# 2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Vera Zvonareva was the 2009 defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Shahar Pe'er won the title, defeating Alberta Brianti in the final 6–3, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
* Zheng Jie (withdrew due to left wrist injury)
* Peng Shuai (semifinals, retired)
* Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
* Shahar Pe'er (champion)
* Olga Govortsova (second round)
* Ayumi Morita (semifinals)
* Alberta Brianti (finals)
* Maria Elena Camerin (second 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Alberta Brianti | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 7 | Ayumi Morita | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Ayumi Morita | 3 | 5 | 8 | Alberta Brianti | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 5 | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Peng Shuai | 4 | 0$^r$ | 5 | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 1 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Lu | 4 | 2 | | | A Sevastova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Sevastova | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Wienerová | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Brianti | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Zhang | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | L Wienerová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ferguson | 6$^1$ | 4 | | 8 | A Brianti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Brianti | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Brianti | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Morita | 3 | 5 |
| | O Savchuk | 3 | 7 | 6 | | O Savchuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-W Hsieh | 6 | 7 | | | S-W Hsieh | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yan | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | O Savchuk | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | A Spears | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K-C Chang | 3 | 6$^3$ | | LL | A Spears | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Poutchek | 3 | 3 | | 7 | A Morita | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | O Govortsova | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | X Han | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | O Govortsova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Sema | 2 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | A Panova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Panova | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | A Panova | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 6$^{12}$ | 7 | 3 | | C Scheepers | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Haynes | 2 | 5 | | 3 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Peng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Peng | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| 5 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Pe'er | 6 | 1 |
| | K Wörle | 1 | 4 | | 5 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara | 3 | 2 | | | A Amanmuradova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | Y-J Chan | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Y-J Chan | 6 | 6 | | | Y-J Chan | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Chen | 2 | 2 | | 9 | ME Camerin | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | ME Camerin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |