# 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships – Singles

World No. 1 Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but she lost in the third round against Zheng Jie.
Flavia Pennetta won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Samantha Stosur.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Dinara Safina (third round)
* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Victoria Azarenka (second round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
* Nadia Petrova (third round)
* Ana Ivanovic (third round)
* Dominika Cibulková (second round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (withdrew)
* Flavia Pennetta (champion)
* Virginie Razzano (first round)
* Li Na (third round, withdrew due to a right knee injury)
* Samantha Stosur (final)
* Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
* Kaia Kanepi (first round)
* Francesca Schiavone (first round)
* Sabine Lisicki (third round, Retired due to a right shoulder injury)

## Main 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14 | Zheng Jie | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Samantha Stosur | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Samantha Stosur | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sorana Cîrstea | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 7 | 1 | 7 | | Sorana Cîrstea | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 13 | Samantha Stosur | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
| | Urszula Radwańska | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
| | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 7 | | | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | 10 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Oudin | 7 | 2 | 2 | | D Hantuchová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | D Safina | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Á Szávay | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 14 | J Zheng | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | E Vesnina | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Savchuk | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | J Zheng | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Zheng | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Zheng | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Stosur | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Niculescu | 1 | 2 | | 13 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Scheepers | 6 | 3 | 1 | | M Kirilenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Ivanovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 3 | 2 | | WC | V King | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 7 | | | S Cîrstea | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Larcher de Brito | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 17 | S Lisicki | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Makarova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Date-Krumm | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | 17 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | S Lisicki | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | V Razzano | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Radwańska | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 |
| | A Chakvetadze | 7 | 6 | | | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kleybanova | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Chakvetadze | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | C Gullickson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | A Sugiyama | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | D Cibulková | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | U Radwańska | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | U Radwańska | w/o | | | | | |
| | A Wozniak | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 12 | N Li | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 5 | 5 | | | A Wozniak | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 0 | 0 | r | 12 | N Li | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | N Li | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | U Radwańska | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | K Kanepi | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | M Sharapova | 6 | 7 |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 7 | | | L Šafářová | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 3 | 3 | | A Bondarenko | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Bondarenko | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Groth | 0 | 4 | | | M Sharapova | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | V Azarenka | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 7 | 4 | | | S Pe'er | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rodionova | 5 | 1 | r | | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | WC | C Vandeweghe | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Lepchenko | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Pennetta | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | F Schiavone | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 2 |
| Q | J Craybas | 7 | 6 | | Q | J Craybas | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | Y Wickmayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Vaidišová | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Krajicek | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | S Peng | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |