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On 29 June 2009, the new Centre Court roof was closed for the first time due to rain, interrupting the fourth-round match between Dinara Safina and Amelie Mauresmo. Safina won that match.

The Wimbledon Men's Singles trophy is the Challenge Cup, a silver-gilt cup. 'Gilt' means gold-colored coating over silver, so the underlying material is silver, making 'Silver' the correct choice among these options.

At Wimbledon, the runner-up (or 'finalist') in each championship receives a silver plate. The winner takes a cup or trophy, while gold plate and golden cup are not the runner-up award.

In 2009, the Wimbledon Men's and Women's Singles champions each received GBP 850,000 in prize money, an increase from the prior year. The lower figures listed do not match the 2009 champion payout.

Brazil holds the record with five World Cup titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002), more than any other nation. Italy and Germany have four each, and Argentina fewer.

The first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930, hosted by Uruguay, who also won the tournament. The other years predate the competition (1872, 1892) or are far too late (1982).

The original FIFA World Cup trophy, used from the inaugural 1930 tournament until 1970, was named the Jules Rimet Trophy after the FIFA president who founded the competition. It was retired after Brazil won it outright in 1970, after which the current FIFA World Cup Trophy was introduced. The other listed names are fabricated.