2009 French Open – Women's Singles

Seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina in 74 minutes, 6–4, 6–2, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2009 French Open. Kuznetsova had been runner-up to Justine Henin in the 2006 final. It was the third all-Russian final in Grand Slam history, and the first since 2004. Kuznetsova won her first Grand Slam since the 2004 US Open, where she also won in an all-Russian final over Elena Dementieva, and second overall. Safina fell to 0–3 in Grand Slam finals with the loss. The match was also the conclusion of a series of matches between them during the preceding clay court season, with Kuznetsova beating Safina to win the title in Stuttgart, and Safina avenging the loss by beating Kuznetsova in Rome.

Women's Singles
2009 French Open
Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova
Runner-up Dinara Safina
Final score6–4, 6–2
Main article: 2009 French Open

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka.

Seeds
  1. Dinara Safina (Final)
  2. Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
  3. Venus Williams (Third round)
  4. Elena Dementieva (Third round)
  5. Jelena Janković (Fourth round)
  6. Vera Zvonareva (Withdrew because of an ankle injury)
  7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Champion)
  8. Ana Ivanovic (Fourth round)
  9. Victoria Azarenka (Quarterfinals)
  10. Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)
  11. Nadia Petrova (Second round)
  12. Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
  13. Marion Bartoli (Second round)
  14. Flavia Pennetta (First round)
  15. Zheng Jie (Second round)
  16. Amélie Mauresmo (First round)
  17. Patty Schnyder (First round)
  18. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Second round)
  19. Kaia Kanepi (First round)
  20. Dominika Cibulková (Semifinals)
  21. Alizé Cornet (Second round)
  22. Carla Suárez Navarro (Third round)
  23. Alisa Kleybanova (First round)
  24. Aleksandra Wozniak (Fourth round)
  25. Li Na (Fourth round)
  26. Anna Chakvetadze (First round)
  27. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third round)
  28. Sybille Bammer (Second round)
  29. Ágnes Szávay (Fourth round)
  30. Samantha Stosur (Semifinals)
  31. Peng Shuai (First round)
  32. Iveta Benešová (Third round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2009 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Dinara Safina 1 6 6
9 Victoria Azarenka 6 4 2
1 Dinara Safina 6 6  
20 Dominika Cibulková 3 3  
20 Dominika Cibulková 6 6  
Maria Sharapova 0 2  
1 Dinara Safina 4 2  
7 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6  
  Sorana Cîrstea 1 3  
30 Samantha Stosur 6 6  
30 Samantha Stosur 4 77 3
7 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 65 6
7 Svetlana Kuznetsova 77 5 7
2 Serena Williams 63 7 5

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 D Safina 6 6  
  A Keothavong 0 0   1 D Safina 6 6  
Q V Diatchenko 2 6 10 Q V Diatchenko 1 1  
  M Johansson 6 2 8 1 D Safina 6 6  
  N Llagostera Vives 5 2   27 A Pavlyuchenkova 2 0  
  J Coin 7 6     J Coin 2 62  
  IR Olaru 3 2   27 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 77  
27 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   1 D Safina 6 6  
23 A Kleybanova 2 6 1   A Rezaï 1 0  
Q P Hercog 6 4 6 Q P Hercog 6 4 2
  A Sugiyama 3 2     A Rezaï 3 6 6
  A Rezaï 6 6     A Rezaï 77 6  
Q M Larcher de Brito 0 77 7 Q M Larcher de Brito 63 2  
  M South 6 65 5 Q M Larcher de Brito 6 6  
  S Cohen-Aloro 1 3   15 J Zheng 4 3  
15 J Zheng 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 V Azarenka 6 6  
  R Vinci 4 2   9 V Azarenka 77 7  
PR ME Salerni 6 1 2   K Barrois 61 5  
  K Barrois 3 6 6 9 V Azarenka 5 7 6
Q Y Meusburger 1 2   22 C Suárez Navarro 7 5 2
  L Hradecká 6 6     L Hradecká 2 4  
  E Gallovits 1 4   22 C Suárez Navarro 6 6  
22 C Suárez Navarro 6 6   9 V Azarenka 6 6  
32 I Benešová 7 4   8 A Ivanovic 2 3  
  J Görges 5 1r 32 I Benešová 6 6  
  V Lepchenko 3 3     A Kudryavtseva 1 2  
  A Kudryavtseva 6 6   32 I Benešová 0 2  
  T Tanasugarn 6 5 7 8 A Ivanovic 6 6  
  C Pin 3 7 5   T Tanasugarn 1 2  
  S Errani 63 3   8 A Ivanovic 6 6  
8 A Ivanovic 77 6  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 V Williams 6 4 6
  B Mattek-Sands 1 6 2 3 V Williams 65 6 7
  L Šafářová 6 1 6   L Šafářová 77 2 5
  S Lisicki 2 6 1 3 V Williams 0 4  
  E Vesnina 6 6   29 Á Szávay 6 6  
  S Brémond Beltrame 3 3     E Vesnina 2 0  
Q C Dentoni 3 4   29 Á Szávay 6 6  
29 Á Szávay 6 6   29 Á Szávay 2 4  
20 D Cibulková 6 2 6 20 D Cibulková 6 6  
  A Bondarenko 4 6 4 20 D Cibulková 6 6  
  S Foretz 1 6 4   K Flipkens 1 0  
  K Flipkens 6 4 6 20 D Cibulková 6 6  
  T Paszek 1 3     G Dulko 4 2  
  G Dulko 6 6     G Dulko 77 0 6
  A-L Grönefeld 6 6     A-L Grönefeld 65 6 2
16 A Mauresmo 4 3  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 N Petrova 6 6  
WC L Embree 1 2   11 N Petrova 2 6 6
  A Yakimova 6 1 2 M Sharapova 6 1 8
M Sharapova 3 6 6 M Sharapova 1 6 6
WC O Sanchez 1 1   Q Y Shvedova 6 3 4
Q A Rus 6 6   Q A Rus 0 2  
Q Y Shvedova 77 3 6 Q Y Shvedova 6 6  
19 K Kanepi 62 6 2 M Sharapova 6 0 6
25 N Li 6 6   25 N Li 4 6 4
  M Domachowska 4 2   25 N Li 6 6  
WC É Loit 6 4 1   T Bacsinszky 1 4  
  T Bacsinszky 4 6 6 25 N Li 7 6  
WC I Pavlovic 3 4     O Govortsova 5 1  
  A Amanmuradova 6 6     A Amanmuradova 3 77 5
  O Govortsova 6 6     O Govortsova 6 63 7
LL K O'Brien 1 1  

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 J Janković 6 6  
  P Cetkovská 2 3   5 J Janković 6 6  
  M Rybáriková 6 2 8   M Rybáriková 1 2  
WC K Mladenovic 1 6 6 5 J Janković 6 6  
  J Groth 6 6     J Groth 1 1  
WC K Laisné 4 3     J Groth 6 711  
LL M Duque Mariño 3 6 6 LL M Duque Mariño 2 69  
26 A Chakvetadze 6 4 4 5 J Janković 6 0 7
21 A Cornet 6 7     S Cîrstea 3 6 9
  M Ani 4 5   21 A Cornet 3 2  
Q C Gullickson 4 2     S Cîrstea 6 6  
  S Cîrstea 6 6     S Cîrstea 77 7  
  T Pironkova 5 2   10 C Wozniacki 63 5  
  J Craybas 7 6     J Craybas 1 4  
  V Dushevina 6 5 1 10 C Wozniacki 6 6  
10 C Wozniacki 4 7 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 M Bartoli 3 6 6
  P Parmentier 6 1 3 13 M Bartoli 3 5  
  T Garbin 7 7     T Garbin 6 7  
  A Morita 5 5     T Garbin 5 5  
  V Razzano 6 6     V Razzano 7 7  
  D Hantuchová 3 3     V Razzano 6 6  
  E Makarova 2 7 0 18 A Medina Garrigues 2 2  
18 A Medina Garrigues 6 5 6   V Razzano 1 2  
30 S Stosur 6 6   30 S Stosur 6 6  
  F Schiavone 4 2   30 S Stosur 6 4 6
  Y Wickmayer 4 6 6   Y Wickmayer 3 6 4
  U Radwańska 6 3 0 30 S Stosur 6 4 6
  J Dokić 3 6 6 4 E Dementieva 3 6 1
  K Šprem 6 1 2   J Dokić 6 3 r
Q C Scheepers 4 3   4 E Dementieva 2 4  
4 E Dementieva 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
WC C Feuerstein 1 4   7 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  G Voskoboeva 6 77     G Voskoboeva 0 2  
  S Mirza 4 63   7 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
Q A Sevastova 6 4 1   M Czink 1 3  
  M Czink 3 6 6   M Czink 4 6 10
  N Dechy 3 61   28 S Bammer 6 3 8
28 S Bammer 6 77   7 S Kuznetsova 6 1 6
17 P Schnyder 4 3   12 A Radwańska 4 6 1
  K Bondarenko 6 6     K Bondarenko 4 7 7
WC O Rogowska 6 6   WC O Rogowska 6 5 5
  M Kirilenko 4 4     K Bondarenko 2 4  
  P Mayr 1 1   12 A Radwańska 6 6  
  M Koryttseva 6 6     M Koryttseva 1 4  
  R de los Ríos 3 1   12 A Radwańska 6 6  
12 A Radwańska 6 6  

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 F Pennetta 1 1  
  A Glatch 6 6     A Glatch 60 5  
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 1 6 7   L Domínguez Lino 77 7  
  L Domínguez Lino 6 4 9   L Domínguez Lino 2 6 3
  M Santangelo 4 2   24 A Wozniak 6 3 6
Q P Martić 6 6   Q P Martić 3 3  
  M Niculescu 4 6 3 24 A Wozniak 6 6  
24 A Wozniak 6 4 6 24 A Wozniak 1 2  
31 S Peng 6 2 4 2 S Williams 6 6  
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 1 6 6   MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 6 6
  V Kutuzova 6 6     V Kutuzova 6 3 3
Q Z Ondrášková 2 4     MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 3 4
  V Ruano Pascual 6 6   2 S Williams 4 6 6
  N Vaidišová 4 3     V Ruano Pascual 2 0  
  K Zakopalová 3 77 4 2 S Williams 6 6  
2 S Williams 6 65 6

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