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2009 French Open (tennis)

2009 French Open
Roland Garros Poster 2009.jpg
Date 24 May – 7 June
Edition 108th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Switzerland Roger Federer
Women's Singles
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Men's Doubles
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý / India Leander Paes
Women's Doubles
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues / Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Mixed Doubles
United States Liezel Huber / United States Bob Bryan
Boys' Singles
Sweden Daniel Berta
Girls' Singles
France Kristina Mladenovic
Boys' Doubles
Croatia Marin Draganja / Croatia Dino Marcan
Girls' Doubles
Romania Elena Bogdan / Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Legends Under 45 Doubles
France Cédric Pioline / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Legends Over 45 Doubles
Sweden Anders Järryd / United States John McEnroe
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
France Stéphane Houdet / France Michaël Jeremiasz
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Netherlands Korie Homan / Netherlands Esther Vergeer
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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 González 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.

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.


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