2009 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2009 French Open
Champion	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–4, 6–2

Main article: 2009 French Open

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 French Open. It was her second major title, after the 2004 US Open. The final marked the third all-Russian final in major singles history, and the first since the 2004 US Open. It was Safina's third runner-up finish in as many major finals. The match was also the conclusion of a series of finals between the pair during that clay court season, as they each claimed the Stuttgart and Rome titles over each other.

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka.

Sorana Cîrstea became the first player born in the 1990s to reach a major quarterfinal.

Seeds

1. Dinara Safina (final)
2. Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
3. Venus Williams (third round)
4. Elena Dementieva (third round)
5. Jelena Janković (fourth round)
6. Vera Zvonareva (withdrew because of an ankle injury)
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion)
8. Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
9. Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
10. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
11. Nadia Petrova (second round)
12. Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
13. Marion Bartoli (second round)
14. Flavia Pennetta (first round)
15. Zheng Jie (second round)
16. Amélie Mauresmo (first round)
17. Patty Schnyder (first round)
18. Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
19. Kaia Kanepi (first round)
20. Dominika Cibulková (semifinals)
21. Alizé Cornet (second round)
22. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
23. Alisa Kleybanova (first round)
24. Aleksandra Wozniak (fourth round)
25. Li Na (fourth round)
26. Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
27. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
28. Sybille Bammer (second round)
29. Ágnes Szávay (fourth round)
30. Samantha Stosur (semifinals)
31. Peng Shuai (first round)
32. Iveta Benešová (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2009 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Dinara Safina	1	6	6
	9	Victoria Azarenka	6	4	2
								1	Dinara Safina	6	6
								20	Dominika Cibulková	3	3
	20	Dominika Cibulková	6	6
		Maria Sharapova	0	2
															1	Dinara Safina	4	2
															7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
		Sorana Cîrstea	1	3
	30	Samantha Stosur	6	6
								30	Samantha Stosur	4	77	3
								7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	65	6
	7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	77	5	7
	2	Serena Williams	63	7	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	D Safina	6	6
		A Keothavong	0	0				1	D Safina	6	6
	Q	V Diatchenko	2	6	10			Q	V Diatchenko	1	1
		M Johansson	6	2	8										1	D Safina	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives	5	2											27	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	0
		J Coin	7	6					J Coin	2	62
		IR Olaru	3	2				27	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	77
	27	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6																		1	D Safina	6	6
	23	A Kleybanova	2	6	1																		A Rezaï	1	0
	Q	P Hercog	6	4	6			Q	P Hercog	6	4	2
		A Sugiyama	3	2					A Rezaï	3	6	6
		A Rezaï	6	6												A Rezaï	77	6
	Q	M Larcher de Brito	0	77	7										Q	M Larcher de Brito	63	2
		M South	6	65	5			Q	M Larcher de Brito	6	6
		S Cohen-Aloro	1	3				15	J Zheng	4	3
	15	J Zheng	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	V Azarenka	6	6
		R Vinci	4	2				9	V Azarenka	77	7
	PR	ME Salerni	6	1	2				K Barrois	61	5
		K Barrois	3	6	6										9	V Azarenka	5	7	6
	Q	Y Meusburger	1	2											22	C Suárez Navarro	7	5	2
		L Hradecká	6	6					L Hradecká	2	4
		E Gallovits	1	4				22	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	22	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																		9	V Azarenka	6	6
	32	I Benešová	7	4																		8	A Ivanovic	2	3
		J Görges	5	1r				32	I Benešová	6	6
		V Lepchenko	3	3					A Kudryavtseva	1	2
		A Kudryavtseva	6	6											32	I Benešová	0	2
		T Tanasugarn	6	5	7										8	A Ivanovic	6	6
		C Pin	3	7	5				T Tanasugarn	1	2
		S Errani	63	3				8	A Ivanovic	6	6
	8	A Ivanovic	77	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	V Williams	6	4	6
		B Mattek-Sands	1	6	2			3	V Williams	65	6	7
		L Šafářová	6	1	6				L Šafářová	77	2	5
		S Lisicki	2	6	1										3	V Williams	0	4
		E Vesnina	6	6											29	Á Szávay	6	6
		S Brémond Beltrame	3	3					E Vesnina	2	0
	Q	C Dentoni	3	4				29	Á Szávay	6	6
	29	Á Szávay	6	6																		29	Á Szávay	2	4
	20	D Cibulková	6	2	6																	20	D Cibulková	6	6
		A Bondarenko	4	6	4			20	D Cibulková	6	6
		S Foretz	1	6	4				K Flipkens	1	0
		K Flipkens	6	4	6										20	D Cibulková	6	6
		T Paszek	1	3												G Dulko	4	2
		G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	77	0	6
		A-L Grönefeld	6	6					A-L Grönefeld	65	6	2
	16	A Mauresmo	4	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	N Petrova	6	6
	WC	L Embree	1	2				11	N Petrova	2	6	6
		A Yakimova	6	1	2				M Sharapova	6	1	8
		M Sharapova	3	6	6											M Sharapova	1	6	6
	WC	O Sanchez	1	1											Q	Y Shvedova	6	3	4
	Q	A Rus	6	6				Q	A Rus	0	2
	Q	Y Shvedova	77	3	6			Q	Y Shvedova	6	6
	19	K Kanepi	62	6	2																		M Sharapova	6	0	6
	25	N Li	6	6																		25	N Li	4	6	4
		M Domachowska	4	2				25	N Li	6	6
	WC	É Loit	6	4	1				T Bacsinszky	1	4
		T Bacsinszky	4	6	6										25	N Li	7	6
	WC	I Pavlovic	3	4												O Govortsova	5	1
		A Amanmuradova	6	6					A Amanmuradova	3	77	5
		O Govortsova	6	6					O Govortsova	6	63	7
	LL	K O'Brien	1	1

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	J Janković	6	6
		P Cetkovská	2	3				5	J Janković	6	6
		M Rybáriková	6	2	8				M Rybáriková	1	2
	WC	K Mladenovic	1	6	6										5	J Janković	6	6
		J Groth	6	6												J Groth	1	1
	WC	K Laisné	4	3					J Groth	6	711
	LL	M Duque Mariño	3	6	6			LL	M Duque Mariño	2	69
	26	A Chakvetadze	6	4	4																	5	J Janković	6	0	7
	21	A Cornet	6	7																			S Cîrstea	3	6	9
		M Ani	4	5				21	A Cornet	3	2
	Q	C Gullickson	4	2					S Cîrstea	6	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6												S Cîrstea	77	7
		T Pironkova	5	2											10	C Wozniacki	63	5
		J Craybas	7	6					J Craybas	1	4
		V Dushevina	6	5	1			10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	10	C Wozniacki	4	7	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	M Bartoli	3	6	6
		P Parmentier	6	1	3			13	M Bartoli	3	5
		T Garbin	7	7					T Garbin	6	7
		A Morita	5	5												T Garbin	5	5
		V Razzano	6	6												V Razzano	7	7
		D Hantuchová	3	3					V Razzano	6	6
		E Makarova	2	7	0			18	A Medina Garrigues	2	2
	18	A Medina Garrigues	6	5	6																		V Razzano	1	2
	30	S Stosur	6	6																		30	S Stosur	6	6
		F Schiavone	4	2				30	S Stosur	6	4	6
		Y Wickmayer	4	6	6				Y Wickmayer	3	6	4
		U Radwańska	6	3	0										30	S Stosur	6	4	6
		J Dokić	3	6	6										4	E Dementieva	3	6	1
		K Šprem	6	1	2				J Dokić	6	3	r
	Q	C Scheepers	4	3				4	E Dementieva	2	4
	4	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	WC	C Feuerstein	1	4				7	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	6	77					G Voskoboeva	0	2
		S Mirza	4	63											7	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	A Sevastova	6	4	1											M Czink	1	3
		M Czink	3	6	6				M Czink	4	6	10
		N Dechy	3	61				28	S Bammer	6	3	8
	28	S Bammer	6	77																		7	S Kuznetsova	6	1	6
	17	P Schnyder	4	3																		12	A Radwańska	4	6	1
		K Bondarenko	6	6					K Bondarenko	4	7	7
	WC	O Rogowska	6	6				WC	O Rogowska	6	5	5
		M Kirilenko	4	4												K Bondarenko	2	4
		P Mayr	1	1											12	A Radwańska	6	6
		M Koryttseva	6	6					M Koryttseva	1	4
		R de los Ríos	3	1				12	A Radwańska	6	6
	12	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	F Pennetta	1	1
		A Glatch	6	6					A Glatch	60	5
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	6	7				L Domínguez Lino	77	7
		L Domínguez Lino	6	4	9											L Domínguez Lino	2	6	3
		M Santangelo	4	2											24	A Wozniak	6	3	6
	Q	P Martić	6	6				Q	P Martić	3	3
		M Niculescu	4	6	3			24	A Wozniak	6	6
	24	A Wozniak	6	4	6																	24	A Wozniak	1	2
	31	S Peng	6	2	4																	2	S Williams	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	6	6				MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	6	6
		V Kutuzova	6	6					V Kutuzova	6	3	3
	Q	Z Ondrášková	2	4												MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	3	4
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											2	S Williams	4	6	6
		N Vaidišová	4	3					V Ruano Pascual	2	0
		K Zakopalová	3	77	4			2	S Williams	6	6
	2	S Williams	6	65	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Kuznetsova	Safina
1st serve %	42/54 (78%)	30/49 (61%)
1st serve points won	28 of 42 = 67%	16 of 30 = 53%
2nd serve points won	4 of 12 = 33%	6 of 19 = 32%
Total service points won	32 of 54 = 59.26%	22 of 49 = 44.90%
Aces	0	0
Double faults	1	7
Winners	12	11
Unforced errors	22	22
Net points won	4 of 4 = 100%	2 of 2 = 100%
Break points converted	5 of 7 = 71%	2 of 4 = 50%
Return points won	27 of 49 = 55%	22 of 54 = 41%
Total points won	59	44
Source

External links

• Main Draw
• 2009 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation