The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009. It was the 123rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. [edit] Notable stories [edit] Centre Court roof closed The 2009 Championships coincided with an extended period of hot, dry weather in south-east England.[1] This meant that it was only on day seven of the tournament (29 June) that the newly constructed Centre Court roof was closed for the first time due to rain, delaying a match between Amelie Mauresmo and Dinara Safina.[2] The following match between Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka was the first full-length match played under the new roof; thanks to the new floodlights, it was also the latest finish ever at Wimbledon, ending at 22:38. Murray won the match 6–3 in the fifth set. These were the only two matches in which the roof was used. [edit] Roger Federer Wimbledon records Swiss Roger Federer, actual ATP No. 1 (but No. 2 during the championship), established the following records at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships: - On 1 July 2009, by defeating Croatian Ivo Karlović in the Wimbledon 2009 quarterfinals, Federer reached his 21st consecutive semi-final in Grand Slam tournament, having started the streak at Wimbledon in 2004.[3]
- On 3 July 2009, by defeating 24th-Seeded Tommy Haas in the semi-final, Federer reached his 7th consecutive final at the Wimbledon Championships, an all-time record.[4]
- On 3 July 2009, by defeating 24th-Seeded Tommy Haas in the semi-final, Federer reached his 20th Grand Slam final, an all-time record.
[edit] Highest TV ratings in the UK for a Wimbledon final since 2001 The men's final had the highest number of viewers in the UK of any Wimbledon final since 2001, peaking at 11.1 million viewers during the last stretch of the match.[6] [edit] 30 game fifth set in the men's final The 30 game long fifth set in the men's final between Federer and Roddick was the longest in Wimbledon history.[7] [edit] Tennis Integrity Unit The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) planned to observe matches played by up to 12 players (some of whom were inside the ATP top 50) throughout the tournament. The TIU has existed since January 2008. The ATP claimed to have identified Russian and Italian Mafia-related groups behind suspicious betting at other tournaments, although the organizers of the Wimbledon Championships declared that there are no current proceedings against any players.[8][9] [edit] Singles players [edit] Men's Singles [edit] Women's Singles [edit] Day-by-day summaries [edit] Day 1 (22 June) The first day of Wimbledon 2009 saw 2008 Men's Singles runner-up and five-time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer open on Centre Court due to defending champion and number 1 seed Rafael Nadal withdrawing due to injury. Roger Federer got past the first round and in straight sets. Some of the day's winners were 2008 Australian Open Champion Novak Djoković, 2009 French Open finalist Robin Söderling, Fernando Verdasco, Marin Čilić, Ivo Karlović, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Mardy Fish and former French Open champion Guillermo Cañas. Nicolás Almagro survived a five set match against Juan Mónaco despite losing the first two sets 6–7(3) 6–7(7) 7–6(5) 6–4 8–6. Two matches were suspended in the first day: the matches between Michaël Llodra and Joshua Goodall, and Tommy Haas and Alexander Peya. However the first major upset of the tournament came when Italy's Andreas Seppi defeated Queen's Club finalist James Blake in straight sets 7–5 6–4 7–6(5).
In the Women's side last year's finalist and two time Champion Serena Williams easily won in straight sets, and she was joined by Shahar Pe'er, Jill Craybas, Urszula Radwańska, Russians Elena Dementieva, Alisa Kleybanova Elena Vesnina, Nadia Petrova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 2004 Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova and last years' semi-finalist Jie Zheng. Slovakian player Daniela Hantuchová won a three set thriller against last year Girls Singles Champion and Britain's young prodigy Laura Robson 3–6 6–4 6–2, while former finalist Marion Bartoli scored the first double bangle of the tournament against Taipei's Yung-jan Chan. While the 2009 Ordina Open Champion Tamarine Tanasugarn lost to Arantxa Parra Santonja in straight sets, the major upset was when Ai Sugiyama defeated Patty Schnyder in straight sets.
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:
 James Blake,  Feliciano López - (Rafael Nadal withdrew before the tournament started due to injury but after the seedings had been announced)
| Matches on Main Courts[10] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round |  Roger Federer (2) |  Yen-hsun Lu | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 | | Ladies' Singles 1st Round | Serena Williams (2) |  Neuza Silva | 6–1, 7–5 | | Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round |  Novak Djoković (4) |  Julien Benneteau | 6–7(8), 7–6(1), 6–2, 6–4 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Singles 1st Round |  Maria Sharapova (24) |  Viktoriya Kutuzova | 7–5, 6–4 | | Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round |  Robin Söderling (13) |  Gilles Müller | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–5 | | Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round | Fernando Verdasco (7) |  James Ward | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | | Ladies' Singles 1st Round | Mathilde Johansson | Melanie South | 7–5, 7–6(5) | [edit] Day 2 (23 June) In the men's singles 2008 US Open finalist Andy Murray advanced to the second round, and he was joined by two-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick, 2003 French Open Champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, Juan Martín del Potro, Gilles Simon, Tommy Haas, 2002 Wimbledon Champion Lleyton Hewitt, Nikolay Davydenko, David Ferrer, and Stanislas Wawrinka. "The Magician" Fabrice Santoro, who was competing in his last Wimbledon, scored a straight set victory over Nicolas Kiefer 6–4 6–2 6–2. Three retirements were recorded on the men's side, with Denis Istomin retiring against Fabio Fognini, Grigor Dimitrov retiring against Igor Kunitsyn, and Dmitry Tursunov retiring against Mischa Zverev. Nicolas Devilder fought off a five set thriller against Nicolas Lapentti 3–6 6–4 6–3 4–6 7–5. Marat Safin was upset by Jesse Levine in four sets 6–2 3–6 7–6(4) 6–4. In the women's side five-time Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams got through in straight sets against Stefanie Voegele 6–3 6–2. She was joined in the second round by World No. 1 Dinara Safina, 2009 French Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, former World No. 1 Jelena Janković, Vera Zvonareva, Caroline Wozniacki, Li Na, Shuai Peng, Agnieszka Radwańska, Flavia Pennetta, Carla Suarez Navarro, Samantha Stosur, Maria Kirilenko, and Sabine Lisicki. Two former World No. 1 and Grand Slam champions were pushed to their limit, with Ana Ivanović prevailing over Lucie Hradecka 5–7 6–2 8–6, and 2006 Champion Amélie Mauresmo triumphed against Melinda Czink 6–1 4–6 6–2. In the Men's Doubles, second seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić won their first round, while sixth seed Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski were upset by Americans Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky in straight sets 6–3 6–3 6–3. The Women's Doubles sixth seeds Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama got through the first round, and were joined by Shahar Pe'er and Gisela Dulko. | Matches on Main Courts[11] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Singles 1st Round | Venus Williams (3) | Stefanie Voegele | 6–3, 6–2 | | Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round | Andy Roddick (6) | Jérémy Chardy | 6–3, 7–6(3), 4–6, 6–3 | | Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round | Andy Murray (3) | Robert Kendrick | 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–4 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round |  Juan Martin del Potro (5) | Arnaud Clément | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | | Ladies' Singles 1st Round | Dinara Safina (1) | Lourdes Dominguez Lino | 7–5, 6–3 | | Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Mikhail Youzhny | 6–3, 7–6(3), 6–3 | [edit] Day 3 (24 June) | Matches on Main Courts[12] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Singles 2nd Round | Gisela Dulko | Maria Sharapova (24) | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | | Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Roger Federer (2) | Guillermo García-López | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 | | Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round |  Marin Čilić (11) | Sam Querrey | 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–4 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Novak Djoković (4) |  Simon Greul | 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 | | Ladies' Singles 2nd Round | Serena Williams (2) |  Jarmila Groth | 6–2, 6–1 | | Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Tommy Haas (24) | Michaël Llodra | 4–3 retired | [edit] Day 4 (25 June) | Matches on Main Courts[13] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Lleyton Hewitt | Juan Martín del Potro (5) | 6–3, 7–5, 7–5 | | Ladies' Singles 2nd Round |  Caroline Wozniacki (9) | Maria Kirilenko | 6–0, 6–4 | | Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Andy Murray (3) |  Ernests Gulbis | 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Singles 2nd Round | Venus Williams (3) | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6–3, 6–2 | | Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Andy Roddick (6) | Igor Kunitsyn | 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | | Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round |  Fernando González (10) | Leonardo Mayer | 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | [edit] Day 5 (26 June) | Matches on Main Courts[14] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Roger Federer (2) | Philipp Kohlschreiber (27) | 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–1 | | Ladies' Singles 3rd Round |  Victoria Azarenka (8) |  Sorana Cîrstea (28) | 7–6(2), 6–3 | | Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Novak Djoković (4) | Mardy Fish (28) | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Singles 3rd Round | Elena Dementieva (4) | Regina Kulikova | 6–1, 6–2 | | Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Ivo Karlović (22) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) | 7–6(5), 6–7(5), 7–5, 7–6(5) | | Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Tommy Haas (24) vs Marin Čilić (11) | 7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(3), 6–6, (suspended) | [edit] Day 6 (27 June) - Seeds out:
- Gentlemen's Singles: Nikolay Davydenko, Marin Čilić,
 Jürgen Melzer, Viktor Troicki, Fernando González - Ladies' Singles: Samantha Stosur, Jelena Janković,
 Flavia Pennetta, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anabel Medina Garrigues,  Li Na - Gentlemen's Doubles: Travis Parrott &
 Filip Polášek - Ladies' Doubles: Chia-jung Chuang &
 Sania Mirza, Daniela Hantuchová &  Ai Sugiyama, Svetlana Kuznetsova & Amélie Mauresmo - Mixed Doubles:
 Marcelo Melo & Shuai Peng, Nenad Zimonjić & Zi Yan - Schedule of Play
| Matches on Main Courts[15] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Singles 3rd Round | Venus Williams (3) | Carla Suarez Navarro | 6–0, 6–4 | | Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Andy Roddick (6) | Jürgen Melzer (26) | 7–6(2), 7–6(2), 4–6, 6–3 | | Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Andy Murray (3) | Viktor Troicki (30) | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round |  Tomáš Berdych (20) | Nikolay Davydenko (12) | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | | Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Tommy Haas (24) | Marin Čilić (11) | 7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(3), 10–8 | | Ladies' Singles 3rd Round | Sabine Lisicki | Svetlana Kuznetsova (5) | 6–2, 7–5 | | Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Fernando González (10) | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | [edit] Middle Sunday (28 June) Middle Sunday in Wimbledon is traditionally a rest day, without any play, and this was the case in 2009. The seventh day of the competition, consequently, fell on Monday 29 June. [edit] Day 7 (29 June) - Seeds out:
- Gentlemen's Singles: Igor Andreev, Robin Söderling, Fernando Verdasco, Radek Štěpánek, Gilles Simon, Tomáš Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka
- Ladies' Singles: Ana Ivanović, Nadia Petrova, Caroline Wozniacki Virginie Razzano, Amélie Mauresmo
- Gentlemen's Doubles: Martin Damm & Robert Lindstedt
- Ladies' Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Nadia Petrova, Victoria Azarenka & Elena Vesnina, Zi Yan & Jie Zheng
- Mixed Doubles:
 Marcin Matkowski & Lisa Raymond, Mahesh Bhupathi & Sania Mirza - Schedule of Play
| Matches on Main Courts[16] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round | Roger Federer (2) | Robin Söderling (13) | 6–4, 7–6(5), 7–6(5) | | Ladies' Singles 4th Round | Dinara Safina (1) | Amélie Mauresmo (17) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | | Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round | Andy Murray (3) | Stanislas Wawrinka (19) | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Singles 4th Round | Venus Williams (3) | Ana Ivanović (13) | 6–1, 0–1 retired | | Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round | Ivo Karlović (22) | Fernando Verdasco (7) | 7–6(5), 6–7(4), 6–3, 7–6(9) | | Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round | Andy Roddick (6) | Tomáš Berdych (20) | 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–3 | [edit] Day 8 (30 June) [edit] Day 9 (1 July) | Matches on Main Courts[18] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles Quarterfinals | Roger Federer (2) | Ivo Karlović (22) | 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(3) | | Gentlemen's Singles Quarterfinals | Andy Murray (3) | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 | | Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles | Guy Forget
Cédric Pioline | Todd Martin
David Wheaton | 6–3, 6–4 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles Quarterfinals | Tommy Haas (24) | Novak Djoković (4) | 7–5, 7–6(6), 4–6, 6–3 | | Gentlemen's Singles Quarterfinals | Andy Roddick (6) | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–3, 6–7(10), 7–6(1), 4–6, 6–4 | [edit] Day 10 (2 July) | Matches on Main Courts[19] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Singles Semifinals | Serena Williams (2) | Elena Dementieva (4) | 6–7(4), 7–5, 8–6 | | Ladies' Singles Semifinals | Venus Williams (3) | Dinara Safina (1) | 6–1, 6–0 | | Gentlemen's Doubles Semifinals |  Daniel Nestor (2)
Nenad Zimonjić (2) | James Blake
Mardy Fish | 5–7, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(3), 10–8 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Doubles Semifinals | Bob Bryan (1)
Mike Bryan (1) |  Wesley Moodie (9)
 Dick Norman (9) | 7–6(4), 7–6(3), 6–4 | | Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals | Leander Paes (1)
 Cara Black (1) | André Sá (11)
Ai Sugiyama (11) | 6–3, 6–3 | | Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals |  Mark Knowles (9)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (9) | Bob Bryan (2)
Samantha Stosur (2) | 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 | | Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles |  Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde | 7–6(8), 6–3 | [edit] Day 11 (3 July) | Matches on Main Courts[20] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Gentlemen's Singles Semifinals | Roger Federer (2) | Tommy Haas (24) | 7–6(3), 7–5, 6–3 | | Gentlemen's Singles Semifinals | Andy Roddick (6) | Andy Murray (3) | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7), 7–6(5) | | Mixed Doubles Semifinals | Mark Knowles (9)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (9) | Jamie Murray
Liezel Huber | 6–2, 7–5 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Doubles Semifinals | Serena Williams (4)
Venus Williams (4) | Cara Black (1)
Liezel Huber (1) | 6–1, 6–2 | | Ladies' Invitation Doubles | Martina Navratilova
Helena Suková | Tracy Austin
Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel | 7–5, 6–3 | | Mixed Doubles Semifinals | Leander Paes (1)
Cara Black (1) | Stephen Huss (12)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (12) | 6–4, 6–4 | | Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles | Kevin Curren
Johan Kriek |  Mansour Bahrami
Henri Leconte | 6–1, 6–4 | [edit] Day 12 (4 July) | Matches on Main Courts[21] | | Matches on Centre Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Ladies' Singles Final | Serena Williams (2) | Venus Williams (3) | 7–6 (3), 6–2 | | Gentlemen's Doubles Final | Daniel Nestor (2)
Nenad Zimonjić (2) | Bob Bryan (1)
Mike Bryan (1) | 7–6(7), 6–7(3), 7–6(3), 6–3 | | Ladies' Doubles Final | Serena Williams (4)
Venus Williams (4) | Samantha Stosur (3)
Rennae Stubbs (3) | 7–6 (4), 6–4 | | Matches on No. 1 Court | | Event | Winner | Loser | Score | | Girls' Singles Final |  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (4) | Kristina Mladenovic (1) | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | | Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles | Jeremy Bates
Anders Järryd | Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander | 6–1, 6–3 | | Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles | Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde | Guy Forget
Cédric Pioline | 1–6, 7–6(8), 13–11 | [edit] Day 13 (5 July) [edit] Seniors  Roger Federer won his sixth Wimbledon crown to be just one shy of Pete Sampras's record of 7 Wimbledon titles, but did exceed his record of 14 grand slams with this Federer's 15 th slam title. [edit] Gentlemen's Singles Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick, 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14 - It was Federer's 3rd title of the year, and his 60th overall. Federer's victory gave him his 15th career Grand Slam title, to make him the most successful male player in Grand Slam history. Watching the Swiss break the record was Pete Sampras, who won 14 Grand Slam titles and was making his first return to Wimbledon since 2002, Björn Borg, who won five Wimbledon titles, and Rod Laver, who won Wimbledon four times.[23]
[edit] Ladies' Singles Serena Williams def. Venus Williams, 7–6(3), 6–2 - It was Serena's 2nd title of the year, and her 34th overall. It was her 11th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd Wimbledon title.[24]
[edit] Gentlemen's Doubles Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6(7), 6–7(3), 7–6(3), 6–3 [25] [edit] Ladies' Doubles Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs, 7–6(4), 6–4 [26] [edit] Mixed Doubles Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld def. Leander Paes / Cara Black, 7–5, 6–3 [27] [edit] Juniors [edit] Boys' Singles Andrey Kuznetsov def. Jordan Cox, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 [edit] Girls' Singles Noppawan Lertcheewakarn def. Kristina Mladenovic, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 [edit] Boys' Doubles Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Kevin Krawietz def. Julien Obry / Adrien Puget, 6–7(3), 6–2, 12–10 [edit] Girls' Doubles Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Sally Peers def. Kristina Mladenovic / Silvia Njirić, 6–1, 6–1 [edit] Other events [edit] Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis def. Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer, 7–6(2), 6–4 [edit] Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd def. Mansour Bahrami / Henri Leconte, 6–4, 7–6(4) [edit] Ladies' Invitation Doubles Martina Navratilova / Helena Suková def. Ilana Kloss / Rosalyn Nideffer, 6–3, 6–2 [edit] Wheelchair Men's Doubles Stephane Houdet / Michael Jeremiasz def. Robin Ammerlaan / Shingo Kunieda, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(3) [edit] Wheelchair Women's Doubles Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer def. Daniela Di Toro / Lucy Shuker, 6–1, 6–3 Withdrawals: David Nalbandian,[28] Richard Gasquet,[29] Gaël Monfils,[30] Rafael Nadal.[31] - Rafael Nadal (withdrew due to a knee injury)
- Roger Federer (Champion)
- Andy Murray (Semifinals, lost to Andy Roddick)
- Novak Djokovic (Quarterfinals, lost to Tommy Haas)
- Juan Martín del Potro (Second Round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
- Andy Roddick (Final, lost to Roger Federer)
- Fernando Verdasco (Fourth Round, lost to Ivo Karlović)
- Gilles Simon (Fourth Round, lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Third Round, lost to Ivo Karlović)
- Fernando González (Third Round, lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero)
- Marin Čilić (Third Round, lost to Tommy Haas)
- Nikolay Davydenko (Third Round, lost to Tomáš Berdych)
- Robin Söderling (Fourth Round, lost to Roger Federer)
- Marat Safin (First Round, lost to Jesse Levine)
- Tommy Robredo (Third Round, lost to Dudi Sela)
- David Ferrer (Third Round, lost to Radek Štěpánek)
- James Blake (First Round, lost to Andreas Seppi)
- Rainer Schüttler (Second Round, lost to Dudi Sela)
- Stanislas Wawrinka (Fourth Round, lost to Andy Murray)
- Tomáš Berdych (Fourth Round, lost to Andy Roddick)
- Feliciano López (First Round, lost to Karol Beck)
- Ivo Karlović (Quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)
- Radek Štěpánek (Fourth Round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
- Tommy Haas (Semifinals, lost to Roger Federer)
- Dmitry Tursunov (First Round, retired to Mischa Zverev)
- Jürgen Melzer (Third Round, lost to Andy Roddick)
- Philipp Kohlschreiber (Third Round, lost to Roger Federer)
- Mardy Fish (Third Round, lost to Novak Djokovic)
- Igor Andreev (Fourth Round, lost to Tommy Haas)
- Viktor Troicki (Third Round, lost to Andy Murray)
- Victor Hănescu (Third Round, lost to Gilles Simon)
- Albert Montañés (Third Round, lost to Fernando Verdasco)
- Nicolas Kiefer (First Round, lost to Fabrice Santoro)
| - Dinara Safina (Semifinals, lost to Venus Williams)
- Serena Williams (Champion)
- Venus Williams (Final, lost to Serena Williams)
- Elena Dementieva (Semifinals, lost to Serena Williams)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round, lost to Sabine Lisicki)
- Jelena Janković (Third Round, lost to Melanie Oudin)
- Vera Zvonareva (Third Round, withdrew due to ankle injury)
- Victoria Azarenka (Quarterfinal, lost to Serena Williams)
- Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth Round, lost to Sabine Lisicki)
- Nadia Petrova (Fourth Round, lost to Victoria Azarenka)
- Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinal, lost to Venus Williams)
- Marion Bartoli (Third Round, lost to Francesca Schiavone)
- Ana Ivanović (Fourth Round, withdrew from match against Venus Williams due to a micro-tear in her thigh)
- Dominika Cibulková (Third Round, lost to Elena Vesnina)
- Flavia Pennetta (Third Round, lost to Amelie Mauresmo)
- Zheng Jie (Second Round, lost to Daniela Hantuchova)
- Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth Round, lost to Dinara Safina)
- Samantha Stosur (Third Round, lost to Ana Ivanovic)
- Li Na (Third Round, lost to Agnieszka Radwańska)
- Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third Round, lost to Caroline Wozniacki)
- Patty Schnyder (First Round, lost to Ai Sugiyama)
- Alizé Cornet (First Round, lost to Vera Dushevina)
- Aleksandra Wozniak (First Round, lost to Francesca Schiavone)
- Maria Sharapova (Second Round, lost to Gisela Dulko)
 Kaia Kanepi (First Round, lost to Carla Suarez Navarro)- Virginie Razzano (Fourth Round, lost to Francesca Schiavone}
- Alisa Kleybanova (Second Round, lost to Regina Kulikova)
- Sorana Cîrstea (Third Round, lost to Victoria Azarenka)
- Sybille Bammer (First Round, lost to Melanie Oudin)
 Ágnes Szávay (First Round, lost to Kirsten Flipkens)- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second Round, lost to Roberta Vinci)
- Anna Chakvetadze (First Round, lost to Sabine Lisicki)
| [edit] Wildcard entries Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws and in the qualifying draws.[32] [edit] Qualifiers entries Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering in the main draws.[33][34][35][36] [edit] Prize money In 2009 the All England Club awarded £12,550,000 in prize money to competitors at The Championships.[37] Prize money (rounded to the nearest tenth) | Category | 2008 | 2009 | Increase | | Total prize money | £11,812,000 | £12,550,000 | 6.2% | | Gentlemen's Singles Winner | £750,000 | £850,000 | 13.3% | | Gentlemen's Singles Runner-up | £375,000 | £425,000 | 13.3% | | Ladies' Singles Winner | £750,000 | £850,000 | 13.3% | | Ladies' Singles Runner-up | £375,000 | £425,000 | 13.3% | | Gentlemen's Doubles Winners | £230,000 | £230,000 | — | | Gentlemen's Doubles Runners-up | £115,000 | £115,000 | — | | Ladies' Doubles Winners | £230,000 | £230,000 | — | | Ladies' Doubles Runners-up | £115,000 | £115,000 | — | | Mixed Doubles Winners | £92,000 | £92,000 | — | | Mixed Doubles Runners-up | £46,000 | £46,000 | — | [edit] References - ^ BBC News. "Heatwave alert level increases". bbc.co.uk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8128382.stm/. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
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- ^ "Federer sees off Karlovic threat". BBC Sport. 2009-07-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8128852.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Federer eases into seventh final". BBC Sport. 2009-07-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8132770.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Federer win breaks Sampras record". BBC Sport. 2007-07-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8133424.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/06/roger-federer-wimbledon-ratings
- ^ New York Times. "Federer Beats Roddick in a Marathon Wimbledon Final". nytimes.com. http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/federer-chasing-history-at-wimbledon/?scp=2&sq=federer&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ Nick Harris (18 June 2009). "Exclusive: Wimbledon on high alert over suspected match-fixing rings". Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/exclusive-wimbledon-on-high-alert-over-suspected-matchfixing-rings-1707744.html. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ Neil Harman (17 June 2009). "Wimbledon on alert after new betting controversy". Times Newspapers Ltd.. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article6515314.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=2015164. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "Day 1 Schedule". The Championships, Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/5jjrWQdM3. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
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- ^ Epic win gives Federer record 15th Slam
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| 2009 ATP World Tour | | | | | | | | | ATP World Tour 500 series | | Rotterdam (S, D) · Memphis (S, D) · Dubai (S, D) · Acapulco (S, D) · Barcelona (S, D) · Hamburg (S, D) ·
Washington (S, D) · Beijing (S, D) · Tokyo (S, D) · Valencia (S, D) · Basel (S, D) | | | | | | | | | | ATP World Tour Finals, London (S, D) | | | 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | | | | | | WTA Premier tournaments | | Sydney (S, D) · Paris (S, D) · Dubai (S, D) · Indian Wells (S, D) · Miami (S, D) · Charleston (S, D) · Stuttgart (S, D) · Rome (S, D) · Madrid (S, D) · Warsaw (S, D)
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WTA Tour Championships, Doha (S, D) | | | | WTA International tournaments | | Brisbane (S, D) · Auckland (S, D) · Hobart (S, D) · Pattaya City (S, D) · Memphis (S, D) · Bogotá (S, D) · Acapulco (S, D) · Monterrey (S, D) · Marbella (S, D) · Ponte Vedra Beach (S, D) · Barcelona (S, D) · Fes (S, D) · Estoril (S, D) · Strasbourg (S, D) · Birmingham (S, D) · 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) · Budapest (S, D) · Båstad (S, D) · Palermo (S, D) · Prague (S, D) · Portorož (S, D) · Bad Gastein (S, D) · İstanbul (S, D) · Guangzhou (S, D) · Quebec City (S, D) · Seoul (S, D) · Tashkent (S, D) · Linz (S, D) · Osaka (S, D) · Luxembourg City (S, D)
Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, Bali (S) | | | | | | | *Bold denotes the mandatory events, and the year-end championships * S = Singles draw, D = Doubles draw, X = Mixed Doubles draw | | |
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