Roger Federer won his 6th Wimbledon title defeating rival Andy Roddick in the final in five sets.

Federer's victory marked his fifteenth Grand Slam title, establishing the men's all-time record.

Daniela Di Toro / Lucy Shuker, 6–1, 6–3 Swiss Roger Federer established a number of records at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.

By defeating Ivo Karlović in the quarter-finals, Federer reached his 21st consecutive Grand Slam semi-final, having started the streak at Wimbledon in 2004.

[22] Federer also became the fourth man to complete the rare French Open / Wimbledon double in the Open Era, joining Rod Laver, Björn Borg, and Rafael Nadal (who had completed the feat the previous year and would do so again in 2010).

[24] The 2009 Championships took place during an extended period of hot, dry weather in southeast England,[25] meaning that it was not until day seven of the tournament (29 June) that the newly constructed Centre Court roof was closed for the first time due to rain, delaying a fourth round match between Amélie Mauresmo and Dinara Safina.

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) planned to observe matches played by up to 12 players (some of whom were inside the ATP top 50) throughout the tournament.

The ATP claimed to have identified Russian and Italian Mafia-related groups behind suspicious betting at other tournaments, although the organisers of the Wimbledon Championships declared that there are no current proceedings against any players.

The seeds for ladies' singles are based on the WTA rankings as of 15 June 2009, with an exception for Maria Sharapova (details are given below).

† Maria Sharapova was ranked 59th on the day seeds were announced, because she had missed the most of 12-month period due to injury.