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Roger Federer defeated Robin Söderling in the final, 6–1, 7–6 (7–1), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2009 French Open.It was his first (and only) French Open title and 14th major title overall, completing the career Grand Slam and equaling Pete Sampras' then-record of men's singles major titles.
The 2009 French Open men's singles final was the championship tennis match of the men's singles tournament at the 2009 French Open. It was contested by three-time finalist Roger Federer and Robin Söderling. After years of heartbreak in Paris, Federer finally lifted the Coupe des Mousquetaires [2] [3] for the first and only time in his career.
Roger Federer [21] defeated Robin Söderling, 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4 It was Federer's 2nd title of the year, and his 59th overall. It was his 14th career Grand Slam title (tying the all-time record set by Pete Sampras) and his 1st French Open title. In winning the French Open, Federer completed the career grand slam.
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.
In May 2009, Federer placed 22 positions ahead of US President Barack Obama on Forbes magazine's most powerful celebrities list. [410] On winning the 2009 French Open and completing the career Grand Slam, Federer became the first male tennis player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated since Andre Agassi in 1999. [411]
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is an annual tennis tournament held over two weeks in May and June. Established in 1891 and played since 1928 on outdoor red clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, [1] the French Open is (since 1925) one of the four Grand Slam tournaments played each year, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.
At the 2009 French Open Federer won the title against Robin Söderling, completing the career Grand Slam. [103] In 2010, Djokovic and Nadal never met on clay. Federer lost the Madrid title to Nadal in a rematch. [104] At the French Open, both Federer and Djokovic lost in the quarterfinals and thus neither man advanced to face Nadal that year.
$90.7 million is obviously a massive amount of money, but the most Federer's ever made in one year was actually back in 2020, when he took home $106.3 million.