Golden Bagel Award

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

Year	Winner (Titles)	Year End Ranking	Bagels
2004	Roger Federer	1	12
2005	Rafael Nadal	2	11
2006	Roger Federer (2)	1	18
2007	David Ferrer	5	7
2008	Rafael Nadal (2)	1	10
2009	Rafael Nadal (3)	2	8
2010	Robin Söderling	5	7
2011	Novak Djokovic	1	13
2012	Novak Djokovic (2)	1	9
2013	Novak Djokovic (3)	2	12

Final bagel counts

2004

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Place	Player	Bagels
1	Roger Federer	12
2	Guillermo Coria	7
3	Gastón Gaudio	4
3	Tim Henman	4
5	Lleyton Hewitt	3
5	Andy Roddick	3
5	Carlos Moyà	3
5	Marat Safin	3

2005

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Place	Player	Bagels
1	Rafael Nadal	11
2	David Nalbandian	8
3	Guillermo Coria	7
4	Gastón Gaudio	6
5	Nikolay Davydenko	5
6	Andre Agassi	4
7	Ivan Ljubičić	3
7	Lleyton Hewitt	3
9	Mariano Puerta	2
9	Andy Roddick	2
11	Roger Federer	1
11	Fernando González1	1

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

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Place	Player	Bagels
1	Roger Federer	18
2	Nikolay Davydenko	13
3	David Nalbandian	6
4	James Blake	5
5	Andy Roddick	4
6	Rafael Nadal	3
7	Ivan Ljubičić	2
8	Tommy Robredo	1

2007

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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

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Place	Player	Bagels	Fries
1	Rafael Nadal	10	29
2	Andy Murray	9	11
3	Novak Djokovic	8	17
4	Roger Federer	6	14
5	Juan Martín del Potro	5	16
6	Radek Štěpánek2	3	15
7	Nikolay Davydenko	3	14
8	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	2	2
9	Gilles Simon1	1	13
10	Andy Roddick	1	8

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

External links

• Official website