2009 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Venus Williams defeated Virginie Razzano in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Women's singles
2009 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Virginie Razzano
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships

Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Venus Williams.

Seeds

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

1. Serena Williams (semifinals)
2. Dinara Safina (second round)
3. Jelena Janković (third round)
4. Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
5. Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
6. Venus Williams (champion)
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
8. Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
9. Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
10. Alizé Cornet (third round)
11. Marion Bartoli (third round)
12. Dominika Cibulková (third round)
13. Zheng Jie (third round)
14. Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
15. Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
16. Kaia Kanepi (semifinals)

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	Serena Williams	6	6
	8	Ana Ivanovic	4	4
								1	Serena Williams	1	6	63
								6	Venus Williams	6	2	7
	4	Elena Dementieva	3	3
	6	Venus Williams	6	6
															6	Venus Williams	6	6
																Virginie Razzano	4	2
	Q	Elena Vesnina	3	5
	16	Kaia Kanepi	6	7
								16	Kaia Kanepi	1	2
									Virginie Razzano	6	6
	5	Vera Zvonareva	67	5
		Virginie Razzano	7	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	4	6	6
		Y-J Chan	4	4					S Errani	6	2	0
		S Errani	6	6											1	S Williams	6	6
		S Stosur	6	6											13	J Zheng	4	2
		M Rybáriková	4	3					S Stosur	6	5	5
	Q	A Rodionova	1	1				13	J Zheng	3	7	7
	13	J Zheng	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	9	A Radwańska	4	3																		8	A Ivanovic	4	4
	Q	U Radwańska	6	6				Q	U Radwańska	7	5	0r
		Á Szávay	6	2	3			LL	C Pin	66	7	2
	LL	C Pin	2	6	6										LL	C Pin	2	65
	Q	A Lapushchenkova	6	3	2										8	A Ivanovic	6	7
		A Kleybanova	3	6	6				A Kleybanova	5	4
								8	A Ivanovic	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	E Dementieva	7	6
		M Koryttseva	1	4					S Bammer	5	2
		S Bammer	6	6											4	E Dementieva	6	6
		O Govortsova	4	3											14	A Medina Garrigues	1	3
		A Bondarenko	6	6					A Bondarenko	2	5
	LL	A Klepač	3	1				14	A Medina Garrigues	6	7
	14	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		4	E Dementieva	3	3
	10	A Cornet	6	6																		6	V Williams	6	6
		A-L Grönefeld	4	1				10	A Cornet	6	6
	Q	J Schruff	6	2	6			Q	J Schruff	1	2
		P Kvitová	3	6	4										10	A Cornet	3	2
		M Kirilenko	2	4											6	V Williams	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6					A Pavlyuchenkova	0	1
								6	V Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	S Kuznetsova	4	6	0
	Q	E Vesnina	1	6	6			Q	E Vesnina	6	3	6
		N Li	6	4	4										Q	E Vesnina	4	6	4
		T Pironkova	6	6											12	D Cibulková	6	1	0r
	Q	V Kutuzova	2	3					T Pironkova	65	4
		S Cîrstea	4	2				12	D Cibulková	7	6
	12	D Cibulková	6	6																		Q	E Vesnina	3	5
	16	K Kanepi	2	6	6																	16	K Kanepi	6	7
	Q	T Paszek	6	2	0			16	K Kanepi	7	6
	WC	S Mirza	7	6				WC	S Mirza	5	2
		E Makarova	5	2											16	K Kanepi	6	7
		S Peng	6	5	2										3	J Janković	2	5
		M Niculescu	3	7	6				M Niculescu	3	2
								3	J Janković	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	V Zvonareva	6	6
	WC	V Dushevina	2	6	6			WC	V Dushevina	0	3
	Q	Z Yan	6	4	3										5	V Zvonareva	5
		F Schiavone	6	6											11	M Bartoli	2	r
		C Dellacqua	1	1					F Schiavone	65	6	3
		A Sugiyama	0	6	66			11	M Bartoli	7	3	6
	11	M Bartoli	6	4	7																	5	V Zvonareva	67	5
	15	A Chakvetadze	5	2																			V Razzano	7	7
	LL	A Morita[1]	7	6				LL	A Morita	61	2
	WC	S Vögele	5	2					D Hantuchová	7	6
		D Hantuchová	7	6												D Hantuchová	2	6	2
		K Bondarenko	5	2												V Razzano	6	1	6
		V Razzano	7	6					V Razzano	6	6
								2	D Safina	4	2

Notes

1. Ayumi Morita replaced Israeli Shahar Pe'er who was denied a visa. Israeli Peer refused Dubai visa, BBC Sport, 15 February 2009.

External links

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