2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2009 Wimbledon Championships
Champion United States Serena Williams
Runner-up United States Venus Williams
Final score 7–6(7–3), 6–2

Venus Williams was the two-time defending champion and was attempting to become the first player to win the women's singles tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf (1991–93),[1] but lost to her sister Serena Williams in the final 7–6(7–3), 6–2. This was Serena's third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh Grand Slam singles title overall.[1] It was also the third time she had won a Grand Slam title after saving a match point against her, in the semifinals against Elena Dementieva.[2]

This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds all reach the semifinals, for the second time in four years after 2006. The semifinal match between Serena Williams and Dementieva was the longest women's semifinal at Wimbledon in the Open era, lasting two hours and 49 minutes.[3]

Seeds

  1. Russia Dinara Safina (Semifinals)
  2. United States Serena Williams (Champion)
  3. United States Venus Williams (Final)
  4. Russia Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
  5. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
  6. Serbia Jelena Janković (Third Round)
  7. Russia Vera Zvonareva (Third Round, withdrew due to ankle injury)
  8. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (Quarterfinals)
  9. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth Round)
  10. Russia Nadia Petrova (Fourth Round)
  11. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals)
  12. France Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
  13. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (Fourth Round, retired due to thigh injury)
  14. Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (Third Round)
  15. Italy Flavia Pennetta (Third Round)
  16. China Zheng Jie (Second Round)
  17. France Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth Round)
  18. Australia Samantha Stosur (Third Round)
  19. China Li Na (Third Round)
  20. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third Round)
  21. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (First Round)
  22. France Alizé Cornet (First Round)
  23. Canada Aleksandra Wozniak (First Round)
  24. Russia Maria Sharapova (Second Round)
  25. Estonia Kaia Kanepi (First Round)
  26. France Virginie Razzano (Fourth Round)
  27. Russia Alisa Kleybanova (Second Round)
  28. Romania Sorana Cîrstea (Third Round)
  29. Austria Sybille Bammer (First Round)
  30. Hungary Ágnes Szávay (First Round)
  31. Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second Round)
  32. Russia Anna Chakvetadze (First Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Russia Dinara Safina 65 6 6
  Germany Sabine Lisicki 77 4 1
1 Russia Dinara Safina 1 0  
3 United States Venus Williams 6 6  
3 United States Venus Williams 6 6  
11 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 1 2  
3 United States Venus Williams 63 2  
2 United States Serena Williams 77 6  
  Italy Francesca Schiavone 2 2  
4 Russia Elena Dementieva 6 6  
4 Russia Elena Dementieva 77 5 6
2 United States Serena Williams 64 7 8
8 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 2 3  
2 United States Serena Williams 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 Russia D Safina 7 6  
  Spain L Domínguez Lino 5 3   1 Russia D Safina 6 7  
  Czech Republic N Vaidišová 4 77 4   Paraguay R de los Ríos 3 5  
  Paraguay R de los Ríos 6 65 6 1 Russia D Safina 7 6  
WC United Kingdom E Baltacha 3 6 6   Belgium K Flipkens 5 1  
  Ukraine A Bondarenko 6 3 4 WC United Kingdom E Baltacha 5 1  
  Belgium K Flipkens 7 6     Belgium K Flipkens 7 6  
30 Hungary Á Szávay 5 4   1 Russia D Safina 4 6 6
17 France A Mauresmo 6 4 6 17 France A Mauresmo 6 3 4
  Hungary M Czink 1 6 2 17 France A Mauresmo 6 6  
LL Slovakia K Kučová 2 6 6 LL Slovakia K Kučová 3 3  
Q Japan A Nakamura 6 3 3 17 France A Mauresmo 7 6  
  United States V King 6 6   15 Italy F Pennetta 5 3  
  Ukraine M Koryttseva 4 2     United States V King 2 2  
  Spain N Llagostera Vives 6 1 0 15 Italy F Pennetta 6 6  
15 Italy F Pennetta 3 6 6

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 Denmark C Wozniacki 5 6 6
WC Japan K Date-Krumm 7 3 1 9 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6  
  Czech Republic P Kvitová 4 4     Russia M Kirilenko 0 4  
  Russia M Kirilenko 6 6   9 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6  
Q Italy A Brianti 4 3   20 Spain A Medina Garrigues 2 2  
  Italy T Garbin 6 6     Italy T Garbin 65 3  
  Poland M Domachowska 6 3 4 20 Spain A Medina Garrigues 77 6  
20 Spain A Medina Garrigues 3 6 6 9 Denmark C Wozniacki 4 4  
32 Russia A Chakvetadze 6 64 2   Germany S Lisicki 6 6  
  Germany S Lisicki 4 77 6   Germany S Lisicki 6 6  
  Austria P Mayr 7 6     Austria P Mayr 2 4  
  United Kingdom A Keothavong 5 2     Germany S Lisicki 6 7  
  France P Parmentier 6 1 6 5 Russia S Kuznetsova 2 5  
  Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 4 6 3   France P Parmentier 1 3  
  Japan A Morigami 3 61   5 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6  
5 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 77  

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 United States V Williams 6 6  
  Switzerland S Vögele 3 2   3 United States V Williams 6 6  
Q Latvia A Sevastova 3 65     Ukraine K Bondarenko 3 2  
  Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 77   3 United States V Williams 6 6  
  Russia E Makarova 7 2 6   Spain C Suárez Navarro 0 4  
  Czech Republic B Záhlavová-Strýcová 5 6 3   Russia E Makarova 5 6 1
  Spain C Suárez Navarro 4 6 6   Spain C Suárez Navarro 7 4 6
25 Estonia K Kanepi 6 3 3 3 United States V Williams 6 0  
18 Australia S Stosur 6 66 6 13 Serbia A Ivanovic 1 1 r
  United States B Mattek-Sands 4 78 2 18 Australia S Stosur 4 78 6
  Australia J Dokić 6 5 2 Q Germany T Malek 6 66 4
Q Germany T Malek 3 7 6 18 Australia S Stosur 5 2  
  Italy S Errani 7 6   13 Serbia A Ivanovic 7 6  
  Canada S Dubois 5 2     Italy S Errani 5 1  
  Czech Republic L Hradecká 7 2 6 13 Serbia A Ivanovic 7 6  
13 Serbia A Ivanovic 5 6 8

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 Poland A Radwańska 7 6  
  Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez 5 1   11 Poland A Radwańska 6 66 9
WC United States A Glatch 4 6 4   China S Peng 2 78 7
  China S Peng 6 2 6 11 Poland A Radwańska 6 7  
  Belarus O Govortsova 4 6 6 19 China N Li 4 5  
  Ukraine T Perebiynis 6 3 4   Belarus O Govortsova 4 2  
  Kazakhstan G Voskoboeva 65 0   19 China N Li 6 6  
19 China N Li 77 6   11 Poland A Radwańska 6 7  
29 Austria S Bammer 6 4 2 Q United States M Oudin 4 5  
Q United States M Oudin 4 6 6 Q United States M Oudin 3 6 6
  Romania M Niculescu 1 0     Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 2 4
  Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 6   Q United States M Oudin 68 7 6
WC United Kingdom K O'Brien 2 7 4 6 Serbia J Janković 710 5 2
  Czech Republic I Benešová 6 5 6   Czech Republic I Benešová 2 4  
  Germany J Görges 4 60   6 Serbia J Janković 6 6  
6 Serbia J Janković 6 77  

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 Russia V Zvonareva 77 4 6
WC United Kingdom G Stoop 60 6 4 7 Russia V Zvonareva 6 6  
WC United Kingdom M South 5 65     France M Johansson 1 3  
  France M Johansson 7 77   7 Russia V Zvonareva      
  United States J Craybas 6 7   26 France V Razzano w/o    
  Bulgaria T Pironkova 4 5     United States J Craybas 3 0  
  Austria T Paszek 0 1 r 26 France V Razzano 6 6  
26 France V Razzano 6 3   26 France V Razzano 2 61  
23 Canada A Wozniak 6 4 4   Italy F Schiavone 6 77  
  Italy F Schiavone 4 6 6   Italy F Schiavone 77 77  
WC Portugal M Larcher de Brito 6 7   WC Portugal M Larcher de Brito 62 64  
Q Czech Republic K Zakopalová 2 5     Italy F Schiavone 77 6  
  Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 4 8 12 France M Bartoli 65 0  
Q Russia V Manasieva 1 6 6   Switzerland T Bacsinszky 5 1  
  Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 0 0   12 France M Bartoli 7 6  
12 France M Bartoli 6 6  

Section 6

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 3 6
  France J Coin 4 6 3 14 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 6  
  Slovenia M Zec Peškirič 3 3     Poland U Radwańska 2 4  
  Poland U Radwańska 6 6   14 Slovakia D Cibulková 5 6 4
  Belgium Y Wickmayer 1 1     Russia E Vesnina 7 4 6
  Russia E Vesnina 6 6     Russia E Vesnina 6 6  
  Russia V Dushevina 3 6 6   Russia V Dushevina 3 4  
22 France A Cornet 6 0 4   Russia E Vesnina 1 3  
27 Russia A Kleybanova 6 7   4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6  
Q Kazakhstan S Karatantcheva 2 5   27 Russia A Kleybanova 6 4 1
  Croatia K Šprem 6 5 3 Q Russia R Kulikova 0 6 6
Q Russia R Kulikova 4 7 6 Q Russia R Kulikova 1 2  
  France A Rezaï 6 6   4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6  
  Japan A Morita 2 2     France A Rezaï 1 3  
  Russia A Kudryavtseva 4 1   4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6  
4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6  

Section 7

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 Belarus V Azarenka 6    
  France S Brémond Beltrame 2 r   8 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6  
  France N Dechy 6 60 2   Romania IR Olaru 0 0  
  Romania IR Olaru 1 77 6 8 Belarus V Azarenka 77 6  
  Germany A-L Grönefeld 2 6 2 28 Romania S Cîrstea 62 3  
  India S Mirza 6 2 6   India S Mirza 4 4  
  Romania E Gallovits 5 1   28 Romania S Cîrstea 6 6  
28 Romania S Cîrstea 7 6   8 Belarus V Azarenka 77 2 6
24 Russia M Sharapova 7 6   10 Russia N Petrova 65 6 3
Q Ukraine V Kutuzova 5 4   24 Russia M Sharapova 2 6 4
  Argentina G Dulko 6 7     Argentina G Dulko 6 3 6
  France S Foretz 3 5     Argentina G Dulko 6 3 4
  Italy ME Camerin 2 63   10 Russia N Petrova 3 6 6
  Israel S Pe'er 6 77     Israel S Pe'er 3 2  
  Belarus A Yakimova 1 1   10 Russia N Petrova 6 6  
10 Russia N Petrova 6 6  

Section 8

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 China J Zheng 77 77  
  Germany K Barrois 62 64   16 China J Zheng 3 5  
  Slovakia D Hantuchová 3 6 6   Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 7  
WC United Kingdom L Robson 6 4 2   Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 6  
  Thailand T Tanasugarn 4 4     Japan A Sugiyama 4 3  
Q Spain A Parra Santonja 6 6   Q Spain A Parra Santonja 65 3  
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 6     Japan A Sugiyama 77 6  
21 Switzerland P Schnyder 4 4     Slovakia D Hantuchová 3 1  
31 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   2 United States S Williams 6 6  
  Czech Republic P Cetkovská 2 2   31 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 4 66  
  Italy R Vinci 6 6     Italy R Vinci 6 78  
  Slovakia M Rybáriková 3 2     Italy R Vinci 3 4  
  Czech Republic L Šafářová 3 6 3 2 United States S Williams 6 6  
  Australia J Groth 6 3 6   Australia J Groth 2 1  
Q Portugal N Silva 1 5   2 United States S Williams 6 6  
2 United States S Williams 6 7  

References

  1. 1 2 "Wimbledon 2009: Serena Williams beats sister Venus in women’s singles final". The Telegraph. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. "A Less Familiar Ending to a Final Between Sisters". The New York Times. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "Spirited Serena Williams inches past Elena Dementieva". The Guardian. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Preceded by
2009 French Open – Women's Singles
Grand Slams
Women's Singles
Succeeded by
2009 US Open – Women's Singles
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