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**Ladies' Singles: {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alize Cornet]], {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Sybille Bammer]], {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Chakvetadze]], {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kaia Kanepi]], {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Agnes Szavay]] |
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 | This article documents a current tennis tournament. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (June 2009) |
| 2009 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 June – 5 July |
| Edition | 123rd |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| 2008 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's singles | |
 Venus Williams | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Daniel Nestor /  Nenad Zimonjic | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Serena Williams / Venus Williams | |
| Mixed doubles | |
Bob Bryan /  Samantha Stosur | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
 Robin Ammerlaan / Ronald Vink | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| new event | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Grigor Dimitrov | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Laura Robson | |
| Boys' doubles | |
 Cheng-peng Hsieh / Tsung-hua Yang | |
| Girls' doubles | |
 Polona Hercog / Jessica Moore | |
| Gentlemen's invitation doubles | |
| Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer | |
| Ladies' invitation doubles | |
 Jana Novotna / Kathy Rinaldi | |
| Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles | |
| Ken Flach / Robert Seguso | |
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships is an ongoing tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year. It is taking place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009.
Notable stories
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Suspicious bettings issue
According to The Independent on this year's tournament starting on Monday 22 June the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) is trying to prevent match-fixing by observing the matches of 6 but more likely 12 players (some of inside the ATP top 50), because the investigation of the forementioned newspaper came up with the result that several players are under suspicion of bribery and the manipulation of the outcome of their matches. Among them are of various nationalities like Russians, Argentines, Spaniards and Italians. Those who came into the scope of the TIU are in the first place players whose games had recently been betted with conspicuously big amount of credit.
According to ATP they have already identified those Russian and Italian mafia-related groups, which are behind the mostly online bettings, and the players who are inclined "to sell" their matches. The organizers of Wimbledon Championship declared that there are no proceedings against any players but TIU chairman Jeff Rees said they had already arrested several bettors, but no other detail will be revealed about the investigation, which covers 45 tennis matches.[1]
The dubious matches involve those of Daniel Koellerer and Óscar Hernández in the 2009 Ordina Open first round where a Russian spectator placed an unusually big bet using a notebook on the latter winner. The same situation went on the first round bout of wildcard entry Monégasque Jean-René Lisnard and the Belgian Christophe Rochus on the 2009 Monte Carlo Masters. Nikolay Davydenko might also be on the list because of his 2007 scandal where the number-four seed suddenly retired by injury against Martin Vassallo Arguello in Sopot, Poland while online gambling site Betfair received enormous sums from Russia to the favour of the latter who was ranked 87th at the time. The recently rehabilitated Filippo Volandri could also be the subject of monitoring.[2]
Italian mafiaboss Michael Franzese revealed in exchange of a plea bargain the process of getting someone ensnared in match-fixing. They usually check tennis players regarding their gambling habits or if they had a divorce in the near past, which cost them most of their earnings. When the sportsmen outran their financial limits they offer a loan to help them and when this dept becomes unpayable the player can easily be forced to fix a match of theirs.[3]
Tommy Haas plays against a ballgirl
When Tommy Haas' second round oponent Michael Llodra injured himself after colliding with a ballgirl at the side of the court, Haas offered one of her fellow ballgirls, 15-year-old Chloe Chambers the racket and played a rally, which he won when she hit the ball out. The incident attracted much media attention, and appeared on the front page of British newspaper The Times.
Men's & Women's Singles Players
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Day-by-day summaries
Day 1 (22 June)
The first day of Wimbledon 2009 saw 2008 Men's Singles runner-up and Five time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer open up for center court due to defending champion Rafael Nadal withdrawing due to injury. Roger Federer got past the first round and in straight sets. Some of the day's winners were 2008 Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic, French Open finalist Robin Soderling, Fernando Verdasco, Marin Cilic, Ivo Karlovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Mardy Fish and Former French Open champion Guillermo Canas. Nicolas Almagro survived a five set match against Juan Monacodespite losing the first two sets 6-7(3) 6-7(7) 7-6(5) 6-4 8-6. Two matches were suspended in the fisr day and it were matches between Michael Llodra and Joshua Goodall, and Tommy Haas and Alexander Peya, However the first major upset of the tournament came in the 1st day when Italy's Andreas Seppi defeated Queen's Club finalist James Blake in straight sets 7-5 6-4 7-6(5).
In the Women's side Last year's finalist, and two time Champion Serena Williams easily won in straight sets, she was jooined by Shahar Peer, Jill Craybas, Urszula Radwanska, Russians Elena Dementieva, Alisa Kleybanova Elena Vesnina, Nadia Petrova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 2004 Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova and Last years semi-finalist Jie Zheng, while Slovakian player Daniela Hantuchova won a three set thriller against last year Girls Singles Champion and Britain's young prodigy Laura Robson 3-6 6-4 6-2. While former finalist Marion Bartoli scored the first double bangle of the tournament against Taipei's Chan Yung-jan . While 's-Hertogenbosch Champion Tamarine Tanasugarn lost to Arantxa Parra Santonja in straight sets. The major upset was when Ai Sugiyama defeated Patty Schnyder in straight sets.
- Seeds out:
- Gentlemen's Singles:
James Blake, 
Feliciano López - Ladies' Singles:
Aleksandra Wozniak, 
Patty Schnyder
- Gentlemen's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on Centre Court | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round |  Roger Federer (2)
|
Yen-hsun Lu
|
7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Ladies' Singles 1st Round | Serena Williams (2)
|
 Neuza Silva
|
6–1, 7–5 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round | Novak Djokovic (4)
|
 Julien Benneteau
|
6–7(8), 7–6(1), 6–2, 6–4 |
| Matches on No. 1 Court | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Ladies' Singles 1st Round |  Maria Sharapova (24)
|
 Viktoriya Kutuzova
|
7–5, 6–4 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round |  Robin Söderling (13)
|
 Gilles Müller
|
4-6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round | Fernando Verdasco (7)
|
James Ward
|
6–1, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Ladies' Singles 1st Round | Mathilde Johansson
|
Melanie South
|
7–5, 7-6(5) |
Day 2 (23 June)
- Seeds out:
- Gentlemen's Singles:
Nicolas Kiefer, 
Dmitry Tursunov, Marat Safin - Ladies' Singles:
Alize Cornet, 
Sybille Bammer, Anna Chakvetadze, 
Kaia Kanepi, 
Agnes Szavay - Gentlemen's Doubles:
Mariusz Fyrstenberg & Marcin Matkowski
- Gentlemen's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on Centre Court | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Ladies' Singles 1st Round | Venus Williams (3)
|
Stefanie Voegele
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round | Andy Roddick (6)
|
Jeremy Chardy
|
6–3, 7–6(3), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round | Andy Murray (3)
|
Robert Kendrick
|
7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Matches on No. 1 Court | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round |  Juan Martin del Potro (5)
|
Arnaud Clement
|
6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Ladies' Singles 1st Round | Dinara Safina (1)
|
Lourdes Dominguez Lino
|
7–5, 6–3 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round | Juan Carlos Ferrero
|
Mikhail Youzhny
|
6–3, 7–6(3), 6–3 |
Day 3 (24 June)
- Seeds out:
- Gentlemen's Singles: Rainer Schuettler
- Ladies' Singles:
Jie Zheng, Maria Sharapova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Alisa Kleybanova - Gentlemen's Doubles:
Rik De Voest & 
Ashley Fisher, Stephen Huss & Ross Hutchins - Ladies' Doubles: Nathalie Dechy &
Mara Santangelo, Maria Kirilenko & Flavia Pennetta
- Gentlemen's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on Centre Court | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Ladies' Singles 2nd Round | Gisela Dulko
|
Maria Sharapova (24)
|
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Roger Federer (2)
|
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
|
6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round |  Marin Cilic (11)
|
Sam Querrey
|
4–6, 7–6(3), 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–4 |
| Matches on No. 1 Court | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Novak Djokovic (4)
|
 Simon Greul
|
7–5, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Ladies' Singles 2nd Round | Serena Williams (2)
|
Jarmila Groth
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Tommy Haas (24)
|
Michael Llodra
|
4–3 retired |
Day 4 (25 June)
- Seeds out:
- Gentlemen's Singles:
Juan Martín del Potro - Gentlemen's Doubles: Jeff Coetzee & Jordan Kerr,
Lukas Dlouhy & 
Leander Paes - Ladies' Doubles:
Su-Wei Hsieh & Shuai Peng, Lisa Raymond & Vera Zvonareva
- Gentlemen's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on Centre Court | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Lleyton Hewitt
|
Juan Martín del Potro (5)
|
6–3, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Ladies' Singles 2nd Round |  Caroline Wozniacki (9)
|
Maria Kirilenko
|
6–0, 6–4 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Andy Murray (3)
|
 Ernests Gulbis
|
6–2, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Matches on No. 1 Court | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Ladies' Singles 2nd Round | Venus Williams (3)
|
Kateryna Bondarenko
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round | Andy Roddick (6)
|
Igor Kunitsyn
|
6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round |  Fernando González (10)
|
Leonardo Mayer
|
6–7(4), 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Day 5 (26 June)
- Seeds out:
- Gentlemen's Singles: Philipp Kohlschreiber, Albert Montanes, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tommy Robredo, Mardy Fish
- Ladies' Singles:
Dominika Cibulkova, 
Sorana Cirstea, Marion Bartoli - Gentlemen's Doubles: Frantisek Cermak & Michal Mertinak,
Marcelo Melo & Andre Sa
- Gentlemen's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on Centre Court | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Roger Federer (2)
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber (27)
|
6–3, 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–1 |
| Ladies' Singles 3rd Round |  Victoria Azarenka (8)
|
 Sorana Cirstea (28)
|
7–6(2), 6–3 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Novak Djokovic (4)
|
Mardy Fish (28)
|
6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Matches on No. 1 Court | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Ladies' Singles 3rd Round | Elena Dementieva (4)
|
Regina Kulikova
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Ivo Karlovic (22)
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9)
|
7–6(5), 6–7(5), 7–5, 7–6(5) |
| Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Tommy Haas (24) vs Marin Čilić (11)
|
7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(3), 6–6 (suspended) | |
Day 6 (27 June)
- Seeds out:
- Gentlemen's Singles: Nikolay Davydenko,
Marin Cilic, Jurgen Melzer, 
Viktor Troicki, 
Fernando Gonzalez - Ladies' Singles: Samantha Stosur, Jelena Jankovic, Flavia Pennetta, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Li Na
- Gentlemen's Doubles: Travis Parrott & Filip Polasek
- Ladies' Doubles: Chia-Jung Chuang & Sania Mirza, Daniela Hantuchova &
Ai Sugiyama, Svetlana Kuznetsova & Amelie Mauresmo - Mixed Doubles: Marcelo Melo & Shuai Peng, Nenad Zimonjic & Zi Yan
- Gentlemen's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on Centre Court | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Ladies' Singles 3rd Round | Venus Williams (3)
|
Carla Suarez Navarro
|
6–0, 6–4 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Andy Roddick (6)
|
 Jurgen Melzer (26)
|
7–6(2), 7–6(2), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Andy Murray (3)
|
Viktor Troicki (30)
|
6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Matches on No. 1 Court | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Tomas Berdych (20)
|
Nikolay Davydenko (12)
|
6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Tommy Haas (24)
|
Marin Čilić (11)
|
7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(3), 10–8 |
| Ladies' Singles 3rd Round | Sabine Lisicki
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova (5)
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round | Juan Carlos Ferrero
|
Fernando González (10)
|
4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Middle Sunday (28 June)
Middle Sunday in Wimbledon is traditionally a rest day, without any play, and this was the case in 2009. The seventh day of the competition, consequently, will fall on Monday, June 29.
Day 7 (29 June)
- Seeds out:
- Gentlemen's Singles:
- Ladies' Singles:
- Gentlemen's Doubles:
- Ladies' Doubles:
- Mixed Doubles:
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on Centre Court | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Competitors | Score | |
| Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round | Robin Soderling (13) vs. Roger Federer (2)
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| Ladies' Singles 4th Round | Dinara Safina (1) vs. Amelie Mauresmo (17)
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| Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round | Andy Murray (3) vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (19)
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| Matches on No. 1 Court | |||
| Event | Competitors | Score | |
| Ladies' Singles 4th Round | Venus Williams (3) vs. Ana Ivanovic (13)
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| Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round | Fernando Verdasco (7) vs. Ivo Karlović (22)
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| Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round | Tomas Berdych (20) vs. Andy Roddick (6)
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Seniors
Men's Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Women's Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Men's Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Women's Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Mixed Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Juniors
Boys' Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Girls' Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Boys' Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Girls' Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Other events
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Ladies' Invitation Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Seeds
Withdrawals: David Nalbandian,[4] Richard Gasquet,[5] Gaël Monfils,[6] Rafael Nadal.[7]
Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws and in the qualifying draws.[8]
Men's singles wildcard entries |
Women's singles wildcard entries
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Men's doubles wildcard entries |
Women's doubles wildcard entries
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Qualifying men's singles wildcard entries |
Qualifying women's singles wildcard entries
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Qualifiers entries
Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering in the main draws.[9][10][11][12]
Men's singles qualifiers entries |
Women's singles qualifiers entries
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Men's doubles qualifiers entries |
Women's doubles qualifiers entries
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Prize money
In 2009 the All England Club awarded £12,550,000 in prize money to competitors at The Championships.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
| Category | 2008 | 2009 | Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total prize money | £11,812,000 | £12,550,000 | 6.2% |
| Gentlemen's Singles Winner | £750,000 | £850,000 | 13.3% |
| Gentlemen's Singles Runner-up | £375,000 | £425,000 | 13.3% |
| Ladies' Singles Winner | £700,000 | £850,000 | 13.3% |
| Ladies' Singles Runner-up | £375,000 | £425,000 | 13.3% |
| Gentlemen's Doubles Winner | £230,000 | £230,000 | — |
| Gentlemen's Doubles Runners-up | £115,000 | £115,000 | — |
| Ladies' Doubles Winner | £230,000 | £230,000 | — |
| Ladies' Doubles Runners-up | £115,000 | £115,000 | — |
| Mixed Doubles Winners | £92,000 | £92,000 | — |
| Mixed Doubles Runners-up | £46,000 | £46,000 | — |
References
- ^ Nick Harris (18 June 2009). "Exclusive: Wimbledon on high alert over suspected match-fixing rings". Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ Neil Harman (17 June 2009). "Wimbledon on alert after new betting controversy". Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Martin Boulton (2 January 2009). "Match-fixing still an issue: ex-mafia boss". Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "David Nalbandian to miss final three Grand Slams after hip surgery". telegraph.co.uk. 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Banned Gasquet out of French Open". espn.com. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Injured Monfils out of Wimbledon". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "Wimbledon wild cards". wimbledon.org. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Wimbledon Gentlemen Qualifying Singles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "Wimbledon Ladies Qualifying Singles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "Wimbledon Gentlemen Qualifying Doubles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "Wimbledon Ladies Qualifying Doubles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
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