# 2009 Australian Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–0, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was her fourth Australian Open singles title and tenth major singles title overall. With the win, Williams regained the world No. 1 ranking.
Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to a recurring shoulder injury.
This was also the first Australian Open to feature three Russian semifinalists, those being Safina, Vera Zvonareva and Elena Dementieva.

## Seeds

    01. Jelena Janković (fourth round)
    02. Serena Williams (champion)
    03. Dinara Safina (final)
    04. Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
    05. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
    06. Venus Williams (second round)
    07. Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
    08. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
    09. Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
    10. Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
    11. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
    12. Flavia Pennetta (third round)
    13. Victoria Azarenka (fourth round, retired due to dizziness and gastrointestinal illness)
    14. Patty Schnyder (second round)
    15. Alizé Cornet (fourth round)
    16. Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)
    17. Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
    18. Dominika Cibulková (fourth round)
    19. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
    20. Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
    21. Anabel Medina Garrigues (fourth round)
    22. Zheng Jie (fourth round, retired due to a left wrist sprain)
    23. Ágnes Szávay (first round)
    24. Sybille Bammer (first round)
    25. Kaia Kanepi (third round)
    26. Ai Sugiyama (third round)
    27. Maria Kirilenko (first round)
    28. Francesca Schiavone (first round)
    29. Alisa Kleybanova (fourth round)
    30. Aleksandra Wozniak (first round)
    31. Alona Bondarenko (third round)
    32. Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 |
| 16 | Marion Bartoli | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 3 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Jelena Dokić | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jelena Dokić | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 3 | Dinara Safina | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Serena Williams | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 1 | 3 | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | K Flipkens | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 26 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | V Kutuzova | 3 | 0 | | N Dechy | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Dubois | 0 | 6$^5$ | 26 | A Sugiyama | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | S Bammer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | L Šafářová | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cetkovská | 4 | 5 | | M Erakovic | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | K Šprem | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | M Bartoli | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | T Pironkova | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M South | 2 | 4 | 16 | M Bartoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Bartoli | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | N Petrova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 10 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | S Mirza | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | N Petrova | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | G Voskoboeva | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| WC | M Wejnert | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | K Knapp | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Á Szávay | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 10 | N Petrova | 5 | 4 |
| 27 | M Kirilenko | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 |
| | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | M Niculescu | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K O'Brien | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | S Errani | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Gallovits | 6 | 2 | 6 | | E Gallovits | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6$^2$ | 0 | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | V Zvonareva | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 3 | 4 | | 3 | D Safina | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 1 | 7 | 6 | | E Makarova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | J Schruff | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 25 | K Kanepi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | P Mayr | 6 | 6 | | | P Mayr | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Date-Krumm | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | K Kanepi | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Safina | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | D Hantuchová | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Cornet | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | C Dellacqua | 6$^{11}$ | 4 | | 19 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 2 | 6 | 5 | | M Johansson | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | 19 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| PR | A Petkovic | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 15 | A Cornet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Wörle | 7 | 6$^0$ | 0$^r$ | PR | A Petkovic | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva | 3 | 4 | | 15 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 3 | 2 | | 11 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Duque Marino | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | J Dokić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | J Dokić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 2 | 6 | 4 | WC | J Dokić | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Keothavong | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 17 | A Chakvetadze | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Dokić | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 29 | A Kleybanova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | A Kleybanova | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | S Arvidsson | 5 | 5 | | 29 | A Kleybanova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro | 6 | 6 | | | S Cohen-Aloro | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 29 | A Kleybanova | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | A Ivanovic | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | A Brianti | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Brianti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 5 | 3 | | 5 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 |
| 6 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kerber | 3 | 3 | | 6 | V Williams | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 7 | 6 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Oudin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | A Amanmuradova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | T Tanasugarn | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 2 |
| WC | I Holland | 1 | 5 | | 21 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 4 | 6 | 1 | | J Coin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 21 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Moore | 1 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | 12 | F Pennetta | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | C McHale | 6 | 3 | 7 | WC | J Moore | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Santangelo | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | F Pennetta | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 |
| 14 | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | P Schnyder | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | V Razzano | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 18 | D Cibulková | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | Y-j Chan | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Scheepers | 0 | 0 | | 18 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 18 | D Cibulková | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | A Wozniak | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | S Lisicki | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6$^5$ | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | S Stosur | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 0 | 6 | | I Benešová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Barrois | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 | 4 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | E Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 2 | 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 |
| 8 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Rodionova | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Malek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | PR | T Malek | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | S Kuznetsova | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | |
| | N Vaidišová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 31 | A Bondarenko | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | |
| | S Brémond | 6 | 6 | | | S Brémond | 6$^1$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Rogowska | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | A Bondarenko | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | A Bondarenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Kuznetsova | 4 |
| 22 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | J Zheng | 1$^r$ |
| | C Pin | 3 | 3 | | 22 | J Zheng | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 2 | 2 | | | M Czink | 6$^0$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 22 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | K Bondarenko | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 | | | L Domínguez Lino | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 | | K Bondarenko | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Radwańska | 6$^7$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kvitová | 2 | 1 | | 13 | V Azarenka | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 2 | 7 | | T Garbin | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 13 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | E Baltacha | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 20 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 1 | 4 | | Q | E Baltacha | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 4 | 3 | | 20 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | V Azarenka | 6 | 2$^r$ |
| 28 | F Schiavone | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 3 | 4 |
| | S Peng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 1 | 2 | Q | S Karatantcheva | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Karatantcheva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Peng | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | G Dulko | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Yuan | 3 | 2 | | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | S. Williams | Safina |
| 1st serve % | 21/37 (57%) | 29/49 (59%) |
| 1st serve points won | 20 of 21 = 95% | 15 of 29 = 52% |
| 2nd serve points won | 10 of 16 = 63% | 6 of 20 = 30% |
| Total service points won | 30 of 37 = 81.08% | 21 of 49 = 42.86% |
| Aces | 4 | 3 |
| Double faults | 0 | 5 |
| Winners | 23 | 14 |
| Unforced errors | 7 | 21 |
| Net points won | 4 of 5 = 80% | 2 of 3 = 67% |
| Break points converted | 5 of 6 = 83% | 1 of 1 = 100% |
| Return points won | 28 of 49 = 57% | 7 of 37 = 19% |
| Total points won | 58 | 28 |
| Source |||