2009 US Open – Mixed doubles facts for kids

2009 US Open
Champions		Carly Gullickson Travis Parrott
Runners-up		Cara Black Leander Paes
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

The US Open is one of the four biggest tennis tournaments in the world, called Grand Slams. Every year, top tennis players from all over the globe come to New York City to compete. In the Mixed Doubles event, a team is made up of one male player and one female player.

In 2009, the Mixed Doubles champions were Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott from the USA. They won against Cara Black from Zimbabwe and Leander Paes from India in the final match. Cara Black and Leander Paes had won the tournament the year before, but they couldn't defend their title this time. The final score was 6–2, 6–4.

Top Teams (Seeds)

In tennis tournaments, the best players or teams are often "seeded." This means they are ranked and placed in the draw so they don't play against each other too early. This helps make sure the strongest teams meet in the later rounds. Here are the top 8 seeded teams for the 2009 US Open Mixed Doubles:

The Tournament Path

The "draw" shows how all the matches were set up, from the first round all the way to the final. Teams played against each other, and the winners moved on to the next round until only one team was left.

The Final Matches

Here's how the last few matches played out, leading to the champions:

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Liezel Huber Mahesh Bhupathi	3	4
	WC	Carly Gullickson Travis Parrott	6	6
								WC	Carly Gullickson Travis Parrott	6	6
								2	Cara Black Leander Paes	2	4
	5	Hsieh Su-wei Kevin Ullyett	2	6	[5]
	2	Cara Black Leander Paes	6	3	[10]

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Abierto de Estados Unidos 2009 (dobles mixto) para niños