2009 US Open – Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was her second US Open title and second major singles title overall. Clijsters was the first unseeded player and wild card to win the title, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Following her win, she appeared at world No. 19 in the rankings. It was only Clijsters' third tournament since giving birth and coming out of retirement, and has been described as one of the most stunning championship runs in tennis history.^[1]

Women's singles
2009 US Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Caroline Wozniacki
Score	7–5, 6–3
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Main article: 2009 US Open (tennis)

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Clijsters. A foot fault was called for Williams at the end of the second set, producing two match points for Clijsters. Williams argued the call and was given a point penalty for intimidating a line judge, ending the match (having already had a warning for racquet abuse earlier in the match).^[2]

Svetlana Kuznetsova's loss in the fourth round guaranteed a first time major finalist from the top half of the draw. Wozniacki was the first Danish woman to reach a major final, and the first Scandinavian woman to reach the final since Molla Bjurstedt Mallory in 1918.^[3]

This marked the final major appearance of two-time major champion Amélie Mauresmo, who lost to Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round. This was also the final major singles appearance of Ai Sugiyama, who made a record 62nd consecutive major singles appearance, losing in the first round to Samantha Stosur.

Seeds

01.   Dinara Safina (third round)

02.   Serena Williams (semifinals)

03.   Venus Williams (fourth round)

04.   Elena Dementieva (second round)

05.   Jelena Janković (second round)

06.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)

07.   Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)

08.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)

09.   Caroline Wozniacki (final)

10.   Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)

11.   Ana Ivanovic (first round)

12.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)

13.   Nadia Petrova (fourth round)

14.   Marion Bartoli (second round)

15.   Samantha Stosur (second round)

16.   Virginie Razzano (first round)

17.   Amélie Mauresmo (second round)

18.   Li Na (quarterfinals)

19.   Patty Schnyder (second round)

20.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)

21.   Zheng Jie (third round)

22.   Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)

23.   Sabine Lisicki (second round)

24.   Sorana Cîrstea (third round)

25.   Kaia Kanepi (first round)

26.   Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)

27.   Alisa Kleybanova (first round)

28.   Sybille Bammer (first round)

29.   Maria Sharapova (third round)

30.   Alona Bondarenko (second round)

31.   Elena Vesnina (third round)

32.   Ágnes Szávay (first round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2009 US 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
		Yanina Wickmayer	7	6
		Kateryna Bondarenko	5	4
									Yanina Wickmayer	3	3
								9	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
		Melanie Oudin	2	2
	9	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
															9	Caroline Wozniacki	5	3
															WC	Kim Clijsters	7	6
	18	Li Na	2	4
	WC	Kim Clijsters	6	6
								WC	Kim Clijsters	6	7
								2	Serena Williams	4	5
	10	Flavia Pennetta	4	3
	2	Serena Williams	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	D Safina	65	6	6
	WC	O Rogowska	77	2	4			1	D Safina	65	6	6
		U Radwańska	4	4					K Barrois	77	2	3
		K Barrois	6	6											1	D Safina	4	6	65
		T Garbin	6	6												P Kvitová	6	2	77
	WC	M Cecil	0	1					T Garbin	1	3
		P Kvitová	64	6	6				P Kvitová	6	6
	27	A Kleybanova	77	3	2																		P Kvitová	6	4	5
	19	P Schnyder	4	6	78																		Y Wickmayer	4	6	7
		L Šafářová	6	3	66			19	P Schnyder	5	2
		S Errani	6	6					S Errani	7	6
		A Rus	0	3												S Errani	3	4
		S Peng	6	6												Y Wickmayer	6	6
		J Groth	2	3					S Peng	6	1	4
		Y Wickmayer	6	6					Y Wickmayer	2	6	6
	16	V Razzano	4	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	A Ivanovic	6	3	67
		K Bondarenko	2	6	79				K Bondarenko	6	6
	Q	S Perry	6	6				Q	S Perry	1	1
		M Niculescu	4	2												K Bondarenko	77	6
	Q	A Rodionova	6	4	6										Q	A Rodionova	64	4
		L Domínguez Lino	0	6	1			Q	A Rodionova	6	3	7
		A Rezaï	64	77	1			23	S Lisicki	3	6	5
	23	S Lisicki	77	64	6																		K Bondarenko	6	6
	30	A Bondarenko	3	6	6																		G Dulko	0	0
		A Kudryavtseva	6	3	2			30	A Bondarenko	4	0
		G Dulko	6	5	6				G Dulko	6	6
		E Makarova	3	7	4											G Dulko	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	6												Y Shvedova	3	4
		M Zec Peškirič	3	3					Y Shvedova	6	64	78
		R Vinci	2	3				5	J Janković	3	77	66
	5	J Janković	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	E Dementieva	6	6
	Q	C Pin	1	2				4	E Dementieva	7	4	3
		A Pavlyuchenkova	1	2					M Oudin	5	6	6
		M Oudin	6	6												M Oudin	3	6	7
		P Hercog	3	1											29	M Sharapova	6	4	5
	WC	C McHale	6	6				WC	C McHale	2	1
		T Pironkova	3	0				29	M Sharapova	6	6
	29	M Sharapova	6	6																			M Oudin	1	77	6
	21	J Zheng	6	6																		13	N Petrova	6	62	3
		A-L Grönefeld	3	2				21	J Zheng	1	6	6
		A Cornet	4	6	7				A Cornet	6	3	3
	Q	M Adamczak	6	4	5										21	J Zheng	4	1
	Q	E Hrdinová	3	3											13	N Petrova	6	6
		J Coin	6	6					J Coin	4	63
		K Srebotnik	3	3				13	N Petrova	6	7
	13	N Petrova	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	C Wozniacki	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	4	0				9	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	P Martić	6	6				Q	P Martić	1	0
		S Brémond Beltrame	4	2											9	C Wozniacki	6	6
	WC	K Mladenovic	0	4											24	S Cîrstea	3	2
		S Dubois	6	6					S Dubois	4	7	4
		A Morita	1	3				24	S Cîrstea	6	5	6
	24	S Cîrstea	6	6																		9	C Wozniacki	2	77	77
	32	Á Szávay	2	2																		6	S Kuznetsova	6	65	63
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	6	6
		V Lepchenko	6	3	2				C Suárez Navarro	2	0
		C Suárez Navarro	2	6	6											S Pe'er	5	1
		T Tanasugarn	3	5											6	S Kuznetsova	7	6
		A Sevastova	6	7					A Sevastova	4	2
		J Görges	3	2				6	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	6	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Dulgheru	1	1				8	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	M Domachowska	6	2	3			Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	1
	Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	6	6										8	V Azarenka	6	2	2
		A Brianti	712	1	3										26	F Schiavone	4	6	6
		S Vögele	610	6	6				S Vögele	4	4
	Q	Y Meusburger	1	2				26	F Schiavone	6	6
	26	F Schiavone	6	6																		26	F Schiavone	2	3
	18	N Li	77	6																		18	N Li	6	6
		IR Olaru	64	3				18	N Li	6	6
		M Larcher de Brito	1	7	6				M Larcher de Brito	1	3
		M Johansson	6	5	1										18	N Li	6	6
		M Kirilenko	6	6												M Kirilenko	4	2
	Q	M Koryttseva	2	1					M Kirilenko	6	2	6
		P Mayr	1	2				12	A Radwańska	4	6	4
	12	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	M Bartoli	6	6
		R de los Ríos	1	0				14	M Bartoli	7	1	2
		V Kutuzova	1	1				WC	K Clijsters	5	6	6
	WC	K Clijsters	6	6											WC	K Clijsters	6	6
		K Flipkens	6	6												K Flipkens	0	2
		J Dokić	3	4					K Flipkens	6	6
	WC	G Brodsky	4	4				20	A Medina Garrigues	1	3
	20	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		WC	K Clijsters	6	0	6
	25	K Kanepi	0	6	2																	3	V Williams	0	6	4
	Q	K-c Chang	6	2	6			Q	K-c Chang	6	2	2
		M Rybáriková	6	4	6				M Rybáriková	4	6	6
	Q	V Tétreault	3	6	1											M Rybáriková	2	5
		B Mattek-Sands	6	6											3	V Williams	6	7
		I Benešová	3	4					B Mattek-Sands	4	2
		V Dushevina	77	5	3			3	V Williams	6	6
	3	V Williams	65	7	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	V Zvonareva	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives	0	4				7	V Zvonareva	3	6	6
	Q	Y Sema	6	1	2				A Chakvetadze	6	1	1
		A Chakvetadze	4	6	6										7	V Zvonareva	6	6
	Q	Ca Gullickson	3	65											31	E Vesnina	2	4
		J Craybas	6	77					J Craybas	66	1
		L Hradecká	4	65				31	E Vesnina	78	6
	31	E Vesnina	6	77																		7	V Zvonareva	6	66	0
	17	A Mauresmo	6	6																		10	F Pennetta	3	78	6
		T Malek	3	4				17	A Mauresmo	4	0
		A Wozniak	6	79					A Wozniak	6	6
	PR	L Granville	1	67												A Wozniak	1	1
		O Govortsova	2	6	3										10	F Pennetta	6	6
		S Mirza	6	3	6				S Mirza	0	0
		E Gallovits	0	4				10	F Pennetta	6	6
	10	F Pennetta	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	S Stosur	6	4	6
		A Sugiyama	4	6	4			15	S Stosur	5	4
	WC	V King	2					WC	V King	7	6
		A Yakimova	1r												WC	V King	2	2
		T Bacsinszky	6	6											22	D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	V Manasieva	3	4					T Bacsinszky	7	2	1
	PR	M Shaughnessy	2	6	1			22	D Hantuchová	5	6	6
	22	D Hantuchová	6	4	6																	22	D Hantuchová	2	0
	28	S Bammer	4	6	65																	2	S Williams	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	1	77				MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	6
	Q	A Kerber	6	5	6			Q	A Kerber	5	3
		A Petkovic	4	7	3											MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	5
		M Czink	6	6											2	S Williams	6	7
		ME Camerin	3	4					M Czink	1	1
	WC	A Glatch	4	1				2	S Williams	6	6
	2	S Williams	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Clijsters	Wozniacki
1st serve %	53/85 (62%)	43/63 (68%)
1st serve points won	33 of 53 = 62%	23 of 43 = 53%
2nd serve points won	15 of 32 = 47%	6 of 20 = 30%
Total service points won	48 of 85 = 56.47%	29 of 63 = 46.03%
Aces	3	0
Double faults	2	3
Winners	36	10
Unforced errors	34	21
Net points won	11 of 15 = 73%	9 of 15 = 60%
Break points converted	5 of 8 = 63%	3 of 12 = 25%
Return points won	34 of 63 = 54%	37 of 85 = 44%
Total points won	82	66
Source