This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2009. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
The structure of both the WTA and ATP tours has been changed for 2009. On the men's side, Masters Series events have been replaced by Masters 1000 tournaments, while the International Series Gold and International Series tournaments are now 500 Series and 250 Series events respectively. The season-ending ATP World Tour Finals remains unchanged.
On the women's tour, the tiered system which has existed since 1988 has been scrapped in favour of a structure closer to the men's circuit. Tier I and Tier II have been merged into the WTA Premier Tournaments. The Tier III and Tier IV have also been merged into International Tournaments. The WTA Tour Championships remain on the schedule but the WTA have also initiated a second season-ending tournament, the Commonwealth Bank Tour of Champions for eight players who did not qualify for the Tour Championships (usually below the top eight in the rankings).
See: 2009 ATP World Tour, 2009 WTA Tour
1 February: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer in five sets to win the Australian Open.[1]
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray win the BNP Paribas Open and the Sony Ericsson Open respectively
Rafael Nadal wins the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, and the Internazionali BNL d'Italia
17 May: Roger Federer overturns a 5 match losing streak to Rafael Nadal by defeating him in straight sets to win the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open which ended his title drought
7 June: Roger Federer ties Pete Sampras's all-time record with the most grand slam singles titles (14) by defeating Robin Söderling in the final to win his first Roland Garros title
5 July: Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 5–7, 7-6(8), 7-6(5), 3–6, 16–14 to win his 6th Wimbledon title and record 15th Grand Slam singles title
World Group Draw
World Group play-offs
| Venue (surface) | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancagua, Chile (clay) | 3 - 2 | |||
| Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay) | 3 - 2 | |||
| Porto Alegre, Brazil (indoor clay) | 3 - 2 | |||
| Maastricht, Netherlands (indoor clay) | 4 - 1 | |||
| Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) | 4 - 1 | |||
| Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | 5 - 0 | |||
| Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor hard) | 3 - 2 | |||
| Genoa, Italy (clay) | 3 - 2 |
World Group Draw
World Group play-offs
Date: 25 - 26 April
| Venue (surface) | Winning team | Score | Losing team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lleida, Spain (clay) | 4 - 0 | |||
| Limoges, France (indoor clay) | 3 - 2 | |||
| Frankfurt, Germany (clay) | 3 - 2 | |||
| Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay) | 5 - 0 |
| Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 - 1 | 12 - 3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 - 5 | 10 - 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 - 6 | 9 - 14 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 - 6 | 8 - 12 |
| Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 - 3 | 14 - 7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 - 3 | 12 - 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 - 4 | 10 - 8 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 - 8 | 3 - 17 |
See: 2009 ATP World Tour
1 January - 5 July: 
Rafael Nadal
6 July - 31 December: Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, 
Andy Murray, 
Novak Djokovic, 
Juan Martín del Potro, 
Andy Roddick
Nikolay Davydenko, Fernando Verdasco, 
Robin Söderling
Nestor / Zimonjić, Bryan / Bryan, 
Dlouhý / 
Paes, Bhupathi / Knowles, 
Kubot / 
Marach, Čermák / 
Mertiňák, 
Mirnyi / 
Ram, Fyrstenberg / Matkowski Nikolay Davydenko def. Juan Martín del Potro Bryan / Bryan def. Mirnyi / Ram| Tournament | Singles Winner | Runner-up | Score | Doubles Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Wells | Rafael Nadal | Andy Murray | 6 - 1, 6 - 2 | 3 - 6, 6 - 1, 14 - 12 | |||
| Miami | Andy Murray | Novak Djokovic | 6 - 2, 7 - 5 | 6 - 7(4), 6 - 2, 10 - 7 | |||
| Monte Carlo | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | 6 - 3, 2 - 6, 6 - 1 | 6 - 4, 6 - 1 | |||
| Rome | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | 7 - 62, 6 - 2 | 7 - 6(5), 6 - 3 | |||
| Madrid | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | 6 - 4, 6 - 4 | 6 - 4, 6 - 4 | |||
| Montreal | Andy Murray | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 - 74, 7 - 63, 6 - 1 | 6 - 4, 6 - 3 | |||
| Cincinnati | Roger Federer | Novak Djokovic | 6 - 1, 7 - 5 | 3 - 6, 7 - 6(2), 15 - 13 | |||
| Shanghai | Nikolay Davydenko | Rafael Nadal | 7 - 63, 6 - 3 | 6 - 2, 6 - 4 | |||
| Paris | Novak Djokovic |  Gaël Monfils | 6 - 2, 5 - 7, 7 - 63 | 6 - 3, 6 - 4 |
| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | | 3 - 0 | 7 - 2 | 14 - 5 | |
| 2. | | 2 - 1 | 7 - 2 | 13 - 5 | |
| 3. | 1 - 2 | 3 - 6 | 6 - 13 | ||
| 4. | 0 - 3 | 1 - 8 | 4 - 14 |
| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 - 0 | 7 - 2 | 15 - 8 | ||
| 2. | | 2 - 1 | 5 - 4 | 13 - 10 | |
| 3. | | 1 - 2 | 4 - 5 | 11 - 13 | |
| 4. | 0 - 3 | 2 - 7 | 8 - 16 |
See: 2009 WTA Tour
1 January - 1 February: Jelena Janković
2 February - 19 April: Serena Williams
20 April - 11 October: Dinara Safina
12 October - 25 October: Serena Williams
26 October - 1 November: Dinara Safina
2 November - 31 December: Serena Williams
Singles Finals
Safina, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Azarenka Zvonareva, RadwańskaDoubles Final
Stosur/ Stubbs, S Williams/ V Williams Aravane Rezaï def. Marion Bartoli, 7–5, retired| Tournament | Singles Winner | Runner-up | Score | Doubles Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | E Dementieva | D Safina | 6 - 3, 2 - 6, 6 - 1 | 6–0, 6 - 1 | |||
| Paris | A Mauresmo | E Dementieva | 7 - 6(7), 2 - 6, 6 - 4 | 6 - 4, 3 - 6, [10–4] | |||
| Dubai | V Williams | V Razzano | 6 - 4, 6 - 2 | 6 - 3, 6 - 3 | |||
| Indian Wells | V Zvonareva | A Ivanovic | 7 - 6(5), 6 - 2 | 6 - 4, 3 - 6, [10–5] | |||
| Miami | V Azarenka | S Williams | 6 - 3, 6 - 1 | 4 - 6, 6 - 3, [10–3] | |||
| Charleston | S Lisicki | C Wozniacki | 6 - 2, 6 - 4 | 6 - 7(5), 6 - 2, [11–9] | |||
| Stuttgart | S Kuznetsova | D Safina | 6 - 2, 6 - 4 | 5 - 7, 6 - 3, [10–7] | |||
| Rome | D Safina | S Kuznetsova | 6 - 3, 6 - 2 | 7 - 5, 7 - 6(5) | |||
| Madrid | D Safina | C Wozniacki | 6 - 2, 6 - 4 | 4 - 6, 6 - 3, [10–6] | |||
| Warsaw | A Dulgheru |  A Bondarenko | 7 - 6(3), 3 - 6, 6 - 0 | 6 - 1, 6 - 1 | |||
| Eastbourne | C Wozniacki | V Razzano | 7 - 6(5), 7 - 5 | 6 - 4, 6 - 3 | |||
| Stanford | M Bartoli | V Williams | 6 - 2, 5 - 7, 6 - 4 | 6 - 4, 6 - 1 | |||
| Los Angeles |  F Pennetta | S Stosur | 6 - 4, 6 - 3 | 6–0, 4 - 6, [10–7] | |||
| Cincinnati | J Janković | D Safina | 6 - 4, 6 - 2 | 6 - 3, 0 - 6, [10–2] | |||
| Toronto | E Dementieva | M Sharapova | 6 - 4, 6 - 3 | 2 - 6, 7 - 5, [11–9] | |||
| New Haven | C Wozniacki | E Vesnina | 6 - 2, 6 - 4 | 6 - 2, 7 - 5 | |||
| Tokyo | M Sharapova | J Janković | 5 - 2 ret. | 6 - 4, 6 - 2 | |||
| Beijing | S Kuznetsova | A Radwańska | 6 - 2, 6 - 4 | 6 - 3, 6 - 1 | |||
| Moscow | F Schiavone | O Govortsova | 6 - 3, 6 - 0 | 6 - 2, 6 - 2 |
See main article: 2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship.
See main article: 2009 JB Group Classic.
See main article: 2009 Masters France – Draw.