# 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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 the third time she won a major after saving a match point, which occurred in the semifinals against Elena Dementieva.
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 2024). 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 being surpassed in 2024 by the semifinal between Jasmine Paolini and Donna Vekić.

## 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.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dinara Safina | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabine Lisicki | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabine Lisicki | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | 1 | Dinara Safina | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 11 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Venus Williams | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Elena Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | 6$^4$ | 7 | 8 | | | | |
| 8 | Victoria Azarenka | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Serena Williams | 6$^4$ | 7 | 8 | | | | |
| 2 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | D Safina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 5 | 3 | | 1 | D Safina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Vaidišová | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | R de los Ríos | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6$^4$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | A Medina Garrigues | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | C Wozniacki | 4 | 4 |
| 32 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 |
| | S Lisicki | 4 | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^1$ | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 3 | 2 | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sevastova | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | K Bondarenko | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 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 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 1 | 1$^r$ |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 4 | 7$^8$ | 2 | 18 | S Stosur | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokic | 6 | 5 | 2 | Q | T Malek | 6 | 6$^6$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | A Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 5 | 1 | | 11 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6$^6$ | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Glatch | 4 | 6 | 4 | | S Peng | 2 | 7$^8$ | 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 | 6$^5$ | 0 | | 19 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | N Li | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^8$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | K O'Brien | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 7$^{10}$ | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | I Benešová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 4 | 6$^0$ | | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Janković | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | V Zvonareva | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Stoop | 6$^0$ | 6 | 4 | 7 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M South | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | M Johansson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 7 | V Zvonareva | w/o | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 26 | V Razzano | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 6$^1$ |
| 23 | A Wozniak | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | F Schiavone | 4 | 6 | 6 | | F Schiavone | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 7 | | WC | M Larcher de Brito | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Zakopalová | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | 12 | M Bartoli | 6$^5$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | V Azarenka | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brémond Beltrame | 2 | 0$^r$ | | 8 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6$^0$ | 2 | | R Olaru | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Olaru | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | V Azarenka | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 28 | S Cîrstea | 6$^2$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | M Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | N Petrova | 6$^5$ | 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 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 10 | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Pe'er | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 1 | 1 | | 10 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | J Zheng | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Barrois | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | 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 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | A Sugiyama | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | R Vinci | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 |
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