2009 French Open the tournament, four-time champion Rafael Nadal was unbeaten in French Open singles matches, having won every match and tournament since his debut in 2005. His victory against Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili in the second round on May 27 was his 30th consecutive win, breaking the record for the longest French Open winning streak by a man or woman, held by Chris Evert, who won 29 consecutive matches. Nadal extended the record to 31 consecutive matches by beating Lleyton Hewitt on May 29. In his fourth round match on May 31, Nadal was defeated by World No. 23 Robin Söderling in four
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.