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Women's singles
2009 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–0, 6–3
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
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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.

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

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

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
	16	Marion Bartoli	3	0
	7	Vera Zvonareva	6	6
								7	Vera Zvonareva	3	6
								3	Dinara Safina	6	7
	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

Section 1

	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	6				26	A Sugiyama	1	6	6
	26	A Sugiyama	6	7																		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

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

Section 3

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

Section 4

	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	6	6
		A Keothavong	1	7	1			17	A Chakvetadze	4	7	3
	17	A Chakvetadze	6	6	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	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	4	2											5	A Ivanovic	5	7	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

Section 5

	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

	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	7	4				V Razzano	6	6
		V Razzano	6	6	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	7	7					S Stosur	6	6
		K Zakopalová	6	6												S Stosur	6	4
		V Dushevina	4	6	2										4	E Dementieva	7	6
		I Benešová	6	0	6				I Benešová	4	1
		K Barrois	6	6	1			4	E Dementieva	6	6
	4	E Dementieva	7	2	6

Section 7

	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	7	6				PR	T Malek	2	2
		A Morita	6	2											8	S Kuznetsova	7	6
		N Vaidišová	2	1											31	A Bondarenko	6	4
		S Brémond	6	6					S Brémond	6	6	2
	WC	O Rogowska	7	3	2			31	A Bondarenko	7	1	6
	31	A Bondarenko	5	6	6																	8	S Kuznetsova	4
	22	J Zheng	6	6																		22	J Zheng	1
		C Pin	3	3				22	J Zheng	7	5	6
		S Cîrstea	2	2					M Czink	6	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	7	4	6				K Bondarenko	7	7
	9	A Radwańska	6	6	1

Section 8

	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	1
		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	2
	28	F Schiavone	6	1																		2	S Williams	3	4
		S Peng	7	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

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

External links

• 2009 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 2009 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
• 2009 in Australian women's sport