Event: 123th Wimbledon Championship
Date: Jun 22 – Jul 5 2009
Location: Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Clubs
Men's Champion: Roger Federer
Wome's Champion: Serena Williams
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009. It was the 123rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Rafael Nadal did not defend his title after withdrawing from the tournament due to knee tendinitis. Roger Federer won his 6th Wimbledon title defeating rival Andy Roddick in the final in five sets.
Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the final by her sister Serena, who won her first Wimbledon title since 2003.
It was Federer's 3rd title of the year, and his 60th overall. Federer's victory gave him his 15th career Grand Slam title, to make him the most successful male player in Grand Slam history.
Watching the Swiss break the record was Pete Sampras, who won 14 Grand Slam titles and was making his first return to Wimbledon since 2002, Björn Borg, who won five consecutive Wimbledon titles (the only other man doing this being Roger Federer himself), and Rod Laver, who won Wimbledon four times.
Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick, 5–7, 7–6(8-6), 7–6(7-5), 3–6, 16–14
Serena Williams def. Venus Williams, 7–6(7-3), 6–2
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6(9-7), 6–7(3-7), 7–6(7-3), 6–3
Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs, 7–6(7-4), 6–4
Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld def. Leander Paes / Cara Black, 7–5, 6–3
Andrey Kuznetsov def. Jordan Cox, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn def. Kristina Mladenovic, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Kevin Krawietz def. Julien Obry / Adrien Puget, 6–7(3), 6–2, 12–10
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Sally Peers def. Kristina Mladenovic / Silvia Njirić, 6–1, 6–1
Stephane Houdet / Michael Jeremiasz def. Robin Ammerlaan / Shingo Kunieda, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(7-3)
Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer def. Daniela Di Toro / Lucy Shuker, 6–1, 6–3