# 2009 Italian Open – Women's singles

Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Italian Open.
Jelena Janković was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kuznetsova.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Dinara Safina (champion)
* Serena Williams (second round)
* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Ana Ivanovic (third round)
* Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
* Nadia Petrova (third round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Flavia Pennetta (third round)
* Alizé Cornet (second round)
* Zheng Jie (third round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
* Kaia Kanepi (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dinara Safina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Dinara Safina | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Venus Williams | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Venus Williams | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Jelena Janković | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jelena Janković | 1 | 6$^3$ | | 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Victoria Azarenka | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Victoria Azarenka | 7 | 6 | | 6 | Victoria Azarenka | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 16 | Kaia Kanepi | 6$^5$ | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | D Safina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | V Razzano | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | D Safina | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | J Zheng | 7 | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| Q | J Craybas | 6 | 3 | 2 | | E Vesnina | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 1 | 6$^4$ | | 14 | J Zheng | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Zheng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Safina | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | M Bartoli | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | S Peng | 0 | 6$^3$ | | 11 | M Bartoli | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Keothavong | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 7 | 6 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 7 | 6 | | | L Šafářová | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Koryttseva | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Wozniak | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Chakvetadze | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Errani | 1 | 6 | 4 | | A Wozniak | 7 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | A Chakvetadze | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Radwańska | 1 | 2 |
| | A Bondarenko | 0 | 1 | | 10 | A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kleybanova | 3 | 3 | | Q | A Rezaï | 6 | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | A Radwańska | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Ivanovic | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | A Brianti | 3 | 4 | | | F Schiavone | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Ivanovic | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 4 | 1 | | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | F Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 4 | 2 | | Q | Y Shvedova | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | F Pennetta | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | A Cornet | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 1 | 6$^3$ |
| | A Sugiyama | 3 | 5 | | 13 | A Cornet | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Vinci | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | K Bondarenko | 1 | 0 | r | | | | |
| WC | K Knapp | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | G Dulko | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | V Azarenka | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 1 | 3 | | Q | A Morita | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | T Garbin | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 3 | 6 | 6 | | B Mattek-Sands | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Szávay | 3 | 2 | | 9 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Azarenka | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | K Kanepi | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| Q | V King | 4 | 3 | | 16 | K Kanepi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 7 | 4 | 6 | | S Bammer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | M Duque Mariño | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |