2009 China Open – Women's Singles

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the second round against Peng Shuai.

Women's Singles
2009 China Open
Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova
Runner-up Agnieszka Radwańska
Final score6–2, 6–4
Seeds16
Main article: 2009 China Open (tennis)

Svetlana Kuznetsova won in the final 6–2, 6–4, against Agnieszka Radwańska to win the tournament for the second time.[1]

This tournament saw a WTA tour record, with world No. 226 Zhang Shuai defeating then world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the second round, and as such becoming the lowest-ranked player to ever defeat a reigning world No. 1.[2] Serena Williams replaced Safina as world No. 1 following the tournament by virtue of winning her second round match, though Williams herself would lose in the third round.[3]

Seeds
  1. Dinara Safina (Second Round)
  2. Serena Williams (Third Round)
  3. Venus Williams (Second Round)
  4. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
  5. Caroline Wozniacki (First Round)
  6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Champion)
  7. Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals)
  8. Jelena Janković (Second Round)
  9. Victoria Azarenka (Second Round)
  10. Flavia Pennetta (Third Round)
  11. Ana Ivanovic (withdrew due to upper respiratory tract infection)
  12. Agnieszka Radwańska (Final)
  13. Nadia Petrova (Semifinals)
  14. Marion Bartoli (Semifinals)
  15. Samantha Stosur (First Round)
  16. Li Na (Third Round)
  17. Virginie Razzano (withdrew due to left calf strain)

The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They are as follows:

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
14 Marion Bartoli 3 7 6
7 Vera Zvonareva 6 5 2
14 Marion Bartoli 4 3  
12 Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6  
4 Elena Dementieva 5 3  
12 Agnieszka Radwańska 7 6  
12 Agnieszka Radwańska 2 4  
6 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6  
6 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6  
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3 3  
6 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6  
13 Nadia Petrova 1 3  
  Peng Shuai 77 3 2
13 Nadia Petrova 65 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 D Safina 6 6  
  R Vinci 4 4   1 D Safina 5 65  
WC S Zhang 6 6   WC S Zhang 7 77  
  I Benešová 4 2   WC S Zhang 1 4  
WC Y Wickmayer 7 3 3 14 M Bartoli 6 6  
  A Kleybanova 5 6 6   A Kleybanova 2 3  
  M Rybáriková 2 6 3 14 M Bartoli 6 6  
14 M Bartoli 6 4 6 14 M Bartoli 3 7 6
10 F Pennetta 77 6   7 V Zvonareva 6 5 2
WC X Han 62 2   10 F Pennetta 3 7 6
WC M Kirilenko 2 6 62 Q K Bondarenko 6 5 3
Q K Bondarenko 6 2 7 10 F Pennetta 3 7 5
  S Lisicki 0 0 r 7 V Zvonareva 6 5 7
  F Schiavone 6 1   F Schiavone 3 0  
  S Cîrstea 2 2   7 V Zvonareva 6 6  
7 V Zvonareva 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 E Dementieva 6 6  
  A-L Grönefeld 4 0   4 E Dementieva 6 6  
  E Vesnina 62 7 4 Q M Czink 4 3  
Q M Czink 77 5 6 4 E Dementieva 6 6  
Q C Ji 2 4   16 N Li 2 0  
  L Šafářová 6 6     L Šafářová 6 0 4
16 N Li 4 6 6
4 E Dementieva 5 3  
12 A Radwańska 7 6  
12 A Radwańska 6 6  
Q U Radwańska 4 5     P Schnyder 4 1  
  P Schnyder 6 7   12 A Radwańska 4 6 6
LL V King 6 6     MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 4 2
LL G Voskoboeva 4 3   LL V King 4 4  
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 65 77 6   MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 6  
5 C Wozniacki 77 62 0

Bottom half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 S Kuznetsova 77 7  
  J Zheng 63 5   6 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  A Medina Garrigues 3 7 7   A Medina Garrigues 2 1  
WC J Lu 6 5 5 6 S Kuznetsova 6 4 6
  Á Szávay 3 0     A Bondarenko 3 6 0
  A Bondarenko 6 6     A Bondarenko 6 6  
  S Errani 6 6     S Errani 3 3  
LL A Glatch 1 1   6 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
15 S Stosur 4 6 3   A Pavlyuchenkova 3 3  
  A Cornet 6 4 6   A Cornet 60 4  
  A Rezaï 6 1 65   A Wozniak 77 6  
  A Wozniak 4 6 77   A Wozniak 4 4  
  S Bammer 5 1     A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6  
  A Pavlyuchenkova 7 6     A Pavlyuchenkova 3 6 6
  V Dushevina 2 61   3 V Williams 6 1 4
3 V Williams 6 77  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 J Janković 6 5 2
Q Y Shvedova 2 3     S Peng 4 7 6
  S Peng 6 6     S Peng 6 6  
  M Sharapova 2 4  
  M Sharapova 6 65 7
Q O Govortsova 1 3   9 V Azarenka 3 77 5
9 V Azarenka 6 6     S Peng 77 3 2
13 N Petrova 6 5 6 13 N Petrova 65 6 6
Q A Kudryavtseva 1 7 2 13 N Petrova 6 2 7
  D Hantuchová 7 6     D Hantuchová 1 6 5
  C Suárez Navarro 5 2   13 N Petrova 6 3 77
Q S Pe'er 4 2   2 S Williams 4 6 65
  E Makarova 6 6     E Makarova 3 2  
  K Kanepi 5 4   2 S Williams 6 6  
2 S Williams 7 6  

References
  1. "Djokovic and Kuznetsova win China Open titles". Reuteurs. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. "Dinara Safina shocked by wildcard entrant Zhang Shuai in China Open". The Guardian. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. "Serena Williams regains world number one spot with win at China Open". The Guardian. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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