2009 US Open – Men's singles

September 2023 September 2023 2009 US Open ARG Juan Martín del Potro SUI Roger Federer 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 128 32 2009 US Open (tennis) Juan Martín del Potro defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was his first and only major title. Del Potro was the first Argentine to win the title since Guillermo Vilas in 1977, and remains the most recent non-European player to win a major title 2026 y. This was the first US Open final since 1999 to go to five sets. Federer was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to win six consecutive US Open titles, and the first since Bill Tilden in 1925. He was also vying to become the first man to win the Surface Slam (winning majors on clay, grass and hard court in the same calendar year), having won the French Open and Wimbledon. It was the only major between the 2005 Australian Open and the 2012 US Open not won by the Big Three (Novak Djokovic, Federer, and Rafael Nadal), a span of 30 events.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8253976.stm Tennis: Del Potro dethrones Federer in US BBC Sport September 15, 2019 December 17, 2019 This was the only major where the Big Three all reached the semifinals, but none of them won the championship. This was the first major since the 2006 Australian Open not to have Federer and Nadal as the top two seeds. Andy Murray was seeded second ahead of Nadal, having become the world No. 2 shortly before the tournament.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-08-16/murray-deposes-nadal-as-number-two/1392632 Murray deposes Nadal as number two ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 16 August 2009 29 January 2023 Nadal reclaimed the world No. 2 ranking after Murray lost to Marin Čilić in the fourth round.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/250703-andy-murray-stunned-in-the-biggest-upset-of-us-open-2009 Andy Murray Stunned: Rafael Nadal Regains No. 2 Bleacher Report 9 September 2009 29 January 2023 This tournament marked the final major appearance of two-time major champion and former world No. 1 Marat Safin. For the first time in tournament history, no Americans reached the quarterfinals.September 2025 Seeds 30em 1 1 SUI Roger Federer (final) 2 8 GBR Andy Murray (fourth round) 3 6 ESP Rafael Nadal (semifinals) 4 3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (semifinals) 5 4 USA Andy Roddick (third round) 6 7 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (champion) 7 5 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round) 8 2 RUS Nikolay Davydenko (fourth round, retired because of a hip injury) 9 7 FRA Gilles Simon (third round, retired because of a knee injury) 10 4 ESP Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals) 11 5 CHI Fernando González (quarterfinals) 12 2 SWE Robin Söderling (quarterfinals) 13 6 FRA Gaël Monfils (fourth round) 14 1 ESP Tommy Robredo (fourth round) 15 3 CZE Radek Štěpánek (fourth round) 16 8 CRO Marin Čilić (quarterfinals) 17 5 CZE Tomáš Berdych (third round) 18 6 ESP David Ferrer (second round) 19 8 SUI Stan Wawrinka (first round) 20 4 GER Tommy Haas (third round) 21 1 USA James Blake (third round) 22 2 USA Sam Querrey (third round) 23 3 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round) 24 7 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round) 25 USA Mardy Fish (withdrew because of a rib injury) 26 2 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round) 27 8 CRO Ivo Karlović (first round) 28 4 ROU Victor Hănescu (first round) 29 3 RUS Igor Andreev (first round) 30 5 SRB 2004 Viktor Troicki (second round) 31 1 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (third round) 32 6 ESP Nicolás Almagro (third round) Qualifying draw 2009 US Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Roger Federer 6 6 66 78   12 SWE Robin Söderling 0 3 78 66   4 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 77 1 7 6   10 ESP Fernando Verdasco 62 6 5 2   11 CHI Fernando González 64 62 0     3 ESP Rafael Nadal 77 77 6     6 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 4 6 6 6   16 CRO Marin Čilić 6 3 2 1   1 SUI Roger Federer 77 7 7     4 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 63 5 5     3 ESP Rafael Nadal 2 2 2     6 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 6 6 6     1 SUI Roger Federer 6 65 6 64 2 6 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 3 77 4 77 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 7     WC USA D Britton 1 3 5     Q ECU G Lapentti 3 6 6 0 69   GER S Greul 6 4 3 6 711 PR ARG JI Chela 6 6 6       ESP Ó Hernández 4 4 2       BRA T Alves 0 3 4     31 AUS L Hewitt 6 6 6     21 USA J Blake 6 6 7       ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo 1 4 5       BEL O Rochus 6 6 6       RUS I Kunitsyn 3 0 2     Q CAN P Polansky 4 4 7 6 1   ESP G García-López 6 6 5 3 6 Q USA D Young 4 6 2 3   14 ESP T Robredo 6 3 6 6   1 SUI R Federer 6 7 7       GER S Greul 3 5 5     PR ARG JI Chela 3 3 4     31 AUS L Hewitt 6 6 6     21 USA J Blake 6 3 78 6     BEL O Rochus 4 6 66 3     ESP G García-López 2 6 2 4   14 ESP T Robredo 6 4 6 6   1 SUI R Federer 4 6 7 6   31 AUS L Hewitt 6 3 5 4   21 USA J Blake 62 4 4     14 ESP T Robredo 77 6 6     1 SUI R Federer 7 6 6     14 ESP T Robredo 5 2 2     Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 SWE R Söderling 6 3 6 6     ESP A Montañés 1 6 1 4     GER M Zverev 6 5 6 4 0   ESP M Granollers 2 7 3 6 6   USA K Kim 6 0 6 6     ISR D Sela 3 6 2 2   Q USA M Yani 3 5 4     22 USA S Querrey 6 7 6     26 FRA P-H Mathieu 6 5 0 2     RUS M Youzhny 2 7 6 6     ITA P Starace 63 62 0     Q SUI M Chiudinelli 77 77 6       CZE J Hernych 1 77 6 2 6   GER R Schüttler 6 65 4 6 3 Q GER D Kindlmann 3 4 5     8 RUS N Davydenko 6 6 7     12 SWE R Söderling 2           ESP M Granollers 0r         USA K Kim 5 78 4 4   22 USA S Querrey 7 66 6 6     RUS M Youzhny 6 64 4 3   Q SUI M Chiudinelli 2 77 6 6     CZE J Hernych 4 1 2     8 RUS N Davydenko 6 6 6     12 SWE R Söderling 6 7 66 6   22 USA S Querrey 2 5 78 1   Q SUI M Chiudinelli 4 5 5     8 RUS N Davydenko 6 7 7     12 SWE R Söderling 7 3 6 0   8 RUS N Davydenko 5 6 2 0r   Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6 6       CRO I Ljubičić 3 1 3     Q ARG JP Brzezicki 65 3 4     Q AUS C Ball 77 6 6       SVK K Beck 6 6 1 4 3   ARG M González 2 1 6 6 6 Q USA J Witten 6 6 6     29 RUS I Andreev 4 0 2     23 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 6 6       ITA A Seppi 0 4 4     Q IND S Devvarman 6 6 6       POR F Gil 3 4 3       KAZ A Golubev 4 6 5 3     ARG L Mayer 6 4 7 6     ITA S Bolelli 4 4 4     15 CZE R Štěpánek 6 6 6     4 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6 6     Q AUS C Ball 3 4 4       ARG M González 77 4 5 2   Q USA J Witten 63 6 7 6   23 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 6 0 6   Q IND S Devvarman 3 4 6 2     ARG L Mayer 65 3 4     15 CZE R Štěpánek 77 6 6     4 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 62 6 77 6   Q USA J Witten 77 3 62 4   23 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 2 3 3   15 CZE R Štěpánek 4 6 6 6   4 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6 6     15 CZE R Štěpánek 1 3 3     Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 ESP F Verdasco 7 6 7       GER B Becker 5 4 5       FRA F Serra 710 77 77       SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 68 65 65       USA R Kendrick 6 6 6       ARG M Vassallo Argüello 3 2 2     Q COL A Falla 5 6 67 2   20 GER T Haas 7 4 79 6   28 ROU V Hănescu 1 614 65       USA J Isner 6 716 77     Q TUR M İlhan 3 6 3 7 7   BEL C Rochus 6 3 6 5 5   FRA M Gicquel 6 5 6 6     RUS D Tursunov 2 7 3 3     GER B Phau 1 4 2     5 USA A Roddick 6 6 6     10 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6       FRA F Serra 3 0 3       USA R Kendrick 4 4 63     20 GER T Haas 6 6 77       USA J Isner 6 6 77     Q TUR M İlhan 3 4 61       FRA M Gicquel 1 4 4     5 USA A Roddick 6 6 6     10 ESP F Verdasco 3 7 710 1 6 20 GER T Haas 6 5 68 6 4   USA J Isner 77 6 3 5 77 5 USA A Roddick 63 3 6 7 65 10 ESP F Verdasco 4 6 6 6     USA J Isner 6 4 4 4   Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 6     WC USA C Buchanan 0 2 1       FIN J Nieminen 7 78 6       ITA F Fognini 5 66 4       ITA F Cipolla 6 1 3 3     FRA J Benneteau 4 6 6 6   LL AUS P Luczak 3 3 6 6 1 30 SRB 2004 V Troicki 6 6 1 2 6 17 CZE T Berdych 7 6 6       USA W Odesnik 5 4 4     Q GER M Berrer 3 67 6 0   Q ARG H Zeballos 6 79 3 6   Q FRA J Ouanna 77 6 3 6     USA R Ram 64 4 6 3     CHI N Massú 3 3 3     11 CHI F González 6 6 6     7 FRA J-W Tsonga 7 6 6       FIN J Nieminen 5 3 4       FRA J Benneteau 6 3 6 6   30 SRB 2004 V Troicki 1 6 1 0   17 CZE T Berdych 6 63 77 6   Q ARG H Zeballos 3 77 62 2   Q FRA J Ouanna 4 77 3 4   11 CHI F González 6 65 6 6   7 FRA J-W Tsonga 77 6 6       FRA J Benneteau 64 2 4     17 CZE T Berdych 5 4 4     11 CHI F González 7 6 6     7 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 3 63 4   11 CHI F González 3 6 77 6   Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 FRA G Monfils 6 6 6       FRA J Chardy 1 4 3       RUS E Korolev 3 4 6 6 4   GER A Beck 6 6 2 2 6   BRA M Daniel 2 4 3       ARG J Acasuso 6 6 6       ESP A Martín 5 7 3 3   18 ESP D Ferrer 7 5 6 6   32 ESP N Almagro 6 6 2 710     BEL S Darcis 2 4 6 68     USA R Ginepri 5 6 6 6   PR ROU A Pavel 7 2 4 0   WC FRA M Llodra 3 4 4       GER N Kiefer 6 6 6       FRA R Gasquet 2 2 3     3 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6     13 FRA G Monfils 6 7 6       GER A Beck 3 5 3       ARG J Acasuso 6 3 1 6 6 18 ESP D Ferrer 3 6 6 3 2 32 ESP N Almagro 67 6 6 4 6   USA R Ginepri 79 2 3 6 4   GER N Kiefer 0 6 3 4   3 ESP R Nadal 6 3 6 6   13 FRA G Monfils 6 6 1       ARG J Acasuso 3 4 0r   32 ESP N Almagro 5 4 4     3 ESP R Nadal 7 6 6     13 FRA G Monfils 77 3 1 3   3 ESP R Nadal 63 6 6 6   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 ARG JM del Potro 6 6 6       ARG J Mónaco 3 3 1       AUT J Melzer 1 6 6 6     RUS M Safin 6 4 3 4     URU P Cuevas 6 77 6     WC AUS C Guccione 4 64 0       AUT D Köllerer 6 6 2 6   LL POR R Machado 2 4 6 2   24 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 6       FRA F Santoro 4 3 3       GER P Petzschner 77 66 6 4 6   UKR S Stakhovsky 63 78 4 6 3 Q BRA T Bellucci 6 6 6       TPE Y-h Lu 4 2 3       ESP D Gimeno Traver 4 63 3     9 FRA G Simon 6 77 6     6 ARG JM del Potro 78 6 6       AUT J Melzer 66 3 3       URU P Cuevas 6 2 1 4     AUT D Köllerer 3 6 6 6   24 ESP JC Ferrero 1 3 6 6 6   GER P Petzschner 6 6 4 2 4 Q BRA T Bellucci 3 2 4     9 FRA G Simon 6 6 6     6 ARG JM del Potro 6 3 6 6     AUT D Köllerer 1 6 3 3   24 ESP JC Ferrero 1 6 77 1   9 FRA G Simon 6 4 65 0r 6 ARG JM del Potro 6 6 6     24 ESP JC Ferrero 3 3 3     Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 CRO M Čilić 77 6 77     WC USA R Sweeting 62 4 64       RUS T Gabashvili 5 1 2     WC USA J Levine 7 6 6       UZB D Istomin 6 6 77     WC USA B Evans 4 4 63       ECU N Lapentti 4 3 78 77 6 19 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 66 64 3 27 CRO I Karlović 4 68 65       ESP I Navarro 6 710 77       ESP F López 6 66 3 5   WC USA T Dent 4 78 6 7     CHI P Capdeville 6 6 77       ROU V Crivoi 3 0 62       LAT E Gulbis 5 3 5     2 GBR A Murray 7 6 7     16 CRO M Čilić 4 2 6 6 6 WC USA J Levine 6 6 0 3 0   UZB D Istomin 2 6 4 7 77   ECU N Lapentti 6 4 6 5 64   ESP I Navarro 4 7 77 5 69 WC USA T Dent 6 5 61 7 711   CHI P Capdeville 2 6 0 2   2 GBR A Murray 6 3 6 6   16 CRO M Čilić 6 6 6       UZB D Istomin 1 4 3     WC USA T Dent 3 2 2     2 GBR A Murray 6 6 6     16 CRO M Čilić 7 6 6     2 GBR A Murray 5 2 2     References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2009 US Open Men's Singles draw Qualifying Draw 2009 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Grand Slam men's singles 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 2010 Australian Open – Men's singles Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles