2009 Wimbledon Championships
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England [Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club] in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 2009. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Rafael Nadal did not defend his title as he withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendonitis. Roger Federer won his 6th Wimbledon title defeating rival Andy Roddick in Men's singles final|the final] in five sets. Federer's victory marked his fifteenth Grand Slam title, establishing the men's all-time record. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in the title's defence, having been defeated in the final match by her sister Serena, who won her first Wimbledon title since 2003.
Work to install a retractable roof on Centre Court had been completed, with the roof closed due to rain for the first time at the Championships in a fourth-round match between Dinara Safina and Amélie Mauresmo.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.Prize distribution
The total prize money for 2009 championships was £12,550,000. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £850,000.| Event | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | |||||||
| Singles | £850,000 | £425,000 | £212,500 | £106,250 | £53,250 | £29,250 | £17,750 | £10,750 | £6,700 | £3,350 | £1,675 |
| Doubles* | £230,000 | £115,000 | £57,500 | £30,000 | £16,000 | £9,000 | £5,250 | ||||
| Mixed doubles * | £92,000 | £46,000 | £23,000 | £10,500 | £5,200 | £2,600 | £1,300 | ||||
| * | £6,750 | £3,750 | |||||||||
| Invitation doubles | £17,000 | £14,000 |
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6, 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 consecutive Wimbledon titles ; and Rod Laver, who won Wimbledon four times.
- The match set a record for most games in a men's final ; the most games won by the losing player ; and, most games won by the winning player.
Women's singles
Serena Williams def. Venus Williams, 7–6, 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.
Men's doubles
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3Women's doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs, 7–6, 6–4Mixed doubles
Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld def. Leander Paes / Cara Black, 7–5, 6–3Juniors
Boys' singles
Andrey Kuznetsov def. Jordan Cox, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2Girls' singles
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn def. Kristina Mladenovic, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1Boys' doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Kevin Krawietz def. Julien Obry / Adrien Puget, 6–7, 6–2, 12–10Girls' doubles
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Sally Peers def. Kristina Mladenovic / Silvia Njirić, 6–1, 6–1Invitation
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis def. Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer, 7–6, 6–4Ladies' invitation doubles
Martina Navratilova / Helena Suková def. Ilana Kloss / Rosalyn Nideffer, 6–3, 6–2Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd def. Mansour Bahrami / Henri Leconte, 6–4, 7–6Wheelchair events
Wheelchair men's doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Michaël Jérémiasz def. Robin Ammerlaan / Shingo Kunieda, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6Wheelchair women's doubles
Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer def. Daniela Di Toro / Lucy Shuker, 6–1, 6–3Highlights
Records
Swiss Roger Federer established a number of records at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. By defeating Ivo Karlović in the quarter-finals, Federer reached his 21st consecutive Grand Slam semi-final, having started the streak at Wimbledon in 2004. He then defeated Tommy Haas in the semi-final to reach his seventh consecutive Wimbledon final and his twentieth Grand Slam final, both of these all-time records. Finally, by defeating Andy Roddick in the final, Federer won his fifteenth Grand Slam title, breaking the record of fourteen titles previously set by Pete Sampras. Federer also became the fourth man to complete the rare French Open / Wimbledon double in the Open Era, joining Rod Laver, Björn Borg, and Rafael Nadal.Among other records set, the men's final between Federer and Roddick 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. The 30-game fifth set in the men's final was the longest set in Wimbledon finals history.
Centre Court roof
The 2009 Championships took place during an extended period of hot, dry weather in southeast England, meaning that it was not until day seven of the tournament that the newly constructed Centre Court roof was closed for the first time due to rain, delaying a fourth round match between Amélie Mauresmo and Dinara Safina. The roof had been partially closed in the first week, as a sunshade for the Royal Box. The following match between Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka was the first full match to be played under the new roof; owing to the new floodlights, the match continued until 22:38, the latest ever finish in Wimbledon history. These were the only two matches in which the Centre Court roof was used during the entire 2009 tournament.Tennis Integrity Unit
The Tennis Integrity Unit planned to observe matches played by up to 12 players 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 organisers of the Wimbledon Championships declared that there are no current proceedings against any players.
Singles players
;Men's singles;Women's singles
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 15 June 2009. Rankings and points before are as of 22 June 2009.Men's singles">2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles">Men's singles
The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:- ESP points as at a week of 22 June 2009
- Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months
- add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that.
