Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Runner-up | 2002 | Canada (Toronto) (1) | Hard | Guillermo Cañas | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2003 | Montreal | Hard | David Nalbandian | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2003 | Cincinnati | Hard | Mardy Fish | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 2004 | Miami | Hard | Guillermo Coria | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1, ret. |
| Runner-up | 2004 | Toronto (2) | Hard | Roger Federer | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | Cincinnati | Hard | Roger Federer | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2006 | Cincinnati (2) | Hard | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2010 | Indian Wells | Hard | Ivan Ljubičić | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 2010 | Miami (2) | Hard | Tomáš Berdych | 7–5, 6–4 |
Question:
how many consecutive years was there a hard surface at the championship?
Answer:
9