2009 Australian Open
Champion
Rafael Nadal
Runner-up
Roger Federer
Final score
7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 3–6, 6–2
Events
Singles
men
women
boys
girls
Doubles
men
women
mixed
boys
girls
Other events
Legends
men
mixed
WC Singles
men
women
quad
WC Doubles
men
women
quad
Main article: 2009 Australian Open .
The 2009 men's tournament is considered to be one of the best Grand Slam tournaments in open era history. It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the 2009 year, including the Nadal versus Verdasco semi final and the Nadal versus Federer final. It is noteworthy for being the first hard court Grand Slam in which Nadal made the final or won.
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but retired due to heat stress trailing two sets to one in the quarterfinals against Andy Roddick .
Rafael Nadal won in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 3–6, 6–2, against Roger Federer .
Seeds [ ]
Rafael Nadal (Champion)
Roger Federer (Final)
Novak Djokovic (Quarterfinals, retired due to heat stress)
Andy Murray (Fourth Round)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarterfinals)
Gilles Simon (Quarterfinals)
Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
Juan Martín del Potro (Quarterfinals)
James Blake (Fourth Round)
David Nalbandian (Second Round)
David Ferrer (Third Round)
Gaël Monfils (Fourth Round, retired due to a right wrist injury)
Fernando González (Fourth Round)
Fernando Verdasco (Semifinals)
Stanislas Wawrinka (Third Round)
Robin Söderling (Second Round)
Nicolás Almagro (Third Round)
Igor Andreev (Third Round)
Marin Čilić (Fourth Round)
Tomáš Berdych (Fourth Round)
Tommy Robredo (Fourth Round)
Radek Štěpánek (Third Round)
Mardy Fish (Third Round)
Richard Gasquet (Third Round)
Ivo Karlović (Second Round)
Marat Safin (Third Round)
Feliciano López (First Round)
Paul-Henri Mathieu (Second Round)
Dmitry Tursunov (First Round)
Rainer Schüttler (First Round)
Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second Round)
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
ALT = Alternate
SE = Special Exempt
PR = Protected Ranking
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Top Half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
R Nadal
6
6
6
C Rochus
0
2
2
1
R Nadal
6
6
6
F Serra
3
6
3
6
3
R Karanušić
2
3
2
R Karanušić
6
1
6
3
6
1
R Nadal
6
6
6
E Schwank
3
3
4
T Haas
4
2
2
T Haas
6
6
6
T Haas
6
6
6
Q
F Cipolla
4
6
7
7
Q
F Cipolla
1
2
1
29
D Tursunov
6
2
67
5
1
R Nadal
6
6
6
24
R Gasquet
65
7
6
6
13
F González
3
2
4
D Junqueira
7
63
3
4
24
R Gasquet
6
6
6
V Spadea
2
5
4
WC
D Istomin
3
4
4
WC
D Istomin
6
7
6
24
R Gasquet
6
6
610
2
10
G Cañas
3
7
5
6
7
13
F González
3
3
712
6
12
Q
D Kindlmann
6
5
7
0
5
G Cañas
5
3
4
L Hewitt
7
2
2
6
3
13
F González
7
6
6
13
F González
5
6
6
3
6
Section 2 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
12
G Monfils
6
6
7
M Vassallo Argüello
1
3
5
12
G Monfils
6
6
3
6
M Youzhny
3
2
2
S Koubek
2
4
6
2
S Koubek
6
6
6
12
G Monfils
6
6
7
A Golubev
6
67
4
2
17
N Almagro
4
3
5
F Fognini
3
7
6
6
F Fognini
2
5
0
N Massú
4
4
6
7
3
17
N Almagro
6
7
6
17
N Almagro
6
6
3
5
6
12
G Monfils
4
6
1
0
r
25
I Karlović
6
6
6
6
G Simon
6
2
6
0
D Gimeno-Traver
3
4
4
25
I Karlović
7
5
6
4
3
Q
W Odesnik
5
4
6
2
M Ančić
5
7
4
6
6
M Ančić
7
6
4
6
M Ančić
62
4
2
C Guccione
6
6
6
6
G Simon
7
6
6
N Devilder
4
2
4
C Guccione
7
4
1
2
P Andújar
4
1
1
6
G Simon
65
6
6
6
6
G Simon
6
6
6
Section 3 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
4
A Murray
6
3
PR
A Pavel
2
1
r
4
A Murray
6
6
6
T Gabashvili
4
63
6
0
M Granollers
4
2
2
M Granollers
6
7
4
6
4
A Murray
7
6
6
Q
A Beck
7
6
6
31
J Melzer
5
0
3
WC
C Ebelthite
5
1
0
Q
A Beck
7
67
4
3
K Nishikori
5
2
1
31
J Melzer
5
7
6
6
31
J Melzer
7
6
6
4
A Murray
6
1
6
3
4
22
R Štěpánek
3
6
6
6
14
F Verdasco
2
6
1
6
6
N Lapentti
6
3
4
4
22
R Štěpánek
6
6
63
7
Q
M Berrer
6
6
6
Q
M Berrer
3
2
7
5
WC
C Ball
2
4
3
22
R Štěpánek
4
0
0
S Stakhovsky
3
6
6
2
1
14
F Verdasco
6
6
6
A Clément
6
2
4
6
6
A Clément
1
1
2
WC
A Mannarino
0
2
2
14
F Verdasco
6
6
6
14
F Verdasco
6
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
9
J Blake
6
6
7
LL
F Dancevic
4
3
5
9
J Blake
6
6
6
Q
S de Chaunac
2
6
0
6
6
Q
S de Chaunac
3
2
3
S Darcis
6
3
6
2
2
9
J Blake
6
6
3
6
A Montañés
3
2
3
18
I Andreev
3
2
6
1
E Gulbis
6
6
6
E Gulbis
4
4
7
6
4
Q
P Polansky
7
6
4
3
4
18
I Andreev
6
6
5
3
6
18
I Andreev
5
3
6
6
6
9
J Blake
4
4
63
30
R Schüttler
6
2
4
4
5
J-W Tsonga
6
6
7
Q
D Sela
1
6
6
6
Q
D Sela
6
6
6
V Hănescu
3
3
7
7
8
V Hănescu
3
3
2
J Hernych
6
6
67
64
6
Q
D Sela
4
2
6
1
I Ljubičić
4
7
7
5
6
5
J-W Tsonga
6
6
1
6
I Kunitsyn
6
63
67
7
3
I Ljubičić
7
68
67
2
J Mónaco
4
4
0
5
J-W Tsonga
64
7
7
6
5
J-W Tsonga
6
6
6
Bottom Half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
7
A Roddick
6
6
6
Q
B Rehnquist
0
2
2
7
A Roddick
4
6
7
6
Q
X Malisse
7
6
6
Q
X Malisse
6
2
61
2
M Llodra
68
1
1
7
A Roddick
6
6
6
JC Ferrero
3
2
7
2
F Santoro
3
4
2
F Santoro
6
6
65
6
F Santoro
5
7
3
7
6
S Querrey
66
3
2
32
P Kohlschreiber
7
5
6
5
3
32
P Kohlschreiber
7
6
6
7
A Roddick
7
6
6
21
T Robredo
6
7
6
21
T Robredo
5
1
3
B Reynolds
2
5
1
21
T Robredo
6
6
6
A Martín
3
6
2
4
V Troicki
1
3
0
V Troicki
6
3
6
6
21
T Robredo
6
6
6
T Bellucci
3
5
4
Y-h Lu
1
3
2
Y-h Lu
6
7
6
Y-h Lu
6
5
4
6
6
M Gicquel
1
6
2
3
10
D Nalbandian
4
7
6
4
2
10
D Nalbandian
6
4
6
6
Section 6 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
16
R Söderling
5
6
6
7
R Kendrick
7
4
4
5
16
R Söderling
6
5
3
3
J Benneteau
3
65
2
M Baghdatis
3
7
6
6
M Baghdatis
6
7
6
M Baghdatis
6
6
6
S Bolelli
7
7
7
23
M Fish
2
4
4
K Vliegen
65
63
5
S Bolelli
4
1
5
WC
S Groth
7
4
5
0
23
M Fish
6
6
7
23
M Fish
63
6
7
6
M Baghdatis
1
61
7
2
28
P-H Mathieu
6
4
3
N Djokovic
6
7
65
6
J Nieminen
2
1
r
28
P-H Mathieu
6
6
3
63
7
PR
T Dent
4
6
6
3
4
LL
A Delić
1
3
6
7
9
LL
A Delić
6
3
4
6
6
LL
A Delić
2
6
3
64
J Chardy
6
6
6
3
N Djokovic
6
4
6
7
M Daniel
4
4
1
J Chardy
5
1
3
Q
A Stoppini
2
3
5
3
N Djokovic
7
6
6
3
N Djokovic
6
6
7
Section 7 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
8
JM del Potro
6
6
6
M Zverev
3
4
2
8
JM del Potro
6
7
6
Q
L Ouahab
2
1
2
Q
F Mayer
1
5
2
Q
F Mayer
6
6
6
8
JM del Potro
65
7
6
7
P Starace
65
6
65
66
G Müller
7
5
3
5
WC
B Tomic
7
1
7
7
WC
B Tomic
6
1
4
2
G Müller
6
7
4
4
16
G Müller
3
6
6
6
27
F López
3
65
6
6
14
8
JM del Potro
5
6
6
6
19
M Čilić
6
6
64
6
19
M Čilić
7
4
4
2
K Anderson
3
2
7
3
19
M Čilić
6
6
4
6
Ó Hernández
6
1
3
6
0
J Tipsarević
2
3
6
3
J Tipsarević
4
6
6
4
6
19
M Čilić
7
6
6
Q
D Hrbatý
7
2
6
7
11
D Ferrer
65
3
4
WC
J Isner
64
6
2
5
Q
D Hrbatý
2
2
1
D Gremelmayr
1
7
1
7
4
11
D Ferrer
6
6
6
11
D Ferrer
6
66
6
65
6
Section 8 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
15
S Wawrinka
6
2
7
7
I Minář
1
6
5
69
15
S Wawrinka
6
6
6
Q
B Phau
4
3
6
3
WC
B Klein
3
4
4
WC
B Klein
6
6
4
6
15
S Wawrinka
6
1
3
4
B Dabul
6
6
6
20
T Berdych
4
6
6
6
P Petzschner
1
2
4
B Dabul
1
1
3
R Ginepri
4
4
3
20
T Berdych
6
6
6
20
T Berdych
6
6
6
20
T Berdych
6
7
4
4
2
26
M Safin
6
6
6
2
R Federer
4
64
6
6
6
I Navarro
3
3
4
26
M Safin
7
6
6
G García-López
3
7
6
6
G García-López
5
2
2
A Calleri
6
65
2
0
26
M Safin
3
2
65
Q
E Korolev
6
6
7
2
R Federer
6
6
7
C Moyá
3
1
67
Q
E Korolev
2
3
1
A Seppi
1
64
5
2
R Federer
6
6
6
2
R Federer
6
7
7
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