2009 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2009 French Open
Champion Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Runner-up Russia Dinara Safina
Final score 6–4, 6–2
Main article: 2009 French Open

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, the seventh seed and runner-up to Justine Henin in the 2006 final, won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Dinara Safina in 74 minutes. It was the third all-Russian final in Grand Slam history, and the first since 2004. Kuznetsova won her first Grand Slam since the 2004 US Open, where she also won in an all-Russian final over Elena Dementieva, and second overall. Safina fell to 03 in Grand Slam finals with the loss. The match was also the conclusion of a series of matches between them during the preceding clay court season, with Kuznetsova beating Safina to win the title in Stuttgart, and Safina avenging the loss by beating Kuznetsova in Rome.

Seeds

  1. Russia Dinara Safina (Final)
  2. United States Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
  3. United States Venus Williams (Third round)
  4. Russia Elena Dementieva (Third round)
  5. Serbia Jelena Janković (Fourth round)
  6. Russia Vera Zvonareva (withdrew because of an ankle injury; replaced by Katie O'Brien)
  7. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Champion)
  8. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (Fourth round)
  9. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (Quarterfinals)
  10. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)
  11. Russia Nadia Petrova (Second round)
  12. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
  13. France Marion Bartoli (Second round)
  14. Italy Flavia Pennetta (First round)
  15. China Zheng Jie (Second round)
  16. France Amélie Mauresmo (First round)
  17. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (First round)
  18. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (Second round)
  19. Estonia Kaia Kanepi (First round)
  20. Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (Semifinals)
  21. France Alizé Cornet (Second round)
  22. Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (Third round)
  23. Russia Alisa Kleybanova (First round)
  24. Canada Aleksandra Wozniak (Fourth round)
  25. China Li Na (Fourth round)
  26. Russia Anna Chakvetadze (First round)
  27. Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third round)
  28. Austria Sybille Bammer (Second round)
  29. Hungary Ágnes Szávay (Fourth round)
  30. Australia Samantha Stosur (Semifinals)
  31. China Peng Shuai (First round)
  32. Czech Republic Iveta Benešová (Third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  Russia Dinara Safina 1 6 6  
9  Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 4 2  
  1  Russia Dinara Safina 6 6    
  20  Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 3 3    
20  Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 6 6  
     Russia Maria Sharapova 0 2    
    1  Russia Dinara Safina 4 2  
  7  Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6  
     Romania Sorana Cîrstea 1 3    
30  Australia Samantha Stosur 6 6    
  30  Australia Samantha Stosur 4 77 3
  7  Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 65 6  
7  Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 77 5 7
  2  United States Serena Williams 63 7 5  

Top half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
1 Russia D Safina 6 6  
  United Kingdom A Keothavong 0 0   1 Russia D Safina 6 6  
Q Russia V Diatchenko 2 6 10 Q Russia V Diatchenko 1 1  
  France M Johansson 6 2 8 1 Russia D Safina 6 6  
  Spain N Llagostera Vives 5 2   27 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 2 0  
  France J Coin 7 6     France J Coin 2 62  
  Romania IR Olaru 3 2   27 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 7  
27 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   1 Russia D Safina 6 6  
23 Russia A Kleybanova 2 6 1   France A Rezaï 1 0  
Q Slovenia P Hercog 6 4 6 Q Slovenia P Hercog 6 4 2
  Japan A Sugiyama 3 2     France A Rezaï 3 6 6
  France A Rezaï 6 6     France A Rezaï 7 6  
Q Portugal M Larcher de Brito 0 7 7 Q Portugal M Larcher de Brito 63 2  
  United Kingdom M South 6 65 5 Q Portugal M Larcher de Brito 6 6  
  France S Cohen-Aloro 1 3   15 China J Zheng 4 3  
15 China J Zheng 6 6  

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
9 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6  
  Italy R Vinci 4 2   9 Belarus V Azarenka 7 7  
  Argentina ME Salerni 6 1 2   Germany K Barrois 61 5  
  Germany K Barrois 3 6 6 9 Belarus V Azarenka 5 7 6
Q Austria Y Meusburger 1 2   22 Spain C Suárez Navarro 7 5 2
  Czech Republic L Hradecká 6 6     Czech Republic L Hradecká 2 4  
  Romania E Gallovits 1 4   22 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6  
22 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6   9 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6  
32 Czech Republic I Benešová 7 4   8 Serbia A Ivanovic 2 3  
  Germany J Görges 5 1 r 32 Czech Republic I Benešová 6 6  
  United States V Lepchenko 3 3     Russia A Kudryavtseva 1 2  
  Russia A Kudryavtseva 6 6   32 Czech Republic I Benešová 0 2  
  Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 5 7 8 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 6  
  France C Pin 3 7 5   Thailand T Tanasugarn 1 2  
  Italy S Errani 63 3   8 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 6  
8 Serbia A Ivanovic 7 6  

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
3 United States V Williams 6 4 6
  United States B Mattek-Sands 1 6 2 3 United States V Williams 65 6 7
  Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 1 6   Czech Republic L Šafářová 7 2 5
  Germany S Lisicki 2 6 1 3 United States V Williams 0 4  
  Russia E Vesnina 6 6   29 Hungary Á Szávay 6 6  
  France S Brémond Beltrame 3 3     Russia E Vesnina 2 0  
Q Italy C Dentoni 3 4   29 Hungary Á Szávay 6 6  
29 Hungary Á Szávay 6 6   29 Hungary Á Szávay 2 4  
20 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 2 6 20 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 6  
  Ukraine A Bondarenko 4 6 4 20 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 6  
  France S Foretz 1 6 4   Belgium K Flipkens 1 0  
  Belgium K Flipkens 6 4 6 20 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 6  
  Austria T Paszek 1 3     Argentina G Dulko 4 2  
  Argentina G Dulko 6 6     Argentina G Dulko 7 0 6
  Germany A-L Grönefeld 6 6     Germany A-L Grönefeld 65 6 2
16 France A Mauresmo 4 3  

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
11 Russia N Petrova 6 6  
WC United States L Embree 1 2   11 Russia N Petrova 2 6 6
  Belarus A Yakimova 6 1 2   Russia M Sharapova 6 1 8
  Russia M Sharapova 3 6 6   Russia M Sharapova 1 6 6
WC France O Sanchez 1 1   Q Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 3 4
Q Netherlands A Rus 6 6   Q Netherlands A Rus 0 2  
Q Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 7 3 6 Q Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 6  
19 Estonia K Kanepi 62 6 2   Russia M Sharapova 6 0 6
25 China N Li 6 6   25 China N Li 4 6 4
  Poland M Domachowska 4 2   25 China N Li 6 6  
WC France É Loit 6 4 1   Switzerland T Bacsinszky 1 4  
  Switzerland T Bacsinszky 4 6 6 25 China N Li 7 6  
WC France I Pavlovic 3 4     Belarus O Govortsova 5 1  
  Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 6 6     Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 3 7 5
  Belarus O Govortsova 6 6     Belarus O Govortsova 6 63 7
LL United Kingdom K O'Brien 1 1  

Bottom half

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
5 Serbia J Janković 6 6  
  Czech Republic P Cetkovská 2 3   5 Serbia J Janković 6 6  
  Slovakia M Rybáriková 6 2 8   Slovakia M Rybáriková 1 2  
WC France K Mladenovic 1 6 6 5 Serbia J Janković 6 6  
  Australia J Groth 6 6     Australia J Groth 1 1  
WC France K Laisné 4 3     Australia J Groth 6 7  
LL Colombia M Duque Mariño 3 6 6 LL Colombia M Duque Mariño 2 69  
26 Russia A Chakvetadze 6 4 4 5 Serbia J Janković 6 0 7
21 France A Cornet 6 7     Romania S Cîrstea 3 6 9
  Estonia M Ani 4 5   21 France A Cornet 3 2  
Q United States C Gullickson 4 2     Romania S Cîrstea 6 6  
  Romania S Cîrstea 6 6     Romania S Cîrstea 7 7  
  Bulgaria T Pironkova 5 2   10 Denmark C Wozniacki 63 5  
  United States J Craybas 7 6     United States J Craybas 1 4  
  Russia V Dushevina 6 5 1 10 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6  
10 Denmark C Wozniacki 4 7 6

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
13 France M Bartoli 3 6 6
  France P Parmentier 6 1 3 13 France M Bartoli 3 5  
  Italy T Garbin 7 7     Italy T Garbin 6 7  
  Japan A Morita 5 5     Italy T Garbin 5 5  
  France V Razzano 6 6     France V Razzano 7 7  
  Slovakia D Hantuchová 3 3     France V Razzano 6 6  
  Russia E Makarova 2 7 0 18 Spain A Medina Garrigues 2 2  
18 Spain A Medina Garrigues 6 5 6   France V Razzano 1 2  
30 Australia S Stosur 6 6   30 Australia S Stosur 6 6  
  Italy F Schiavone 4 2   30 Australia S Stosur 6 4 6
  Belgium Y Wickmayer 4 6 6   Belgium Y Wickmayer 3 6 4
  Poland U Radwańska 6 3 0 30 Australia S Stosur 6 4 6
  Australia J Dokić 3 6 6 4 Russia E Dementieva 3 6 1
  Croatia K Šprem 6 1 2   Australia J Dokić 6 3 r
Q South Africa C Scheepers 4 3   4 Russia E Dementieva 2 4  
4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
7 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6  
WC France C Feuerstein 1 4   7 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  Kazakhstan G Voskoboeva 6 7     Kazakhstan G Voskoboeva 0 2  
  India S Mirza 4 63   7 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6  
Q Latvia A Sevastova 6 4 1   Hungary M Czink 1 3  
  Hungary M Czink 3 6 6   Hungary M Czink 4 6 10
  France N Dechy 3 61   28 Austria S Bammer 6 3 8
28 Austria S Bammer 6 7   7 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 1 6
17 Switzerland P Schnyder 4 3   12 Poland A Radwańska 4 6 1
  Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 6     Ukraine K Bondarenko 4 7 7
WC Australia O Rogowska 6 6   WC Australia O Rogowska 6 5 5
  Russia M Kirilenko 4 4     Ukraine K Bondarenko 2 4  
  Austria P Mayr 1 1   12 Poland A Radwańska 6 6  
  Ukraine M Koryttseva 6 6     Ukraine M Koryttseva 1 4  
  Paraguay R de los Ríos 3 1   12 Poland A Radwańska 6 6  
12 Poland A Radwańska 6 6  

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
14 Italy F Pennetta 1 1  
  United States A Glatch 6 6     United States A Glatch 60 5  
  Czech Republic B Záhlavová-Strýcová 1 6 7   Spain L Domínguez Lino 7 7  
  Spain L Domínguez Lino 6 4 9   Spain L Domínguez Lino 2 6 3
  Italy M Santangelo 4 2   24 Canada A Wozniak 6 3 6
Q Croatia P Martić 6 6   Q Croatia P Martić 3 3  
  Romania M Niculescu 4 6 3 24 Canada A Wozniak 6 6  
24 Canada A Wozniak 6 4 6 24 Canada A Wozniak 1 2  
31 China S Peng 6 2 4 2 United States S Williams 6 6  
  Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez 1 6 6   Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 6 6
  Ukraine V Kutuzova 6 6     Ukraine V Kutuzova 6 3 3
Q Czech Republic Z Ondrášková 2 4     Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 3 4
  Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 6   2 United States S Williams 4 6 6
  Czech Republic N Vaidišová 4 3     Spain V Ruano Pascual 2 0  
  Czech Republic K Zakopalová 3 7 4 2 United States S Williams 6 6  
2 United States S Williams 6 65 6

Qualifying

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