2009 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina in the final 6–0, 6–3, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was Williams' fourth career Australian Open singles title, her tenth Grand Slam title and Safina's second career Grand Slam final loss. By winning the title, Williams regained the World No. 1 ranking from Jelena Janković for the first time since October 2008.

Women's Singles
2009 Australian Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Dinara Safina
Final score6–0, 6–3
Draw128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2009 Australian Open

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament, due to a recurring shoulder injury which also ruled her out of the 2008 US Open.

This was also the first Australian Open to feature three Russian semifinalists with Vera Zvonareva, Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva.

Seeds
  1. Jelena Janković (Fourth round)
  2. Serena Williams (Champion)
  3. Dinara Safina (Final)
  4. Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
  5. Ana Ivanovic (Third round)
  6. Venus Williams (Second round)
  7. Vera Zvonareva (Semifinals)
  8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals)
  9. Agnieszka Radwańska (First round)
  10. Nadia Petrova (Fourth round)
  11. Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)
  12. Flavia Pennetta (Third round)
  13. Victoria Azarenka (Fourth round, retired due to dizziness and gastrointestinal illness)
  14. Patty Schnyder (Second round)
  15. Alizé Cornet (Fourth round)
  16. Marion Bartoli (Quarterfinals)
  17. Anna Chakvetadze (Second round)
  18. Dominika Cibulková (Fourth round)
  19. Daniela Hantuchová (Third round)
  20. Amélie Mauresmo (Third round)
  21. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Fourth round)
  22. Zheng Jie (Fourth round, retired due to a left wrist sprain)
  23. Ágnes Szávay (First round)
  24. Sybille Bammer (First round)
  25. Kaia Kanepi (Third round)
  26. Ai Sugiyama (Third round)
  27. Maria Kirilenko (First round)
  28. Francesca Schiavone (First round)
  29. Alisa Kleybanova (Fourth round)
  30. Aleksandra Wozniak (First round)
  31. Alona Bondarenko (Third round)
  32. Tamarine Tanasugarn (First round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2009 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
16 Marion Bartoli 3 0  
7 Vera Zvonareva 6 6  
7 Vera Zvonareva 3 64  
3 Dinara Safina 6 77  
3 Dinara Safina 6 4 6
WC Jelena Dokić 4 6 4
3 Dinara Safina 0 3  
2 Serena Williams 6 6  
  Carla Suárez Navarro 2 2  
4 Elena Dementieva 6 6  
4 Elena Dementieva 3 4  
2 Serena Williams 6 6  
8 Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 5 1
2 Serena Williams 5 7 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 J Janković 6 6  
  Y Meusburger 1 3   1 J Janković 6 7  
  K Flipkens 6 6     K Flipkens 4 5  
  R de los Ríos 3 2   1 J Janković 6 6  
  N Dechy 6 6   26 A Sugiyama 4 4  
Q V Kutuzova 3 0     N Dechy 6 1 3
Q S Dubois 0 65   26 A Sugiyama 1 6 6
26 A Sugiyama 6 77   1 J Janković 1 4  
24 S Bammer 3 1   16 M Bartoli 6 6  
  L Šafářová 6 6     L Šafářová 6 3 9
  P Cetkovská 4 5     M Erakovic 1 6 7
  M Erakovic 6 7     L Šafářová 6 2 1
Q K Šprem 0 4   16 M Bartoli 3 6 6
  T Pironkova 6 6     T Pironkova 5 2  
  M South 2 4   16 M Bartoli 7 6  
16 M Bartoli 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 N Petrova 6 77  
  Y Shvedova 3 63   10 N Petrova 6 6  
  S Mirza 6 6     S Mirza 3 2  
  M Domachowska 1 4   10 N Petrova 6 0  
  K Knapp 78 6     G Voskoboeva 1 0r  
WC M Wejnert 66 4     K Knapp 4 1  
  G Voskoboeva 6 3 6   G Voskoboeva 6 6  
23 Á Szávay 3 6 4 10 N Petrova 5 4  
27 M Kirilenko 0 4   7 V Zvonareva 7 6  
  S Errani 6 6     S Errani 6 6  
  M Niculescu 6 6     M Niculescu 2 3  
Q K O'Brien 4 4     S Errani 4 1  
  ME Camerin 3 6 3 7 V Zvonareva 6 6  
  E Gallovits 6 2 6   E Gallovits 0 0  
  M Rybáriková 62 0   7 V Zvonareva 6 6  
7 V Zvonareva 77 6  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 D Safina 6 6  
  A Kudryavtseva 3 4   3 D Safina 63 6 6
  E Makarova 1 7 6   E Makarova 77 3 0
  A Rezaï 6 5 4 3 D Safina 6 6  
Q J Schruff 4 1   25 K Kanepi 2 2  
  P Mayr 6 6     P Mayr 3 1  
Q K Date-Krumm 4 6 6 25 K Kanepi 6 6  
25 K Kanepi 6 4 8 3 D Safina 6 2 7
19 D Hantuchová 713 6   15 A Cornet 2 6 5
  C Dellacqua 611 4   19 D Hantuchová 6 4 6
  J Craybas 2 6 5   M Johansson 3 6 3
  M Johansson 6 1 7 19 D Hantuchová 6 4 2
PR A Petkovic 5 77 4 15 A Cornet 4 6 6
Q K Wörle 7 60 0r PR A Petkovic 1 0  
  M Koryttseva 3 4   15 A Cornet 6 6  
15 A Cornet 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 C Wozniacki 6 6  
  S Pe'er 3 2   11 C Wozniacki 6 6  
  V Ruano Pascual 6 6     V Ruano Pascual 3 3  
  M Duque Marino 3 2   11 C Wozniacki 6 1 2
WC J Dokić 6 3 6 WC J Dokić 3 6 6
  T Paszek 2 6 4 WC J Dokić 6 64 6
  A Keothavong 1 77 1 17 A Chakvetadze 4 77 3
17 A Chakvetadze 6 64 6 WC J Dokić 7 5 8
29 A Kleybanova 7 7   29 A Kleybanova 5 7 6
  S Arvidsson 5 5   29 A Kleybanova 6 3 6
  S Cohen-Aloro 6 6     S Cohen-Aloro 1 6 2
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 3 4   29 A Kleybanova 7 65 6
  Y Wickmayer 4 2   5 A Ivanovic 5 77 2
Q A Brianti 6 6   Q A Brianti 3 2  
  J Görges 5 3   5 A Ivanovic 6 6  
5 A Ivanovic 7 6  

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 V Williams 6 6  
  A Kerber 3 3   6 V Williams 6 3 5
  C Suárez Navarro 7 6     C Suárez Navarro 2 6 7
  R Vinci 5 4     C Suárez Navarro 6 6  
Q M Oudin 1 4     MJ Martínez Sánchez 1 4  
  A Amanmuradova 6 6     A Amanmuradova 2 4  
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 7 6     MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 6  
32 T Tanasugarn 5 3     C Suárez Navarro 6 6  
21 A Medina Garrigues 6 7   21 A Medina Garrigues 3 2  
WC I Holland 1 5   21 A Medina Garrigues 6 6  
  E Vesnina 4 6 1   J Coin 1 4  
  J Coin 6 4 6 21 A Medina Garrigues 6 6  
WC J Moore 1 6 9 12 F Pennetta 4 1  
WC C McHale 6 3 7 WC J Moore 4 1  
PR M Santangelo 2 7 2 12 F Pennetta 6 6  
12 F Pennetta 6 5 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 P Schnyder 2 6 6
WC K Mladenovic 6 4 2 14 P Schnyder 3 1  
  J Gajdošová 1 77 4   V Razzano 6 6  
  V Razzano 6 62 6   V Razzano 5 5  
  S-w Hsieh 3 3   18 D Cibulková 7 7  
  Y-j Chan 6 6     Y-j Chan 0 2  
Q C Scheepers 0 0   18 D Cibulková 6 6  
18 D Cibulková 6 6   18 D Cibulková 2 2  
30 A Wozniak 4 3   4 E Dementieva 6 6  
  S Lisicki 6 6     S Lisicki 3 4  
  S Stosur 77 77     S Stosur 6 6  
  K Zakopalová 65 60     S Stosur 66 4  
  V Dushevina 4 6 2 4 E Dementieva 77 6  
  I Benešová 6 0 6   I Benešová 4 1  
  K Barrois 64 6 1 4 E Dementieva 6 6  
4 E Dementieva 77 2 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 S Kuznetsova 6 3 6
  An Rodionova 2 6 3 8 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
PR T Malek 77 6   PR T Malek 2 2  
  A Morita 64 2   8 S Kuznetsova 79 6  
  N Vaidišová 2 1   31 A Bondarenko 67 4  
  S Brémond 6 6     S Brémond 61 6 2
WC O Rogowska 7 3 2 31 A Bondarenko 77 1 6
31 A Bondarenko 5 6 6 8 S Kuznetsova 4    
22 J Zheng 6 6   22 J Zheng 1r  
  C Pin 3 3   22 J Zheng 77 5 6
  S Cîrstea 2 2     M Czink 60 7 3
  M Czink 6 6   22 J Zheng 6 6  
  E Bychkova 3 0     K Bondarenko 2 2  
  L Domínguez Lino 6 6     L Domínguez Lino 5 5  
  K Bondarenko 79 4 6   K Bondarenko 7 7  
9 A Radwańska 67 6 1

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 V Azarenka 6 6  
  P Kvitová 2 1   13 V Azarenka 4    
  T Garbin 6 2 7   T Garbin 1r  
  A Pavlyuchenkova 4 6 5 13 V Azarenka 6 6  
Q E Baltacha 6 6   20 A Mauresmo 4 2  
  A-L Grönefeld 1 4   Q E Baltacha 6 3 2
  O Govortsova 4 3   20 A Mauresmo 4 6 6
20 A Mauresmo 6 6   13 V Azarenka 6 2r
28 F Schiavone 64 1   2 S Williams 3 4  
  S Peng 77 6     S Peng 6 6  
  N Llagostera Vives 6 1 2 Q S Karatantcheva 4 0  
Q S Karatantcheva 2 6 6   S Peng 1 4  
  A Yakimova 3 7 3 2 S Williams 6 6  
  G Dulko 6 5 6   G Dulko 3 5  
WC M Yuan 3 2   2 S Williams 6 7  
2 S Williams 6 6  
Preceded by
2008 US Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
2009 French Open – Women's Singles
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