2009 French Open (tennis)
| 2009 French Open | |
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| 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 | |
 Roger Federer
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| Women's Singles | |
 Svetlana Kuznetsova
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| Men's Doubles | |
 Lukáš Dlouhý /  Leander Paes
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| Women's Doubles | |
 Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual
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| Mixed Doubles | |
 Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
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| Boys' Singles | |
 Daniel Berta
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| Girls' Singles | |
 Kristina Mladenovic
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| Boys' Doubles | |
 Marin Draganja / Dino Marcan
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| Girls' Doubles | |
 Elena Bogdan /  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
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| Legends Under 45 Doubles | |
Cédric Pioline /  Paul Haarhuis
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| Legends Over 45 Doubles | |
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Anders Järryd / John McEnroe
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| Wheelchair Men's Singles | |
 Shingo Kunieda
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| Wheelchair Women's Singles | |
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Esther Vergeer
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| Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |
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Stéphane Houdet / Michaël Jeremiasz
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| Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |
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Korie Homan / 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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