2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 2009 Wimbledon Championships USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7–6(7–3), 6–2 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 32 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 2009 Wimbledon Championships 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh major singles title overall.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/5742576/Wimbledon-2009-Serena-Williams-beats-sister-Venus-in-womens-singles-final.html Wimbledon 2009: Serena Williams beats sister Venus in women's singles final 4 July 2009 The Telegraph 29 June 2017 It was the third time she won a major after saving a match point, which occurred in the semifinals against Elena Dementieva.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/sports/tennis/05wimbledon.html A Less Familiar Ending to a Final Between Sisters 4 July 2009 The New York Times 29 June 2017 Venus Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the title three consecutive times since Steffi Graf in 1991, 1992 and 1993. This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds all reach the semifinals, the most recent occurrence of this at a major up until the 2026 US Open. 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,https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jul/02/serena-williams-beats-elena-dementieva Spirited Serena Williams inches past Elena Dementieva 2 July 2009 The Guardian 29 June 2017https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon09/columns/story?columnist=ubha_ravi&id=4302223 Serena digs deep in Wimby semifinal ESPN 11 July 2025 before being surpassed in 2024 by the semifinal between Jasmine Paolini and Donna Vekić.https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4056243/paolini-outlasts-vekic-in-record-breaking-wimbledon-semifinal Paolini outlasts Vekic in record-breaking Wimbledon semifinal Women's Tennis Association 11 July 2025 Seeds 1 1 RUS Dinara Safina (semifinals) 2 8 USA Serena Williams (champion) 3 3 USA Venus Williams (final) 4 6 RUS Elena Dementieva (semifinals) 5 2 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) 6 4 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković (third round) 7 5 RUS Vera Zvonareva (third round, withdrew due to an ankle injury) 8 7 BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals) 9 2 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round) 10 7 RUS Nadia Petrova (fourth round) 11 4 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals) 12 5 FRA Marion Bartoli (third round) 13 3 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic (fourth round, retired due to a thigh injury) 14 6 SVK Dominika Cibulková (third round) 15 1 ITA Flavia Pennetta (third round) 16 8 CHN Zheng Jie (second round) 17 1 FRA Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round) 18 3 AUS Samantha Stosur (third round) 19 4 CHN Li Na (third round) 20 2 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round) 21 8 SUI Patty Schnyder (first round) 22 6 FRA Alizé Cornet (first round) 23 5 CAN Aleksandra Wozniak (first round) 24 7 RUS Maria Sharapova (second round) 25 3 EST Kaia Kanepi (first round) 26 5 FRA Virginie Razzano (fourth round) 27 6 RUS Alisa Kleybanova (second round) 28 7 ROM Sorana Cîrstea (third round) 29 4 AUT Sybille Bammer (first round) 30 1 HUN Ágnes Szávay (first round) 31 8 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round) 32 2 RUS Anna Chakvetadze (first round) Qualifying 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 RUS Dinara Safina 65 6 6 GER Sabine Lisicki 77 4 1 3 USA Venus Williams 6 6 11 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 1 2 ITA Francesca Schiavone 2 2 4 RUS Elena Dementieva 6 6 8 BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka 2 3 2 USA Serena Williams 6 6 1 RUS Dinara Safina 1 0 3 USA Venus Williams 6 6 4 RUS Elena Dementieva 77 5 6 2 USA Serena Williams 64 7 8 3 USA Venus Williams 63 2 2 USA Serena Williams 77 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 RUS D Safina 7 6 ESP L Domínguez Lino 5 3 CZE N Vaidišová 4 77 4 PAR 1990 R de los Ríos 6 64 6 WC GBR E Baltacha 3 6 6 UKR A Bondarenko 6 3 4 BEL K Flipkens 7 6 30 HUN Á Szávay 5 4 17 FRA A Mauresmo 6 4 6 HUN M Czink 1 6 2 LL SVK K Kučová 2 6 6 Q JPN A Nakamura 6 3 3 USA V King 6 6 UKR M Koryttseva 4 2 ESP N Llagostera Vives 6 1 0 15 ITA F Pennetta 3 6 6 1 RUS D Safina 6 7 PAR 1990 R de los Ríos 3 5 WC GBR E Baltacha 5 1 BEL K Flipkens 7 6 17 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 LL SVK K Kučová 3 3 USA V King 2 2 15 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 1 RUS D Safina 7 6 BEL K Flipkens 5 1 17 FRA A Mauresmo 7 6 15 ITA F Pennetta 5 3 1 RUS D Safina 4 6 6 17 FRA A Mauresmo 6 3 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 DEN C Wozniacki 5 6 6 WC JPN K Date-Krumm 7 3 1 CZE P Kvitová 4 4 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6 Q ITA A Brianti 4 3 ITA T Garbin 6 6 POL M Domachowska 6 3 4 20 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 6 6 32 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 64 2 GER S Lisicki 4 77 6 AUT P Mayr 7 6 GBR A Keothavong 5 2 FRA P Parmentier 6 1 6 UZB A Amanmuradova 4 6 3 PR JPN A Morigami 3 61 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 77 9 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 RUS M Kirilenko 0 4 ITA T Garbin 65 3 20 ESP A Medina Garrigues 77 6 GER S Lisicki 6 6 AUT P Mayr 2 4 FRA P Parmentier 1 3 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 9 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 20 ESP A Medina Garrigues 2 2 GER S Lisicki 6 7 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 2 5 9 DEN C Wozniacki 4 4 GER S Lisicki 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA V Williams 6 6 SUI S Vögele 3 2 Q LAT A Sevastova 3 65 UKR K Bondarenko 6 77 RUS E Makarova 7 2 6 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 5 6 3 ESP C Suárez Navarro 4 6 6 25 EST K Kanepi 6 3 3 18 AUS S Stosur 6 66 6 USA B Mattek-Sands 4 78 2 AUS J Dokic 6 5 2 Q GER T Malek 3 7 6 ITA S Errani 7 6 CAN S Dubois 5 2 CZE L Hradecká 7 2 6 13 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 5 6 8 3 USA V Williams 6 6 UKR K Bondarenko 3 2 RUS E Makarova 5 6 1 ESP C Suárez Navarro 7 4 6 18 AUS S Stosur 4 78 6 Q GER T Malek 6 66 4 ITA S Errani 5 1 13 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 7 6 3 USA V Williams 6 6 ESP C Suárez Navarro 0 4 18 AUS S Stosur 5 2 13 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 7 6 3 USA V Williams 6 0 13 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 1 1r Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 POL A Radwańska 7 6 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 5 1 WC USA A Glatch 4 6 4 CHN S Peng 6 2 6 BLR 1995 O Govortsova 4 6 6 PR UKR T Perebiynis 6 3 4 KAZ G Voskoboeva 65 0 19 CHN N Li 77 6 29 AUT S Bammer 6 4 2 Q USA M Oudin 4 6 6 ROM M Niculescu 1 0 KAZ Y Shvedova 6 6 WC GBR K O'Brien 2 7 4 CZE I Benešová 6 5 6 GER J Görges 4 60 6 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 77 11 POL A Radwańska 6 66 9 CHN S Peng 2 78 7 BLR 1995 O Govortsova 4 2 19 CHN N Li 6 6 Q USA M Oudin 3 6 6 KAZ Y Shvedova 6 2 4 CZE I Benešová 2 4 6 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 6 11 POL A Radwańska 6 7 19 CHN N Li 4 5 Q USA M Oudin 68 7 6 6 SRB 2004 J Janković 710 5 2 11 POL A Radwańska 6 7 Q USA M Oudin 4 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 RUS V Zvonareva 77 4 6 WC GBR G Stoop 60 6 4 WC GBR M South 5 65 FRA M Johansson 7 77 USA J Craybas 6 7 BUL T Pironkova 4 5 AUT T Paszek 0 1r 26 FRA V Razzano 6 3 23 CAN A Wozniak 6 4 4 ITA F Schiavone 4 6 6 WC POR M Larcher de Brito 6 7 Q CZE K Zakopalová 2 5 SUI T Bacsinszky 6 4 8 Q RUS V Manasieva 1 6 6 TPE Y-j Chan 0 0 12 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 7 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6 FRA M Johansson 1 3 USA J Craybas 3 0 26 FRA V Razzano 6 6 ITA F Schiavone 77 77 WC POR M Larcher de Brito 62 64 SUI T Bacsinszky 5 1 12 FRA M Bartoli 7 6 7 RUS V Zvonareva w/o 26 FRA V Razzano ITA F Schiavone 77 6 12 FRA M Bartoli 65 0 26 FRA V Razzano 2 61 ITA F Schiavone 6 77 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 SVK D Cibulková 6 3 6 FRA J Coin 4 6 3 SLO M Zec Peškirič 3 3 POL U Radwańska 6 6 BEL Y Wickmayer 1 1 RUS E Vesnina 6 6 RUS V Dushevina 3 6 6 22 FRA A Cornet 6 0 4 27 RUS A Kleybanova 6 7 Q KAZ S Karatantcheva 2 5 CRO K Šprem 6 5 3 Q RUS R Kulikova 4 7 6 FRA A Rezaï 6 6 JPN A Morita 2 2 RUS A Kudryavtseva 4 1 4 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 14 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 POL U Radwańska 2 4 RUS E Vesnina 6 6 RUS V Dushevina 3 4 27 RUS A Kleybanova 6 4 1 Q RUS R Kulikova 0 6 6 FRA A Rezaï 1 3 4 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 14 SVK D Cibulková 5 6 4 RUS E Vesnina 7 4 6 Q RUS R Kulikova 1 2 4 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 RUS E Vesnina 1 3 4 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 0 FRA S Brémond Beltrame 2 0r FRA N Dechy 6 60 2 ROM R Olaru 1 77 6 GER A-L Grönefeld 2 6 2 IND S Mirza 6 2 6 ROM E Gallovits 5 1 28 ROM S Cîrstea 7 6 24 RUS M Sharapova 7 6 Q UKR V Kutuzova 5 4 ARG G Dulko 6 7 FRA S Foretz 3 5 ITA ME Camerin 2 63 ISR S Pe'er 6 77 BLR 1995 A Yakimova 1 1 10 RUS N Petrova 6 6 8 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 ROM R Olaru 0 0 IND S Mirza 4 4 28 ROM S Cîrstea 6 6 24 RUS M Sharapova 2 6 4 ARG G Dulko 6 3 6 ISR S Pe'er 3 2 10 RUS N Petrova 6 6 8 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 77 6 28 ROM S Cîrstea 62 3 ARG G Dulko 6 3 4 10 RUS N Petrova 3 6 6 8 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 77 2 6 10 RUS N Petrova 65 6 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 CHN J Zheng 77 77 GER K Barrois 62 64 SVK D Hantuchová 3 6 6 WC GBR L Robson 6 4 2 THA T Tanasugarn 4 4 Q ESP A Parra Santonja 6 6 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6 21 SUI P Schnyder 4 4 31 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 CZE P Cetkovská 2 2 ITA R Vinci 6 6 SVK M Rybáriková 3 2 CZE L Šafářová 3 6 3 AUS J Groth 6 3 6 Q POR N Silva 1 5 2 USA S Williams 6 7 16 CHN J Zheng 3 5 SVK D Hantuchová 6 7 Q ESP A Parra Santonja 65 3 JPN A Sugiyama 77 6 31 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 4 66 ITA R Vinci 6 78 AUS J Groth 2 1 2 USA S Williams 6 6 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6 JPN A Sugiyama 4 3 ITA R Vinci 3 4 2 USA S Williams 6 6 SVK D Hantuchová 3 1 2 USA S Williams 6 6 Championship match statistics Category USA S. Williams USA 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% Aces12 2 Double faults 0 3 Winners25 14 Unforced errors12 18 Net points won 4 of 4 = 100% 8 of 10 = 80% Break points converted 2 of 5 = 40% 0 of 2 = 0% Return points won 25 of 70 = 36% 8 of 54 = 15% Total points won 71 53Source References External links 2009 LS 2009 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2009 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2009 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships