2009 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2009 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–3, 6–1
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Main article: 2009 Sony Ericsson Open

The 2009 Sony Ericsson Open women's singles was the women's singles event of the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open, a WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament held in Key Biscayne, Florida in late March and early April. World No. 1 Serena Williams was the defending champion and attempting to win a record sixth title at the tournament, but she lost in the final to Victoria Azarenka, 6–3, 6–1. Azarenka won her third WTA singles title and first at the Premier or above level.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Serena Williams (final)
2. Dinara Safina (third round)
3. Jelena Janković (second round)
4. Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
5. Venus Williams (semifinals)
6. Vera Zvonareva (third round)
7. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
9. Nadia Petrova (third round)
10. Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
11. Victoria Azarenka (champion)
12. Marion Bartoli (second round)
13. Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
14. Alizé Cornet (third round)
15. Flavia Pennetta (third round)
16. Dominika Cibulková (third round, retired to due cramping)
17. Zheng Jie (fourth round)
18. Patty Schnyder (third round)
19. Anabel Medina Garrigues (fourth round)
20. Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
21. Kaia Kanepi (third round)
22. Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
23. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
24. Alisa Kleybanova (fourth round)
25. Ágnes Szávay (fourth round)
26. Iveta Benešová (quarterfinals)
27. Sybille Bammer (second round)
28. Alona Bondarenko (second round)
29. Aleksandra Wozniak (second round)
30. Sara Errani (second round)
31. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
32. Peng Shuai (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	4	77	6
		Li Na	6	61	2
								1	Serena Williams	6	3	6
								5	Venus Williams	4	6	3
	26	Iveta Benešová	1	4
	5	Venus Williams	6	6
															1	Serena Williams	3	1
															11	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	65	6
	13	Caroline Wozniacki	4	77	1
								8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3	6	5
								11	Victoria Azarenka	6	2	7
	11	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
		Samantha Stosur	1	0

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	S Williams	6	6
		T Bacsinszky	4	1				WC	A Glatch	2	3
	WC	A Glatch	6	6											1	S Williams	7	6
		P Parmentier	1	5											32	S Peng	5	2
	PR	M Santangelo	6	7				PR	M Santangelo	5	3
								32	S Peng	7	6
																						1	S Williams	7	5	6
																						17	J Zheng	5	7	3
								17	J Zheng	6	6
		V Razzano	4	6	64			Q	J Görges	4	2
	Q	J Görges	6	4	77										17	J Zheng	6	6
		K Knapp	62	3											14	A Cornet	4	0
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	77	6					B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	64
								14	A Cornet	6	77

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	N Petrova	3	6	6
	Q	A Morita	6	4	63			Q	M Krajicek	6	4	2
	Q	M Krajicek	1	6	77										9	N Petrova	5	1
		E Makarova	3	6	6											E Makarova	7	6
		Y-j Chan	6	2	3				E Makarova	6	6
								23	A Sugiyama	3	4
																							E Makarova	77	2	2
																							N Li	63	6	6
								29	A Wozniak	5	3
	Q	U Radwańska	4	7	1				N Li	7	6
		N Li	6	5	6											N Li	6	3	6
		T Garbin	6	6											6	V Zvonareva	4	6	2
		K Zakopalová	3	4					T Garbin	4	1
								6	V Zvonareva	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	J Janković	4	65
		G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	6	77
		L Domínguez Lino	2	4												G Dulko	3	2
		S Lisicki	6	6											26	I Benešová	6	6
		P Kvitová	2	4					S Lisicki	2	4
								26	I Benešová	6	6
																						26	I Benešová	6	6
																						19	A Medina Garrigues	4	1
								19	A Medina Garrigues	77	6
		A Kudryavtseva	6	78					A Kudryavtseva	63	4
	Q	M Duque Marino	4	66											19	A Medina Garrigues	77	1	5
		M Erakovic	0	2											16	D Cibulková	64	6	5r
	Q	K Šprem	6	6				Q	K Šprem	4	3
								16	D Cibulková	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	A Radwańska	4	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	7					T Tanasugarn	6	3	2
		N Dechy	3	5											10	A Radwańska	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6											21	K Kanepi	4	3
		Y Wickmayer	0	4					MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	4	5
								21	K Kanepi	4	6	7
																						10	A Radwańska	6	1	4
																						5	V Williams	4	6	6
								30	S Errani	4	3
	Q	J Craybas	4	1					A-L Grönefeld	6	6
		A-L Grönefeld	6	6												A-L Grönefeld	5	3
	WC	T Hendler	1	65											5	V Williams	7	6
		S Pe'er	6	77					S Pe'er	3	3
								5	V Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	S Kuznetsova	2	7	6
		M Niculescu	5	2				Q	T Paszek	6	5	1
	Q	T Paszek	7	6											8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		N Vaidišová	6	6												N Vaidišová	1	4
	Q	P Mayr	4	2					N Vaidišová	6	6
								28	A Bondarenko	1	0
																						8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
																						24	A Kleybanova	2	1
								24	A Kleybanova	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	6	6					G Voskoboeva	2	4
		V Dushevina	4	4											24	A Kleybanova	6	3	6
	Q	A Yakimova	6	6											Q	A Yakimova	3	6	4
		O Govortsova	2	1				Q	A Yakimova	6	6
								12	M Bartoli	4	3

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	C Wozniacki	6	5	6
		E Gallovits	3	65				WC	J Dokić	3	7	2
	WC	J Dokić	6	77											13	C Wozniacki	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	7											18	P Schnyder	4	4
		A Keothavong	4	5					L Šafářová	6	1	4
								18	P Schnyder	4	6	6
																						13	C Wozniacki	7	6
																						4	E Dementieva	5	4
								31	C Suárez Navarro	3	6	77
	WC	C Vandeweghe	0	3					N Llagostera Vives	6	4	63
		N Llagostera Vives	6	6											31	C Suárez Navarro	2	2
	WC	A Pivovarova	77	6											4	E Dementieva	6	6
		B Mattek-Sands	61	3				WC	A Pivovarova	0	6	3
								4	E Dementieva	6	3	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	A Ivanovic	6	6
	Q	M Koryttseva	6	6				Q	M Koryttseva	0	3
		S Cîrstea	2	1											7	A Ivanovic	4	6	1
		F Schiavone	6	5	6										25	Á Szávay	6	4	6
		T Pironkova	3	7	3				F Schiavone	6	4	2
								25	Á Szávay	2	6	6
																						25	Á Szávay	2	4
																						11	V Azarenka	6	6
								22	A Chakvetadze	6	6
	WC	M Oudin	6	3	2				D Hantuchová	3	1
		D Hantuchová	4	6	6										22	A Chakvetadze	1	4
		A Pavlyuchenkova	4	7	6										11	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	A Rezaï	6	5	3				A Pavlyuchenkova	2	2
								11	V Azarenka	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	F Pennetta	6	7
		K Bondarenko	4	6	4				M Kirilenko	4	5
		M Kirilenko	6	0	6										15	F Pennetta	77	2	2
	WC	A Rus	6	3	5										20	A Mauresmo	65	6	6
		M Rybáriková	3	6	7				M Rybáriková	3	6	2
								20	A Mauresmo	6	1	6
																						20	A Mauresmo	4	4
																							S Stosur	6	6
								27	S Bammer	1	1
		S Arvidsson	1	0	r				S Stosur	6	6
		S Stosur	6	2												S Stosur	6	6
		M Johansson	1	77	710										2	D Safina	1	4
	WC	S Mirza	6	62	68				M Johansson	1	3
								2	D Safina	6	6

External links

• Draw and Qualifying Draw