2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2009 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runners-up	Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs
Score	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Draw	64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2009 Wimbledon Championships

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. As in the previous year, the Williams sisters won the title without losing a set during the tournament. Also as in the previous year, the two contested the singles final as well, with Serena emerging victorious. It was also the first component in an eventual non-calendar-year Grand Slam for the sisters.

Seeds

01.   Cara Black / Liezel Huber (semifinals)

02.   Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (semifinals)

03.   Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs (final)

04.   Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions)

05.   Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (first round)

06.   Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (second round)

07.   Victoria Azarenka / Elena Vesnina (third round, withdrew due to heat illness)

08.   Maria Kirilenko / Flavia Pennetta (first round)

09.   Lisa Raymond / Vera Zvonareva (first round)

10.   Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Nadia Petrova (third round)

11.   Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)

12.   Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Vania King (quarterfinals)

13.   Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (third round)

14.   Nathalie Dechy / Mara Santangelo (first round)

15.   Chuang Chia-jung / Sania Mirza (second round)

16.   Svetlana Kuznetsova / Amélie Mauresmo (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles 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	Cara Black Liezel Huber	4	6	6
	11	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	6	3	0
								1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	1	2
								4	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6
	4	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	7
	12	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Vania King	2	5
															4	Serena Williams Venus Williams	7^7	6
															3	Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs	6^4	4
		Kristina Barrois Tathiana Garbin	6	3	4
	3	Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs	1	6	6
								3	Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs	6^3	6	6
								2	Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual	7^7	4	2
		Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova	4	5
	2	Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	C Black L Huber	6	6
		R Kops-Jones A Spears	1	4				1	C Black L Huber	7	6
	Q	Y Fedak M Jugić-Salkić	4	3					K Jans A Rosolska	5	2
		K Jans A Rosolska	6	6											1	C Black L Huber	2	6	6
		I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	2	7											I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	3	4
		S Bammer A Glatch	2	6	5				I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	6	6
		Y Shvedova T Tanasugarn	6	6					Y Shvedova T Tanasugarn	6	4	4
	14	N Dechy M Santangelo	3	3																		1	C Black L Huber	4	6	6
	11	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6^8	6																	11	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	3	0
		A Amanmuradova J Coin	2	7^10	2			11	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova F Schiavone	6	7^7					A Pavlyuchenkova F Schiavone	5	3
		A Cornet P Parmentier	2	6^4											11	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez
		M Rybáriková Y Wickmayer	6	6											7	V Azarenka E Vesnina	w/o
		L Dekmeijere V Kutuzova	3	0					M Rybáriková Y Wickmayer	w/o
	WC	E Baltacha A Elliott	0	4				7	V Azarenka E Vesnina
	7	V Azarenka E Vesnina	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		V Razzano A Rezaï	3	3				4	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		S Lisicki A Wozniak	6	6					S Lisicki A Wozniak	1	4
		M Ani R Vinci	3	3											4	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		J Groth R Voráčová	4	3											13	Z Yan J Zheng	0	0
		G Dulko S Pe'er	6	6					G Dulko S Pe'er	4	1
		A Morigami A Morita	1	1				13	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6
	13	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6																		4	S Williams V Williams	6	7
	12	A-L Grönefeld V King	6	6																		12	A-L Grönefeld V King	2	5
		M Czink N Grandin	4	3				12	A-L Grönefeld V King	2	6	6
	WC	J Rae M South	6	7^7					J Rae M South	6	3	4
		A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	1	6^4											12	A-L Grönefeld V King	6	6
		Y-j Chan Á Szávay	5	6	4											K Kanepi İ Şenoğlu	3	3
		V Dushevina T Perebiynis	7	3	6				V Dushevina T Perebiynis	4	6	2
		K Kanepi İ Şenoğlu	6	7^7					K Kanepi İ Şenoğlu	6	4	6
	8	M Kirilenko F Pennetta	3	6^4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	S-w Hsieh S Peng	4	6	2
		S Cîrstea C Wozniacki	6	2	6				S Cîrstea C Wozniacki	6	6^8	4
	WC	N Cavaday K O'Brien	4	3					M Koryttseva T Poutchek	4	7^10	6
		M Koryttseva T Poutchek	6	6												M Koryttseva T Poutchek	3	4
	Q	R Fujiwara A Nakamura	6	4	7											K Barrois T Garbin	6	6
		K Barrois T Garbin	3	6	9				K Barrois T Garbin	7^7	6
		S Errani C Suárez Navarro	6						S Errani C Suárez Navarro	6^5	1
	9	L Raymond V Zvonareva	5^r																				K Barrois T Garbin	6	3	4
	16	S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo	6	6																		3	S Stosur R Stubbs	1	6	6
	Q	T Malek A Petkovic	3	4				16	S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo	6	6
	WC	J Curtis A Smith	4	6	11			WC	L Robson G Stoop	3	4
	WC	L Robson G Stoop	6	3	13										16	S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo	3	2
		ME Camerin A Chakvetadze	5	7^7	6										3	S Stosur R Stubbs	6	6
	Q	E Gallovits K Marosi	7	6^4	4				ME Camerin A Chakvetadze	3	5
		S Borwell A Keothavong	2	3				3	S Stosur R Stubbs	6	7
	3	S Stosur R Stubbs	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
		T Paszek O Savchuk	0	1				6	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6^5	2
		A Kleybanova E Makarova	6	0					A Kleybanova E Makarova	4	7^7	6
		D Cibulková J Husárová	0	0^r												A Kleybanova E Makarova	6	7
		E Hrdinová N Vaidišová	5	7^12	5										10	B Mattek-Sands N Petrova	4	5
		J Ditty E Dzehalevich	7	6^10	7				J Ditty E Dzehalevich	2	2
		A Radwańska U Radwańska	4	6^5				10	B Mattek-Sands N Petrova	6	6
	10	B Mattek-Sands N Petrova	6	7^7																			A Kleybanova E Makarova	4	5
	15	C-j Chuang S Mirza	6	6																		2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	6	7
		J Craybas C Gullickson	4	2				15	C-j Chuang S Mirza	2	3
		L Domínguez Lino A Parra Santonja	5	6	1				A Kudryavtseva M Niculescu	6	6
		A Kudryavtseva M Niculescu	7	4	6											A Kudryavtseva M Niculescu	5	3
		A Rodionova G Voskoboeva	6	6											2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	7	6
		L Šafářová V Uhlířová	1	3					A Rodionova G Voskoboeva	7	2	4
		A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6^3	3				2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	5	6	6
	2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	7^7	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 2009 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation