2009 China Open – Women's Singles

2009 China Open
Champion   Svetlana Kuznetsova
Runner-up   Agnieszka Radwańska
Final score   6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
Main article: 2009 China Open (tennis)

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the second round against Peng Shuai.
Svetlana Kuznetsova won in the final 6–2, 6–4, against Agnieszka Radwańska.

This tournament saw a WTA tour record, with wildcard and World No. 226 Zhang Shuai defeating then World No. 1 Dinara Safina in the second round, and as such becoming the lowest-ranked player to ever defeat a reigning World No. 1.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Dinara Safina (Second Round)
  2. Serena Williams (Third Round)
  3. Venus Williams (Second Round)
  4. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
  5. Caroline Wozniacki (First Round)
  6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Champion)
  7. Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals)
  8. Jelena Janković (Second Round)
  9. Victoria Azarenka (Second Round)
  1. Flavia Pennetta (Third Round)
  2. Ana Ivanović (withdrew due to upper respiratory tract infection)
  3. Agnieszka Radwańska (Final)
  4. Nadia Petrova (Semifinals)
  5. Marion Bartoli (Semifinals)
  6. Samantha Stosur (First Round)
  7. Li Na (Third Round)
  8. Virginie Razzano (withdrew due to left calf strain)

The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They are as follows:

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  14   Marion Bartoli 3 7 6  
7   Vera Zvonareva 6 5 2  
  14   Marion Bartoli 4 3    
  12   Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6    
4   Elena Dementieva 5 3  
  12   Agnieszka Radwańska 7 6    
    12   Agnieszka Radwańska 2 4  
  6   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6  
  6   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6    
    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3 3    
6   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6  
  13   Nadia Petrova 1 3    
    Peng Shuai 7 3 2
  13   Nadia Petrova 65 6 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1   D Safina 6 6    
    R Vinci 4 4       1   D Safina 5 65    
WC   S Zhang 6 6       WC   S Zhang 7 7    
    I Benešová 4 2         WC   S Zhang 1 4    
WC   Y Wickmayer 7 3 3       14   M Bartoli 6 6    
    A Kleybanova 5 6 6         A Kleybanova 2 3  
    M Rybáriková 2 6 3     14   M Bartoli 6 6    
14   M Bartoli 6 4 6       14   M Bartoli 3 7 6
10   F Pennetta 7 6         7   V Zvonareva 6 5 2
WC   X Han 62 2       10   F Pennetta 3 7 6  
WC   M Kirilenko 2 6 62     Q   K Bondarenko 6 5 3  
Q   K Bondarenko 6 2 7       10   F Pennetta 3 7 5
    S Lisicki 0 0 r       7   V Zvonareva 6 5 7  
    F Schiavone 6 1         F Schiavone 3 0  
    S Cîrstea 2 2       7   V Zvonareva 6 6    
7   V Zvonareva 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
4   E Dementieva 6 6    
    A-L Grönefeld 4 0       4   E Dementieva 6 6    
    E Vesnina 62 7 4     Q   M Czink 4 3    
Q   M Czink 7 5 6       4   E Dementieva 6 6    
Q   C Ji 2 4         16   N Li 2 0    
    L Šafářová 6 6           L Šafářová 6 0 4
    16   N Li 4 6 6  
      4   E Dementieva 5 3  
      12   A Radwańska 7 6  
    12   A Radwańska 6 6    
Q   U Radwańska 4 5           P Schnyder 4 1    
    P Schnyder 6 7         12   A Radwańska 4 6 6
LL   V King 6 6             MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 4 2  
LL   G Voskoboeva 4 3       LL   V King 4 4  
    MJ Martínez Sánchez 65 7 6         MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 6    
5   C Wozniacki 7 62 0  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
6   S Kuznetsova 7 7    
    J Zheng 63 5       6   S Kuznetsova 6 6    
    A Medina Garrigues 3 7 7         A Medina Garrigues 2 1    
WC   J Lu 6 5 5       6   S Kuznetsova 6 4 6  
    Á Szávay 3 0             A Bondarenko 3 6 0  
    A Bondarenko 6 6           A Bondarenko 6 6  
    S Errani 6 6           S Errani 3 3    
LL   A Glatch 1 1         6   S Kuznetsova 6 6  
15   S Stosur 4 6 3           A Pavlyuchenkova 3 3  
    A Cornet 6 4 6         A Cornet 60 4    
    A Rezaï 6 1 65         A Wozniak 7 6    
    A Wozniak 4 6 7           A Wozniak 4 4  
    S Bammer 5 1             A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6    
    A Pavlyuchenkova 7 6           A Pavlyuchenkova 3 6 6
    V Dushevina 2 61       3   V Williams 6 1 4  
3   V Williams 6 7    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8   J Janković 6 5 2  
Q   Y Shvedova 2 3           S Peng 4 7 6  
    S Peng 6 6             S Peng 6 6    
          M Sharapova 2 4    
        M Sharapova 6 65 7
Q   O Govortsova 1 3       9   V Azarenka 3 7 5  
9   V Azarenka 6 6             S Peng 7 3 2
13   N Petrova 6 5 6       13   N Petrova 65 6 6
Q   A Kudryavtseva 1 7 2     13   N Petrova 6 2 7  
    D Hantuchová 7 6           D Hantuchová 1 6 5  
    C Suárez Navarro 5 2         13   N Petrova 6 3 7
Q   S Pe'er 4 2         2   S Williams 4 6 65  
    E Makarova 6 6           E Makarova 3 2  
    K Kanepi 5 4       2   S Williams 6 6    
2   S Williams 7 6    

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