2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Full name | Novak Djokovic |
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Country | ![]() |
Calendar prize money | $5,476,472 (singles & doubles) |
Singles | |
Season record | 78–19 |
Calendar titles | 5 |
Year-end ranking | No. 3 |
Ranking change from previous year | ![]() |
Grand Slam & significant results | |
Australian Open | QF |
French Open | 3R |
Wimbledon | QF |
US Open | SF |
Doubles | |
Season record | 6–5 |
Calendar titles | 0 |
Current ranking | No. 114 |
Ranking change from previous year | ![]() |
Davis Cup | |
Davis Cup | 1R |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on January 5 with the start of the 2009 ATP World Tour.
Yearly summary
Early hard court season
Djokovic started the year at the Brisbane International, where he was upset by fellow Pilić academy trainee Ernests Gulbis in the first round.[1]
Australian Open
As defending champion at the Australian Open, Djokovic retired from his quarterfinal match with former world No. 1 Andy Roddick when trailing 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 2-1.[2], primarily due to heat illness that generated muscle aches and cramps.[3][4]
Dubai Tennis Championships
After losing in the semifinals of the Open 13 tournament in Marseille to Tsonga, Djokovic won the singles title at the Dubai Championships, defeating Ferrer to claim his twelfth career title.[5]
Indian Wells Open
The following week, Djokovic was the defending champion at the Indian Wells Masters but lost to Roddick in the quarterfinals.
Indian Wells Open
At the Miami Open in Key Biscayne, Djokovic beat Federer in the semifinals, before losing to Murray in the final.[6]
Clay court season
Monte-Carlo Masters
Djokovic reached the final of the next Masters event, the Monte-Carlo Masters on clay, losing to Nadal in the final.
Italian Open
At the Italian Open in Rome, Djokovic failed to defend the title he had won the previous year, losing to Nadal in the final again.[7]
Madrid Open
Djokovic was the top seed at his hometown tournament, the Serbia Open in Belgrade, beating Łukasz Kubot in the final to win his second title of the year.[8] Djokovic then reached the semifinals of the Madrid Open without dropping a set, where he lost to Nadal despite holding three match points. The match, at 4 hours and 3 minutes, was at the time the longest three-set singles match on the ATP Tour in the Open Era.[9]
Roland Garros
At the French Open, he lost in the third round to German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Grass court season
Djokovic began his grass court season at the Gerry Weber Open where after the withdrawal of Federer, he competed as the top seed. He advanced to the final, where he lost to Tommy Haas.[10]
Wimbledon
Djokovic then lost to Haas again, this time in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.[11]
Fall hard court season
During the US Open Series, Djokovic made the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open in Montreal before losing to Roddick. At the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semifinals before losing in the final to Federer.[12] At the US Open, Djokovic reached the semifinals, where he was defeated by Federer.[13]
Djokovic then won his third title of the year at the China Open in Beijing, beating Marin Čilić in the final.[14] Djokovic then lost in the semifinals of the inaugural Shanghai Masters to Davydenko.
Swiss Indoors
At the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Djokovic recorded his first 6–0, 6–0 win at an elite event when he defeated Jan Hernych in the second round.[15] He then defeat home player Wawrinka in the quarterfinals before saving three match to win his semifinal against Radek Štěpánek. In the final, he defeated home favorite and three-time defending champion Federer to win his fourth title of the year.[16]
Paris Masters
Djokovic won his first Masters title of the year at the Paris Masters after defeating Nadal in the semifinals, and outlasting Gaël Monfils in a decisive set tiebreak in the final.[17]
ATP Finals
Even though he came into the year-ending ATP Finals in London on a 10-match winning streak and as the defending champion, Djokovic failed to make it out from the round-robin stage despite beating both Davydenko and Nadal due to having fewer sets.[18]
Djokovic ended the year as the No. 3 for the third consecutive year, having played 97 matches, the most of any player on the ATP Tour, which earned him the Ironman nickname, with a 78–19 win–loss record. In addition to leading the ATP Tour in match wins, he reached a career-best ten finals, winning five titles.[19]
All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Djokovic in 2009, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles matches
Tournament
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#
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Round | Opponent
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Rank | Result
|
Score
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Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia ATP 250 Hard, outdoor January 5, 2009 | ||||||
1 / 254
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1R
|
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53
|
Loss
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4–6, 4–6 | |
Medibank International Sydney Sydney, Australia ATP 250 Hard, outdoor January 12, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
2 / 255
|
2R
|
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29
|
Win
|
6–1, 6–2 | |
3 / 256
|
QF
|
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35
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–4 | |
4 / 257
|
SF
|
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40
|
Loss
|
4–6, 6–7(7–3) | |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 19, 2009 | ||||||
5 / 258
|
1R
|
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220
|
Win
|
6–2, 6–3, 7–5 | |
6 / 259
|
2R
|
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68
|
Win
|
7–5, 6–1, 6–3 | |
7 / 260
|
3R
|
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127
|
Win
|
6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | |
8 / 261
|
4R
|
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97
|
Win
|
6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | |
9 / 262
|
QF
|
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9
|
Loss
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7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6, 1–2 Ret. | |
Open 13 Marseille, France ATP 250 Hard, indoor February 16, 2009 | ||||||
10 / 263
|
1R
|
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55
|
Win
|
7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
11 / 264
|
2R
|
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68
|
Win
|
7–5, 6–4 | |
12 / 265
|
QF
|
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76
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–3 | |
13 / 266
|
SF
|
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12
|
Loss
|
4–6, 6–7(1–7) | |
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE ATP 500 Hard, outdoor February 23, 2009 | ||||||
14 / 267
|
1R
|
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125
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–2 | |
15 / 268
|
2R
|
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66
|
Win
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | |
16 / 269
|
QF
|
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19
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–4 | |
17 / 270
|
SF
|
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8
|
Win
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3–6, 7–5, 7–5 | |
18 / 271
|
W
|
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14
|
7–5, 6–3 | ||
Davis Cup World Group 1st Round: Spain vs Serbia Benidorm, Spain Davis Cup Clay, outdoor March 6, 2009 |
19 / 272
|
1R
R1 |
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12
|
Loss
|
3–6, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
20 / 273
|
1R
R4 |
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1
|
Loss
|
4–6, 4–6, 1–6 | |
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 9, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
21 / 274
|
2R
|
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54
|
Win
|
7–5, 6–4 | |
22 / 275
|
3R
|
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64
|
Win
|
6–2, 7–6(7–1) | |
23 / 276
|
4R
|
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16
|
Win
|
7–6(9–7), 7–6(8–6) | |
24 / 277
|
QF
|
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7
|
Loss
|
3–6, 2–6 | |
Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 23, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
25 / 278
|
2R
|
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117
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–2 | |
26 / 279
|
3R
|
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33
|
Win
|
6–4, 6–1 | |
27 / 280
|
4R
|
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22
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–2 | |
28 / 281
|
QF
|
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11
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–4 | |
29 / 282
|
SF
|
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2
|
Win
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
30 / 283
|
F
|
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4
|
Loss (1)
|
2–6, 5–7 | |
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 13, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
31 / 284
|
2R
|
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65
|
Win
|
6–1, 6–2 | |
32 / 285
|
3R
|
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36
|
Win
|
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–0 | |
33 / 286
|
QF
|
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8
|
Win
|
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | |
34 / 287
|
SF
|
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16
|
Win
|
4–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
35 / 288
|
F
|
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1
|
Loss (2)
|
3–6, 6–2, 1–6 | |
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 27, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
36 / 289
|
2R
|
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33
|
Win
|
7–6(7–5), 6–0 | |
37 / 290
|
3R
|
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17
|
Win
|
6–1, 6–1 | |
38 / 291
|
QF
|
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5
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–4 | |
39 / 292
|
SF
|
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2
|
Win
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
40 / 293
|
F
|
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1
|
Loss (3)
|
6–7(2–7), 2–6 | |
Serbia Open Belgrade, Serbia ATP World Tour 250 Clay, outdoor May 3, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
41 / 294
|
2R
|
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63
|
Win
|
6–2, 4–6, 6–0 | |
42 / 295
|
QF
|
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38
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–2 | |
43 / 296
|
SF
|
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36
|
Win
|
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
44 / 297
|
W
|
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179
|
6–3, 7–6(7–0) | ||
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 5, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
45 / 298
|
2R
|
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65
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–3 | |
46 / 299
|
3R
|
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36
|
Win
|
6–4, 6–4 | |
47 / 300
|
QF
|
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54
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–4 | |
48 / 301
|
SF
|
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1
|
Loss
|
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(9–11) | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 25, 2009 | ||||||
49 / 302
|
1R
|
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102
|
Win
|
6–3, 3–1 Ret. | |
50 / 303
|
2R
|
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110
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–4, 6–1 | |
51 / 304
|
3R
|
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31
|
Loss
|
4–6, 4–6, 4–6 | |
Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany ATP World Tour 250 Grass, outdoor June 8, 2009 | ||||||
52 / 305
|
1R
|
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66
|
Win
|
7–5, 6–2 | |
53 / 306
|
2R
|
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56
|
Win
|
5–7, 7–5, 6–1 | |
54 / 307
|
QF
|
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28
|
Win
|
6–1, 6–4 | |
55 / 308
|
SF
|
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136
|
Win
|
7–6(9–7), 6–4 | |
56 / 309
|
F
|
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41
|
Loss (4)
|
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6 | |
Wimbledon Championships London, England Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 22, 2009 | ||||||
57 / 310
|
1R
|
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81
|
Win
|
6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–4 | |
58 / 311
|
2R
|
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106
|
Win
|
7–5, 6–1, 6–4 | |
59 / 312
|
3R
|
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25
|
Win
|
6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | |
60 / 313
|
4R
|
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46
|
Win
|
6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | |
61 / 314
|
QF
|
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34
|
Loss
|
5–7, 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 3–6 | |
Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 10, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
62 / 315
|
2R
|
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225
|
Win
|
6–4, 7–6(8–6) | |
63 / 316
|
3R
|
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65
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–4 | |
64 / 317
|
QF
|
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5
|
Loss
|
4–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Cincinnati, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 17, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
65 / 318
|
2R
|
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54
|
Win
|
7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |
66 / 319
|
3R
|
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35
|
Win
|
7–5, 6–3 | |
67 / 320
|
QF
|
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9
|
Win
|
6–4, 7–5 | |
68 / 321
|
SF
|
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3
|
Win
|
6–1, 6–4 | |
69 / 322
|
F
|
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1
|
Loss (5)
|
1–6, 5–7 | |
US Open New-York, USA Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 31, 2009 | ||||||
70 / 323
|
1R
|
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51
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–1, 6–3 | |
71 / 324
|
2R
|
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155
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | |
72 / 325
|
3R
|
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276
|
Win
|
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | |
73 / 326
|
4R
|
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16
|
Win
|
6–1, 6–3, 6–3 | |
74 / 327
|
QF
|
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10
|
Win
|
7–6(7–2), 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
75 / 328
|
SF
|
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1
|
Loss
|
6–7(3–7), 5–7, 5–7 | |
China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard, outdoor October 5, 2009 | ||||||
76 / 329
|
1R
|
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27
|
Win
|
6–3, 7–5 | |
77 / 330
|
2R
|
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28
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–0 | |
78 / 331
|
QF
|
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9
|
Win
|
6–3, 1–6, 6–1 | |
79 / 332
|
SF
|
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11
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–3 | |
80 / 333
|
W
|
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15
|
6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||
Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 12, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
81 / 334
|
2R
|
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66
|
Win
|
6–3, 6–1 | |
82 / 335
|
3R
|
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99
|
Win
|
6–1, 6–1 | |
83 / 336
|
QF
|
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10
|
Win
|
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 | |
84 / 337
|
SF
|
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8
|
Loss
|
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7) | |
Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP 500 Hard, indoor November 2, 2009 | ||||||
85 / 338
|
1R
|
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33
|
Win
|
6–3, 7–5 | |
86 / 339
|
2R
|
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59
|
Win
|
6–0, 6–0 | |
87 / 340
|
QF
|
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21
|
Win
|
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | |
88 / 341
|
SF
|
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14
|
Win
|
6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2 | |
89 / 342
|
W
|
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1
|
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor November 9, 2009 |
1R
|
Bye | ||||
90 / 343
|
2R
|
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30
|
Win
|
6–3, 7–5 | |
91 / 344
|
3R
|
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93
|
Win
|
6–2, 6–2 | |
92 / 345
|
QF
|
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10
|
Win
|
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | |
93 / 346
|
SF
|
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2
|
Win
|
6–2, 6–3 | |
94 / 347
|
W
|
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16
|
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) | ||
ATP World Tour Finals London, England Year-end Championships Hard, indoor November 23, 2009 | ||||||
95 / 348
|
RR
|
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7
|
Win
|
3–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |
96 / 349
|
RR
|
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9
|
Loss
|
6–7(5–7), 1–6 | |
97 / 350
|
RR
|
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2
|
Win
|
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Doubles matches
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (seed or key) | Ranks | Result | Score |
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Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 13 – 19 April 2009 Partner: ![]() | ||||||
1 / 44 | 1R | ![]() ![]() |
22 / 23 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | |
2 / 45 | 2R | ![]() ![]() |
14 / 29 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
3 / 46 | QF | ![]() ![]() |
10 / 9 | Win | 6–4, 4–6, [12–10] | |
4 / 47 | SF | ![]() ![]() |
3 / 4 | Loss | 6–3, 1–6, [5–10] | |
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 May 2009 Partner: ![]() | ||||||
5 / 48 | 1R | ![]() ![]() |
22 / 26 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
6 / 49 | 2R | ![]() ![]() |
20 / 21 | Win | 6–2, 7–6(11–9) | |
7 / 50 | QF | ![]() ![]() |
37 / 30 | Loss | 6–4, 3–6, [9–11] | |
Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany ATP Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 7 – 13 June 2009 Partner: ![]() | ||||||
8 / 51 | 1R | ![]() ![]() |
37 / 45 | Win | 7–5, 3–6, [10–6] | |
9 / 52 | 2R | ![]() ![]() |
140 / 44 | Loss | 1–6, 1–6 | |
ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag Umag, Croatia ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 27 July – 2 August 2009 Partner: ![]() | ||||||
10 / 53 | 1R | ![]() ![]() |
195 / 79 | Loss | 0–6, 5–7 | |
Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 16 August 2010 Partner: ![]() | ||||||
11 / 54 | 1R | ![]() ![]() |
122 / – | Loss | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Yearly records
Head-to-head matchups
Novak Djokovic had a 15–12 record against the top 10, a 44–18 record against the top 50 and a 34–1 record against players outside the top 50.
Finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Win | 12–6 | Feb 2009 | Dubai Championships, UAE | 500 series | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 12–7 | Apr 2009 | Miami Open, United States | Masters | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 12–8 | Apr 2009 | Monte-Carlo Masters, France | Masters | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Loss | 12–9 | May 2009 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
Win | 13–9 | May 2009 | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
Loss | 13–10 | Jun 2009 | Halle Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6 |
Loss | 13–11 | Aug 2009 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 14–11 | Oct 2009 | China Open, China | 500 series | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 15–11 | Nov 2009 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 16–11 | Nov 2009 | Paris Masters, France | Masters | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) |
See also
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