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Women's singles
2009 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Dinara Safina
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
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Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Italian Open.

Jelena Janković was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kuznetsova.

Seeds

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

1. Dinara Safina (champion)
2. Serena Williams (second round)
3. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
4. Venus Williams (semifinals)
5. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
6. Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
8. Nadia Petrova (third round)
9. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
10. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
11. Marion Bartoli (second round)
12. Flavia Pennetta (third round)
13. Alizé Cornet (second round)
14. Zheng Jie (third round)
15. Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
16. Kaia Kanepi (quarterfinals)

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	4	6	6
		María José Martínez Sánchez	6	3	0
								1	Dinara Safina	6	6	6
								4	Venus Williams	7	3	4
	4	Venus Williams	6	6
	10	Agnieszka Radwańska	1	2
															1	Dinara Safina	6	6
															7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3	2
	7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	7
	3	Jelena Janković	1	6
								7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
								6	Victoria Azarenka	2	4
	6	Victoria Azarenka	7	6
	16	Kaia Kanepi	6	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	D Safina	7	6
		V Razzano	6	6	6				V Razzano	6	1
		M Rybáriková	0	7	4										1	D Safina	5	6	7
		E Vesnina	1	6	6										14	J Zheng	7	1	6
	Q	J Craybas	6	3	2				E Vesnina	2	7	2
		N Dechy	1	6				14	J Zheng	6	6	6
	14	J Zheng	6	7																		1	D Safina	4	6	6
	11	M Bartoli	6	7																			MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	3	0
		S Peng	0	6				11	M Bartoli	1	5
		A Mauresmo	6	6	2				MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	4	7	6											MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6	6
		A Keothavong	6	4											8	N Petrova	4	7	4
		C Suárez Navarro	7	6					C Suárez Navarro	2	6	3
								8	N Petrova	6	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	V Williams	6	4	6
		L Šafářová	7	6					L Šafářová	2	6	2
	Q	M Koryttseva	6	2											4	V Williams	6	6	6
		A Wozniak	6	3	6											A Chakvetadze	0	7	4
		S Errani	1	6	4				A Wozniak	7	6	3
		A Chakvetadze	6	6					A Chakvetadze	5	7	6
	15	A Medina Garrigues	2	3																		4	V Williams	6	6
	10	A Radwańska	6	6																		10	A Radwańska	1	2
		A Bondarenko	0	1				10	A Radwańska	4	6	7
		A Kleybanova	3	3				Q	A Rezaï	6	2	6
	Q	A Rezaï	6	6											10	A Radwańska	6	3	6
		F Schiavone	6	6											5	A Ivanovic	1	6	4
	Q	A Brianti	3	4					F Schiavone	3	4
								5	A Ivanovic	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		V Dushevina	4	1					D Hantuchová	3	3
		D Hantuchová	6	6											7	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6
	Q	Y Shvedova	6	6											12	F Pennetta	3	6	0
		S Stosur	4	2				Q	Y Shvedova	3	7	1
		T Pironkova	7	4	1			12	F Pennetta	6	6	6
	12	F Pennetta	6	6	6																	7	S Kuznetsova	6	7
	13	A Cornet	6	7																		3	J Janković	1	6
		A Sugiyama	3	5				13	A Cornet	4	1
	WC	R Vinci	3	6					K Bondarenko	6	6
		K Bondarenko	6	7												K Bondarenko	1	0	r
	WC	K Knapp	2	3											3	J Janković	6	1
		G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	3	6
								3	J Janković	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	V Azarenka	6
		M Niculescu	1	3				Q	A Morita	0	r
	Q	A Morita	6	6											6	V Azarenka	6	6
	WC	T Garbin	6	3	1										9	C Wozniacki	2	2
		B Mattek-Sands	3	6	6				B Mattek-Sands	1	5
		Á Szávay	3	2				9	C Wozniacki	6	7
	9	C Wozniacki	6	6																		6	V Azarenka	7	6
	16	K Kanepi	6	6																		16	K Kanepi	6	3
	Q	V King	4	3				16	K Kanepi	7	6
		S Bammer	7	4	6				S Bammer	5	3
		N Li	6	6	3										16	K Kanepi	6	6
		P Schnyder	7	6												P Schnyder	3	0
	Q	M Duque Mariño	6	3					P Schnyder	6	2	6
								2	S Williams	2	6	1

External links

• WTA tournament draws

• 2009 WTA Tour
• 2009 Italian Open (tennis)