ATP US Open 2009 Draw & Results

Completed

Juan Martin del Potro won the 2009 US Open, defeating Roger Federer 3-6 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played August 31–September 13 on hard courts in New York, United States.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

Full tournament history →
Champion
def. Roger Federer , 3-6 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2
Dates
Aug 31 — Sep 13
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$9,756,000

Results

Match type

Round of 128

Juan Martin del Potro #6 6-3 6-3 6-1
Jurgen Melzer #38 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Marat Safin #58 CH
Daniel Koellerer #62 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2
Pablo Cuevas #67 6-4 7-6(4) 6-0
Juan Carlos Ferrero #25 6-4 6-3 6-3
Philipp Petzschner #39 7-6(3) 6-7(6) 6-4 4-6 6-3
Gilles Simon #9 6-4 7-6(3) 6-3
Thomaz Bellucci #69 6-4 6-2 6-3
Marin Cilic #17 7-6(2) 6-4 7-6(4)
Jesse Levine #135 7-5 6-1 6-2
Denis Istomin #108 6-4 6-4 7-6(3)
Nicolas Lapentti #163 4-6 3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(3) 6-3
Andy Murray #2 7-5 6-3 7-5
Paul Capdeville #87 6-3 6-0 7-6(2)
Taylor Dent #195 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3 7-5
Ivan Navarro #119 6-4 7-6(8) 7-6(5)
Rafael Nadal #3 6-2 6-2 6-3
Nicolas Kiefer #129 6-3 6-4 6-4
Nicolas Almagro #33 6-2 6-4 2-6 7-6(8)
Robby Ginepri #75 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-0
Gael Monfils #13 6-1 6-4 6-3
Andreas Beck #40 6-3 6-4 2-6 2-6 6-4
Jose Acasuso #47 6-2 6-4 6-3
David Ferrer #19 7-5 5-7 6-3 6-3
Fernando Gonzalez #11 6-3 6-3 6-3
Josselin Ouanna #103 7-6(4) 6-4 3-6 6-3
Rajeev Ram #114
Tomas Berdych #18 7-5 6-4 6-4
Horacio Zeballos #76 6-3 7-6(7) 3-6 6-0
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #7 6-0 6-2 6-1
Jarkko Nieminen #54 7-5 7-6(6) 6-4
Julien Benneteau #43 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-3
Viktor Troicki #31 6-3 6-3 1-6 2-6 6-1
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 5× 6-1 6-3 7-5
Simon Greul #65 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-0 7-6(9)
Lleyton Hewitt #32 CH 6-0 6-3 6-4
Juan Ignacio Chela #137 6-4 6-4 6-2
Tommy Robredo #15 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #50 6-4 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-1
James Blake #23 6-1 6-4 7-5
Olivier Rochus #90 6-3 6-0 6-2
Robin Soderling #12 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-4
Marcel Granollers #88 2-6 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-0
Sam Querrey #22 6-3 7-5 6-4
Kevin Kim #100 6-3 0-6 6-2 6-2
Dudi Sela #35
Nikolay Davydenko #8 6-3 6-4 7-5
Jan Hernych #70 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4 2-6 6-3
Marco Chiudinelli #161 7-6(3) 7-6(2) 6-0
Mikhail Youzhny #60 2-6 7-5 6-0 6-2
Novak Djokovic #4 6-3 6-1 6-3
Carsten Ball #155 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4
Jesse Witten #276 6-4 6-0 6-2
Maximo Gonzalez #79 2-6 1-6 6-1 6-4 6-3
Radek Stepanek #16 6-4 6-4 6-4
Leonardo Mayer #59 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-3
Philipp Kohlschreiber #24 6-0 6-4 6-4
Somdev Devvarman #162 6-3 6-4 6-3
Fernando Verdasco #10 7-5 6-4 7-5
Florent Serra #61 7-6(8) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
Tommy Haas #21 7-5 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2
John Isner #55 6-1 7-6(14) 7-6(5)
Marsel Ilhan #231 3-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 7-5
Andy Roddick #5 CH 6-1 6-4 6-2
Marc Gicquel #81 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-3

Round of 64

Juan Martin del Potro #6 7-6(6) 6-3 6-3
Daniel Koellerer #62 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4
Juan Carlos Ferrero #25 1-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
Gilles Simon #9 6-3 6-2 6-4
Marin Cilic #17 4-6 2-6 6-0 6-3 6-0
Denis Istomin #108 2-6 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-6(4)
Andy Murray #2 6-2 3-6 6-0 6-2
Taylor Dent #195 6-4 5-7 6-7(1) 7-5 7-6(9)
Rafael Nadal #3 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-4
Nicolas Almagro #33 6-7(7) 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4
Gael Monfils #13 6-3 7-5 6-3
Jose Acasuso #47 6-3 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-2
Fernando Gonzalez #11 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4
Tomas Berdych #18 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #7 7-5 6-3 6-4
Julien Benneteau #43 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-0
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 5× 6-3 7-5 7-5
Lleyton Hewitt #32 CH 6-3 6-3 6-4
Tommy Robredo #15 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-4
James Blake #23 6-4 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3
Robin Soderling #12 2-0 (ret.)
Sam Querrey #22 7-5 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4
Kevin Kim #100
Nikolay Davydenko #8 6-4 6-1 6-2
Marco Chiudinelli #161 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-3
Novak Djokovic #4 6-3 6-4 6-4
Jesse Witten #276 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 6-2
Radek Stepanek #16 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4
Philipp Kohlschreiber #24 6-3 6-4 0-6 6-2
Fernando Verdasco #10 6-3 6-0 6-3
Tommy Haas #21 6-4 6-4 7-6(3)
John Isner #55 6-3 6-4 7-6(1)
Andy Roddick #5 CH 6-1 6-4 6-4

Round of 32

Juan Martin del Potro #6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-3
Juan Carlos Ferrero #25 1-6 6-4 7-6(5) 1-0 (ret.)
Marin Cilic #17 6-1 6-4 6-3
Andy Murray #2 6-3 6-2 6-2
Rafael Nadal #3 7-5 6-4 6-4
Gael Monfils #13 6-3 6-4 1-0 (ret.)
Fernando Gonzalez #11 7-5 6-4 6-4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #7 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 5× 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-4
Tommy Robredo #15 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4
Robin Soderling #12 6-2 7-5 6-7(6) 6-1
Nikolay Davydenko #8 6-4 7-5 7-5
Novak Djokovic #4 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(2) 6-4
Radek Stepanek #16 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Fernando Verdasco #10 3-6 7-5 7-6(8) 1-6 6-4
John Isner #55 7-6(3) 6-3 3-6 5-7 7-6(5)
Andy Roddick #5 CH

Round of 16

Marin Cilic #17 7-5 6-2 6-2
Rafael Nadal #3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-1 6-3
Fernando Gonzalez #11 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 5× 7-5 6-2 6-2
Robin Soderling #12 7-5 3-6 6-2 (ret.)
Novak Djokovic #4 6-1 6-3 6-3
Fernando Verdasco #10 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4

Quarterfinals

Juan Martin del Potro #6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-1
Rafael Nadal #3 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-0
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 5× 6-0 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(6)
Novak Djokovic #4 7-6(2) 1-6 7-5 6-2

Semifinals

Roger Federer #1 DEF · 5× 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5

Final

Juan Martin del Potro #6 3-6 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 5×

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent US Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 6-4 7-5 Taylor Fritz #12 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #4 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Casper Ruud #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #2 6-4 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

View full tournament history →

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Who has won the most US Open titles?
Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer are tied for the most US Open titles in the Open Era (since 1968), with 5 each.
When was the first US Open played?
The first edition of US Open was held in 1881.
What surface is US Open played on?
US Open is played on hard courts.