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

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

Main article: 2009 Australian Open

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

Main article: 2009 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

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