2009 Bank of the West Classic

2009 Bank of the West Classic
Date July 27 – August 2
Edition 38th
Category WTA Premier tournaments
Location Stanford, California, USA
Venue Taube Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
France Marion Bartoli
Doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
WTA Tour No. 22 Aleksandra Wozniak was the defending champion in Stanford
Wimbledon champion Serena Williams headlined the singles event in Stanford

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.

WTA Entrants

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

PlayerWTA Tour Rank*Seeds
United States Serena Williams21
United States Venus Williams32
Russia Elena Dementieva43
Serbia Jelena Janković64
Russia Nadia Petrova105
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková126
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska147
France Marion Bartoli158
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of July 20, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Singles

France Marion Bartoli def. United States Venus Williams, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4

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

Doubles

United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams def. Chinese Taipei Yung-Jan Chan / Romania Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 6–1

References

  1. ↑ "Players". bankofthewestclassic.com. Bank of the West Classic. Retrieved 2009-07-13.


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