2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2009 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	7–6(7–3), 6–2
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 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. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh major singles title overall. It was also the third time she won a major after saving a match point, which occurred in the semifinals against Elena Dementieva. Serena dropped only one set the entire tournament, to Dementieva in the semifinals. Venus Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the tournament 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 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, before the record was broken at the 2024.

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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 won	31 of 33 = 94%	30 of 43 = 70%
2nd serve points won	15 of 21 = 71%	15 of 27 = 56%
Total service points won	46 of 54 = 85.19%	45 of 70 = 64.29%
Aces	12	2
Double faults	0	3
Winners	25	14
Unforced errors	12	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	53
Source

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 2009 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation