Switzerland's Roger Federer and Serena Williams (USA) were named 2009 ITF world champions on December 22, 2009. It is the fifth time that Switzerland's world number one has won the ITF award based on the performances at grand slam events, tour events, Davis Cup and Federation Cup. Serena Williams won the award for the second time. Following table summarizes the grand slam championships in 2009:
Title | Winners/ Runner up | Australian Open January 2009 | French Open May-June 2009 | Wimbledon June-July 2009 | US Open September 2009 |
Men's Singles | Winner | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) |
Runner up | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | Robin Soderling (Sweden) | Andy Roddick (USA) | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | |
Women's Singles | Winner | Serena Williams (USA) | Svetlana Kuznetzova (Russia) | Serena Williams (USA) | Kim Clijisters (Belgium) |
Runner up | Dinara Safina (Russia) | Dinara Safina (Russia) | Venus Williams (USA) | Carolina Wozniacki (Denmark) | |
Men's Doubles | Winner | Mike Bryan & Bob Bryan (both USA) | Lukas Dlouhy (Czech Rep) Leander Paes (India) | Daniel Nester (Canada) Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) | Lukas Dlouhy (Czech Rep) Leander Paes (India) |
Runner up | Mark Knowles (Bahamas) Mahesh Bhupati (India) | Wesley Moodle (S. Africa) Dick Norman (Belgium) | Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (USA) | Mark Knowles (Bahamas) Mahesh Bhupati (India) | |
Women's Doubles | Winner | Serena Williams & Venus Williams (USA) | Anabel Medina Garrigues & Ruano Pascual (Spain) | Serena Williams & Venus Williams (USA) | Serena Williams & Venus Williams (USA) |
Runner up | Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) Ai Sugiyama (Japan) | Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) Elena Vasnina (Russia) | Samantha Stosur & Rennae Stubbs (Australia) | Cara Black (Zimbabwe) Liezel Huber (USA) | |
Mixed Doubles | Winner | Mahesh Bhupati & Sania Mirza (India) | Liezel Huber & Bob Bryan (USA) | Mark Knowles (Bahamas) Anna Lena Groenfeld (Germany) | Carly Cullickson& Travis Parrot (USA) |
Runner up | Andy Ram (Israel) Nathalie Dechy (France) | Vania King (USA) Mercelo Melo (Brazil) | Leander Paes (India) Cara Black (Zimbabwe) | Leander Paes (India) Cara Black (Zimbabwe |
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