# 2009 French Open – Women's singles

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 French Open. It was her second major title, after the 2004 US Open. The final marked the third all-Russian final in major singles history, and the first since the 2004 US Open. It was Safina's third runner-up finish in as many major finals. The match was also the conclusion of a series of finals between the pair during that clay court season, as they each claimed the Stuttgart and Rome titles over each other.
Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka.
Sorana Cîrstea became the first player born in the 1990s to reach a major quarterfinal.

## Seeds

* Dinara Safina (final)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (third round)
* Elena Dementieva (third round)
* Jelena Janković (fourth round)
* Vera Zvonareva (withdrew because of an ankle injury)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion)
* Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
* Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
* Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
* Nadia Petrova (second round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Flavia Pennetta (first round)
* Zheng Jie (second round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (first round)
* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
* Kaia Kanepi (first round)
* Dominika Cibulková (semifinals)
* Alizé Cornet (second round)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
* Alisa Kleybanova (first round)
* Aleksandra Wozniak (fourth round)
* Li Na (fourth round)
* Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
* Sybille Bammer (second round)
* Ágnes Szávay (fourth round)
* Samantha Stosur (semifinals)
* Peng Shuai (first round)
* Iveta Benešová (third 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 | Dinara Safina | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 20 | Dominika Cibulková | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 20 | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | 20 | Dominika Cibulková | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Maria Sharapova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Sharapova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Dinara Safina | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| 30 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | | 30 | Samantha Stosur | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7 | 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Serena Williams | 6$^3$ | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | IR Olaru | 3 | 2 | | 27 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 0 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | M South | 6 | 6$^5$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 4 | 2 | | 9 | V Azarenka | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | ME Salerni | 6 | 1 | 2 | | K Barrois | 6$^1$ | 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 | 1$^r$ | | 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 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 8 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Ivanovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | V Williams | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | V Williams | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | L Šafářová | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | A-L Grönefeld | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | Q | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | K Kanepi | 6$^2$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | O Govortsova | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K O'Brien | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Duque Mariño | 3 | 6 | 6 | LL | M Duque Mariño | 2 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6$^3$ | 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 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Feuerstein | 1 | 4 | | 7 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | G Voskoboeva | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 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 | 6$^1$ | | 28 | S Bammer | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | S Bammer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | F Pennetta | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glatch | 6 | 6 | | | A Glatch | 6$^0$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 1 | 6 | 7 | | L Domínguez Lino | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Kuznetsova | Safina |
| 1st serve % | 42/54 (78%) | 30/49 (61%) |
| 1st serve points won | 28 of 42 = 67% | 16 of 30 = 53% |
| 2nd serve points won | 4 of 12 = 33% | 6 of 19 = 32% |
| Total service points won | 32 of 54 = 59.26% | 22 of 49 = 44.90% |
| Aces | 0 | 0 |
| Double faults | 1 | 7 |
| Winners | 12 | 11 |
| Unforced errors | 22 | 22 |
| Net points won | 4 of 4 = 100% | 2 of 2 = 100% |
| Break points converted | 5 of 7 = 71% | 2 of 4 = 50% |
| Return points won | 27 of 49 = 55% | 22 of 54 = 41% |
| Total points won | 59 | 44 |
| Source |||