2009 US Open – Women's Singles 2009 US Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by the eventual champion Kim Clijsters. Clijsters defeated first time Grand Slam finalist Caroline Wozniacki in the final to win her second US Open title. Clijsters became the first unseeded player and wild card to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Following her win, she made 19th in the rankings. This was the final Grand Slam appearance for former two-time Grand Slam champion, Amélie Mauresmo, who lost to Aleksandra Wozniak in the
2009 French Open – Men's singles final 2009 French Open – Men's singles final The 2009 French Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2009 French Open. It was contested by three-time finalist Roger Federer and Robin Söderling of Sweden. After years of heartbreak in Paris, Federer finally lifted the Coupe des Mousquetaires and solidified his position in the mind of many tennis observers as the greatest male player of all-time. This match was historic as it was Federer's fourteenth major title, which brought him to a tie with Pete Sampras for the all-time record of Grand Slam