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

Main article: 2009 Wimbledon Championships

Venus Williams was the two-time defending champion and was attempting to become the first player to win the women's singles tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf (1991–93), but lost to her sister Serena Williams in the final 7–6^(7–3), 6–2. This was Serena's third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh Grand Slam singles title overall. It was also the third time she had won a Grand Slam title after saving a match point against her, in the semifinals against Elena Dementieva.

This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds all reach the semifinals, for the second time in four years after 2006. The semifinal match between Serena Williams and Dementieva was the longest women's semifinal at Wimbledon in the Open era, lasting two hours and 49 minutes.

Seeds

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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	65	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	1	r
		B Mattek-Sands	4	78	2			18	S Stosur	4	78	6
		J Dokić	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
		J Craybas	6	7											26	V Razzano	w/o
		T Pironkova	4	5					J Craybas	3	0
		T Paszek	0	1	r			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
		S Brémond Beltrame	2	r				8	V Azarenka	6	6
		N Dechy	6	60	2				IR Olaru	0	0
		IR 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

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw