2009 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 2009 Australian Open USA Serena Williams RUS Dinara Safina 6–0, 6–3 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wild Cards) 32 2009 Australian Open Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–0, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jan/31/australian-open-final-serena-2009 Serena crushes Safina to claim fourth Australian Open singles title The Guardian 23 July 2025 It was her fourth Australian Open singles title and tenth major singles title overall. With the win, Williams regained the world No. 1 ranking. Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to a recurring shoulder injury. This was also the first Australian Open to feature three Russian semifinalists, those being Safina, Vera Zvonareva and Elena Dementieva. Seeds 30em 1 1 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković (fourth round) 2 8 USA Serena Williams (champion) 3 3 RUS Dinara Safina (final) 4 6 RUS Elena Dementieva (semifinals) 5 4 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic (third round) 6 5 USA Venus Williams (second round) 7 2 RUS Vera Zvonareva (semifinals) 8 7 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals) 9 7 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (first round) 10 2 RUS Nadia Petrova (fourth round) 11 4 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (third round) 12 5 ITA Flavia Pennetta (third round) 13 8 BLR Victoria Azarenka (fourth round, retired due to dizziness and gastrointestinal illness) 14 6 SUI Patty Schnyder (second round) 15 3 FRA Alizé Cornet (fourth round) 16 1 FRA Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals) 17 4 RUS Anna Chakvetadze (second round) 18 6 SVK Dominika Cibulková (fourth round) 19 3 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) 20 8 FRA Amélie Mauresmo (third round) 21 5 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (fourth round) 22 7 CHN Zheng Jie (fourth round, retired due to a left wrist sprain) 23 2 HUN Ágnes Szávay (first round) 24 1 AUT Sybille Bammer (first round) 25 3 EST Kaia Kanepi (third round) 26 1 JPN Ai Sugiyama (third round) 27 2 RUS Maria Kirilenko (first round) 28 8 ITA Francesca Schiavone (first round) 29 4 RUS Alisa Kleybanova (fourth round) 30 6 CAN Aleksandra Wozniak (first round) 31 7 UKR Alona Bondarenko (third round) 32 5 THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round) Qualifying 2009 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 16 FRA Marion Bartoli 3 0 7 RUS Vera Zvonareva 6 6 3 RUS Dinara Safina 6 4 6 WC AUS Jelena Dokić 4 6 4 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 2 2 4 RUS Elena Dementieva 6 6 8 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 5 1 2 USA Serena Williams 5 7 6 7 RUS Vera Zvonareva 3 64 3 RUS Dinara Safina 6 77 4 RUS Elena Dementieva 3 4 2 USA Serena Williams 6 6 3 RUS Dinara Safina 0 3 2 USA Serena Williams 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 6 AUT Y Meusburger 1 3 BEL K Flipkens 6 6 PAR R de los Ríos 3 2 FRA N Dechy 6 6 Q UKR V Kutuzova 3 0 Q CAN S Dubois 0 65 26 JPN A Sugiyama 6 77 24 AUT S Bammer 3 1 CZE L Šafářová 6 6 CZE P Cetkovská 4 5 NZL M Erakovic 6 7 Q CRO K Šprem 0 4 BUL T Pironkova 6 6 GBR M South 2 4 16 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 1 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 7 BEL K Flipkens 4 5 FRA N Dechy 6 1 3 26 JPN A Sugiyama 1 6 6 CZE L Šafářová 6 3 9 NZL M Erakovic 1 6 7 BUL T Pironkova 5 2 16 FRA M Bartoli 7 6 1 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 6 26 JPN A Sugiyama 4 4 CZE L Šafářová 6 2 1 16 FRA M Bartoli 3 6 6 1 SRB 2004 J Janković 1 4 16 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 RUS N Petrova 6 77 KAZ Y Shvedova 3 63 IND S Mirza 6 6 POL M Domachowska 1 4 ITA K Knapp 78 6 WC AUS M Wejnert 66 4 KAZ G Voskoboeva 6 3 6 23 HUN Á Szávay 3 6 4 27 RUS M Kirilenko 0 4 ITA S Errani 6 6 ROU M Niculescu 6 6 Q GBR K O'Brien 4 4 ITA ME Camerin 3 6 3 ROU E Gallovits 6 2 6 SVK M Rybáriková 62 0 7 RUS V Zvonareva 77 6 10 RUS N Petrova 6 6 IND S Mirza 3 2 ITA K Knapp 4 1 KAZ G Voskoboeva 6 6 ITA S Errani 6 6 ROU M Niculescu 2 3 ROU E Gallovits 0 0 7 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6 10 RUS N Petrova 6 0 KAZ G Voskoboeva 1 0r ITA S Errani 4 1 7 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6 10 RUS N Petrova 5 4 7 RUS V Zvonareva 7 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 RUS D Safina 6 6 RUS A Kudryavtseva 3 4 RUS E Makarova 1 7 6 FRA A Rezaï 6 5 4 Q GER J Schruff 4 1 AUT P Mayr 6 6 Q JPN K Date-Krumm 4 6 6 25 EST K Kanepi 6 4 8 19 SVK D Hantuchová 713 6 AUS C Dellacqua 611 4 USA J Craybas 2 6 5 FRA M Johansson 6 1 7 PR GER A Petkovic 5 77 4 Q GER K Wörle 7 60 0r UKR M Koryttseva 3 4 15 FRA A Cornet 6 6 3 RUS D Safina 63 6 6 RUS E Makarova 77 3 0 AUT P Mayr 3 1 25 EST K Kanepi 6 6 19 SVK D Hantuchová 6 4 6 FRA M Johansson 3 6 3 PR GER A Petkovic 1 0 15 FRA A Cornet 6 6 3 RUS D Safina 6 6 25 EST K Kanepi 2 2 19 SVK D Hantuchová 6 4 2 15 FRA A Cornet 4 6 6 3 RUS D Safina 6 2 7 15 FRA A Cornet 2 6 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 ISR S Pe'er 3 2 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 6 COL M Duque Marino 3 2 WC AUS J Dokić 6 3 6 AUT T Paszek 2 6 4 GBR A Keothavong 1 77 1 17 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 64 6 29 RUS A Kleybanova 7 7 SWE S Arvidsson 5 5 FRA S Cohen-Aloro 6 6 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 3 4 BEL Y Wickmayer 4 2 Q ITA A Brianti 6 6 GER J Görges 5 3 5 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 7 6 11 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 3 3 WC AUS J Dokić 6 64 6 17 RUS A Chakvetadze 4 77 3 29 RUS A Kleybanova 6 3 6 FRA S Cohen-Aloro 1 6 2 Q ITA A Brianti 3 2 5 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 6 11 DEN C Wozniacki 6 1 2 WC AUS J Dokić 3 6 6 29 RUS A Kleybanova 7 65 6 5 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 5 77 2 WC AUS J Dokić 7 5 8 29 RUS A Kleybanova 5 7 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA V Williams 6 6 GER A Kerber 3 3 ESP C Suárez Navarro 7 6 ITA R Vinci 5 4 Q USA M Oudin 1 4 UZB A Amanmuradova 6 6 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 7 6 32 THA T Tanasugarn 5 3 21 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 7 WC AUS I Holland 1 5 RUS E Vesnina 4 6 1 FRA J Coin 6 4 6 WC AUS J Moore 1 6 9 WC USA C McHale 6 3 7 PR ITA M Santangelo 2 7 2 12 ITA F Pennetta 6 5 6 6 USA V Williams 6 3 5 ESP C Suárez Navarro 2 6 7 UZB A Amanmuradova 2 4 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 6 21 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 FRA J Coin 1 4 WC AUS J Moore 4 1 12 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 6 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 1 4 21 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 12 ITA F Pennetta 4 1 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 6 21 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 2 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 SUI P Schnyder 2 6 6 WC FRA K Mladenovic 6 4 2 AUS J Gajdošová 1 77 4 FRA V Razzano 6 62 6 TPE S-w Hsieh 3 3 TPE Y-j Chan 6 6 Q RSA C Scheepers 0 0 18 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 30 CAN A Wozniak 4 3 GER S Lisicki 6 6 AUS S Stosur 77 77 CZE K Zakopalová 65 60 RUS V Dushevina 4 6 2 CZE I Benešová 6 0 6 GER K Barrois 64 6 1 4 RUS E Dementieva 77 2 6 14 SUI P Schnyder 3 1 FRA V Razzano 6 6 TPE Y-j Chan 0 2 18 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 GER S Lisicki 3 4 AUS S Stosur 6 6 CZE I Benešová 4 1 4 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 FRA V Razzano 5 5 18 SVK D Cibulková 7 7 AUS S Stosur 66 4 4 RUS E Dementieva 77 6 18 SVK D Cibulková 2 2 4 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 3 6 AUS An Rodionova 2 6 3 PR GER T Malek 77 6 JPN A Morita 64 2 CZE N Vaidišová 2 1 FRA S Brémond 6 6 WC AUS O Rogowska 7 3 2 31 UKR A Bondarenko 5 6 6 22 CHN J Zheng 6 6 FRA C Pin 3 3 ROU S Cîrstea 2 2 HUN M Czink 6 6 RUS E Bychkova 3 0 ESP L Domínguez Lino 6 6 UKR K Bondarenko 79 4 6 9 POL A Radwańska 67 6 1 8 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 PR GER T Malek 2 2 FRA S Brémond 61 6 2 31 UKR A Bondarenko 77 1 6 22 CHN J Zheng 77 5 6 HUN M Czink 60 7 3 ESP L Domínguez Lino 5 5 UKR K Bondarenko 7 7 8 RUS S Kuznetsova 79 6 31 UKR A Bondarenko 67 4 22 CHN J Zheng 6 6 UKR K Bondarenko 2 2 8 RUS S Kuznetsova 4 22 CHN J Zheng 1r Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 CZE P Kvitová 2 1 ITA T Garbin 6 2 7 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 4 6 5 Q GBR E Baltacha 6 6 GER A-L Grönefeld 1 4 BLR 1995 O Govortsova 4 3 20 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 28 ITA F Schiavone 64 1 CHN S Peng 77 6 ESP N Llagostera Vives 6 1 2 Q BUL S Karatantcheva 2 6 6 BLR 1995 A Yakimova 3 7 3 ARG G Dulko 6 5 6 WC CHN M Yuan 3 2 2 USA S Williams 6 6 13 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 4 ITA T Garbin 1r Q GBR E Baltacha 6 3 2 20 FRA A Mauresmo 4 6 6 CHN S Peng 6 6 Q BUL S Karatantcheva 4 0 ARG G Dulko 3 5 2 USA S Williams 6 7 13 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 20 FRA A Mauresmo 4 2 CHN S Peng 1 4 2 USA S Williams 6 6 13 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 2r 2 USA S Williams 3 4 Championship match statistics Category USA S. Williams RUS Safina 1st serve % 21/37 (57%) 29/49 (59%) 1st serve points won20 of 21 = 95% 15 of 29 = 52% 2nd serve points won10 of 16 = 63% 6 of 20 = 30% Total service points won30 of 37 = 81.08% 21 of 49 = 42.86% Aces4 3 Double faults 0 5 Winners23 14 Unforced errors7 21 Net points won 4 of 5 = 80% 2 of 3 = 67% Break points converted 5 of 6 = 83% 1 of 1 = 100% Return points won 28 of 49 = 57% 7 of 37 = 19% Total points won 58 28Source References External links 2009 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2008 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2009 French Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Women's Singles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:2009 in Australian women's sport