Men's singles Champion Juan Martín del Potro Runner-up Roger Federer Final score 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2 Draw 128 Seeds 32
2009 tennis event results
Juan Martín del Potro defeated the 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. He became the first Argentine man to win the title since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 . This was del Potro's only major title, although he would reach a second final in 2018 . This was also the first US Open final since 1999 to go to 5 sets.
Federer was two points from the title in the fourth set of the final. He was attempting to become the first man to win a sixth consecutive US Open title in the Open Era , and the first since Bill Tilden in 1925 . He was also vying to become the first man to win the Surface Slam (winning Grand Slams on clay , grass and hard court in the same calendar year), having 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. 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.[1]
This was also where former champion and world No. 1 Marat Safin made his final major appearance.
For the first time in US Open history, no Americans reached the quarterfinals.
This is the only Grand Slam where Novak Djokovic , Roger Federer , and Rafael Nadal all reached the semifinals, 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 [ ] Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
R Federer 6
6
7
WC
D Britton
1
3
5
1
R Federer 6
7
7
Q
G Lapentti
3
6
6
0
69
S Greul
3
5
5
S Greul 6
4
3
6
711
1
R Federer 4
6
7
6
PR
JI Chela 6
6
6
31
L Hewitt
6
3
5
4
Ó Hernández
4
4
2
PR
JI Chela
3
3
4
T Alves
0
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 Robredo
5
2
2
R Ramírez Hidalgo 1
4
5
21
J Blake 6
3
78
6
O Rochus 6
6
6
O Rochus
4
6
66
3
I Kunitsyn
3
0
2
21
J Blake
62
4
4
Q
P Polansky
4
4
7
6
1
14
T Robredo 77
6
6
G García-López 6
6
5
3
6
G García-López 2
6
2
4
Q
D Young
4
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 Montañés
1
6
1
4
12
R Söderling 2
M Zverev
6
5
6
4
0
M Granollers
0r
M Granollers 2
7
3
6
6
12
R Söderling 6
7
66
6
K Kim 6
0
6
6
22
S Querrey
2
5
78
1
D Sela
3
6
2
2
K Kim
5
78
4
4
Q
M Yani
3
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 Mathieu
6
5
0
2
8
N Davydenko
5
6
2
0r
M Youzhny 2
7
6
6
M Youzhny
6
64
4
3
P Starace
63
62
0
Q
M Chiudinelli 2
77
6
6
Q
M Chiudinelli 77
77
6
Q
M Chiudinelli
4
5
5
J Hernych 1
77
6
2
6
8
N Davydenko 6
7
7
R Schüttler
6
65
4
6
3
J Hernych
4
1
2
Q
D Kindlmann
3
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 Ljubičić
3
1
3
4
N Djokovic 6
6
6
Q
JP Brzezicki
65
3
4
Q
C Ball
3
4
4
Q
C Ball 77
6
6
4
N Djokovic 62
6
77
6
K Beck
6
6
1
4
3
Q
J Witten
77
3
62
4
M González 2
1
6
6
6
M González
77
4
5
2
Q
J Witten 6
6
6
Q
J Witten 63
6
7
6
29
I Andreev
4
0
2
4
N Djokovic 6
6
6
23
P Kohlschreiber 6
6
6
15
R Štěpánek 1
3
3
A Seppi
0
4
4
23
P Kohlschreiber 6
6
0
6
Q
S Devvarman 6
6
6
Q
S Devvarman
3
4
6
2
F Gil
3
4
3
23
P Kohlschreiber 6
2
3
3
A Golubev
4
6
5
3
15
R Štěpánek 4
6
6
6
L Mayer 6
4
7
6
L Mayer
65
3
4
S Bolelli
4
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 Becker
5
4
5
10
F Verdasco 6
6
6
F Serra 710
77
77
F Serra
3
0
3
J Tipsarević
68
65
65
10
F Verdasco 3
7
710
1
6
R Kendrick 6
6
6
20
T Haas
6
5
68
6
4
M Vassallo Argüello 3
2
2
R Kendrick
4
4
63
Q
A Falla
5
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 Hănescu
1
614
65
J Isner
6
4
4
4
J Isner 6
716
77
J Isner 6
6
77
Q
M İlhan 3
6
3
7
7
Q
M İlhan
3
4
61
C Rochus
6
3
6
5
5
J Isner 77
6
3
5
77
M Gicquel 6
5
6
6
5
A Roddick
63
3
6
7
65
D Tursunov
2
7
3
3
M Gicquel
1
4
4
B Phau
1
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 Buchanan
0
2
1
7
J-W Tsonga 7
6
6
J Nieminen 7
78
6
J Nieminen
5
3
4
F Fognini
5
66
4
7
J-W Tsonga 77
6
6
F Cipolla
6
1
3
3
J Benneteau
64
2
4
J Benneteau 4
6
6
6
J Benneteau 6
3
6
6
LL
P Luczak
3
3
6
6
1
30
V Troicki
1
6
1
0
30
V Troicki 6
6
1
2
6
7
J-W Tsonga
6
3
63
4
17
T Berdych 7
6
6
11
F González 3
6
77
6
W Odesnik
5
4
4
17
T Berdych 6
63
77
6
Q
M Berrer
3
67
6
0
Q
H Zeballos
3
77
62
2
Q
H Zeballos 6
79
3
6
17
T Berdych
5
4
4
Q
J Ouanna 77
6
3
6
11
F González 7
6
6
R Ram
64
4
6
3
Q
J Ouanna
4
77
3
4
N Massú
3
3
3
11
F González 6
65
6
6
11
F González 6
6
6
Section 6 [ ] Section 7 [ ] Section 8 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
16
M Čilić 77
6
77
WC
R Sweeting
62
4
64
16
M Čilić 4
2
6
6
6
T Gabashvili
5
1
2
WC
J Levine
6
6
0
3
0
WC
J Levine 7
6
6
16
M Čilić 6
6
6
D Istomin 6
6
77
D Istomin
1
4
3
WC
B Evans
4
4
63
D Istomin 2
6
4
7
77
N Lapentti 4
3
78
77
6
N Lapentti
6
4
6
5
64
19
S Wawrinka
6
6
66
64
3
16
M Čilić 7
6
6
27
I Karlović
4
68
65
2
A Murray
5
2
2
I Navarro 6
710
77
I Navarro
4
7
77
5
69
F López
6
66
3
5
WC
T Dent 6
5
61
7
711
WC
T Dent 4
78
6
7
WC
T Dent
3
2
2
P Capdeville 6
6
77
2
A Murray 6
6
6
V Crivoi
3
0
62
P Capdeville
2
6
0
2
E Gulbis
5
3
5
2
A Murray 6
3
6
6
2
A Murray 7
6
7
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Juan Martín del Potro
Roger Federer
Roger Federer (final)
Andy Murray (fourth round)
Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
Andy Roddick (third round)
Juan Martín del Potro (champion)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round)
Nikolay Davydenko (fourth round, retired because of a hip injury)
Fernando González (quarterfinals)
Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
Radek Štěpánek (fourth round)
Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
Tommy Haas (third round)
Victor Hănescu (first round)
Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
Robin Söderling
Novak Djokovic
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando González
Marin Čilić
D Britton
G Lapentti
S Greul
L Hewitt
T Alves
O Rochus
I Kunitsyn
P Polansky
D Sela
P-H Mathieu
P Starace
J Hernych
K Beck
S Devvarman
F Gil
A Golubev
A Falla
V Hănescu
M İlhan
J Nieminen
J Melzer
P Cuevas
S Stakhovsky
Y-h Lu
D Istomin
A Murray
E Gulbis