2009 US Open – Mixed Doubles facts for kids
| 2009 US Open | ||||||||||
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| Champions |  Carly Gullickson Travis Parrott |
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| Runners-up |  Cara Black Leander Paes |
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| Final score | 6–2, 6–4 | |||||||||
| Events | ||||||||||
| Singles | men | women | boys | girls | ||||||
| Doubles | men | women | mixed | boys | girls | |||||
| Other events | ||||||||||
| Legends | men | women | mixed | |||||||
| WC Singles | men | women | quad | |||||||
| WC Doubles | men | women | quad | |||||||
At the 2009 US Open tennis tournament, Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott won the mixed doubles title. They played against the previous champions, Cara Black and Leander Paes, in the final match. Gullickson and Parrott won with a score of 6–2, 6–4. This was an exciting win for them!
Top Players: The Seeds
In tennis, "seeds" are the top-ranked players or teams in a tournament. They are placed in the draw so they don't play against each other too early. This helps make sure the best teams meet in the later rounds. Here are the top teams who were seeded in the 2009 US Open mixed doubles:
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The Final Match: Who Won?
The mixed doubles final was a big match between two strong teams.
Semifinals
In the semifinals, the teams played hard to earn their spot in the final.
- The team of Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott won against the 1st seeds, Liezel Huber and Mahesh Bhupathi. The score was 6–3, 6–4.
- The 2nd seeds, Cara Black and Leander Paes, won their semifinal match. They beat the 5th seeds,
Hsieh Su-wei and Kevin Ullyett, with a score of 6–2, 3–6, [10–5].
Championship Final
The final match was played between Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott, and Cara Black and Leander Paes.
- Winners: Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott
- Runners-up: Cara Black and Leander Paes
- Final Score: 6–2, 6–4
Gullickson and Parrott played very well to win the championship!
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Abierto de Estados Unidos 2009 (dobles mixto) para niños
