2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships – Singles

World No. 1 Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but she lost in the third round against Zheng Jie.

Singles
2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships
Champion	Flavia Pennetta
Runner-up	Samantha Stosur
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships

Flavia Pennetta won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Samantha Stosur.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Dinara Safina (third round)
2. Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
3. Victoria Azarenka (second round)
4. Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
5. Nadia Petrova (third round)
6. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
7. Dominika Cibulková (second round)
8. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
9. Marion Bartoli (withdrew)
10. Flavia Pennetta (champion)
11. Virginie Razzano (first round)
12. Li Na (third round, withdrew due to a right knee injury)
13. Samantha Stosur (final)
14. Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
15. Kaia Kanepi (first round)
16. Francesca Schiavone (first round)
17. Sabine Lisicki (third round, Retired due to a right shoulder injury)

Main 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
	14	Zheng Jie	6	3	4
	13	Samantha Stosur	4	6	6
								13	Samantha Stosur	6	6
									Sorana Cîrstea	3	2
		Sorana Cîrstea	7	1	7
	8	Agnieszka Radwańska	64	6	5
															13	Samantha Stosur	4	3
															10	Flavia Pennetta	6	6
		Urszula Radwańska	4	5
		Maria Sharapova	6	7
									Maria Sharapova	2	6	3
								10	Flavia Pennetta	6	4	6
	10	Flavia Pennetta	6	6
	2	Vera Zvonareva	4	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	D Safina	6	6
	Q	M Oudin	7	2	2				D Hantuchová	2	4
		D Hantuchová	63	6	6										1	D Safina	5	6	4
		Á Szávay	1	0											14	J Zheng	7	4	6
		E Vesnina	6	6					E Vesnina	4	6	0
	Q	O Savchuk	5	6	2			14	J Zheng	6	4	6
	14	J Zheng	7	1	6																	14	J Zheng	6	3	4
	13	S Stosur	6	6																		13	S Stosur	4	6	6
		M Niculescu	1	2				13	S Stosur	6	6
	Q	C Scheepers	6	3	1				M Kirilenko	2	4
		M Kirilenko	4	6	6										13	S Stosur	6	6
	WC	V King	6	6											6	A Ivanovic	3	2
		S Bammer	3	2				WC	V King	4	6	1
								6	A Ivanovic	6	4	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	C Wozniacki	6	4	65
		S Cîrstea	6	7					S Cîrstea	1	6	7
	WC	M Larcher de Brito	4	5												S Cîrstea	6	1
		M Czink	6	4	1										17	S Lisicki	3	0	r
		E Makarova	3	6	6				E Makarova	1	4
	Q	K Date-Krumm	65	6	5			17	S Lisicki	6	6
	17	S Lisicki	7	2	7																		S Cîrstea	7	1	7
	11	V Razzano	65	3																		8	A Radwańska	64	6	5
		A Chakvetadze	7	6					A Chakvetadze	6	3	6
		A Kleybanova	6	6					A Kleybanova	3	6	1
		A Kudryavtseva	1	3												A Chakvetadze	3	2
	Q	C Gullickson	3	1											8	A Radwańska	6	6
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	2	1
								8	A Radwańska	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	D Cibulková	4	7	4
		U Radwańska	6	6					U Radwańska	6	66	6
		J Coin	1	2												U Radwańska	w/o
		A Wozniak	7	7											12	N Li
		B Mattek-Sands	5	5					A Wozniak	6	4	2
		A Morita	0	0	r			12	N Li	4	6	6
	12	N Li	6	2																			U Radwańska	4	5
	15	K Kanepi	3	64																			M Sharapova	6	7
		L Šafářová	6	7					L Šafářová	7	4	5
		M Shaughnessy	6	3	3				A Bondarenko	5	6	7
		A Bondarenko	3	6	6											A Bondarenko	6	0	3
		M Sharapova	6	6												M Sharapova	4	6	6
		J Groth	0	4					M Sharapova	64	6	6
								3	V Azarenka	7	4	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	N Petrova	6	2	6
		S Pe'er	7	4					S Pe'er	4	6	3
	Q	A Rodionova	5	1	r										5	N Petrova	3	3
		T Garbin	4	4											10	F Pennetta	6	6
	WC	C Vandeweghe	6	6				WC	C Vandeweghe	2	4
	LL	V Lepchenko	2	7	0			10	F Pennetta	6	6
	10	F Pennetta	6	5	6																	10	F Pennetta	6	6
	16	F Schiavone	67	2																		2	V Zvonareva	4	2
	Q	J Craybas	7	6				Q	J Craybas	62	1
		Y Wickmayer	6	6					Y Wickmayer	7	6
		N Vaidišová	1	1												Y Wickmayer	65	6	4
	Q	M Krajicek	3	7	3										2	V Zvonareva	7	4	6
		S Peng	6	64	6				S Peng	6	3	66
								2	V Zvonareva	3	6	7

External links

• WTA tournament draws
• ITF tournament edition details