# 2009 Brisbane International – Women's singles

This was the first edition of the event.
Victoria Azarenka won the title, defeating Marion Bartoli in the final 6–3, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
* Victoria Azarenka (champion)
* Marion Bartoli (final)
* Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals, retired due to a left thigh strain)
* Kaia Kanepi (first round)
* Maria Kirilenko (withdrew due to viral illness)
* Francesca Schiavone (first round)
* Ai Sugiyama (first 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 |
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Marion Bartoli | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Marion Bartoli | 4 | | 3 | Marion Bartoli | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| | Sara Errani | 3 | 1 | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kvitová | 4 | 2 | | 1 | A Ivanovic | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 3 | 1 | Q | R Vinci | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Vinci | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | A Ivanovic | 3 | 2 | | | |
| LL | J Coin | 7 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 5 | 7 | 6$^3$ | LL | J Coin | 7 | 2 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Dokić | 6$^9$ | 6$^5$ | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Mauresmo | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 0$^r$ |
| 3 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Bartoli | 4 |
| WC | M Wejnert | 1 | 2 | | 3 | M Bartoli | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Czink | 7 | 6 | | Q | M Czink | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Garbin | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 2 | 3 | | | T Garbin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kleybanova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Kanepi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | F Schiavone | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 7 | 6 | | | O Govortsova | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | S Karatantcheva | 0 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Karatantcheva | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | O Govortsova | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 7 | 4 | 4 | | T Pironkova | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | S Errani | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Hantuchová | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | S Errani | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Holland | 4 | 3 | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | J Gajdošová | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 0 | 2 | | 2 | V Azarenka | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (qualified)
* Karin Knapp (first round)
* Akgul Amanmuradova (first round)
* Roberta Vinci (qualified)
* Camille Pin (first round)
* Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
* Galina Voskoboeva (first round)
* Rossana de los Ríos (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Anna-Lena Grönefeld
* Sesil Karatantcheva
* Melinda Czink
* Roberta Vinci

### Lucky loser

* Julie Coin

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Kutuzova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Kutuzova | 1 | 4 | 1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | Julia Görges | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Julia Görges | 6 | 6 | | Julia Görges | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| WC | Emelyn Starr | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Emelyn Starr | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Julie Coin | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | Melanie South | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Julie Coin | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 | | Ekaterina Bychkova | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Julie Coin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | Julie Coin | 6 | 6 | | Julie Coin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| 8 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Karin Knapp | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Catalina Castaño | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | Séverine Brémond | 6 | 2 | 1 | Catalina Castaño | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | Catalina Castaño | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Catalina Castaño | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | Evgeniya Rodina | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Julia Schruff | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 0 | 6 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | Vania King | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | Vania King | 2 | 7 | 7 | Vania King | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 5 | Camille Pin | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Melinda Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Melinda Czink | 6 | 6 | | | Melinda Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Sophie Ferguson | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Sophie Ferguson | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | Sophie Ferguson | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | Melinda Czink | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Yan Zi | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | Yan Zi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Yan Zi | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| WC | Monique Adamczak | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Monique Adamczak | 4 | 3 | | | Yan Zi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Rossana de los Ríos | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Marija Mirkovic | 2 | 2 | | 8 | Rossana de los Ríos | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Rossana de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jessica Moore | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jessica Moore | 2 | 0 | 4 | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Yuliana Fedak | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Jelena Pandžić | 5 | 1 | | Yuliana Fedak | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Yuliana Fedak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuliana Fedak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Roberta Vinci | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Karolina Šprem | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Karolina Šprem | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | Yuan Meng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuan Meng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Yuan Meng | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Karolina Šprem | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Karolina Šprem | 6 | 6 | | Karolina Šprem | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Galina Voskoboeva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |