The Golden Bagel Award was an award established in 2004 and awarded until 2013 that honored the professional male tennis player who has handed out more "bagels" (sets won 6–0), than any other player on the circuit.[1][2] Roger Federer holds the all-time record for most bagels in a single season with 18 going into the Tennis Masters Cup, and a total of 19 in 2006.
About the award
To qualify for the award, a player must be ranked in the top 8 or play in the year-end ATP World Tour Finals. The winner is the one who captures the most bagels between January 1 and the start of the ATP Finals. Davis Cup matches and incomplete sets are not counted. The Association of Tennis Professionals website is used as the definitive data source. Since 2007, in the event of a tie, the number of 'fries/breadsticks' (6-1 sets) determines the winner.[3]
Winners
Final bagel counts
2004
[4]
[5]
2005
[6]
[7]
1Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the Master's Cup, Fernando González stepped in at the last moment when Andre Agassi withdrew after playing only one game due to a left ankle sprain.
2006
[8]
[9]
2007
[10]
[11]
| Place | Player | Bagels | Fries |
|---|
| 1 |  David Ferrer | 7 | 18 |
| 2 |  Novak Djokovic | 6 | 21 |
| 3 |  Roger Federer | 6 | 14 |
| 4 |  Richard Gasquet | 6 | 12 |
| 5 |  Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 25 |
| 7 |  Andy Roddick | 2 | 8 |
| 8 |  Fernando González | 1 | 8 |
2008
[12]
1Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, #9 in the world Gilles Simon stepped in after Nadal's withdrawal on November 3 due to necessary preparation for Davis Cup final (eventually, Nadal also withdraw from that final on November 10 due to his knee injury)
2After sixteen players ranked above him and below last qualifier Gilles Simon refused to come to the Masters Cup, #26 in the world Radek Štěpánek accepted the invitation to Shanghai as first alternate. Then, he stepped in for Andy Roddick, who withdrew after playing only one match due to ankle injury earned in a practice session.
2009
[13]
| Place | Player | Bagels | Fries |
|---|
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Fernando Verdasco | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 20 |
| 4 |  Robin Söderling1 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 |  Andy Murray | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Roger Federer | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Nikolay Davydenko | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Andy Roddick | 2 | 10 |
| 9 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 1 | 12 |
1Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, #9 in the world Robin Söderling stepped in after Roddick's withdrawal due to left leg injury on November 17.
2010
[14]
| Place | Player | Bagels | Fries |
|---|
| 1 | Robin Söderling | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | David Ferrer | 6 | 14 |
| 3 |  Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Roger Federer | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Andy Murray | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Andy Roddick | 0 | 8 |
2011
[15]
| Place | Player | Bagels | Fries | Bagels received |
|---|
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 13 | 23 | 1 |
| 2 | Janko Tipsarević1 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 24 | 2 |
| 6 | David Ferrer | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | Roger Federer | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | Mardy Fish | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2 | 6 | 0 |
1Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, #9 in the world Janko Tipsarević stepped in for Andy Murray who withdrew after playing only one match due to a groin injury.
2012
[16]
| Place | Player | Bagels | Fries | Bagels received |
|---|
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 9 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | David Ferrer | 9 | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | Roger Federer | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 8 | Janko Tipsarević1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 1 | 11 | 0 |
1Although ranked #9 in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, Janko Tipsarević got direct acceptance for the first time in his career because Rafael Nadal was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a left knee injury. Nadal didn't play on any tournament since his withdrawal from Olympics having trouble with that same knee for the rest of season.
2013
[17]
| Place | Player | Bagels | Fries | Bagels received |
|---|
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 12 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | David Ferrer | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | Roger Federer | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | Richard Gasquet1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Andy Murray | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Stanislas Wawrinka | 0 | 16 | 0 |
1Although ranked #9 in the world at the time of the World Tour Finals, Richard Gasquet got direct acceptance because Andy Murray was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a back injury.
Notes
- ↑ "Federer wins first ever 'Golden Bagel Award'". Sidespin Productions. 2004-11-13. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- ↑ Enrico Riva (December 23, 2010). "La stagione del tennis viene e va" [The tennis season comes and goes]. ubitennis.com (in Italian). Bologna, Italy: Monrif Net. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ↑ "'Golden Bagel Award' official site". SideSpin Productions. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ↑ "Roger Federer 2004. playing activity".
- ↑ "Roger Federer Wins First Ever Golden Bagel Award". prweb.com. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Vocus. November 16, 2004. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Roger Federer 2005. playing activity".
- ↑ Shikha (September 26, 2009). "Rafael Nadal: The Story Inside-Out (Part I-The Promise)". bleacherreport.com. San Francisco, CA, USA: Bleacher Report, Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Roger Federer 2006. playing activity".
- ↑ "Federer retains Golden Bagel Award". tennisnews.com. Edina, MN, USA: Bob Larson Tennis, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ↑ "David Ferrer 2007. playing activity".
- ↑ "Ferrer Beats Federer by 4 Fries". prweb.com. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Vocus. November 10, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Rafael Nadal 2008. playing activity".
- ↑ "Rafael Nadal 2009. playing activity".
- ↑ "David Ferrer 2010. playing activity".
- ↑ "Novak Djokovic 2011. playing activity".
- ↑ "Novak Djokovic 2012. playing activity".
- ↑ "Novak Djokovic 2013. playing activity".
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