# 2009 US Open – Women's doubles

Serena and Venus Williams defeated the defending champions Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was their second US Open title together and tenth major title together overall. It was the second component in an eventual non-calendar-year Grand Slam for the sisters.

## Seeds

* Cara Black / Liezel Huber (final)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
* Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
* Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)
* Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (second round)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Patty Schnyder (third round)
* Maria Kirilenko / Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals)
* Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
* Vania King / Monica Niculescu (third round)
* Alisa Kleybanova / Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)
* Sania Mirza / Francesca Schiavone (second round)
* Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (first round)
* Victoria Azarenka / Vera Zvonareva (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| 8 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Nadia Petrova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Nadia Petrova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | Maria Kirilenko Elena Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 13 | Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C McHale A Muhammad | 2 | 1 | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky A Cornet | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Czink N Grandin | 2 | 6 | 2 | | O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | V Dushevina A Rodionova | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | V King M Niculescu | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | L Šafářová G Voskoboeva | 7 | 6$^4$ | 4 | 12 | V King M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Dekmeijere J Ditty | 7 | 6 | | | L Dekmeijere J Ditty | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik M Shaughnessy | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | 12 | V King M Niculescu | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Borwell J Craybas | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 6 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Pin C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 2 | 7 | | C Pin C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova Y Wickmayer | 2 | 5 | | 6 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 3 | S Stosur R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Albanese A Haynes | 3 | 1 | | 3 | S Stosur R Stubbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin A Chakvetadze | 5 | 5 | | | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | S Stosur R Stubbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Kvitová O Savchuk | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | G Dulko S Pe'er | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Dulko S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | G Dulko S Pe'er | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dzehalevich R Voráčová | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | S Mirza F Schiavone | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Mirza F Schiavone | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Stosur R Stubbs | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Mattek-Sands N Petrova | 2 | 3 |
| | M Ani K Kanepi | 1 | 3 | | 9 | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jans A Rosolska | 7 | 6 | | | K Jans A Rosolska | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova D Kustova | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Perry L Raymond | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | B Mattek-Sands N Petrova | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Razzano Á Szávay | 5 | 6 | 6 | | V Razzano Á Szávay | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Ahn C Dolehide | 3 | 2 | | 8 | B Mattek-Sands N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Mattek-Sands N Petrova | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Klemenschits A Rezaï | 1 | 2 | | 5 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Radwańska U Radwańska | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| PR | J Groth J Husárová | 6$^7$ | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | 11 | Z Yan J Zheng | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Gallovits M Rybáriková | 7 | 3 | | | E Gallovits M Rybáriková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani F Pennetta | 4 | 3 | | 11 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Z Yan J Zheng | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | V Azarenka V Zvonareva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Williams V Williams | 7 | 6 |
| | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | V Azarenka V Zvonareva | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | S Cîrstea C Wozniacki | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer J Schruff | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea C Wozniacki | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan K Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Barrois T Garbin | 0 | 5 | | | Y-j Chan K Srebotnik | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges A Parra Santonja | 2 | 2 | | 4 | S Williams V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | 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 |
| 7 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-j Chuang A Wozniak | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Glatch C Gullickson | 4 | 6 | 7 | WC | A Glatch C Gullickson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog R Vinci | 6 | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | | WC | A Glatch C Gullickson | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | T Malek A Petkovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | M Kirilenko E Vesnina | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva T Poutchek | 5 | 1 | | | T Malek A Petkovic | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Rolle R Zalameda | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | M Kirilenko E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Kirilenko E Vesnina | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Kirilenko E Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | A Kleybanova E Makarova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Kleybanova E Makarova | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | A Dulgheru R Olaru | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | A Kleybanova E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coin M-È Pelletier | 6 | 6 | | | J Coin M-È Pelletier | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | L Granville V Uhlířová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | A Kleybanova E Makarova | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Mayr S Vögele | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | S Stephens M Washington | 6 | 2 | 1 | | P Mayr S Vögele | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita M Oudin | 2 | 1 | | 2 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |