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[1] [2] 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 the final in ...
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 .
In the women's side of the draw, last year's finalist and two-time Wimbledon Champion Serena Williams easily won in straight sets; she was joined by Shahar Pe'er, Jill Craybas, Urszula Radwańska, Russian players Elena Dementieva, Alisa Kleybanova, Elena Vesnina, Nadia Petrova, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 2004 Wimbledon Champion Maria ...
Winning a Wimbledon title is a big deal — after all, it’s one of the most prestigious and difficult tennis tournaments in the world. The annual Wimbledon championships will begin on July 1 ...
Defending champions Serena and Venus Williams defeated Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs in the final, 7–6 (7–4), 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was their fourth Wimbledon title together and ninth major title together overall.
Laura Robson was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Quirine Lemoine. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the girls' singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.
The ladies' singles champion receives a sterling silver salver commonly known as the "Venus Rosewater Dish", or simply the "Rosewater Dish". The salver, which is 18.75 inches (about 48 cm) in diameter, is decorated with figures from mythology. [10] New singles champions are traditionally elected honorary members of the AELTC by the club's ...
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