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2009 Australian Open

2009 Australian Open
Australian Open 2009 poster.jpg
Date 19 January – 1 February
Edition 97th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Hardcourt (Plexicushion)
Location Melbourne, Australia
Venue Melbourne Park
Champions
Men's Singles
Spain Rafael Nadal
Women's Singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's Doubles
United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan
Women's Doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
Mixed Doubles
India Sania Mirza / India Mahesh Bhupathi
Boys' Singles
India Yuki Bhambri
Girls' Singles
Russia Ksenia Pervak
Boys' Doubles
Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara / Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Girls' Doubles
United States Christina McHale / Croatia Ajla Tomljanović
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Quad Singles
United Kingdom Peter Norfolk
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan / Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Netherlands Korie Homan / Netherlands Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
United States Nick Taylor / United States David Wagner
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The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's tournament is considered to be one of the best Grand Slam tournaments in open era history. It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the 2009 year, including the Nadal v Verdasco semi final and the Nadal v Federer final. It was the first hard court Grand Slam in which Nadal made the final or won.

Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova were the defending champions. Djokovic was forced to retire in his quarter-final match against Andy Roddick due to heat stress, ending his title defence, whilst Sharapova chose not to defend her title due to long lasting shoulder surgery; the withdrawal subsequently dropped her out of the WTA's Top 10 for the first time since July 2004.

Second seeded Serena Williams regained the women's singles title and recorded her fourth Australian Open title and tenth Grand Slam title overall after defeating third seed Dinara Safina in straight sets. Serena, partnering her sister Venus, also won the women's doubles tournament.

First seeded Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in five sets to win the men's singles title. This was Nadal's first hard court grand slam title, having previously only won on clay at Roland Garros four times and grass at Wimbledon once. He also became the first Spaniard to ever win the Australian Open. This tournament featured 23 five-set men's singles matches, the most since 1988. In men's doubles, another sibling pair took the title as Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles.


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