2009 Australian Open – Men's singles

April 2026 2009 Australian Open ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2 128 32 2009 Australian Open 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. It was his first Australian Open title and his sixth major title overall. Nadal became the first Spaniard to win the title.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 365Australian Open Results Archive – 2009 Men's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/2009_MS_F.html Tennis Australia 8 August 2012 It was Nadal's third victory over Federer in a major final in eight months, following wins at the 2008 French Open and 2008 Wimbledon Championships. By virtue of this win, Nadal became the first, and would remain the only, man to beat Federer on all 3 surfaces in grand slam finals. Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but retired due to heat stress in the quarterfinals against Andy Roddick. The 2009 men's singles edition is considered to be one of the best majors in the Open Era.Australian Open 2009 Tennis Championship Winners https://web.archive.org/web/20170614074402/http://www.australianopen4u.com/australian-open-2009/australian-open-2009-tennis-championship-winners.html 2017-06-14 , australianopen4u.com It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the season,McGrogan Ed Tignor: 10 Most Memorable Matches of 2009 http://www.tennis.com/players/2010/01/tignor-10-most-memorable-matches-of-2009/19745/ Tennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150202061445/http://www.tennis.com/players/2010/01/tignor-10-most-memorable-matches-of-2009/19745/ February 2, 2015 including the Nadal–Fernando Verdasco semifinal (lasting 5 hours and 14 minutesNadal earns rematch with Federer https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/aus09/news/story?id=3870077 ESPN.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20130520165602/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/aus09/news/story?id=3870077 May 20, 2013) and the final. It was also the first hard court major in which Nadal reached the final.Nadal calls for fewer hard court events, sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis, 2 February 2009. Seeds 30em 1 1 ESP Rafael Nadal (champion) 2 8 SUI Roger Federer (final) 3 6 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals, retired due to heat stress) 4 3 GBR Andy Murray (fourth round) 5 4 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals) 6 2 FRA Gilles Simon (quarterfinals) 7 5 USA Andy Roddick (semifinals) 8 7 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals) 9 4 USA James Blake (fourth round) 10 5 ARG David Nalbandian (second round) 11 7 ESP David Ferrer (third round) 12 2 FRA Gaël Monfils (fourth round, retired due to a right wrist injury) 13 1 CHI Fernando González (fourth round) 14 3 ESP Fernando Verdasco (semifinals) 15 8 SUI Stan Wawrinka (third round) 16 6 SWE Robin Söderling (second round) 17 2 ESP Nicolás Almagro (third round) 18 4 RUS Igor Andreev (third round) 19 7 CRO Marin Čilić (fourth round) 20 8 CZE Tomáš Berdych (fourth round) 21 5 ESP Tommy Robredo (fourth round) 22 3 CZE Radek Štěpánek (third round) 23 6 USA Mardy Fish (third round) 24 1 FRA Richard Gasquet (third round) 25 2 CRO Ivo Karlović (second round) 26 8 RUS Marat Safin (third round) 27 7 ESP Feliciano López (first round) 28 6 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu (second round) 29 1 RUS Dmitry Tursunov (first round) 30 4 GER Rainer Schüttler (first round) 31 3 AUT Jürgen Melzer (third round) 32 5 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round) Qualifying 2009 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 7 7 6 FRA Gilles Simon 2 5 5 14 ESP Fernando Verdasco 77 3 6 6 5 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 62 6 3 2 7 USA Andy Roddick 63 6 6 2 3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 77 4 2 1r 8 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 3 0 0 2 SUI Roger Federer 6 6 6 1 ESP Rafael Nadal 64 6 77 61 6 14 ESP Fernando Verdasco 77 4 62 77 4 7 USA Andy Roddick 2 5 5 2 SUI Roger Federer 6 7 7 1 ESP Rafael Nadal 7 3 77 3 6 2 SUI Roger Federer 5 6 63 6 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 BEL C Rochus 0 2 2 FRA F Serra 3 6 3 6 3 CRO R Karanušić 6 1 6 3 6 ARG E Schwank 3 3 4 GER T Haas 6 6 6 Q ITA F Cipolla 4 6 79 7 29 RUS D Tursunov 6 2 67 5 24 FRA R Gasquet 65 77 6 6 ARG D Junqueira 77 63 3 4 USA V Spadea 2 5 4 WC UZB D Istomin 6 7 6 ARG G Cañas 3 7 5 6 7 Q GER D Kindlmann 6 5 7 0 5 AUS L Hewitt 7 2 2 6 3 13 CHI F González 5 6 6 3 6 1 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 CRO R Karanušić 2 3 2 GER T Haas 6 6 6 Q ITA F Cipolla 1 2 1 24 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 6 WC UZB D Istomin 3 4 4 ARG G Cañas 5 3 4 13 CHI F González 7 6 6 1 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 GER T Haas 4 2 2 24 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 610 2 10 13 CHI F González 3 3 712 6 12 1 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 13 CHI F González 3 2 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 FRA G Monfils 6 6 7 ARG M Vassallo Argüello 1 3 5 RUS M Youzhny 3 2 2 PR AUT S Koubek 6 6 6 KAZ A Golubev 6 67 4 2 ITA F Fognini 3 79 6 6 CHI N Massú 4 4 6 7 3 17 ESP N Almagro 6 6 3 5 6 25 CRO I Karlović 6 6 6 ESP D Gimeno-Traver 3 4 4 Q USA W Odesnik 5 4 6 2 CRO M Ančić 7 6 4 6 AUS C Guccione 6 6 6 FRA N Devilder 4 2 4 ESP P Andújar 4 1 1 6 FRA G Simon 6 6 6 12 FRA G Monfils 6 6 3 6 PR AUT S Koubek 2 4 6 2 ITA F Fognini 2 5 0 17 ESP N Almagro 6 7 6 25 CRO I Karlović 7 5 6 4 3 CRO M Ančić 5 7 4 6 6 AUS C Guccione 77 4 1 2 6 FRA G Simon 65 6 6 6 12 FRA G Monfils 6 6 7 17 ESP N Almagro 4 3 5 CRO M Ančić 62 4 2 6 FRA G Simon 77 6 6 12 FRA G Monfils 4 6 1 0r 6 FRA G Simon 6 2 6 0 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 GBR A Murray 6 3 PR ROU A Pavel 2 1r RUS T Gabashvili 4 63 6 0 ESP M Granollers 6 77 4 6 Q GER A Beck 7 6 6 WC AUS C Ebelthite 5 1 0 JPN K Nishikori 5 2 1 31 AUT J Melzer 7 6 6 22 CZE R Štěpánek 3 6 6 6 ECU N Lapentti 6 3 4 4 Q GER M Berrer 6 6 6 WC AUS C Ball 2 4 3 UKR S Stakhovsky 3 6 6 2 1 FRA A Clément 6 2 4 6 6 WC FRA A Mannarino 0 2 2 14 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6 4 GBR A Murray 6 6 6 ESP M Granollers 4 2 2 Q GER A Beck 7 67 4 3 31 AUT J Melzer 5 79 6 6 22 CZE R Štěpánek 6 6 63 7 Q GER M Berrer 3 2 77 5 FRA A Clément 1 1 2 14 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6 4 GBR A Murray 7 6 6 31 AUT J Melzer 5 0 3 22 CZE R Štěpánek 4 0 0 14 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6 4 GBR A Murray 6 1 6 3 4 14 ESP F Verdasco 2 6 1 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 USA J Blake 6 6 7 LL CAN F Dancevic 4 3 5 Q FRA S de Chaunac 2 6 0 6 6 BEL S Darcis 6 3 6 2 2 ESP A Montañés 3 2 3 LAT E Gulbis 6 6 6 Q CAN P Polansky 7 6 4 3 4 18 RUS I Andreev 5 3 6 6 6 30 GER R Schüttler 6 2 4 4 Q ISR D Sela 1 6 6 6 ROU V Hănescu 3 3 79 77 8 CZE J Hernych 6 6 67 64 6 CRO I Ljubičić 4 77 79 5 6 RUS I Kunitsyn 6 63 67 7 3 ARG J Mónaco 4 4 0 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 6 9 USA J Blake 6 6 6 Q FRA S de Chaunac 3 2 3 LAT E Gulbis 4 4 7 6 4 18 RUS I Andreev 6 6 5 3 6 Q ISR D Sela 6 6 6 ROU V Hănescu 3 3 2 CRO I Ljubičić 77 68 67 2 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 64 710 79 6 9 USA J Blake 6 6 3 6 18 RUS I Andreev 3 2 6 1 Q ISR D Sela 4 2 6 1 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 1 6 9 USA J Blake 4 4 63 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 77 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 USA A Roddick 6 6 6 Q SWE B Rehnquist 0 2 2 Q BEL X Malisse 710 6 6 FRA M Llodra 68 1 1 ESP JC Ferrero 3 2 77 2 FRA F Santoro 6 6 65 6 USA S Querrey 66 3 2 32 GER P Kohlschreiber 78 6 6 21 ESP T Robredo 6 7 6 USA B Reynolds 2 5 1 ESP A Martín 3 6 2 4 SRB 2004 V Troicki 6 3 6 6 BRA T Bellucci 3 5 4 TPE Y-h Lu 6 7 6 FRA M Gicquel 1 6 2 3 10 ARG D Nalbandian 6 4 6 6 7 USA A Roddick 4 6 77 6 Q BEL X Malisse 6 2 61 2 FRA F Santoro 5 7 3 7 6 32 GER P Kohlschreiber 7 5 6 5 3 21 ESP T Robredo 6 6 6 SRB 2004 V Troicki 1 3 0 TPE Y-h Lu 6 5 4 6 6 10 ARG D Nalbandian 4 7 6 4 2 7 USA A Roddick 6 6 6 FRA F Santoro 3 4 2 21 ESP T Robredo 6 6 6 TPE Y-h Lu 1 3 2 7 USA A Roddick 7 6 6 21 ESP T Robredo 5 1 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 SWE R Söderling 5 6 6 7 USA R Kendrick 7 4 4 5 FRA J Benneteau 3 65 2 CYP M Baghdatis 6 77 6 ITA S Bolelli 77 77 7 BEL K Vliegen 65 63 5 WC AUS S Groth 77 4 5 0 23 USA M Fish 63 6 7 6 28 FRA P-H Mathieu 6 4 FIN J Nieminen 2 1r PR USA T Dent 4 6 6 3 4 LL USA A Delić 6 3 4 6 6 FRA J Chardy 6 6 6 BRA M Daniel 4 4 1 Q ITA A Stoppini 2 3 5 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6 7 16 SWE R Söderling 6 5 3 3 CYP M Baghdatis 3 7 6 6 ITA S Bolelli 4 1 5 23 USA M Fish 6 6 7 28 FRA P-H Mathieu 6 6 3 63 7 LL USA A Delić 1 3 6 77 9 FRA J Chardy 5 1 3 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 7 6 6 CYP M Baghdatis 6 6 6 23 USA M Fish 2 4 4 LL USA A Delić 2 6 3 64 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 4 6 77 CYP M Baghdatis 1 61 77 2 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 77 65 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 ARG JM del Potro 6 6 6 GER M Zverev 3 4 2 Q ALG L Ouahab 2 1 2 Q GER F Mayer 6 6 6 ITA P Starace 65 6 65 66 WC AUS B Tomic 77 1 77 78 LUX G Müller 6 77 4 4 16 27 ESP F López 3 65 6 6 14 19 CRO M Čilić 6 6 64 6 RSA K Anderson 3 2 77 3 ESP Ó Hernández 6 1 3 6 0 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 4 6 6 4 6 Q SVK D Hrbatý 77 2 6 7 WC USA J Isner 64 6 2 5 GER D Gremelmayr 1 78 1 77 4 11 ESP D Ferrer 6 66 6 65 6 8 ARG JM del Potro 6 7 6 Q GER F Mayer 1 5 2 WC AUS B Tomic 6 1 4 2 LUX G Müller 3 6 6 6 19 CRO M Čilić 6 6 4 6 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 2 3 6 3 Q SVK D Hrbatý 2 2 1 11 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 8 ARG JM del Potro 65 7 6 7 LUX G Müller 77 5 3 5 19 CRO M Čilić 77 6 6 11 ESP D Ferrer 65 3 4 8 ARG JM del Potro 5 6 6 6 19 CRO M Čilić 7 4 4 2 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 SUI S Wawrinka 6 2 7 711 CZE I Minář 1 6 5 69 Q GER B Phau 4 3 6 3 WC AUS B Klein 6 6 4 6 ARG B Dabul 6 6 6 GER P Petzschner 1 2 4 USA R Ginepri 4 4 3 20 CZE T Berdych 6 6 6 26 RUS M Safin 6 6 6 ESP I Navarro 3 3 4 ESP G García-López 3 77 6 6 ARG A Calleri 6 65 2 0 Q RUS E Korolev 6 6 79 ESP C Moyá 3 1 67 ITA A Seppi 1 64 5 2 SUI R Federer 6 77 7 15 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 6 WC AUS B Klein 3 4 4 ARG B Dabul 1 1 3 20 CZE T Berdych 6 6 6 26 RUS M Safin 7 6 6 ESP G García-López 5 2 2 Q RUS E Korolev 2 3 1 2 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 15 SUI S Wawrinka 6 1 3 4 20 CZE T Berdych 4 6 6 6 26 RUS M Safin 3 2 65 2 SUI R Federer 6 6 77 20 CZE T Berdych 6 77 4 4 2 2 SUI R Federer 4 64 6 6 6 References 30em External links Association of 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