas 6 6 6    
Q F Cipolla 4 6 79 7   Q F Cipolla 1 2 1    
29 D Tursunov 6 2 67 5   1 R Nadal 6 6 6    
24 R Gasquet 65 77 6 6   13 F González 3 2 4    
  D Junqueira 77 63 3 4   24 R Gasquet 6 6 6    
  V Spadea 2 5 4     WC D Istomin 3 4 4    
WC D Istomin 6 7 6     24 R Gasquet 6 6 610 2 10
  G Cañas 3 7 5 6 7 13 F González 3 3 712 6 12
Q D Kindlmann 6 5 7 0 5   G Cañas 5 3 4    
  L Hewitt 7 2 2 6 3 13 F González 7 6 6    
13 F González 5 6 6 3 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 G Monfils 6 6 7    
  M Vassallo Argüello 1 3 5     12 G Monfils 6 6 3 6  
  M Youzhny 3 2 2     PR S Koubek 2 4 6 2  
PR S Koubek 6 6 6     12 G Monfils 6 6 7    
  A Golubev 6 67 4 2   17 N Almagro 4 3 5    
  F Fognini 3 79 6 6     F Fognini 2 5 0    
  N Massú 4 4 6 7 3 17 N Almagro 6 7 6    
17 N Almagro 6 6 3 5 6 12 G Monfils 4 6 1 0r
25 I Karlović 6 6 6     6 G Simon 6 2 6 0  
  D Gimeno-Traver 3 4 4     25 I Karlović 7 5 6 4 3
Q W Odesnik 5 4 6 2     M Ančić 5 7 4 6 6
  M Ančić 7 6 4 6     M Ančić 62 4 2    
  C Guccione 6 6 6     6 G Simon 77 6 6    
  N Devilder 4 2 4       C Guccione 77 4 1 2  
  P Andújar 4 1 1     6 G Simon 65 6 6 6  
6 G Simon 6 6 6    

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 A Murray 6 3      
PR A Pavel 2 1r     4 A Murray 6 6 6    
  T Gabashvili 4 63 6 0     M Granollers 4 2 2    
  M Granollers 6 77 4 6   4 A Murray 7 6 6    
Q A Beck 7 6 6     31 J Melzer 5 0 3    
WC C Ebelthite 5 1 0     Q A Beck 7 67 4 3  
  K Nishikori 5 2 1     31 J Melzer 5 79 6 6  
31 J Melzer 7 6 6     4 A Murray 6 1 6 3 4
22 R Štěpánek 3 6 6 6   14 F Verdasco 2 6 1 6 6
  N Lapentti 6 3 4 4   22 R Štěpánek 6 6 63 7  
Q M Berrer 6 6 6     Q M Berrer 3 2 77 5  
WC C Ball 2 4 3     22 R Štěpánek 4 0 0    
  S Stakhovsky 3 6 6 2 1 14 F Verdasco 6 6 6    
  A Clément 6 2 4 6 6   A Clément 1 1 2    
WC A Mannarino 0 2 2     14 F Verdasco 6 6 6    
14 F Verdasco 6 6 6    

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 J Blake 6 6 7    
LL F Dancevic 4 3 5     9 J Blake 6 6 6    
Q S de Chaunac 2 6 0 6 6 Q S de Chaunac 3 2 3    
  S Darcis 6 3 6 2 2 9 J Blake 6 6 3 6  
  A Montañés 3 2 3     18 I Andreev 3 2 6 1  
  E Gulbis 6 6 6       E Gulbis 4 4 7 6 4
Q P Polansky 7 6 4 3 4 18 I Andreev 6 6 5 3 6
18 I Andreev 5 3 6 6 6 9 J Blake 4 4 63    
30 R Schüttler 6 2 4 4   5 J-W Tsonga 6 6 77    
Q D Sela 1 6 6 6   Q D Sela 6 6 6    
  V Hănescu 3 3 79 77 8   V Hănescu 3 3 2    
  J Hernych 6 6 67 64 6 Q D Sela 4 2 6 1  
  I Ljubičić 4 77 79 5 6 5 J-W Tsonga 6 6 1 6  
  I Kunitsyn 6 63 67 7 3   I Ljubičić 77 68 67 2  
  J Mónaco 4 4 0     5 J-W Tsonga 64 710 79 6  
5 J-W Tsonga 6 6 6    

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 A Roddick 6 6 6    
Q B Rehnquist 0 2 2     7 A Roddick 4 6 77 6  
Q X Malisse 710 6 6     Q X Malisse 6 2 61 2  
  M Llodra 68 1 1     7 A Roddick 6 6 6    
  JC Ferrero 3 2 77 2     F Santoro 3 4 2    
  F Santoro 6 6 65 6     F Santoro 5 7 3 7 6
  S Querrey 66 3 2     32 P Kohlschreiber 7 5 6 5 3
32 P Kohlschreiber 78 6 6     7 A Roddick 7 6 6    
21 T Robredo 6 7 6     21 T Robredo 5 1 3    
  B Reynolds 2 5 1     21 T Robredo 6 6 6    
  A Martín 3 6 2 4     V Troicki 1 3 0    
  V Troicki 6 3 6 6   21 T Robredo 6 6 6    
  T Bellucci 3 5 4       Y-h Lu 1 3 2    
  Y-h Lu 6 7 6       Y-h Lu 6 5 4 6 6
  M Gicquel 1 6 2 3   10 D Nalbandian 4 7 6 4 2
10 D Nalbandian 6 4 6 6  

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 R Söderling 5 6 6 7  
  R Kendrick 7 4 4 5   16 R Söderling 6 5 3 3  
  J Benneteau 3 65 2       M Baghdatis 3 7 6 6  
  M Baghdatis 6 77 6       M Baghdatis 6 6 6    
  S Bolelli 77 77 7     23 M Fish 2 4 4    
  K Vliegen 65 63 5       S Bolelli 4 1 5    
WC S Groth 77 4 5 0   23 M Fish 6 6 7    
23 M Fish 63 6 7 6     M Baghdatis 1 61 77 2  
28 P-H Mathieu 6 4       3 N Djokovic 6 77 65 6  
  J Nieminen 2 1r     28 P-H Mathieu 6 6 3 63 7
PR T Dent 4 6 6 3 4 LL A Delić 1 3 6 77 9
LL A Delić 6 3 4 6 6 LL A Delić 2 6 3 64  
  J Chardy 6 6 6     3 N Djokovic 6 4 6 77  
  M Daniel 4 4 1       J Chardy 5 1 3    
Q A Stoppini 2 3 5     3 N Djokovic 7 6 6    
3 N Djokovic 6 6 7    

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 JM del Potro 6 6 6    
  M Zverev 3 4 2     8 JM del Potro 6 7 6    
Q L Ouahab 2 1 2     Q F Mayer 1 5 2    
Q F Mayer 6 6 6     8 JM del Potro 65 7 6 7  
  P Starace 65 6 65 66     G Müller 77 5 3 5  
WC B Tomic 77 1 77 78   WC B Tomic 6 1 4 2  
  G Müller 6 77 4 4 16   G Müller 3 6 6 6  
27 F López 3 65 6 6 14 8 JM del Potro 5 6 6 6  
19 M Čilić 6 6 64 6   19 M Čilić 7 4 4 2  
  K Anderson 3 2 77 3   19 M Čilić 6 6 4 6  
  Ó Hernández 6 1 3 6 0   J Tipsarević 2 3 6 3  
  J Tipsarević 4 6 6 4 6 19 M Čilić 77 6 6    
Q D Hrbatý 77 2 6 7   11 D Ferrer 65 3 4    
WC J Isner 64 6 2 5   Q D Hrbatý 2 2 1    
  D Gremelmayr 1 78 1 77 4 11 D Ferrer 6 6 6    
11 D Ferrer 6 66 6 65 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 S Wawrinka 6 2 7 711  
  I Minář 1 6 5 69   15 S Wawrinka 6 6 6    
Q B Phau 4 3 6 3   WC B Klein 3 4 4    
WC B Klein 6 6 4 6   15 S Wawrinka 6 1 3 4  
  B Dabul 6 6 6     20 T Berdych 4 6 6 6  
  P Petzschner 1 2 4       B Dabul 1 1 3    
  R Ginepri 4 4 3     20 T Berdych 6 6 6    
20 T Berdych 6 6 6     20 T Berdych 6 77 4 4 2
26 M Safin 6 6 6     2 R Federer 4 64 6 6 6
  I Navarro 3 3 4     26 M Safin 7 6 6    
  G García-López 3 77 6 6     G García-López 5 2 2    
  A Calleri 6 65 2 0   26 M Safin 3 2 65    
Q E Korolev 6 6 79     2 R Federer 6 6 77    
  C Moyá 3 1 67     Q E Korolev 2 3 1    
  A Seppi 1 64 5     2 R Federer 6 6 6    
2 R Federer 6 77 7    

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Australian Open Results Archive – 2009 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. Australian Open 2009 Tennis Championship Winners, australianopen4u.com
  4. McGrogan, Ed. "Tignor: 10 Most Memorable Matches of 2009". Tennis.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015.
  5. "Nadal earns rematch with Federer". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013.
  6. Nadal calls for fewer hard court events, sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis, 2 February 2009.
Preceded by
2008 US Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
2009 French Open – Men's Singles
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