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2009 Australian Open

Tennis Event information
Date19 January � 1 February
Edition97th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Champions
Men's SinglesES Rafael Nadal
Women's SinglesUS Serena Williams
Men's DoublesUS Bob Bryan / US Mike Bryan
Women's DoublesUS Serena Williams / US Venus Williams
Mixed DoublesIN Sania Mirza / IN Mahesh Bhupathi
Boys' SinglesIN Yuki Bhambri
Girls' SinglesRU Ksenia Pervak
Boys' DoublesPH Francis Casey Alcantara / TW Hsieh Cheng-peng
Girls' DoublesUS Christina McHale / HR Alja Tomljanović
Wheelchair Men's SinglesJP Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's SinglesNL Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Quad SinglesGB Peter Norfolk
Wheelchair Men's DoublesNL Robin Ammerlaan / JP Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's DoublesNL Korie Homan / NL Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Quad DoublesUS Nick Taylor / US 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 is noteworthy for being the first hard court Grand Slam in which Nadal made the final or won.

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 (6 � 0, 6 � 3). Serena, partnering her sister Venus, also won the women's doubles tournament.

Rafael Nadal (1) defeated Roger Federer (2) (7 � 5, 3 � 6, 7 � 6 (3), 3 � 6, 6 � 2) to win the men's singles title. This is Nadal's first hard court grand slam, 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 20 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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