2009 China Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2009 China Open
Final
Champion	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Runner-up	Agnieszka Radwańska
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Seeds	16
Events

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 China Open. It was her second China Open title.^[1]

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the second round against Peng Shuai.

This tournament saw world No. 226 Zhang Shuai defeat then-world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the second round, and as such become the lowest-ranked player to ever defeat a reigning world No. 1.^[2] Serena Williams replaced Safina as world No. 1 following the tournament by virtue of winning her second round match, though Williams herself would lose in the third round.^[3]

Seeds

Dinara Safina (second round)
Serena Williams (third round)
Venus Williams (second round)
Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
Caroline Wozniacki (first round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion)
Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
Jelena Janković (second round)
Victoria Azarenka (second round)
Flavia Pennetta (third round)
Ana Ivanovic (withdrew due to upper respiratory tract infection)
Agnieszka Radwańska (final)
Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
Samantha Stosur (first round)
Li Na (third round)
Virginie Razzano (withdrew due to left calf strain)

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

Maria Sharapova (third round)
Agnieszka Radwańska (final)
Li Na (third round)
Jelena Janković (second round)

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	7⁷	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	7⁷
	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	7⁷	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	7⁷	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	7⁷	6		MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
5	C Wozniacki	7⁷	6²	0

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

6	S Kuznetsova	7⁷	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	7⁷	6
	A Wozniak	4	6	7⁷							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	7⁷

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	7⁷	5
9	V Azarenka	6	6													S Peng	7⁷	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	7⁷
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