2009 French Open Explained

The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 24 through June 7, 2009.

Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic were the defending champions. Both failed to defend their titles, losing to Robin Söderling and Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round, respectively. Nadal's loss to Söderling was his first defeat in the tournament since debuting in 2005, and would remain his sole loss at the tournament until the 2015 French Open. Söderling proceeded to defeat Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Gonzålez on his way to the final, where he was defeated by Roger Federer. By winning the French Open, Federer equalled Pete Sampras' then-record of 14 Grand Slam titles, and completed his Career Grand Slam by winning the tournament; he had lost the previous three finals to Nadal. Svetlana Kuznetsova, the runner-up to Justine Henin-Hardenne in 2006, was the women's champion this year. She defeated World No. 1 Dinara Safina in the final, avenging a semi-final loss to the same opponent in 2008.

Notable stories

Rafael Nadal record winning streak, and loss to Robin Söderling

Entering the tournament, four-time champion Rafael Nadal was unbeaten in French Open singles matches, having won every match and tournament since his debut in 2005. His victory against Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili in the second round on May 27 was his 30th consecutive win, breaking the record for the longest French Open winning streak by a man or woman, held by Chris Evert, who won 29 consecutive matches. Nadal extended the record to 31 consecutive matches by beating Lleyton Hewitt on May 29.

In his fourth round match on May 31, Nadal was defeated by World No. 23 Robin Söderling in four sets, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7.[1] [2] The upset result ended Nadal's French Open winning streak at 31 matches. Söderling had never previously reached the fourth round of any Grand Slam tournament, and had never previously beaten Nadal in three attempts, although he had taken him to five sets at Wimbledon in 2007. Söderling proceeded to reach the final, defeating Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets and Fernando GonzĂĄlez in five sets before losing to Roger Federer in his first Grand Slam final appearance.

Of the upset result, former three-time French Open champion Mats Wilander stated that "Everybody's in a state of shock, I would think. At some point, Nadal was going to lose. But nobody expected it to happen today, and maybe not this year. Now it's a matter of: There's a tournament to be won."[3] Nadal would begin another streak the next year, and did not lose another match at the tournament until the 2015 French Open, when he lost to Novak Djokovic.

Maria Sharapova's comeback

After nearly a year out of the sport due to a serious shoulder injury which forced her to miss the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2008 US Open and her Australian Open title defence, Maria Sharapova, who started at World No. 53 by the time the entry list was released, then plummeted to as low as World No. 126 during her time away from the sport, entered the tournament ranked World No. 102 at the start of the tournament, and surprised many by reaching the quarter-finals, where she was defeated 6–0, 6–2 by Dominika Cibulková (Sharapova had to defend a match point at 0–6, 0–5 down). Sharapova, unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2003, had won all of her first four matches in three sets.

Federer's Career Grand Slam

Roger Federer won the finals, against Robin Söderling to finally win the French Open tournament for the first time in his career, after he was beaten in three previous finals by Nadal. With this win, he completed his career Grand Slam, titles in all four Grand Slam tournaments in his career. He became the third male player in the Open era (after Rod Laver and Andre Agassi) and sixth male player in tennis history overall to accomplish the feat.

Singles players

Men's singles
Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Day 1 (May 24)

Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan became the first male winner at this year's French Open. French favourites Julie Coin and Mathieu Montcourt enjoyed safe passages through to the second round, but compatriot Mathilde Johansson was unable to use the crowd's advantage, falling to Vitalia Diatchenko 2–6, 6–2, 10–8. Lleyton Hewitt came from 2 tiebreak sets down, taking a third set tiebreak and eventually the match over the 26th seeded Croat Ivo Karlović, winning 6–7(1), 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–3, to cause the first upset of a seed in the tournament. Karlovic set the new record for the greatest number of aces in the match, serving 55, but couldn't find a way to win.[4] French wildcard Josselin Ouanna came from two sets to one behind to defeat Marcel Granollers, 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 7–6(2), 6–1. However, AmĂ©lie Mauresmo lost to Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 6–3, to add to her history of early-round exits at Roland Garros. However, seventh seed Gilles Simon recovered from a tight clash with Wayne Odesnik, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3. Former French Open champion GastĂłn Gaudio made a disappointing start to his grand slam comeback, losing in straight sets to Radek Ć těpĂĄnek 6–3, 6–4, 6–1.

Matches on main courts[5]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 1st round Ana Ivanovic (8) Sara Errani7–6(3), 6–3
Men's singles 1st round Marat Safin (20) Alexandre Sidorenko (WC)6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Men's singles 1st round Gilles Simon (7) Wayne Odesnik3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Women's singles 1st round Anna-Lena Grönefeld AmĂ©lie Mauresmo (16)6–4, 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 1st round Vitalia Diatchenko (Q) Mathilde Johansson2–6, 6–2, 10–8
Men's singles 1st round Fernando Verdasco (8) Florent Serra6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Women's singles 1st round Nadia Petrova (11) Lauren Embree (WC)6–1, 6–2
Men's singles 1st round Andy Murray (3) Juan Ignacio Chela6–2, 6–2, 6–1

Day 2 (May 25)

World number one and top seed Dinara Safina thrashed British Number one Anne Keothavong, 6–0, 6–0 in the first match on Philippe Chatrier, followed by ATP World Tour Champion and four-time defending champion, top seed Rafael Nadal defeating Brazilian qualifier Marcos Daniel 7–5, 6–4, 6–3. Second seed Roger Federer followed with a comfortable victory over Alberto MartĂ­n 6–4, 6–3, 6–2. Third seed Venus Williams struggled against Bethanie Mattek-Sands, but won 6–1, 4–6, 6–2. French wildcard Guillaume Rufin, who turned 19 on day 3, upset Eduardo Schwank, who reached the second week last year, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 to the delight of French fans. However, fans were disappointed to see their Nicolas Devilder fall in five sets (despite holding a two sets to love lead) to seventeenth seed Stanislas Wawrinka, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4. More disappointment came when Romain Jouan, another wildcard, fell 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 to sixth seed Andy Roddick. However, more good news for American fans followed when Fed Cup heroine Alexa Glatch stunned Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 6–1, to advance to the second round. Kateryna Bondarenko upset Patty Schnyder, and 13th seed Marion Bartoli recovered in an all-French affair to beat Pauline Parmentier 3–6, 6–1, 6–3. Two more French wild cards fell as Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova defeated Irena Pavlovic and Australian Jarmila Groth beat Kinnie LaisnĂ©. Seeds Nikolay Davydenko, Robin Söderling, and Zheng Jie also advanced. Another of the day's upsets came at the hands Colombia's Mariana Duque Mariño, who beat former Top 5 player and 26th seeded Russia's Anna Chakvetadze, winning 3–6, 6–4, 6–4.

Matches on main courts[6]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 1st round Dinara Safina (1) Anne Keothavong6–0, 6–0
Men's singles 1st round Rafael Nadal (1) Marcos Daniel (Q)7–5, 6–4, 6–3
Men's singles 1st round Roger Federer (2) Alberto Martín6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles 1st round Marion Bartoli (13) Pauline Parmentier3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Women's singles 1st round Caroline Wozniacki (10) Vera Dushevina4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 1st round Aravane Rezaï Ai Sugiyama6–3, 6–2
Women's singles 1st round Venus Williams (3) Bethanie Mattek-Sands6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Men's singles 1st round Paul-Henri Mathieu (32) Laurent Recouderc6–4, 6–4, 6–1
Men's singles 1st round Andy Roddick (6) Romain Jouan (WC)6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles 1st round Kateryna Bondarenko Patty Schnyder (17)6–4, 6–3

Day 3 (May 26)

Serbs Jelena Janković and Novak Djokovic had no problems in their first round matches, beating Petra CetkovskĂĄ and NicolĂĄs Lapentti respectively. Serena Williams came through a tough tie – in which she squandered eight match points – against Czech KlĂĄra ZakopalovĂĄ to win 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4. All French seeds came through unscathed with victories for Marion Bartoli, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Paul-Henri Mathieu and GaĂ«l Monfils. The United States' hopes of having a French Open champion took a big blow as James Blake and Mardy Fish both lost to Argentinian opponents. Fish lost to MĂĄximo GonzĂĄlez 6–3, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(4), and Blake, the highest seed to fall on Day 3, was beaten convincingly by Argentinian qualifier Leonardo Mayer 7–6(6), 7–5, 6–2. Number 27 seed Rainer SchĂŒttler was comprehensively beaten by home favourite Marc Gicquel 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 and Chinese number 31 seed Peng Shuai was the only women's seed to go out, as she lost to Spain's MarĂ­a JosĂ© MartĂ­nez SĂĄnchez 1–6, 6–2, 6–4. There were victories for 10th seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki, former finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, Olympic gold medallist Elena Dementieva and World No. 5 Juan MartĂ­n del Potro.

Matches on main courts[7]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 1st round Jelena Janković (5) Petra Cetkovská6–2, 6–3
Men's singles 1st round Novak Djokovic (4) Nicolás Lapentti6–3, 3–1 retired
Men's singles 1st round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) Julien Benneteau6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles 1st round AlizĂ© Cornet (21) vs. Maret Ani6–4, 4–4 (suspended)
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 1st round Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) Claire Feuerstein6–1, 6–4
Men's singles 1st round GaĂ«l Monfils (11) Bobby Reynolds6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles 1st round Serena Williams (2) Klára Zakopalová6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4
Men's singles 1st round Christophe Rochus vs. Fabrice Santoro6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 5–4 (suspended)

Day 4 (May 27)

Day 4 saw the start of the second round matches in both the men's and women's draws. The first match up on Court Philippe Chatrier was world number 3 Andy Murray, who he faced Italian world number 104 Potito Starace. Murray was made to work hard, as Starace took control of the tie and levelled the match at one set all. At 5–1 in the third set, Murray worked his way back to reel of 6 games in a row, and went on the win 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4. World number 1 Dinara Safina was first up on Court Suzanne Lenglen, and made light work of Vitalia Diatchenko, winning 6–1, 6–1. Defending women's champion Ana Ivanovic also won comprehensively, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn to enter the third round. French tennis fans had reason to cheer as number 15 seed AlizĂ© Cornet resumed her match from day 3, and beat Maret Ani 6–4, 7–5 to advance to the second round. Another Frenchwoman, Aravane RezaĂŻ beat Slovenian qualifier Polona Hercog to book a tie with Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito in the third round, who beat number 15 seed Zheng Jie earlier in the day. Unseeded Maria Sharapova faced number 11 seed Nadia Petrova in her first match against a top 20 player since her 10-month absence from the tour due to injury. A gutsy Sharapova came through with a 3 sets victory, 8–6 in the third. Gilles Simon was the only seeded Frenchman playing on day 4, and made swift work of American Robert Kendrick 7–5, 6–0, 6–1. Defending champion Rafael Nadal made history by becoming the first person to win 30 consecutive matches at Roland Garros by beating Teymuraz Gabashvili. French wildcard Josselin Ouanna caused perhaps the biggest upset of the day by beating number 20 seed Marat Safin in an epic five set match, in which he won the final set 10–8.

The first matches of the doubles competition were played, with World No. 1 team Liezel Huber and Cara Black, Květa Peschke and Lisa Raymond, defending champions Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs were amongst the first to advance to the second round of the women's doubles.

On the men's side, defending champions Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna, LukĂĄĆĄ DlouhĂœ and Leander Paes, Bruno Soares and Kevin Ullyett, and Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski all advanced to the second round. However, number 7 seeds Andy Ram and Max Mirnyi and number 10 seeds Marcelo Melo and AndrĂ© SĂĄ suffered shock first-round defeats.

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[8]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Men's singles 2nd round Andy Murray (3) Potito Starace6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Women's singles 1st round AlizĂ© Cornet (21) Maret Ani6–4, 7–5
Women's singles 2nd round Ana Ivanovic (8) Tamarine Tanasugarn6–1, 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round Josselin Ouanna Marat Safin (20)7–6(2), 7–6(4), 4–6, 3–6, 10–8
Women's singles 2nd round Venus Williams (3) VS. Lucie Ơafáƙová6–7(5), 0–0 (suspended)
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 2nd round Dinara Safina (1) Vitalia Diatchenko6–1, 6–1
Men's singles 1st round Christophe Rochus Fabrice Santoro6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Men's singles 2nd round Gilles Simon (7) Robert Kendrick7–5, 6–0, 6–1
Women's singles 2nd round Maria Sharapova Nadia Petrova (11)6–2, 1–6, 8–6
Men's singles 2nd round Rafael Nadal (1) Teymuraz Gabashvili6–1, 6–4, 6–2

Day 5 (May 28)

Day 5 got off to a slow start from a French perspective, as number 13 seed and home favourite Marion Bartoli succumbed to Tathiana Garbin of Italy in straight sets on Court Philippe Chatrier. And the day got worse for France as number 21 seed AlizĂ© Cornet could not find her way past Romanian teenager Sorana CĂźrstea. However, they did have some consolation, as Virginie Razzano navigated her way past Anabel Medina Garrigues, and booked a place in the third round to play Bartoli conqueror Garbin. On Court Suzanne Lenglen, Serb Jelena Janković had little problem in seeing off Slovakian opponent MagdalĂ©na RybĂĄrikovĂĄ, 6–1, 6–2. Venus Williams was made to work very hard to make the third round, as she went the distance with Lucie Ć afáƙovĂĄ, narrowly winning the final set 7–5. There were also victories for Elena Dementieva, Agnieszka RadwaƄska, former finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova and 2002 champion Serena Williams.

Meanwhile, in the men's draw, Roger Federer was first up on Court Philippe Chatrier as he faced clay court specialist JosĂ© Acasuso. Roger narrowly won the first set 7–6(8) in a first set tie-break, but Acasuso was not ready to falter, and came back stronger in the second set and eventually winning 7–5. Acasuso continued to put up strong resistance and took Federer to a third set tie-break, however Federer was too strong and won, from thereon Federer had little problem dispatching Acasuso winning the match 7–6(8), 5–7, 7–6(2), 6–2. Federer's victory set him up with a third round tie with Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu. After disappointed from the French ladies, the men did not disappoint. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, GaĂ«l Monfils and JĂ©rĂ©my Chardy and Marc Gicquel all advanced to the third round. No seeds were knocked out, as there were victories from number 5 seed Juan MartĂ­n del Potro, Andy Roddick and Tommy Robredo, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Igor Andreev and JĂŒrgen Melzer.

There was only one shocking exit from the men's doubles on the day, as Jeff Coetzee and Jordan Kerr were knocked out by the hands of Jaroslav LevinskĂœ and Igor Zelenay. Bob and Mike Bryan, Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić, Rik de Voest and Ashley Fisher, and Ɓukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach all secured places in the second round of the doubles.

There no upsets in the women's doubles, as all seeds made safe progress through to the second round including Serena and Venus Williams, and Květa Peschke and Lisa Raymond.

On day 5, the mixed doubles got under way, which saw just one upset. Nenad Zimonjić and Yan Zi fell to the hands of Bruno Soares and Alisa Kleybanova. Cara Black and Leander Paes, Lisa Raymond and Marcin Matkowski, Nadia Petrova and Max Mirnyi, and Elena Vesnina and Daniel Nestor all advanced to the second round.

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[9]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 2nd round Tathiana Garbin Marion Bartoli (13)6–3, 7–5
Men's singles 2nd round Roger Federer (2) JosĂ© Acasuso7–6(8), 5–7, 7–6(2), 6–2
Women's singles 2nd round Serena Williams (2) Virginia Ruano Pascual6–2, 6–0
Men's singles 2nd round GaĂ«l Monfils (11) Victor Crivoi6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 2nd round Jelena Janković (5) MagdalĂ©na RybĂĄrikovĂĄ6–1, 6–2
Women's singles 2nd round Venus Williams (3) Lucie Ơafáƙová6–7(5), 6–2, 7–5
Women's singles 2nd round Sorana CĂźrstea AlizĂ© Cornet (21)6–3, 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) Juan Mónaco7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(8)

Day 6 (May 29)

There were mixed French fortunes on Day 6. Aravane RezaĂŻ beat Michelle Larcher de Brito to move into the fourth round. The newest French star, Josselin Ouanna, saw his run come to an end at the hands of 12th seeded Chilean Fernando GonzĂĄlez, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5. Following that, Gilles Simon, seeded 7th, suffered a collapse to 30th seed Victor Hănescu 6–4, 6–4, 6–2. Rafael Nadal, the four-time defending champion and World Number 1, looked in stellar form as he continued his undefeated run against Lleyton Hewitt, a former holder of the top ranking, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1. Stanislas Wawrinka was eliminated in four sets by tenth seeded Nikolay Davydenko, whilst Fernando Verdasco beat countryman NicolĂĄs Almagro and Robin Söderling, the 23rd seed, set up a clash with Nadal by beating David Ferrer in four sets. Ágnes SzĂĄvay stunned third seed Venus Williams 6–0, 6–4, and Novak Djokovic beat Sergiy Stakhovsky. Additionally, defending champion Ana Ivanovic, Đoković's compatriot, advanced convincingly over Iveta BeneĆĄovĂĄ, seeded 32nd, 6–0, 6–2. Andy Murray led Janko Tipsarević two sets to love before the Serb retired.

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[10]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 3rd round Aravane Rezaï Michelle Larcher de Brito7–6(3), 6–2
Men's singles 3rd round Fernando González (12) Josselin Ouanna7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Men's singles 3rd round Rafael Nadal (1) Lleyton Hewitt6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles 3rd round Maria Sharapova Yaroslava Shvedova1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 3rd round Ana Ivanovic (8) Iveta Beneơová (32)6–0, 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round Novak Djokovic (4) Sergiy Stakhovsky6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Women's singles 3rd round Ágnes Szávay (29) Venus Williams (3)6–0, 6–4
Men's singles 3rd round Victor Hănescu (30) Gilles Simon (7)6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Men's singles 3rd round Andy Murray (3) Janko Tipsarević7–6(3), 6–3 retired

Day 7 (May 30)

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[11]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 3rd round Samantha Stosur (30) Elena Dementieva (4)6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Women's singles 3rd round Virginie Razzano Tathiana Garbin7–5, 7–5
Men's singles 3rd round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) Christophe Rochus6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Men's singles 3rd round Roger Federer (2) Paul-Henri Mathieu (32)4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 3rd round Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) Melinda Czink6–1, 6–3
Men's singles 3rd round Andy Roddick (6) Marc Gicquel6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Men's singles 3rd round GaĂ«l Monfils (11) JĂŒrgen Melzer (24)6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles 3rd round Serena Williams (2) MarĂ­a JosĂ© MartĂ­nez SĂĄnchez4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Day 8 (May 31)

Day 8 saw Rafael Nadal lose his first ever match at French Open to Swede Robin Söderling, which ended his streak of 31 wins in a row at Roland Garros. Also out was defending women's champion Ana Ivanovic. Former world number 1 Maria Sharapova continued her miraculous run by defeating Li Na 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 to reach the quarterfinals, after returning from nine months away from the game. Nikolay Davydenko beat Fernando Verdasco to advance to the quarters with Söderling. Fernando GonzĂĄlez beat Victor Hănescu in straight sets to set up a quarterfinal with number four Andy Murray, a winner over Marin Čilić in tight but straight sets. World Number 1 Dinara Safina continued her dominant run of losing just 5 games all tournament against Aravane RezaĂŻ, winning 6–1, 6–0.

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[12]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Men's singles 4th round Fernando González (12) Victor Hănescu (30)6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles 4th round Dinara Safina (1) Aravane Rezaï6–1, 6–0
Men's singles 4th round Robin Söderling (23) Rafael Nadal (1)6–2, 6–7(2), 6–4, 7–6(2)
Women's singles 4th round Maria Sharapova Li Na (25)6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 4th round Dominika Cibulková (20) Ágnes Szávay (29)6–2, 6–4
Men's singles 4th round Andy Murray (3) Marin Čilić (13)7–5, 7–6(4), 6–1
Women's singles 4th round Victoria Azarenka (9) Ana Ivanovic (8)6–2, 6–3
Men's singles 4th round Nikolay Davydenko (10) Fernando Verdasco (8)6–2, 6–2, 6–4

Day 9 (June 1)

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[13]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 4th round Serena Williams (2) Aleksandra Wozniak (24)6–1, 6–2
Men's singles 4th round Roger Federer (2) Tommy Haas6–7(4), 5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Men's singles 4th round Juan Martín del Potro (5) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9)6–1, 6–7(5), 6–1, 6–4
Women's singles 4th round Samantha Stosur (30) Virginie Razzano6–1, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles 4th round Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) Agnieszka RadwaƄska (12)6–4, 1–6, 6–1
Men's singles 4th round Tommy Robredo (16) Philipp Kohlschreiber (29)6–4, 5–7, 7–6(4), 6–2
Women's singles 4th round Sorana Cürstea Jelena Janković (5)3–6, 6–0, 9–7
Men's singles 4th round GaĂ«l Monfils (11) Andy Roddick (6)6–4, 6–2, 6–3

Day 10 (June 2)

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[14]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles quarterfinal Dinara Safina (1) Victoria Azarenka (9)1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Men's singles quarterfinal Fernando González (12) Andy Murray (3)6–3, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4
Mixed doubles quarterfinal Nadia Petrova (4)
Max Mirnyi (4)		 Nathalie Dechy
Andy Ram		6–3, 6–1
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Men's singles quarterfinal Robin Söderling (23) Nikolay Davydenko (10)6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles quarterfinal Dominika Cibulková (20) Maria Sharapova6–0, 6–2
Women's doubles quarterfinal Su-wei Hsieh (9)
Peng Shuai (9)		 Agnieszka RadwaƄska
Urszula RadwaƄska		2–6, 6–4, 7–5

Day 11 (June 3)

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[15]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles quarterfinal Samantha Stosur (30) Sorana Cürstea6–1, 6–3
Men's singles quarterfinal Roger Federer (2) GaĂ«l Monfils (11)7–6(6), 6–2, 6–4
Mixed doubles semifinal Liezel Huber (1)
Bob Bryan (1)		 Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Mark Knowles		6–2, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles quarterfinal Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) Serena Williams (2)7–6(3), 5–7, 7–5
Men's singles quarterfinal Juan Martín del Potro (5) Tommy Robredo (16)6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Day 12 (June 4)

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[16]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles semifinal Dinara Safina (1) Dominika Cibulková (20)6–3, 6–3
Women's singles semifinal Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) Samantha Stosur (30)6–4, 6–7(5), 6–3
Mixed doubles final Liezel Huber (1)
Bob Bryan (1)		 Vania King
Marcelo Melo		5–7, 7–6(5), 10–7
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Legends Under 45 doubles Pat Cash
Emilio Sánchez		 Goran Ivaniơević
Michael Stich		6–3, 2–6, 10–5
Men's doubles semifinal Wesley Moodie
Dick Norman		 Bob Bryan (2)
Mike Bryan (2)		0–6, 7–6(5), 6–4
Men's doubles semifinal LukĂĄĆĄ DlouhĂœ (3)
Leander Paes (3)		 Daniel Nestor (1)
Nenad Zimonjić (1)		7–6(4), 7–6(5)
Legends Under 45 doubles Paul Haarhuis
CĂ©dric Pioline		 Sergi Bruguera
Richard Krajicek		2–6, 7–6(4), 10–5
Legends Over 45 doubles Andrés Gómez
VĂ­ctor Pecci		 Peter McNamara
Ilie Năstase		6–2, 6–1

Day 13 (June 5)

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[17]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Men's singles semifinal Robin Söderling (23) Fernando GonzĂĄlez (12)6–3, 7–5, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4
Men's singles semifinal Roger Federer (2) Juan Martín del Potro (5)3–6, 7–6(2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Legends Over 45 doubles Anders JĂ€rryd
John McEnroe		 John Fitzgerald
Guillermo Vilas		6–2, 6–3
Legends Under 45 doubles Goran Ivaniơević
Michael Stich		 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Thomas Muster		6–3, 7–5
Legends Over 45 doubles Mansour Bahrami
Henri Leconte		 Andrés Gómez
Víctor Pecci		6–4, 7–6(4)
Women's doubles final Anabel Medina Garrigues (3)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (3)		 Victoria Azarenka (12)
Elena Vesnina (12)		6–1, 6–1

Day 14 (June 6)

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[18]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Women's singles final Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) Dinara Safina (1)6–4, 6–2
Men's doubles final LukĂĄĆĄ DlouhĂœ (3)
Leander Paes (3)		 Wesley Moodie
Dick Norman		3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Legends Under 45 doubles Sergi Bruguera
Richard Krajicek		 Arnaud Boetsch
Guy Forget		6–1, 7–6(2)
Legends Over 45 doubles Mikael Pernfors
Mats Wilander		 John Fitzgerald
Guillermo Vilas		6–3, 6–3
Legends Under 45 doubles Pat Cash
Emilio SĂĄnchez		 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Thomas Muster		6–3, 7–5

Day 15 (June 7)

The men's singles final was briefly interrupted as Jimmy Jump carrying a FC Barcelona banner ran onto the court during the second set, running around Roger Federer and even putting a cap on him, then jumping over the net before being taken out by security. This is the first time this has ever happened at the French Open, however the occurrence did not seem to throw off Federer, as he won the set, and eventually the match. Federer also completed a career Grand Slam and tied Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles after winning the French Open.[19]

Schedule of play

Matches on main courts[20]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Men's singles final Roger Federer (2) Robin Söderling (23)6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
EventWinnerLoserScore
Boys' singles final Daniel Berta Gianni Mina (11)6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Girls' singles final Kristina Mladenovic (9) Daria Gavrilova6–3, 6–2

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Men's singles. Roger Federer[21] defeated Robin Söderling, 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4

Women's singles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Women's singles. Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–2

Men's doubles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Men's doubles. LukĂĄĆĄ DlouhĂœ / Leander Paes defeated Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Women's doubles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Women's doubles. Anabel Medina / Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated Victoria Azarenka / Elena Vesnina, 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Mixed doubles. Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan defeated Vania King / Marcelo Melo, 5–7, 7–6(5), 10–7

Juniors

Boys' singles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Boys' singles. Daniel Berta defeated Gianni Mina, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3

Girls' singles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Girls' singles. Kristina Mladenovic defeated Daria Gavrilova, 6–3, 6–2

Boys' doubles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Boys' doubles. Marin Draganja / Dino Marcan defeated Guilherme Clezar / Huang Liang-chi, 6–3, 6–2

Girls' doubles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Girls' doubles. Elena Bogdan / Noppawan Lertcheewakarn defeated Tímea Babos / Heather Watson, 3–6, 6–3, 10–8

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Legends under 45 doubles. Paul Haarhuis / CĂ©dric Pioline defeated Pat Cash / Emilio SĂĄnchez, 6–3, 6–4

Legends over 45 doubles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Legends over 45 doubles. Anders JĂ€rryd / John McEnroe defeated Mansour Bahrami / Henri Leconte, 7–6(2), 6–1

Wheelchair men's singles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles. Shingo Kunieda defeated StĂ©phane Houdet, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Wheelchair women's singles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Wheelchair women's singles. Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan, 6–2, 7–5

Wheelchair men's doubles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles. StĂ©phane Houdet / MichaĂ«l JĂ©rĂ©miasz defeated Robin Ammerlaan / Maikel Scheffers, 6–2, 7–5

Wheelchair women's doubles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Wheelchair women's doubles. Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer defeated Annick Sevenans / Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–3

Seeds

Withdrawals: David Nalbandian, Richard Gasquet, Katarina Srebotnik, Vera Zvonareva.

Men's singles

  1. Rafael Nadal (fourth round, lost to Robin Söderling)
  2. Roger Federer (champion)
  3. Andy Murray (quarterfinals, lost to Fernando GonzĂĄlez)
  4. Novak Djokovic (third round, lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber)
  5. Juan MartĂ­n del Potro (semifinals, lost to Roger Federer)
  6. Andy Roddick (fourth round, lost to Gaël Monfils)
  7. Gilles Simon (third round, lost to Victor Hănescu)
  8. Fernando Verdasco (fourth round, lost to Nikolay Davydenko)
  9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round, lost to Juan MartĂ­n del Potro)
  10. Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals, lost to Robin Söderling)
  11. Gaël Monfils (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)
  12. Fernando Gonzålez (semifinals, lost to Robin Söderling)
  13. Marin Čilić (fourth round, lost to Andy Murray)
  14. David Ferrer (third round, lost to Robin Söderling)
  15. James Blake (first round, lost to Leonardo Mayer)
  16. Tommy Robredo (fourth round, lost to Juan MartĂ­n del Potro)
  17. Stanislas Wawrinka (third round, lost to Nikolay Davydenko)
  18. Radek Ơtěpánek (third round, lost to Marin Čilić)
  19. TomĂĄĆĄ Berdych (first round, lost to Simone Bolelli)
  20. Marat Safin (second round, lost to Josselin Ouanna)
  21. Dmitry Tursunov (first round, lost to Arnaud Clément)
  22. Mardy Fish (first round, lost to MĂĄximo GonzĂĄlez)
  23. Robin Söderling (final, lost to Roger Federer)
  24. JĂŒrgen Melzer (third round, lost to GaĂ«l Monfils)
  25. Igor Andreev (third round, lost to Juan MartĂ­n del Potro)
  26. Ivo Karlović (first round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
  27. Rainer SchĂŒttler (first round, lost to Marc Gicquel)
  28. Feliciano López (second round, lost to Janko Tipsarević)
  29. Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round, lost to Tommy Robredo)
  30. Victor Hănescu (fourth round, lost to Fernando Gonzålez)
  31. NicolĂĄs Almagro (third round, lost to Fernando Verdasco)
  32. Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round, lost to Roger Federer)

Women's singles

  1. Dinara Safina (final, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)
  2. Serena Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)
  3. Venus Williams (third round, lost to Ágnes Szåvay)
  4. Elena Dementieva (third round, lost to Samantha Stosur)
  5. Jelena Janković (fourth round, lost to Sorana Cürstea)
  6. Vera Zvonareva (withdrew due to ankle injury)
  7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion)
  8. Ana Ivanovic (fourth round, lost to Victoria Azarenka)
  9. Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals, lost to Dinara Safina)
  10. Caroline Wozniacki (third round, lost to Sorana CĂźrstea)
  11. Nadia Petrova (second round, lost to Maria Sharapova)
  12. Agnieszka RadwaƄska (fourth round, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)
  13. Marion Bartoli (second round, lost to Tathiana Garbin)
  14. Flavia Pennetta (first round, lost to Alexa Glatch)
  15. Zheng Jie (second round, lost to Michelle Larcher de Brito)
  16. Amélie Mauresmo (first round, lost to Anna-Lena Grönefeld)
  17. Patty Schnyder (first round, lost to Kateryna Bondarenko)
  18. Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round, lost to Virginie Razzano)
  19. Kaia Kanepi (first round, lost to Yaroslava Shvedova)
  20. Dominika CibulkovĂĄ (semifinals, lost to Dinara Safina)
  21. Alizé Cornet (second round, lost to Sorana Cßrstea)
  22. Carla SuĂĄrez Navarro (third round, lost to Victoria Azarenka)
  23. Alisa Kleybanova (first round, lost to Polona Hercog)
  24. Aleksandra Wozniak (fourth round, lost to Serena Williams)
  25. Li Na (fourth round, lost to Maria Sharapova)
  26. Anna Chakvetadze (first round, lost to Mariana Duque Mariño)
  27. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round, lost to Dinara Safina)
  28. Sybille Bammer (second round, lost to Melinda Czink)
  29. Ágnes Szåvay (fourth round, lost to Dominika Cibulkovå)
  30. Samantha Stosur (semifinals, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)
  31. Peng Shuai (first round, lost to María José Martínez Sånchez)
  32. Iveta BeneĆĄovĂĄ (third round, lost to Ana Ivanovic)

Wildcard entries

Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.[22]

Men's singles wildcard entries

  1. GastĂłn Gaudio
  2. Romain Jouan
  3. Adrian Mannarino
  4. Josselin Ouanna
  5. Laurent Recouderc
  6. Guillaume Rufin
  7. Alexandre Sidorenko
  8. Bernard Tomic

Women's singles wildcard entries

  1. Lauren Embree
  2. Claire Feuerstein
  3. Kinnie Laisné
  4. Émilie Loit
  5. Kristina Mladenovic
  6. Irena Pavlovic
  7. Olivia Rogowska
  8. Olivia Sanchez

Men's doubles wildcard entries

  1. Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut
  2. SĂ©bastien de Chaunac / BenoĂźt Paire
  3. SĂ©bastien Grosjean / NicolĂĄs Lapentti
  4. JĂ©rĂŽme Haehnel / Florent Serra
  5. Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro
  6. Mathieu Montcourt / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
  7. Josselin Ouanna / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Women's doubles wildcard entries

  1. Dominika CibulkovĂĄ / Virginie Razzano
  2. Stéphanie Foretz / Camille Pin
  3. Violette Huck / Laura Thorpe
  4. Viktoriya Kutuzova / Aravane RezaĂŻ
  5. Kinnie Laisné / Stéphanie Vongsouthi
  6. Sophie LefÚvre / Aurélie Védy
  7. Émilie Loit / Kristina Mladenovic

Mixed doubles wildcard entries

  1. Séverine Brémond Beltrame / Robert Lindstedt
  2. Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Thierry Ascione
  3. Julie Coin / Nicolas Mahut
  4. Pauline Parmentier / Marc Gicquel
  5. Camille Pin / Gilles Simon (withdrew)
  6. Aurélie Védy / Josselin Ouanna

Qualifiers entries

Men's singles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Men's singles qualifying.

  1. Fabio Fognini
  2. Leonardo Mayer
  3. Marcos Daniel
  4. Victor Crivoi
  5. Ilija Bozoljac
  6. Daniel Brands
  7. Jean-René Lisnard
  8. Santiago Giraldo
  9. Sergiy Stakhovsky
  10. Simon Greul
  11. Peter Polansky
  12. Franco Ferreiro
  13. Ɓukasz Kubot
  14. Santiago Ventura
  15. Jiƙí Vaněk
  16. Rui Machado
Lucky losers
  1. Thiago Alves
  2. Mathieu Montcourt

Women's singles

See main article: 2009 French Open – Women's singles qualifying.

  1. Yaroslava Shvedova
  2. Zuzana OndrĂĄĆĄkovĂĄ
  3. Anastasija Sevastova
  4. Polona Hercog
  5. Chanelle Scheepers
  6. Vitalia Diatchenko
  7. Michelle Larcher de Brito
  8. Arantxa Rus
  9. Corinna Dentoni
  10. Yvonne Meusburger
  11. Petra Martić
  12. Carly Gullickson
Lucky losers
  1. Katie O'Brien
  2. Mariana Duque Mariño

Protected ranking

The following players have been accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Men's Singles
Women's Singles

Withdrawals

Men's Singles
Women's Singles

Media coverage

In the US, coverage was provided by The Tennis Channel. In France, the French Open is broadcast live by France Télévisions and Eurosport. In the UK and Republic of Ireland it is broadcast live by BBC and Eurosport, Irish viewers can also watch live on TG4. In Switzerland it is broadcast live by SF, Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana and Télévision Suisse Romande. In Serbia, it is broadcast live by RTS and Eurosport. In Sweden (Robin Söderling's home country), it is broadcast live by Eurosport and SVT also broadcast the men's final live.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/5417474/French-Open-2009-Rafael-Nadal-dumped-out-by-Robin-Soderling.html French Open 2009: Rafael Nadal dumped out by Robin Soderling - Telegraph
  2. Web site: Shocker: Nadal ousted from French Open – Tennis- NBC Sports . 2012-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120822065826/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/31027804 . 2012-08-22 . dead .
  3. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/31/nadal-loses-in-french-ope_n_209505.html Nadal Loses In French Open 2009: Defeated By Robin Soderling
  4. http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/stats/day6/1004ms.html Karlovic–Hewitt Match Statistics
  5. Web site: Day 1 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . https://web.archive.org/web/20090906114427/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule6.html . 2009-09-06 . dead .
  6. Web site: Day 2 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090827111113/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule7.html . August 27, 2009 .
  7. Web site: Day 3 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090814033912/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule8.html . August 14, 2009 .
  8. Web site: Day 4 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090818051242/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule9.html . August 18, 2009 .
  9. Web site: Day 5 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006112452/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule10.html . 6 October 2009 . dead .
  10. Web site: Day 6 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090810092452/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule11.html . August 10, 2009 .
  11. Web site: Day 7 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090917232012/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule12.html . September 17, 2009 .
  12. Web site: Day 8 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090816185915/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule13.html . August 16, 2009 .
  13. Web site: Day 9 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091125195811/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule14.html . November 25, 2009 .
  14. Web site: Day 10 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090917032739/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule15.html . September 17, 2009 .
  15. Web site: Day 11 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . https://web.archive.org/web/20091002091203/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule16.html . 2 October 2009 . dead .
  16. Web site: Day 12 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090818084718/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule17.html . August 18, 2009 .
  17. Web site: Day 13 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090801085502/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule18.html . August 1, 2009 .
  18. Web site: Day 14 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090803044815/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule19.html . August 3, 2009 .
  19. Web site: Federer claims historic Paris win . 2009-06-07. BBC Sport. 2009-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20090612230129/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8087015.stm. 12 June 2009 . live.
  20. Web site: Day 15 Schedule . 2009-09-09 . French Open . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090819100401/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule20.html . August 19, 2009 .
  21. Federer became the first Swiss player (male or female) officially to win the singles title, not counted results from Tournoi de France, which was during World War II. This win allowed Federer to be one of six men to claim a Career Grand Slam.
  22. News: rolandgarros.com . 2004 champion Gaudio gets wild card . 2009-05-18 . 2009-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616153911/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2009-05-15/200905151242400796510.html . 2009-06-16 . live .

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