Rafael Nadal secured its fourth Davis Cup victory, Nadal defeated Jan Hájek in the first Davis Cup dead rubber of his career. Nadal finished the year as No. 2 for the fourth time in five years. Nadal won the Golden Bagel Award for the third time in 2009, with nine 6–0 sets during the year. Nadal began the year by participating in the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. In the final, Nadal defeated Robin Söderling in straight sets. Nadal participated in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open ATP 250 event in Doha, where he lost in the finals to Nikolay Davydenko. In
2009 Rafael Nadal tennis season win gave Nadal his 14th consecutive singles victory at Davis Cup (his 13th on clay). Nadal finished the year as No. 2 for the fourth time in five years. Source (ATP) Source (ATP) Nadal won the Golden Bagel Award for 2009, with nine 6–0 sets during the year. Nadal has won the award three times (a tour record). 2009 Rafael Nadal tennis season The 2009 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on January 5 with the start of the 2009 ATP World Tour. Nadal's first official ATP tour event for the year was the 250 series Qatar Open in Doha.