Most Googled Men's Tennis Players for 2009

Using Google's search volume index for 2009, the top 5 most searched men's tennis players can be determined by comparing the search volume of one player's name against the other. World #1 Roger Federer is at the top of the list followed by world #2 Rafael Nadal. American #1 and world #7 Andy Roddick is third, followed by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro and the United Kingdom's Andy Murray. Novak Djokovic is at sixth place. Amongst non-active players, Andre Agassi heads the list followed by Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras. The data below shows the countries searching for the top 5 most "googled" players, and the events and months that made them the most searched in Google.

1. Roger Federer

Most Searched on: July (Wimbledon win), June (French Open win), September (US Open finals loss)
Top Countries Searching: 1. Switzerland 2. Argentina 3. Morocco 4. Singapore 5. Peru
Languages Most Searched on: French, Spanish, German

2. Rafael Nadal

Most Searched on: February (Australian Open win), May (French Open loss), September (Man arrested for kissing Nadal at the US Open)
Top Countries Searching: 1. Spain 2. Argentina 3. Morocco 4. Yugoslavia 5. Peru
Languages Most Searched on: Catalan, Spanish, French

3. Andy Roddick

Most Searched on: July (Wimbledon), January (Australian Open)
Top Countries Searching: 1. Singapore 2. Ireland 3. United Kingdom 4. Australia 5. United States
Languages Most Searched on: English, Hungarian, French

4. Juan Martin del Potro

Most Searched on: September (US Open), June (French Open)
Top Countries Searching: 1. Argentina 2. Peru 3. Chile 4. Spain 5. Colombia
Languages Most Searched on: Spanish, French, English

5. Andy Murray

Most Searched on: July (Wimbledon)
Top Countries Searching: 1. United Kingdom 2. Ireland 3. Switzerland 4. Australia 5. Argentina
Languages Most Searched on: English, Spanish, French

Some Comments:

- The men tennis players that are most searched all belong to the top 10, unlike the women tennis players where Sania Mirza and Anna Kournikova were amongst the top 5. See Top 5 Most Googled WTA Players for 2009.
- With the exception of Andy Roddick, the top countries searching for those in the top 5 are their home countries
- The searches for the top players spike during Grand Slams