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.

Women's singles
2009 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upRussia Dinara Safina
Score6–0, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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

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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.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
16   Marion Bartoli 3 0
7   Vera Zvonareva 6 6
7   Vera Zvonareva 3 64
3   Dinara Safina 6 77
3   Dinara Safina 6 4 6
WC   Jelena Dokić 4 6 4
3   Dinara Safina 0 3
2   Serena Williams 6 6
  Carla Suárez Navarro 2 2
4   Elena Dementieva 6 6
4   Elena Dementieva 3 4
2   Serena Williams 6 6
8   Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 5 1
2   Serena Williams 5 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third 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 65 26   A Sugiyama 1 6 6
26   A Sugiyama 6 77 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

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   N Petrova 6 77
  Y Shvedova 3 63 10   N Petrova 6 6
  S Mirza 6 6   S Mirza 3 2
  M Domachowska 1 4 10   N Petrova 6 0
  K Knapp 78 6   G Voskoboeva 1 0r
WC   M Wejnert 66 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 62 0 7   V Zvonareva 6 6
7   V Zvonareva 77 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   D Safina 6 6
  A Kudryavtseva 3 4 3   D Safina 63 6 6
  E Makarova 1 7 6   E Makarova 77 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 713 6 15   A Cornet 2 6 5
  C Dellacqua 611 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 77 4 15   A Cornet 4 6 6
Q   K Wörle 7 60 0r PR   A Petkovic 1 0
  M Koryttseva 3 4 15   A Cornet 6 6
15   A Cornet 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third 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 64 6
  A Keothavong 1 77 1 17   A Chakvetadze 4 77 3
17   A Chakvetadze 6 64 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 65 6
  Y Wickmayer 4 2 5   A Ivanovic 5 77 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

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third 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

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   P Schnyder 2 6 6
WC   K Mladenovic 6 4 2 14   P Schnyder 3 1
  J Gajdošová 1 77 4   V Razzano 6 6
  V Razzano 6 62 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 77 77   S Stosur 6 6
  K Zakopalová 65 60   S Stosur 66 4
  V Dushevina 4 6 2 4   E Dementieva 77 6
  I Benešová 6 0 6   I Benešová 4 1
  K Barrois 64 6 1 4   E Dementieva 6 6
4   E Dementieva 77 2 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   S Kuznetsova 6 3 6
  An Rodionova 2 6 3 8   S Kuznetsova 6 6
PR   T Malek 77 6 PR   T Malek 2 2
  A Morita 64 2 8   S Kuznetsova 79 6
  N Vaidišová 2 1 31   A Bondarenko 67 4
  S Brémond 6 6   S Brémond 61 6 2
WC   O Rogowska 7 3 2 31   A Bondarenko 77 1 6
31   A Bondarenko 5 6 6 8   S Kuznetsova 4
22   J Zheng 6 6 22   J Zheng 1r
  C Pin 3 3 22   J Zheng 77 5 6
  S Cîrstea 2 2   M Czink 60 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 79 4 6   K Bondarenko 7 7
9   A Radwańska 67 6 1

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   V Azarenka 6 6
  P Kvitová 2 1 13   V Azarenka 4
  T Garbin 6 2 7   T Garbin 1r
  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 2r
28   F Schiavone 64 1 2   S Williams 3 4
  S Peng 77 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

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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
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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by