2009 Bank of the West Classic

The 2009 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 27 through August 2, 2009. It was the first women's event on the 2009 US Open Series.

2009 Bank of the West Classic
Date	July 27 – August 2
Edition	38th
Category	WTA Premier tournaments
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$700,00
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Stanford, California, US
Venue	Taube Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Marion Bartoli
Doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams

WTA Tour No. 22 Aleksandra Wozniak was the defending champion in Stanford

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams headlined the singles event in Stanford

WTA entrants

Players committed to participating in the singles event for 2009.^[1]

Player	WTA Tour Rank*	Seeds
Serena Williams	2	1
Venus Williams	3	2
Elena Dementieva	4	3
Jelena Janković	6	4
Nadia Petrova	10	5
Dominika Cibulková	12	6
Agnieszka Radwańska	14	7
Marion Bartoli	15	8

• Seedings are based on the rankings of July 20, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

• Hilary Barte
• Stéphanie Dubois

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Melanie Oudin
• Alla Kudryavtseva
• Angela Haynes
• Lilia Osterloh

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2009 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Marion Bartoli defeated Venus Williams, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4

• It was Bartoli's 2nd title of the year, and 5th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2009 Bank of the West Classic – Doubles

Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Yung-Jan Chan / Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 6–1