# 2009 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

The 2009 BWF World Championships was the 17th tournament of the World Badminton Championships. It was held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, from 10 to 16 August 2009. Following the results of the women's singles.

## Seeds

* Zhou Mi (quarter-final)
* Wang Lin (semi-final)
* Tine Rasmussen (quarter-final)
* Wang Yihan (third round)
* Xie Xingfang (final)
* Saina Nehwal (quarter-final)
* Lu Lan (champion)
* Pi Hongyan (semi-final)
* Wang Chen (third round)
* Petya Nedelcheva (third round)
* Juliane Schenk (quarter-final)
* Hwang Hye-youn (third round)
* Yip Pui Yin (third round)
* Wong Mew Choo (second round)
* Maria Kristin Yulianti (third round)
* Judith Meulendijks (second round)

## Main stage
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | Zhou M | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Brosolat Jensen | wo | | | M Chan Ky | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chan Ky | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhou M | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 14 | Wong MC | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | A Goto | 11 | 18 | | | | | |
| | S Pohl | 4 | 6 | 14 | Wong MC | 21 | 12 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Magee | 13 | 9 | | A Goto | 18 | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Goto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhou M | 15 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Xie XF | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | 5 | Xie XF | 23 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fu MT | 15 | 15 | | L Zechiri | 21 | 10$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zechiri | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 5 | Xie XF | 21 | 14 | 21 | | | | |
| 16 | J Meulendijks | | | | | | | | | S Ponsana | 16 | 21 | 9 | | | | |
| | A Rice | wo | | 16 | J Meulendijks | 21 | 16 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stapusaityte | 8 | 7 | | S Ponsana | 11 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ponsana | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 4 | Wang YH | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nieminen | 19 | 20 | | S Egelstaff | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Egelstaff | 21 | 22 | | | | | 4 | Wang YH | 18 | 15 | | | | | |
| 11 | J Schenk | 21 | 21 | | | | | 11 | J Schenk | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | A Mutatkar | 8 | 12 | 11 | J Schenk | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Hosny | 8 | 14 | | E Diehl | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Diehl | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Schenk | 21 | 15 | 19 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Pi HY | 15 | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | 8 | Pi HY | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim M-h | 16 | 19 | | Hung S-h | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hung S-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | 8 | Pi HY | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 15 | MK Yulianti | 21 | 21 | | | | | 15 | MK Yulianti | 13 | 14 | | | | | |
| | S Hansson | 6 | 2 | 15 | MK Yulianti | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tan | 21 | 22 | | L Tan | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Prus | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | P Buranaprasertsuk | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Cheah | 6 | 18 | | P Buranaprasertsuk | 21 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen H-h | 19 | 10 | 9 | Wang C | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wang C | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 9 | Wang C | 18 | 14 | | | | | |
| | N Descamps | 9 | 8 | | | | | | 7 | Lu L | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | A Firdasari | 21 | 21 | | A Firdasari | 17 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Griga | 16 | 5 | 7 | Lu L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lu L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Lu L | 21 | 21 |
| | S Gokhale | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Rasmussen | 15 | 13 |
| | Yao J | 21 | 21 | | Yao J | 21 | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Zaitsava | 11 | 13 | 13 | Yip PY | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Yip PY | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 13 | Yip PY | 13 | 21 | 15 | | | | |
| | R Hindley | wo | | | | | | | 3 | T Rasmussen | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | |
| | C Reid | wo | | | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | T Rasmussen | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Xing AY | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Ludíková | 15 | 9 | | | Xing AY | 24 | 21 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Chanteur | 12 | 10 | | 10 | P Nedelcheva | 26 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P Nedelcheva | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 10 | P Nedelcheva | 21 | 18 | 10 | | | | |
| | O Konon | wo | | | | | | | | 6 | S Nehwal | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | A Prokopenko | | | | | A Prokopenko | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Nehwal | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Nehwal | 16 | 19 |
| | J Cicognini | 21 | 12 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wang L | 21 | 21 |
| | K Tolmoff | 19 | 21 | 21 | | K Tolmoff | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Foo Kune | 5 | 9 | | 12 | Hwang H-y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Hwang H-y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 12 | Hwang H-y | 10 | 21 | | | | | |
| | M Tvrdy | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | 2 | Wang L | 21 | 23 | | | | | |
| | Y Hirayama | 21 | 21 | | | Y Hirayama | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Wang L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Zhou Mi | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 | | 5 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Pi Hongyan | 18 | 8 | | | | |
| 11 | Juliane Schenk | 21 | 15 | 19 | 8 | Pi Hongyan | 18 | 8 | | | | |
| 8 | Pi Hongyan | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pi Hongyan | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | 5 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Lu Lan | 23 | 21 |
| 7 | Lu Lan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Lu Lan | 23 | 21 |
| 3 | Tine Rasmussen | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tine Rasmussen | 15 | 13 | | 7 | Lu Lan | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Wang Lin | 18 | 19 | | | | |
| 6 | Saina Nehwal | 16 | 19 | | 2 | Wang Lin | 18 | 19 | | | | |
| 2 | Wang Lin | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |