2009 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2009 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	6–3, 6–1

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Serena Williams (Final)
2. Dinara Safina (Third round)
3. Jelena Janković (Second round)
4. Elena Dementieva (Fourth round)
5. Venus Williams (Semifinals)
6. Vera Zvonareva (Third round)
7. Ana Ivanovic (Third round)
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Semifinals)
9. Nadia Petrova (Third round)
10. Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
11. Victoria Azarenka (Champion)
12. Marion Bartoli (Second round)
13. Caroline Wozniacki (Quarterfinals)
14. Alizé Cornet (Third round)
15. Flavia Pennetta (Third round)
16. Dominika Cibulková (Third round, retired to due cramping)
17. Zheng Jie (Fourth round)
18. Patty Schnyder (Third round)
19. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Fourth round)
20. Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth round)
21. Kaia Kanepi (Third round)
22. Anna Chakvetadze (Third round)
23. Ai Sugiyama (Second round)
24. Alisa Kleybanova (Fourth round)
25. Ágnes Szávay (Fourth round)
26. Iveta Benešová (Quarterfinals)
27. Sybille Bammer (Second round)
28. Alona Bondarenko (Second round)
29. Aleksandra Wozniak (Second round)
30. Sara Errani (Second round)
31. Carla Suárez Navarro (Third round)
32. Peng Shuai (Third round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	4	7^7	6
		Li Na	6	6^1	2
								1	Serena Williams	6	3	6
								5	Venus Williams	4	6	3
	26	Iveta Benešová	1	4
	5	Venus Williams	6	6
															1	Serena Williams	3	1
															11	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6^5	6
	13	Caroline Wozniacki	4	7^7	1
								8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3	6	5
								11	Victoria Azarenka	6	2	7
	11	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
		Samantha Stosur	1	0

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	S Williams	6	6
	T Bacsinszky	4	1				WC	A Glatch	2	3
WC	A Glatch	6	6											1	S Williams	7	6
	P Parmentier	1	5											32	S Peng	5	2
PR	M Santangelo	6	7				PR	M Santangelo	5	3
							32	S Peng	7	6
																					1	S Williams	7	5	6
																					17	J Zheng	5	7	3
							17	J Zheng	6	6
	V Razzano	4	6	6^4			Q	J Görges	4	2
Q	J Görges	6	4	7										17	J Zheng	6	6
	K Knapp	6^2	3											14	A Cornet	4	0
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7	6					B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	6^4
							14	A Cornet	6	7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							9	N Petrova	3	6	6
Q	A Morita	6	4	6^3			Q	M Krajicek	6	4	2
Q	M Krajicek	1	6	7										9	N Petrova	5	1
	E Makarova	3	6	6											E Makarova	7	6
	Y-j Chan	6	2	3				E Makarova	6	6
							23	A Sugiyama	3	4
																						E Makarova	7	2	2
																						N Li	6^3	6	6
							29	A Wozniak	5	3
Q	U Radwańska	4	7	1				N Li	7	6
	N Li	6	5	6											N Li	6	3	6
	T Garbin	6	6											6	V Zvonareva	4	6	2
	K Zakopalová	3	4					T Garbin	4	1
							6	V Zvonareva	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							3	J Janković	4	6^5
	G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	6	7
	L Domínguez Lino	2	4												G Dulko	3	2
	S Lisicki	6	6											26	I Benešová	6	6
	P Kvitová	2	4					S Lisicki	2	4
							26	I Benešová	6	6
																					26	I Benešová	6	6
																					19	A Medina Garrigues	4	1
							19	A Medina Garrigues	7	6
	A Kudryavtseva	6	7					A Kudryavtseva	6^3	4
Q	M Duque Marino	4	6^6											19	A Medina Garrigues	7	1	5
	M Erakovic	0	2											16	D Cibulková	6^4	6	5r
Q	K Šprem	6	6				Q	K Šprem	4	3
							16	D Cibulková	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							10	A Radwańska	4	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	6	7					T Tanasugarn	6	3	2
	N Dechy	3	5											10	A Radwańska	6	6
	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6											21	K Kanepi	4	3
	Y Wickmayer	0	4					MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	4	5
							21	K Kanepi	4	6	7
																					10	A Radwańska	6	1	4
																					5	V Williams	4	6	6
							30	S Errani	4	3
Q	J Craybas	4	1					A-L Grönefeld	6	6
	A-L Grönefeld	6	6												A-L Grönefeld	5	3
WC	T Hendler	1	6^5											5	V Williams	7	6
	S Pe'er	6	7					S Pe'er	3	3
							5	V Williams	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							8	S Kuznetsova	2	7	6
	M Niculescu	5	2				Q	T Paszek	6	5	1
Q	T Paszek	7	6											8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	N Vaidišová	6	6												N Vaidišová	1	4
Q	P Mayr	4	2					N Vaidišová	6	6
							28	A Bondarenko	1	0
																					8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
																					24	A Kleybanova	2	1
							24	A Kleybanova	6	6
	G Voskoboeva	6	6					G Voskoboeva	2	4
	V Dushevina	4	4											24	A Kleybanova	6	3	6
Q	A Yakimova	6	6											Q	A Yakimova	3	6	4
	O Govortsova	2	1				Q	A Yakimova	6	6
							12	M Bartoli	4	3

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							13	C Wozniacki	6	5	6
	E Gallovits	3	6^5				WC	J Dokić	3	7	2
WC	J Dokić	6	7											13	C Wozniacki	6	6
	L Šafářová	6	7											18	P Schnyder	4	4
	A Keothavong	4	5					L Šafářová	6	1	4
							18	P Schnyder	4	6	6
																					13	C Wozniacki	7	6
																					4	E Dementieva	5	4
							31	C Suárez Navarro	3	6	7
WC	C Vandeweghe	0	3					N Llagostera Vives	6	4	6^3
	N Llagostera Vives	6	6											31	C Suárez Navarro	2	2
WC	A Pivovarova	7	6											4	E Dementieva	6	6
	B Mattek-Sands	6^1	3				WC	A Pivovarova	0	6	3
							4	E Dementieva	6	3	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							7	A Ivanovic	6	6
Q	M Koryttseva	6	6				Q	M Koryttseva	0	3
	S Cîrstea	2	1											7	A Ivanovic	4	6	1
	F Schiavone	6	5	6										25	Á Szávay	6	4	6
	T Pironkova	3	7	3				F Schiavone	6	4	2
							25	Á Szávay	2	6	6
																					25	Á Szávay	2	4
																					11	V Azarenka	6	6
							22	A Chakvetadze	6	6
WC	M Oudin	6	3	2				D Hantuchová	3	1
	D Hantuchová	4	6	6										22	A Chakvetadze	1	4
	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	7	6										11	V Azarenka	6	6
Q	A Rezaï	6	5	3				A Pavlyuchenkova	2	2
							11	V Azarenka	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							15	F Pennetta	6	7
	K Bondarenko	4	6	4				M Kirilenko	4	5
	M Kirilenko	6	0	6										15	F Pennetta	7	2	2
WC	A Rus	6	3	5										20	A Mauresmo	6^5	6	6
	M Rybáriková	3	6	7				M Rybáriková	3	6	2
							20	A Mauresmo	6	1	6
																					20	A Mauresmo	4	4
																						S Stosur	6	6
							27	S Bammer	1	1
	S Arvidsson	1	0	r				S Stosur	6	6
	S Stosur	6	2												S Stosur	6	6
	M Johansson	1	7	7										2	D Safina	1	4
WC	S Mirza	6	6^2	6^8				M Johansson	1	3
							2	D Safina	6	6

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw