2009 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2009 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Virginie Razzano
Final score	6–4, 6–2

Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Venus Williams.

Venus Williams won in the final, 6–4, 6–2, over Virginie Razzano.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Serena Williams (Semifinals)
2. Dinara Safina (Second Round)
3. Jelena Janković (Third Round)
4. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
5. Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals)
6. Venus Williams (Champion)
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Second Round)
8. Ana Ivanovic (Quarterfinals)
9. Agnieszka Radwańska (First Round)
10. Alizé Cornet (Third Round)
11. Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
12. Dominika Cibulková (Third Round)
13. Zheng Jie (Third Round)
14. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third Round)
15. Anna Chakvetadze (First Round)
16. Kaia Kanepi (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	8	Ana Ivanovic	4	4
								1	Serena Williams	1	6	6^3
								6	Venus Williams	6	2	7
	4	Elena Dementieva	3	3
	6	Venus Williams	6	6
															6	Venus Williams	6	6
																Virginie Razzano	4	2
	Q	Elena Vesnina	3	5
	16	Kaia Kanepi	6	7
								16	Kaia Kanepi	1	2
									Virginie Razzano	6	6
	5	Vera Zvonareva	6^7	5
		Virginie Razzano	7	7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	S Williams	4	6	6
	Y-J Chan	4	4					S Errani	6	2	0
	S Errani	6	6											1	S Williams	6	6
	S Stosur	6	6											13	J Zheng	4	2
	M Rybáriková	4	3					S Stosur	6	5	5
Q	A Rodionova	1	1				13	J Zheng	3	7	7
13	J Zheng	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
9	A Radwańska	4	3																		8	A Ivanovic	4	4
Q	U Radwańska	6	6				Q	U Radwańska	7	5	0^r
	Á Szávay	6	2	3			LL	C Pin	6^6	7	2
LL	C Pin	2	6	6										LL	C Pin	2	6^5
Q	A Lapushchenkova	6	3	2										8	A Ivanovic	6	7
	A Kleybanova	3	6	6				A Kleybanova	5	4
							8	A Ivanovic	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	E Dementieva	7	6
	M Koryttseva	1	4					S Bammer	5	2
	S Bammer	6	6											4	E Dementieva	6	6
	O Govortsova	4	3											14	A Medina Garrigues	1	3
	A Bondarenko	6	6					A Bondarenko	2	5
LL	A Klepač	3	1				14	A Medina Garrigues	6	7
14	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		4	E Dementieva	3	3
10	A Cornet	6	6																		6	V Williams	6	6
	A-L Grönefeld	4	1				10	A Cornet	6	6
Q	J Schruff	6	2	6			Q	J Schruff	1	2
	P Kvitová	3	6	4										10	A Cornet	3	2
	M Kirilenko	2	4											6	V Williams	6	6
	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6					A Pavlyuchenkova	0	1
							6	V Williams	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	S Kuznetsova	4	6	0
Q	E Vesnina	1	6	6			Q	E Vesnina	6	3	6
	N Li	6	4	4										Q	E Vesnina	4	6	4
	T Pironkova	6	6											12	D Cibulková	6	1	0r
Q	V Kutuzova	2	3					T Pironkova	6^5	4
	S Cîrstea	4	2				12	D Cibulková	7	6
12	D Cibulková	6	6																		Q	E Vesnina	3	5
16	K Kanepi	2	6	6																	16	K Kanepi	6	7
Q	T Paszek	6	2	0			16	K Kanepi	7	6
WC	S Mirza	7	6				WC	S Mirza	5	2
	E Makarova	5	2											16	K Kanepi	6	7
	S Peng	6	5	2										3	J Janković	2	5
	M Niculescu	3	7	6				M Niculescu	3	2
							3	J Janković	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	V Zvonareva	6	6
WC	V Dushevina	2	6	6			WC	V Dushevina	0	3
Q	Z Yan	6	4	3										5	V Zvonareva	5
	F Schiavone	6	6											11	M Bartoli	2	r
	C Dellacqua	1	1					F Schiavone	6^5	6	3
	A Sugiyama	0	6	6^6			11	M Bartoli	7	3	6
11	M Bartoli	6	4	7																	5	V Zvonareva	6^7	5
15	A Chakvetadze	5	2																			V Razzano	7	7
LL	A Morita[1]	7	6				LL	A Morita	6^1	2
WC	S Vögele	5	2					D Hantuchová	7	6
	D Hantuchová	7	6												D Hantuchová	2	6	2
	K Bondarenko	5	2												V Razzano	6	1	6
	V Razzano	7	6					V Razzano	6	6
							2	D Safina	4	2

Notes

1. Ayumi Morita replaced Israeli Shahar Pe'er who was denied a visa. Israeli Peer refused Dubai visa, BBC Sport, 15 February 2009.

External links

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