2009 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World Team Championship, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2009 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which does not distribute ranking points, and is organised by the ITF.
Roger Federer finished the year as world No. 1 for the fifth time in his career. He won four tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open (completing the career Grand Slam) and the Wimbledon Championships. He also won two Masters events and finished runner-up at the other two majors, the Australian Open and the US Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 3, 2009 – November 30, 2009 |
| Tournaments | 68 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) World Tour Masters 1000 (9) World Tour 500 (11) World Tour 250 (40) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Andy Murray (6) |
| Most tournament finals | Novak Djokovic (10) |
| Prize money leader | Roger Federer ($8,761,805) |
| Points leader | Roger Federer (10,550) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Roger Federer |
| Doubles team of the year | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
| Most improved player of the year | John Isner |
| Newcomer of the year | Horacio Zeballos |
| Comeback player of the year | Marco Chiudinelli |
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