Juan Martín del Potro Roger Federer 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2 128 32
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. Del Potro became the first Argentine man to win the title since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 . This was del Potro's first and so far only major title, although he would reach a second final in 2018 . This was also the first final since 1999 to contain 5 sets.
Federer was two championship points away from winning the title in the fourth set, as he was attempting to become the first man to win a sixth consecutive US Open title in the Open Era , the first since Bill Tilden in 1925 . He was also vying to become the first man to win Grand Slams on clay, grass and hard court in the same calendar year after he won the French Open and Wimbledon earlier that year, and the first player to win the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in the same calendar year since Rod Laver in 1969. He was on a 41-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows prior to defeat to del Potro. It was the only major not won by the Big Four between the 2005 Australian Open and the 2014 Australian Open , a span of 35 events. This was also where former champion Marat Safin made his final grand slam appearance.[1]
For the first time in US Open history, none of the American players reached the quarterfinals.
This is the only Grand Slam where Novak Djokovic , Roger Federer , and Rafael Nadal made it to the semi-finals, but none of them won the championship.
Seeds 0 1 . Roger Federer (Final) 0 2 . Andy Murray (Fourth round) 0 3. Rafael Nadal (Semifinals) 0 4. Novak Djokovic (Semifinals) 0 5. Andy Roddick (Third round) 0 6. Juan Martín del Potro (Champion) 0 7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fourth round) 0 8. Nikolay Davydenko (Fourth round, retired because of a hip injury) 0 9. Gilles Simon (Third round, retired because of a knee injury) 10. Fernando Verdasco (Quarterfinals) 11. Fernando González (Quarterfinals) 12. Robin Söderling (Quarterfinals) 13. Gaël Monfils (Fourth round) 14. Tommy Robredo (Fourth round) 15. Radek Štěpánek (Fourth round) 16. Marin Čilić (Quarterfinals) 17. Tomáš Berdych (Third round) 18. David Ferrer (Second round) 19. Stan Wawrinka (First round) 20. Tommy Haas (Third round) 21. James Blake (Third round) 22. Sam Querrey (Third round) 23. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Third round) 24. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Fourth round) 25. Mardy Fish (Withdrew because of a rib injury) 26. Paul-Henri Mathieu (First round) 27. Ivo Karlović (First round) 28. Victor Hănescu (First round) 29. Igor Andreev (First round) 30. Viktor Troicki (Second round) 31. Lleyton Hewitt (Third round) 32. Nicolás Almagro (Third round) Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Qualifying draw Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser Alt = Alternate SE = Special exempt PR = Protected ranking ITF = ITF entry JE = Junior exempt w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 Roger Federer 6 6 66 78 12 Robin Söderling0 3 78 66 1 Roger Federer 77 7 7 4 Novak Djokovic63 5 5 4 Novak Djokovic 77 1 7 6 10 Fernando Verdasco62 6 5 2 1 Roger Federer6 65 6 64 2 6 Juan Martín del Potro 3 77 4 77 6 11 Fernando González64 62 0 3 Rafael Nadal 77 77 6 3 Rafael Nadal2 2 2 6 Juan Martín del Potro 6 6 6 6 Juan Martín del Potro 4 6 6 6 16 Marin Čilić6 3 2 1
Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 1 R Federer 6 6 7 WC D Britton1 3 5 1 R Federer 6 7 7 Q G Lapentti3 6 6 0 69 S Greul3 5 5 S Greul 6 4 3 6 711 1 R Federer 4 6 7 6 PR JI Chela 6 6 6 31 L Hewitt6 3 5 4 Ó Hernández4 4 2 PR JI Chela3 3 4 T Alves0 3 4 31 L Hewitt 6 6 6 31 L Hewitt 6 6 6 1 R Federer 7 6 6 21 J Blake 6 6 7 14 T Robredo5 2 2 R Ramírez Hidalgo1 4 5 21 J Blake 6 3 78 6 O Rochus 6 6 6 O Rochus4 6 66 3 I Kunitsyn3 0 2 21 J Blake62 4 4 Q P Polansky4 4 7 6 1 14 T Robredo 77 6 6 G García-López 6 6 5 3 6 G García-López2 6 2 4 Q D Young4 6 2 3 14 T Robredo 6 4 6 6 14 T Robredo 6 3 6 6
Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 12 R Söderling 6 3 6 6 A Montañés1 6 1 4 12 R Söderling 2 M Zverev6 5 6 4 0 M Granollers0r M Granollers 2 7 3 6 6 12 R Söderling 6 7 66 6 K Kim 6 0 6 6 22 S Querrey2 5 78 1 D Sela3 6 2 2 K Kim5 78 4 4 Q M Yani3 5 4 22 S Querrey 7 66 6 6 22 S Querrey 6 7 6 12 R Söderling 7 3 6 0 26 P-H Mathieu6 5 0 2 8 N Davydenko5 6 2 0r M Youzhny 2 7 6 6 M Youzhny6 64 4 3 P Starace63 62 0 Q M Chiudinelli 2 77 6 6 Q M Chiudinelli 77 77 6 Q M Chiudinelli4 5 5 J Hernych 1 77 6 2 6 8 N Davydenko 6 7 7 R Schüttler6 65 4 6 3 J Hernych4 1 2 Q D Kindlmann3 4 5 8 N Davydenko 6 6 6 8 N Davydenko 6 6 7
Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 4 N Djokovic 6 6 6 I Ljubičić3 1 3 4 N Djokovic 6 6 6 Q JP Brzezicki65 3 4 Q C Ball3 4 4 Q C Ball 77 6 6 4 N Djokovic 62 6 77 6 K Beck6 6 1 4 3 Q J Witten77 3 62 4 M González 2 1 6 6 6 M González77 4 5 2 Q J Witten 6 6 6 Q J Witten 63 6 7 6 29 I Andreev4 0 2 4 N Djokovic 6 6 6 23 P Kohlschreiber 6 6 6 15 R Štěpánek1 3 3 A Seppi0 4 4 23 P Kohlschreiber 6 6 0 6 Q S Devvarman 6 6 6 Q S Devvarman3 4 6 2 F Gil3 4 3 23 P Kohlschreiber6 2 3 3 A Golubev4 6 5 3 15 R Štěpánek 4 6 6 6 L Mayer 6 4 7 6 L Mayer65 3 4 S Bolelli4 4 4 15 R Štěpánek 77 6 6 15 R Štěpánek 6 6 6
Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 10 F Verdasco 7 6 7 B Becker5 4 5 10 F Verdasco 6 6 6 F Serra 710 77 77 F Serra3 0 3 J Tipsarević68 65 65 10 F Verdasco 3 7 710 1 6 R Kendrick 6 6 6 20 T Haas6 5 68 6 4 M Vassallo Argüello3 2 2 R Kendrick4 4 63 Q A Falla5 6 67 2 20 T Haas 6 6 77 20 T Haas 7 4 79 6 10 F Verdasco 4 6 6 6 28 V Hănescu1 614 65 J Isner6 4 4 4 J Isner 6 716 77 J Isner 6 6 77 Q M İlhan 3 6 3 7 7 Q M İlhan3 4 61 C Rochus6 3 6 5 5 J Isner 77 6 3 5 77 M Gicquel 6 5 6 6 5 A Roddick63 3 6 7 65 D Tursunov2 7 3 3 M Gicquel1 4 4 B Phau1 4 2 5 A Roddick 6 6 6 5 A Roddick 6 6 6
Bottom half Section 5 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 7 J-W Tsonga 6 6 6 WC C Buchanan0 2 1 7 J-W Tsonga 7 6 6 J Nieminen 7 78 6 J Nieminen5 3 4 F Fognini5 66 4 7 J-W Tsonga 77 6 6 F Cipolla6 1 3 3 J Benneteau64 2 4 J Benneteau 4 6 6 6 J Benneteau 6 3 6 6 LL P Luczak3 3 6 6 1 30 V Troicki1 6 1 0 30 V Troicki 6 6 1 2 6 7 J-W Tsonga6 3 63 4 17 T Berdych 7 6 6 11 F González 3 6 77 6 W Odesnik5 4 4 17 T Berdych 6 63 77 6 Q M Berrer3 67 6 0 Q H Zeballos3 77 62 2 Q H Zeballos 6 79 3 6 17 T Berdych5 4 4 Q J Ouanna 77 6 3 6 11 F González 7 6 6 R Ram64 4 6 3 Q J Ouanna4 77 3 4 N Massú3 3 3 11 F González 6 65 6 6 11 F González 6 6 6
Section 6 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 13 G Monfils 6 6 6 J Chardy1 4 3 13 G Monfils 6 7 6 E Korolev3 4 6 6 4 A Beck3 5 3 A Beck 6 6 2 2 6 13 G Monfils 6 6 1 M Daniel2 4 3 J Acasuso3 4 0r J Acasuso 6 6 6 J Acasuso 6 3 1 6 6 A Martín5 7 3 3 18 D Ferrer3 6 6 3 2 18 D Ferrer 7 5 6 6 13 G Monfils77 3 1 3 32 N Almagro 6 6 2 710 3 R Nadal 63 6 6 6 S Darcis2 4 6 68 32 N Almagro 67 6 6 4 6 R Ginepri 5 6 6 6 R Ginepri79 2 3 6 4 PR A Pavel7 2 4 0 32 N Almagro5 4 4 WC M Llodra3 4 4 3 R Nadal 7 6 6 N Kiefer 6 6 6 N Kiefer0 6 3 4 R Gasquet2 2 3 3 R Nadal 6 3 6 6 3 R Nadal 6 6 6
Section 7 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 6 JM del Potro 6 6 6 J Mónaco3 3 1 6 JM del Potro 78 6 6 J Melzer 1 6 6 6 J Melzer66 3 3 M Safin6 4 3 4 6 JM del Potro 6 3 6 6 P Cuevas 6 77 6 D Köllerer1 6 3 3 WC C Guccione4 64 0 P Cuevas6 2 1 4 D Köllerer 6 6 2 6 D Köllerer 3 6 6 6 LL R Machado2 4 6 2 6 JM del Potro 6 6 6 24 JC Ferrero 6 6 6 24 JC Ferrero3 3 3 F Santoro4 3 3 24 JC Ferrero 1 3 6 6 6 P Petzschner 77 66 6 4 6 P Petzschner6 6 4 2 4 S Stakhovsky63 78 4 6 3 24 JC Ferrero 1 6 77 1 Q T Bellucci 6 6 6 9 G Simon6 4 65 0r Y-h Lu4 2 3 Q T Bellucci3 2 4 D Gimeno Traver4 63 3 9 G Simon 6 6 6 9 G Simon 6 77 6
Section 8 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 16 M Čilić 77 6 77 WC R Sweeting62 4 64 16 M Čilić 4 2 6 6 6 T Gabashvili5 1 2 WC J Levine6 6 0 3 0 WC J Levine 7 6 6 16 M Čilić 6 6 6 D Istomin 6 6 77 D Istomin1 4 3 WC B Evans4 4 63 D Istomin 2 6 4 7 77 N Lapentti 4 3 78 77 6 N Lapentti6 4 6 5 64 19 S Wawrinka6 6 66 64 3 16 M Čilić 7 6 6 27 I Karlović4 68 65 2 A Murray5 2 2 I Navarro 6 710 77 I Navarro4 7 77 5 69 F López6 66 3 5 WC T Dent 6 5 61 7 711 WC T Dent 4 78 6 7 WC T Dent3 2 2 P Capdeville 6 6 77 2 A Murray 6 6 6 V Crivoi3 0 62 P Capdeville2 6 0 2 E Gulbis5 3 5 2 A Murray 6 3 6 6 2 A Murray 7 6 7
References ^ "Tennis: Del Potro dethrones Federer in US". BBC Sport. September 15, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019 . 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 Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Rome (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Paris (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Valencia (S, D) Basel (S, D) Brisbane (S, D) Chennai (S, D) Doha (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) Zagreb (S, D) Viña del Mar (S, D) San Jose (S, D) Costa do Sauípe (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Houston (S, D) Munich (S, D) Belgrade (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Düsseldorf London (S, D) Halle (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Umag (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Metz (S, D) Bangkok (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Moscow (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Davis CupWorld Group + Play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa World Team Cup ATP World Tour Finals, London (S, D)