# 2009 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Serena and Venus Williams defeated Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was their third Australian Open doubles title together and eighth major title together overall.
Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko were the defending champions, but were defeated in the first round by Gisela Dulko and Roberta Vinci.

## Seeds

* Cara Black / Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
* Květa Peschke / Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
* Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs (third round)
* Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (third round)
* Maria Kirilenko / Flavia Pennetta (third round, withdrew)
* Chuang Chia-jung / Sun Tiantian (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (final)
* Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)
* Casey Dellacqua / Francesca Schiavone (semifinals)
* Victoria Azarenka / Vera Zvonareva (third round, withdrew)
* Sorana Cîrstea / Monica Niculescu (second round)
* Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasia Rodionova (second round)
* Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 7 | 3 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6$^0$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6$^0$ | 6 | 7 | 9 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo | 3 | 7 | 7 | | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 11 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | 9 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Casey Dellacqua Francesca Schiavone | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Casey Dellacqua Francesca Schiavone | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze A Kleybanova | 2 | 3 | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Adamczak O Rogowska | 7 | 2 | 4 | | E Gallovits A Parra Santonja | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gallovits A Parra Santonja | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | w/o | | | | | | |
| WC | N Kriz A Wishink | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | V Azarenka V Zvonareva | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet C Pin | 6 | 6 | | | A Cornet C Pin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Sheed B Stewart | 2 | 1 | | 13 | V Azarenka V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | V Azarenka V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Huber | 7 | 3 | 6$^{10}$ |
| 9 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6$^0$ | 6 | 7 |
| WC | I Holland S Peers | 1 | 1 | | 9 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina O Savchuk | 4 | 6 | 6 | | V Dushevina O Savchuk | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King S Mirza | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Á Szávay E Vesnina | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 4 | | | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Szávay E Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Á Szávay E Vesnina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C-j Chuang T Sun | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | K Peschke L Raymond | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani K Knapp | 6$^0$ | 3 | | 3 | K Peschke L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Bai E Starr | 5 | 2 | | | S Arvidsson N Grandin | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson N Grandin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | K Peschke L Raymond | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Brémond O Govortsova | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | N Dechy M Santangelo | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | N Dechy M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ditty C Gullickson | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | S Cîrstea M Niculescu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Cîrstea M Niculescu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | N Dechy M Santangelo | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6$^6$ |
| WC | T Calderwood S Golds | 1 | 1 | | 11 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Johansson S Sfar | 4 | 3 | | | A Amanmuradova T Pironkova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Paszek İ Şenoğlu | 2 | 1 | r | | | | | 6 | Z Yan J Zheng | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Jans A Rosolska | 6 | 2 | | | K Jans A Rosolska | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hrdinová K Zakopalová | 1 | 4 | | 6 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Z Yan J Zheng | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | M Kirilenko F Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Dekmeijere A Wozniak | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | M Kirilenko F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Ferguson J Moore | 3 | 2 | | | M Jugić-Salkić A Keothavong | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jugić-Salkić A Keothavong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Kirilenko F Pennetta | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er C Wozniacki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | C Dellacqua F Schiavone | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kudryavtseva E Makarova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cetkovská C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 1 | | 12 | C Dellacqua F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Dellacqua F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | C Dellacqua F Schiavone | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 15 | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | M Domachowska Y Wickmayer | 1 | 1 | | 15 | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Barrois T Garbin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic J Kostanić Tošić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Šafářová G Voskoboeva | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | L Šafářová G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko R Vinci | 6 | 7 | | | G Dulko R Vinci | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | S Stosur R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová K Kanepi | 1 | 4 | | 5 | S Stosur R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas T Tanasugarn | 3 | 5 | | | A Radwańska U Radwańska | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Radwańska U Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | S Stosur R Stubbs | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Kvitová M Rybáriková | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 10 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | A Morita M Müller | 6 | 7 | | Alt | A Morita M Müller | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova N Petrova | 3 | 1 | | 10 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | M Ani R Voráčová | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dzehalevich V Uhlířová | 3 | 5 | | | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 16 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva Y Shvedova | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 7 | 6 | | | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková V Razzano | 1 | 3 | | 2 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |