The 2009 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing

Surfing

Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...

 league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals

Association of Surfing Professionals

The Association of Surfing Professionals is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world’s best talent in a variety of progressive formats.- Predecessors to the ASP :...

. Men and Women compete in separate tours with Events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.

Surfers receive points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour is announced the 2009 ASP surfing world champion.

Tournaments

Date	Location	Country	Event	Winner	Runner-up	Ref
February 28-March 11	Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...		Quiksilver Pro Quiksilver Pro Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast is an event on the ASP World Surfing Tour. The event is held every year at Coolangatta in Queensland, Australia.- Results :...			Report
April 7-April 19	Bells Beach Bells Beach Bells Beach is a coastal locality of Victoria, Australia in Surf Coast Shire and a renowned surf beach, located 100 km south-west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the towns of Torquay and Jan Juc....		Rip Curl Pro Rip Curl Pro Formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, The Rip Curl Pro is an ASP World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia...			Report
May 9-May 20	Teahupoo, Tahiti Tahiti Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...		Billabong Pro Teahupoo			Report
June 27-July 5	Santa Catarina Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...		Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro			Report
July 9-July 19	Jeffreys Bay Jeffreys Bay Jeffreys Bay is a town located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town is situated just off the N2 Highway, about an hour's drive southwest of Port Elizabeth.- History :...		Billabong Pro			Report
September 11-September 20	Trestles Trestles Trestles is a collection of surfing spots at San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County, California. Trestles consists of, from north to south, Upper Trestles , Lower Trestles , and Middle Trestles . North of Upper Trestles is the surf spot called Cottons...		Hurley Pro			Report
September 23-October 4	Hossegor		Quiksilver Pro France Quiksilver Pro France Quiksilver Pro France is an event on the ASP World Surfing Tour. The event is held every year at Hossegor and Seignosse in France at the end of September.- 2009 :- Precedents years :Other renowned competitors :* Kelly Slater* Taj Burrow...			Report
October 5-October 17	Mundaka Mundaka Mundaka is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. On the coast, Mundaka is internationally-renowned for its surfing scene....		Billabong Pro			Report
October 19-October 28	Peniche		Rip Curl Search			Report
December 8-December 20	Pipeline Banzai Pipeline The Banzai Pipeline, or simply "Pipeline" or "Pipe," is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef... , Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...		Billabong Pipeline Masters Billabong Pipeline Masters The Billabong Pipeline Masters is an event in surfing held annually at Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii. It was established in 1970 and attracts the top 45 surfers from the Association of Surfing Professionals as well as 16 surfers who compete in walk on trials. The surfers compete for a share of...			Report

(*) denotes wildcard surfer
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Final Standings

Rank	Name	Country	Points
1	Mick Fanning Mick Fanning Michael Eugene "Mick" Fanning, nicknamed "White Lightning", is an Australian professional surfer and dual world champion. Fanning won both the 2007 and 2009 ASP World Tour.-Early years:...		7,140
2	Joel Parkinson Joel Parkinson Joel Parkinson is an Australian surfer who competes on the ASP World Tour. Known as Parko, he grew up on the Gold Coast with fellow surfer Mick Fanning...		6,772
3	Bede Durbidge Bede Durbidge Bede Durbidge is an Australian professional surfer. He is one of the most promising surfers of the ASP World Tour. Durbo, Bej and The White Fijian are his nicknames.-Life:...		6,468
4	Taj Burrow Taj Burrow Taj Burrow is an Australian professional surfer who is currently competing in this 14th year on the ASP World Tour.-Career:...		6,314
5	Adriano De Souza		6,148
6	Kelly Slater Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest and the oldest to win the title...		6,136
7	C.J. Hobgood		5,880
8	Bobby Martinez Bobby Martinez Bobby Martinez is a professional surfer from Santa Barbara, California.-Career:Martinez began surfing at age 6. When he was old enough, he joined the National Scholastic Surfing Association where he went on to win a record seven national titles. After several injury prone years he joined the...		5,606
9	Damien Hobgood Damien Hobgood Damien Hobgood is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida. He is known for having once held the highest two-wave grand final score in pro surfing by scoring 19.9 out of 20 at The Quiksilver Pro Fiji in 2004 until Kelly Slater eclipsed it the following year at Teahupo'o in the final...		5,438
10	Dane Reynolds Dane Reynolds Dane Reynolds is a professional surfer from Ventura, California. He is known for his "go for broke" style of surfing that includes many experimental and aerial maneuvers....		5,219

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Tournaments

Date	Location	Country	Event	Winner	Runner-up	Ref
February 28-March 11	Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...		Roxy Pro			Report
April 8-April 13	Bells Beach Bells Beach Bells Beach is a coastal locality of Victoria, Australia in Surf Coast Shire and a renowned surf beach, located 100 km south-west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the towns of Torquay and Jan Juc....		Rip Curl Women's Pro			Report
October 14-October 19	Dee Why		Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic			Report
October 26-October 30	Peniche		Rip Curl Search			Report
November 3-November 8	Lobitos		Movistar Peru Classic Presented By Rip Curl			Report
November 25-December 6	Sunset Beach Sunset Beach - United States :* Sunset Beach , in Cape May, New Jersey* Sunset Beach , in Pupukea, Oahu, Hawaii* Sunset Beach State Recreation Site, in Oregon* Sunset State Beach, near Watsonville, California- Canada :* Sunset Beach, Alberta... , Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...		Gidget Pro			Report
December 8-December 20	Honolua Bay, Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...		Billabong Pro			Report

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(*) denotes wildcard surfer

Final Standings

Rank	Name	Country	Points
1	Stephanie Gilmore Stephanie Gilmore Stephanie Louise Gilmore is an Australian professional surfer and four-time world champion on the Women's ASP World Tour . She was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia on 29 January 1988 and currently resides in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia.Gilmore's life as a surfer began at...		6,169
2	Silvana Lima		4,944
3	Sofía Mulánovich Sofia Mulanovich Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín is a Peruvian surfer. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win an Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour event. She is the first South American ever to win the World Title. In 2004, she won three out of the six World Championship Tour events, and...		4,863
4	Coco Ho	Hawaii	4,309
5	Sally Fitzgibbons Sally Fitzgibbons Sally Fitzgibbons is an Australian professional surfer on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour . She was born in Nowra, NSW Australia, on 12 December 1990.-Surfing career:...		4,188
6	Melanie Bartels	Hawaii	3,705
7	Chelsea Hedges		3,595
8	Paige Hareb Paige Hareb Paige Frances Hareb is a professional surfer from Oakura Beach, New Zealand. In December 2008 she became the first New Zealand woman to qualify for the ASP Women's World Tour....		2,976
9	Rebecca Woods		2,803
10	Rosanne Hodge		2,784

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