2009 Roger Federer tennis season

2009 Roger Federer tennis season
Calendar prize money$8,768,110
Singles
Season record61–12
Calendar titles4
Year-end ranking1
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenF
French OpenW
WimbledonW
US OpenF
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF
Davis Cup
Davis CupWG PO
(adv. to 2010 WG)
2008
2010

Roger Federer won two Majors in 2009, the French Open, defeating Robin Söderling in the final, and Wimbledon, defeating Andy Roddick in the final. In addition, Federer made the two other Grand Slam finals, Australian Open losing to Rafael Nadal, and the US Open, losing to Juan Martín del Potro. Federer went on to win two Master Series 1000 tournaments: in Madrid over Rafael Nadal, and in Cincinnati over Novak Djokovic. He lost in one 500 level event final in Basel to Djokovic. During the year, Federer completed the Career Grand Slam by winning his first French Open title, and won a record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title, surpassing Pete Sampras's mark of fourteen.