2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated the two-time defending champion, her sister Venus Williams, in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh major singles title overall.[2] It was also the third time she won a major after saving a match point, which occurred in the semifinals against Elena Dementieva.[3] Serena dropped only one set the entire tournament, to Dementieva in the semifinals.

Women's singles
2009 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Venus Williams
Score7–6(7–3), 6–2
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2009 Wimbledon Championships

Venus Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf in 1991, 1992 and 1993.[2]

This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds all reach the semifinals, the most recent occurrence of this happened at a major (as of 2023). The match between Serena Williams and Dementieva was the longest women's semifinal at Wimbledon in the Open Era, lasting two hours and 49 minutes.[4]

Seeds
01.   Dinara Safina (semifinals)
02.   Serena Williams (champion)
03.   Venus Williams (final)
04.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
05.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
06.   Jelena Janković (third round)
07.   Vera Zvonareva (third round, withdrew due to an ankle injury)
08.   Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
09.   Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)
10.   Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
11.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
12.   Marion Bartoli (third round)
13.   Ana Ivanovic (fourth round, retired due to a thigh injury)
14.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)
15.   Flavia Pennetta (third round)
16.   Zheng Jie (second round)
17.   Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
18.   Samantha Stosur (third round)
19.   Li Na (third round)
20.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
21.   Patty Schnyder (first round)
22.   Alizé Cornet (first round)
23.   Aleksandra Wozniak (first round)
24.   Maria Sharapova (second round)
25.   Kaia Kanepi (first round)
26.   Virginie Razzano (fourth round)
27.   Alisa Kleybanova (second round)
28.   Sorana Cîrstea (third round)
29.   Sybille Bammer (first round)
30.   Ágnes Szávay (first round)
31.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
32.   Anna Chakvetadze (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

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

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 D Safina 7 6
L Domínguez Lino 5 3 1 D Safina 6 7
N Vaidišová 4 77 4 R de los Ríos 3 5
R de los Ríos 6 64 6 1 D Safina 7 6
WC E Baltacha 3 6 6 K Flipkens 5 1
A Bondarenko 6 3 4 WC E Baltacha 5 1
K Flipkens 7 6 K Flipkens 7 6
30 Á Szávay 5 4 1 D Safina 4 6 6
17 A Mauresmo 6 4 6 17 A Mauresmo 6 3 4
M Czink 1 6 2 17 A Mauresmo 6 6
LL K Kučová 2 6 6 LL K Kučová 3 3
Q A Nakamura 6 3 3 17 A Mauresmo 7 6
V King 6 6 15 F Pennetta 5 3
M Koryttseva 4 2 V King 2 2
N Llagostera Vives 6 1 0 15 F Pennetta 6 6
15 F Pennetta 3 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 C Wozniacki 5 6 6
WC K Date-Krumm 7 3 1 9 C Wozniacki 6 6
P Kvitová 4 4 M Kirilenko 0 4
M Kirilenko 6 6 9 C Wozniacki 6 6
Q A Brianti 4 3 20 A Medina Garrigues 2 2
T Garbin 6 6 T Garbin 65 3
M Domachowska 6 3 4 20 A Medina Garrigues 77 6
20 A Medina Garrigues 3 6 6 9 C Wozniacki 4 4
32 A Chakvetadze 6 64 2 S Lisicki 6 6
S Lisicki 4 77 6 S Lisicki 6 6
P Mayr 7 6 P Mayr 2 4
A Keothavong 5 2 S Lisicki 6 7
P Parmentier 6 1 6 5 S Kuznetsova 2 5
A Amanmuradova 4 6 3 P Parmentier 1 3
PR A Morigami 3 61 5 S Kuznetsova 6 6
5 S Kuznetsova 6 77

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 V Williams 6 6
S Vögele 3 2 3 V Williams 6 6
Q A Sevastova 3 65 K Bondarenko 3 2
K Bondarenko 6 77 3 V Williams 6 6
E Makarova 7 2 6 C Suárez Navarro 0 4
B Záhlavová-Strýcová 5 6 3 E Makarova 5 6 1
C Suárez Navarro 4 6 6 C Suárez Navarro 7 4 6
25 K Kanepi 6 3 3 3 V Williams 6 0
18 S Stosur 6 66 6 13 A Ivanovic 1 1r
B Mattek-Sands 4 78 2 18 S Stosur 4 78 6
J Dokic 6 5 2 Q T Malek 6 66 4
Q T Malek 3 7 6 18 S Stosur 5 2
S Errani 7 6 13 A Ivanovic 7 6
S Dubois 5 2 S Errani 5 1
L Hradecká 7 2 6 13 A Ivanovic 7 6
13 A Ivanovic 5 6 8

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 A Radwańska 7 6
MJ Martínez Sánchez 5 1 11 A Radwańska 6 66 9
WC A Glatch 4 6 4 S Peng 2 78 7
S Peng 6 2 6 11 A Radwańska 6 7
O Govortsova 4 6 6 19 N Li 4 5
PR T Perebiynis 6 3 4 O Govortsova 4 2
G Voskoboeva 65 0 19 N Li 6 6
19 N Li 77 6 11 A Radwańska 6 7
29 S Bammer 6 4 2 Q M Oudin 4 5
Q M Oudin 4 6 6 Q M Oudin 3 6 6
M Niculescu 1 0 Y Shvedova 6 2 4
Y Shvedova 6 6 Q M Oudin 68 7 6
WC K O'Brien 2 7 4 6 J Janković 710 5 2
I Benešová 6 5 6 I Benešová 2 4
J Görges 4 60 6 J Janković 6 6
6 J Janković 6 77

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 V Zvonareva 77 4 6
WC G Stoop 60 6 4 7 V Zvonareva 6 6
WC M South 5 65 M Johansson 1 3
M Johansson 7 77 7 V Zvonareva w/o
J Craybas 6 7 26 V Razzano
T Pironkova 4 5 J Craybas 3 0
T Paszek 0 1r 26 V Razzano 6 6
26 V Razzano 6 3 26 V Razzano 2 61
23 A Wozniak 6 4 4 F Schiavone 6 77
F Schiavone 4 6 6 F Schiavone 77 77
WC M Larcher de Brito 6 7 WC M Larcher de Brito 62 64
Q K Zakopalová 2 5 F Schiavone 77 6
T Bacsinszky 6 4 8 12 M Bartoli 65 0
Q V Manasieva 1 6 6 T Bacsinszky 5 1
Y-j Chan 0 0 12 M Bartoli 7 6
12 M Bartoli 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 D Cibulková 6 3 6
J Coin 4 6 3 14 D Cibulková 6 6
M Zec Peškirič 3 3 U Radwańska 2 4
U Radwańska 6 6 14 D Cibulková 5 6 4
Y Wickmayer 1 1 E Vesnina 7 4 6
E Vesnina 6 6 E Vesnina 6 6
V Dushevina 3 6 6 V Dushevina 3 4
22 A Cornet 6 0 4 E Vesnina 1 3
27 A Kleybanova 6 7 4 E Dementieva 6 6
Q S Karatantcheva 2 5 27 A Kleybanova 6 4 1
K Šprem 6 5 3 Q R Kulikova 0 6 6
Q R Kulikova 4 7 6 Q R Kulikova 1 2
A Rezaï 6 6 4 E Dementieva 6 6
A Morita 2 2 A Rezaï 1 3
A Kudryavtseva 4 1 4 E Dementieva 6 6
4 E Dementieva 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 V Azarenka 6 0
S Brémond Beltrame 2 0r 8 V Azarenka 6 6
N Dechy 6 60 2 R Olaru 0 0
R Olaru 1 77 6 8 V Azarenka 77 6
A-L Grönefeld 2 6 2 28 S Cîrstea 62 3
S Mirza 6 2 6 S Mirza 4 4
E Gallovits 5 1 28 S Cîrstea 6 6
28 S Cîrstea 7 6 8 V Azarenka 77 2 6
24 M Sharapova 7 6 10 N Petrova 65 6 3
Q V Kutuzova 5 4 24 M Sharapova 2 6 4
G Dulko 6 7 G Dulko 6 3 6
S Foretz 3 5 G Dulko 6 3 4
ME Camerin 2 63 10 N Petrova 3 6 6
S Pe'er 6 77 S Pe'er 3 2
A Yakimova 1 1 10 N Petrova 6 6
10 N Petrova 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 J Zheng 77 77
K Barrois 62 64 16 J Zheng 3 5
D Hantuchová 3 6 6 D Hantuchová 6 7
WC L Robson 6 4 2 D Hantuchová 6 6
T Tanasugarn 4 4 A Sugiyama 4 3
Q A Parra Santonja 6 6 Q A Parra Santonja 65 3
A Sugiyama 6 6 A Sugiyama 77 6
21 P Schnyder 4 4 D Hantuchová 3 1
31 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 2 S Williams 6 6
P Cetkovská 2 2 31 A Pavlyuchenkova 4 66
R Vinci 6 6 R Vinci 6 78
M Rybáriková 3 2 R Vinci 3 4
L Šafářová 3 6 3 2 S Williams 6 6
J Groth 6 3 6 J Groth 2 1
Q N Silva 1 5 2 S Williams 6 6
2 S Williams 6 7

Championship match statistics
Category S. Williams V. Williams
1st serve %33/54 (61%)43/70 (61%)
1st serve points won31 of 33 = 94%30 of 43 = 70%
2nd serve points won15 of 21 = 71%15 of 27 = 56%
Total service points won46 of 54 = 85.19%45 of 70 = 64.29%
Aces122
Double faults03
Winners2514
Unforced errors1218
Net points won4 of 4 = 100%8 of 10 = 80%
Break points converted2 of 5 = 40%0 of 2 = 0%
Return points won25 of 70 = 36%8 of 54 = 15%
Total points won7153
Source

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. "Wimbledon 2009: Serena Williams beats sister Venus in women's singles final". The Telegraph. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "A Less Familiar Ending to a Final Between Sisters". The New York Times. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Spirited Serena Williams inches past Elena Dementieva". The Guardian. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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