2009 Aegon Classic

The 2009 Aegon Classic is a tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 28th edition of the event, known that year as the Aegon Classic, It is taking place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England from 8 June until 14 June 2009. Thirteenth-seeded Magdaléna Rybáriková won the singles title.

2009 Aegon Classic
Date8–14 June
Edition28th
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationBirmingham, England
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Doubles
Cara Black / Liezel Huber

Entrants

Seeds

Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Zheng Jie China 15 1
Kaia Kanepi Estonia 18 2
Aleksandra Wozniak Canada 24 3
Li Na China 25 4
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Russia 27 5
Ekaterina Makarova Russia 38 6
Francesca Schiavone Italy 40 7
Sara Errani Italy 44 8
Bethanie Mattek-Sands United States 45 9
Maria Kirilenko Russia 47 10
Anne Keothavong United Kingdom 48 11
Tamarine Tanasugarn Thailand 52 12
Magdaléna Rybáriková Slovakia 53 13
Roberta Vinci Italy 54 14
Aravane Rezaï France 57 15
Melinda Czink Hungary 62 16
  • Seedings are based on the rankings as of May 25, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Magdaléna Rybáriková defeated Li Na, 6–0, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Rybáriková's first career title.

Doubles

Cara Black / Liezel Huber defeated Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears, 6–1, 6–4


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