2009 Western &amp; Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles2009 Western &amp; Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles Nadia Petrova was the defending champion of tournament's last edition, but lost in the first round to Alona Bondarenko. Jelena Janković won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against World No. 1 Dinara Safina. This tournament marked the return of Kim Clijsters from the sport after her first retirement, having not played a match since May 2007. She advanced to the quarterfinals, where she was beaten by Safina. Seeds. The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles Nadia Petrova