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The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009, in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.
Federer came to the 2009 US Open final having won the previous 2 Slams in 2009 – the French Open and Wimbledon.He also won the previous 5 US Open singles championships and was attempting to win a stand-alone record 6th consecutive US Open title, as well as trying to become the first male player in the Open Era to win any of the 4 Grand Slams 6 times in a row.
Federer was attempting to become the first man to win six consecutive US Open titles 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 majors on clay, grass and hard court in the same calendar year), having won the preceding French Open and Wimbledon.
Jimmy Connors won the US Open five times on three different surfaces. John McEnroe won four of his seven Majors at the US Open. Pete Sampras captured five titles in New York City. Roger Federer won an Open Era record of five consecutive titles between 2004 and 2008. Rafael Nadal captured four titles in the 2010s decade. Novak Djokovic won four ...
2009: Juan Martín del Potro: ... ‡ = a player who won both the junior and senior title. ... List of US Open mixed doubles champions;
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.
The US Open women's singles championship is an annual tennis event that has been held since 1887 as part of the US Open [a] [b] tournament. The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts [ c ] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park , New York City.
It was her second US Open title and her second major singles title overall. She became the first unseeded player and wild card to win the title, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Following her win, she appeared at 19th in the rankings. This was the first time since the 2007 Australian Open where Clijsters ...