2009 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2009 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–0, 6–3
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

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 her fourth Australian Open singles title and tenth major singles title overall. With the win, Williams regained the world No. 1 ranking.

Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to a recurring shoulder injury.

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

Seeds

01.

Jelena Janković (fourth round)

02. Serena Williams (champion)

03.

Dinara Safina (final)

04.

Elena Dementieva (semifinals)

05.

Ana Ivanovic (third round)

06.

Venus Williams (second round)

07.

Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)

08.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

09.

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)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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	0^r
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	0^r	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	1^r
	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	1^r
	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	2^r
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

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Safina
1st serve %	21/37 (57%)	29/49 (59%)
1st serve points won	20 of 21 = 95%	15 of 29 = 52%
2nd serve points won	10 of 16 = 63%	6 of 20 = 30%
Total service points won	30 of 37 = 81.08%	21 of 49 = 42.86%
Aces	4	3
Double faults	0	5
Winners	23	14
Unforced errors	7	21
Net points won	4 of 5 = 80%	2 of 3 = 67%
Break points converted	5 of 6 = 83%	1 of 1 = 100%
Return points won	28 of 49 = 57%	7 of 37 = 19%
Total points won	58	28
Source

External links

2009 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2008 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2009 French Open – Women's singles