2009 Medibank International Sydney – Women's singles
Women's singles | |||||||
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2009 Medibank International Sydney | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champion | Elena Dementieva | ||||||
Runner-up | Dinara Safina | ||||||
Score | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 | ||||||
Details | |||||||
Draw | 32 | ||||||
Seeds | 8 | ||||||
Events | |||||||
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2009 tennis event results
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
Elena Dementieva won the all-Russian final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, over Dinara Safina.
World No. 2 and the first seed Serena Williams was nearly out of the tournament two times. Williams saved four match points in her first round clash against Samantha Stosur & three more against Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals. Williams was defeated by the eventual champion Dementieva in the semifinals in straight sets.
Seeds
- Serena Williams (semifinals)
- Dinara Safina (final)
- Elena Dementieva (champion)
- Vera Zvonareva (withdrew due to gastrointestinal illness)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals, withdrew due to an abdominal strain)
- Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
- Nadia Petrova (first round)
- Caroline Wozniacki (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
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Serena Williams | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
3 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
2 | Dinara Safina | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
Ai Sugiyama | 4 | 63 | |||||||||||
2 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 7 |
Top half
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S Williams | 6 | 64 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S Stosur | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Errani | 6 | 6 | S Errani | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Dellacqua | 1 | 2 | 1 | S Williams | 65 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Bartoli | 1 | r | 8 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M South | 1 | Q | M South | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Cibulková | 1 | 2 | 8 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | 1 | S Williams | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 | 3 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Makarova | 5 | 1 | 3 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | K Knapp | 4 | 2 | WC | J Gajdošová | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | 3 | E Dementieva | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | K Zakopalová | 3 | 0 | 6 | A Radwańska | 2 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Bammer | 4 | 3 | 6 | A Radwańska | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S Peng | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Kanepi | 6 | 7 | K Kanepi | 2 | 6 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Kerber | 1 | 5 | 5 | S Kuznetsova | ||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | J Craybas | 2 | 3 | A Sugiyama | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 6 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | A Yakimova | 1 | 6 | 3 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | N Petrova | 2 | 4 | 2 | D Safina | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Cornet | 6 | 6 | A Cornet | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Kirilenko | 2 | 2 | A Kleybanova | 65 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | A Cornet | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | E Starr | 0 | 1 | 2 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | Q | V Dushevina | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Cîrstea | 2 | 1 | 2 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | D Safina | 6 | 6 |
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