The Golden Bagel Award is an award established in 2004 that honors the professional male tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player who has handed out more "bagels" (sets won 6-0), than any other player on the circuit.

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. The Association of Tennis Professionals

Association of Tennis Professionals

The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...

 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.

Winners

Year	Winner (Year End Ranking)(Titles)	# Bagels
2004 2004 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...	Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...  (1)	11
2005	Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...  (2)	12
2006	Roger Federer (1)2	18
2007 2007 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-January:...	David Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...  (5)	7
2008 2008 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This...	Rafael Nadal (1)2	10
2009	Rafael Nadal (2)3	9
2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...	Robin Söderling Robin Söderling Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...  (5)	9

2004

1. Roger Federer, 11

2. Guillermo Coria

Guillermo Coria

Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...

, 7

3t. Gastón Gaudio

Gastón Gaudio

Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...

, 4

3t. Tim Henman

Tim Henman

Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the...

, 4

3t. Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...

, 4

3t. Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick

Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....

, 4

7t. Carlos Moyà

Carlos Moyá

Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...

, 3

7t. Marat Safin

Marat Safin

Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...

, 3

2005

1. Rafael Nadal, 12

2. Guillermo Coria, 9

3. David Nalbandian

David Nalbandian

David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...

, 8

4. Gastón Gaudio, 6

5. Nikolay Davydenko

Nikolay Davydenko

Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...

, 5

6. Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi

Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...

, 4

7t. Roger Federer, 3

7t. Fernando González

Fernando González

----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...

, 3

7t. Lleyton Hewitt, 3

10t. Mariano Puerta

Mariano Puerta

Mariano Ruben Puerta is a former Argentine professional male tennis player best known for making the final of the French Open in 2005, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets.-Career:...

¹, 2

10t. Andy Roddick, 2

¹Although not ranked in the top 8 players in the world at the time of the Master's Cup, 2005 French Open runner up Mariano Puerta stepped in at the last moment when Andre Agassi withdrew after playing only one game.

2006

1. Roger Federer, 18

2. Nikolay Davydenko, 12

3. David Nalbandian, 6

4. James Blake

James Blake

James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...

, 5

5. Andy Roddick, 4

6. Rafael Nadal, 2

7t. Ivan Ljubičić

Ivan Ljubicic

----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....

, 1

7t. Tommy Robredo

Tommy Robredo

Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...

, 1

2007

1. David Ferrer, 7, Fries, 18

2. Roger Federer, 7, Fries, 14

3. Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...

, 6, Fries, 21

4. Richard Gasquet

Richard Gasquet

Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...

, 6, Fries, 12

5. Rafael Nadal, 5, Fries, 24

6. Nikolay Davydenko, 5, Fries, 13

7. Andy Roddick, 2, Fries, 9

8. Fernando González, 1, Fries, 8

2008

1. Rafael Nadal, 10

2. Andy Murray, 9

3. Novak Djokovic, 8

4. Roger Federer, 6

5. Juan Martín del Potro

Juan Martin Del Potro

Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...

, 4

6. Nikolay Davydenko, 3

7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 2

8. Andy Roddick, 1

2009

1. Rafael Nadal, 9, Fries, 14

2. Novak Djokovic, 6, Fries, 20

3. Fernando Verdasco

Fernando Verdasco

Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...

, 6, Fries, 19

4. Andy Murray, 4, Fries, 16

5. Roger Federer, 4, Fries, 13

6. Nikolay Davydenko, 3, Fries, 11

6. Robin Söderling

Robin Söderling

Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...

, 2, Fries, 21

7. Andy Roddick, 2, Fries, 11

8. Juan Martín del Potro, 1, Fries, 12

2010

1. Robin Söderling, 9, Fries, 13

2. David Ferrer, 7, Fries, 11

3. Tomáš Berdych

Tomáš Berdych

Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...

, 6, Fries, 18

4. Rafael Nadal, 5, Fries, 13

5. Roger Federer, 3, Fries, 13

6. Novak Djokovic, 2, Fries, 23

7. Andy Murray, 2, Fries, 12

8. Andy Roddick, 1, Fries, 8

2011

As of September 12th, 2011

1. Novak Djokovic, 13, Fries, 23

2. Janko Tipsarević, 9, Fries, 8

3. Tomáš Berdych, 7, Fries, 11

4. Rafael Nadal, 6, Fries, 20

5. Gilles Simon

Gilles Simon

Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...

, 5, Fries, 8

6. Juan Mónaco

Juan Mónaco

Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...

, 5, Fries, 6

7. David Ferrer, 4, Fries, 18

8. Juan Martín del Potro, 4, Fries, 12

9. Florian Mayer

Florian Mayer

Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....

, 4, Fries, 7

10. Andy Murray, 3, Fries, 15

11. Roger Federer, 3, Fries, 9

12. Mardy Fish

Mardy Fish

Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...

, 3, Fries, 8

13t. Xavier Malisse

Xavier Malisse

Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....

, 3, Fries, 6

13t. Marcel Granollers

Marcel Granollers

Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in...

, 3, Fries, 6

14t. Tommy Robredo, 3, Fries, 2

14t. Nicolas Mahut

Nicolas Mahut

Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...

, 3, Fries, 2