2009 Family Circle Cup – Singles

2009 Family Circle Cup GER Sabine Lisicki DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4 56 16 singles doubles Family Circle Cup – Singles Family Circle Cup – Singles 2009 Family Circle Cup Serena Williams was the defending champion,https://eu.augustachronicle.com/story/sports/2008/04/21/oth-195792-shtml/14672420007/ Serena Williams wins Family Circle Cup The Augusta Chronicle 5 May 2026 but withdrew due to a left leg injury.https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/serena-withdraws-2/ Serena drops out of Family Circle Sportsnet 5 May 2026 Sabine Lisicki won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final 6–2, 6–4.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-04-20/lisicki-makes-title-breakthrough-in-charleston/1656182 Lisicki makes title breakthrough in Charleston Australian Broadcasting Corporation 12 August 2025 Dinara Safina gained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time at the conclusion of this tournament, despite not participating.https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2009/04/21/2003441660 Russia’s Safina claims No.1 spot and makes history Taipei Times 5 May 2026 This was because Williams' withdrawal, and loss of her championship ranking points, allowed her to be superseded by Safina in the rankings. Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em RUS Elena Dementieva (semifinals) USA Venus Williams (third round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (third round, retired due to right ankle injury) RUS Nadia Petrova (third round) DEN Caroline Wozniacki (finals) FRA Marion Bartoli (semifinals) SVK Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals, retired due to leg injury) SUI Patty Schnyder (second round) CAN Aleksandra Wozniak (second round) CHN Peng Shuai (third round) UKR Alona Bondarenko (second round) USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands (second round) FRA Virginie Razzano (quarterfinals) BLR Olga Govortsova (first round) CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round) GER Sabine Lisicki (champion) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1/WC RUS Elena Dementieva 6 1   7 SVK Dominika Cibulková 4 0r 13 FRA Virginie Razzano 2 0   5 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6 6   6 FRA Marion Bartoli 6 6     HUN Melinda Czink 4 1     RUS Elena Vesnina 4 0   16 GER Sabine Lisicki 6 6   1/WC RUS Elena Dementieva 4 7 5 5 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6 5 7 6 FRA Marion Bartoli 3 1   16 GER Sabine Lisicki 6 6   5 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 2 4   16 GER Sabine Lisicki 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA J Ditty 6 6     JPN A Morita 1 1     USA V Lepchenko 6 6     KAZ G Voskoboeva 1 3   Q USA S Perry 7 6   15 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 5 1   12 USA B Mattek-Sands 7 7     COL M Duque Marino 63 5     RUS A Rodionova 6 7   Q USA M Brengle 2 64     GER J Schruff 5 2     AUT T Paszek 7 6   1/WC RUS E Dementieva 6 6     USA J Ditty 0 2     USA V Lepchenko 6 6   Q USA S Perry 2 3   12 USA B Mattek-Sands 2 4     RUS A Rodionova 6 6     AUT T Paszek 4 0   7 SVK D Cibulková 6 6   1/WC RUS E Dementieva 6 6     USA V Lepchenko 1 1     RUS A Rodionova 7 2 3 7 SVK D Cibulková 66 6 6 1/WC RUS E Dementieva 6 1   7 SVK D Cibulková 4 0r Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   PAR R de los Ríos 6 6     USA C Gullickson 1 4     CAN S Dubois 4 6 6   GBR K O'Brien 6 2 1 WC USA M Cecil 1 2   13 FRA V Razzano 6 6   10 CHN S Peng 6 6   WC RUS A Pivovarova 0 2     UZB A Amanmuradova 6 6   WC USA A Stevenson 2 4   Q USA A Haynes 4 7 0   RUS A Kudryavtseva 6 5 6 3 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6     PAR R de los Ríos 3 2     CAN S Dubois 3 63   13 FRA V Razzano 6 7   10 CHN S Peng 7 2 7   UZB A Amanmuradova 5 6 5   RUS A Kudryavtseva 3 3   5 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   3 RUS V Zvonareva 1r   13 FRA V Razzano 1     10 CHN S Peng 3 4   5 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   13 FRA V Razzano 2 0   5 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q LAT A Sevastova 6 1 6   POL M Domachowska 1 6 4 Q USA M Oudin 6 6     UKR O Savchuk 4 0   Q USA A Spears 3 6 0 9 CAN A Wozniak 6 4 6 14 BLR O Govortsova 7 65 3   USA V King 63 7 6   HUN M Czink  6  6     USA J Craybas  2  4     CHN Z Yan 2 2     AUT P Mayr 6 6   6 FRA M Bartoli 6 6   Q LAT A Sevastova 1 3   Q USA M Oudin 7 6   9 CAN A Wozniak 5 0     USA V King 4 2     HUN M Czink 6 6     AUT P Mayr 1 6 2 4 RUS N Petrova 6 2 6 6 FRA M Bartoli 6 6   Q USA M Oudin 4 1     HUN M Czink 3 6 7 4 RUS N Petrova 6 4 5 6 FRA M Bartoli  6  6     HUN M Czink  4  1   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RUS E Vesnina 6 6     RUS E Rodina 0 2     UKR M Koryttseva 1 1     UKR V Kutuzova 6 6     LUX A Kremer 4 0   11 UKR A Bondarenko 6 6   16 GER S Lisicki 7 6   Q CAN M-È Pelletier 5 4     USA A Glatch 4 5   Q SVK L Wienerová 6 7     IND S Mirza 6 6     KAZ S Karatantcheva 4 4   8 SUI P Schnyder 2 7 5   RUS E Vesnina 6 65 7   UKR V Kutuzova 6 7   11 UKR A Bondarenko 4 5   16 GER S Lisicki 6 6   Q SVK L Wienerová 4 3     IND S Mirza 1 6 2 2 USA V Williams 6 3 6   RUS E Vesnina 7 7     UKR V Kutuzova 64 5   16 GER S Lisicki 6 7   2 USA V Williams 4 65     RUS E Vesnina 4 0   16 GER S Lisicki 6 6   Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em RSA Chanelle Scheepers (first round) USA Angela Haynes (qualified) ARG Betina Jozami (qualifying competition) SVK Lenka Wienerová (qualified) GEO Anna Tatishvili (qualifying competition) KGZ Ksenia Palkina (first round) RUS Ekaterina Bychkova (first round) USA Lauren Albanese (first round) SVK Kristína Kučová (qualifying competition) USA Melanie Oudin (qualified) RUS Alexandra Panova (first round) LAT Anastasija Sevastova (qualified) TPE Chan Chin-wei (qualifying competition) UKR Tetiana Luzhanska (first round) USA Abigail Spears (qualified) USA Madison Brengle (qualified) Qualifiers 30em USA Madison Brengle USA Angela Haynes USA Abigail Spears SVK Lenka Wienerová USA Melanie Oudin CAN Marie-Ève Pelletier USA Shenay Perry LAT Anastasija Sevastova Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 RSA Chanelle Scheepers 6 3 2 COL Catalina Castaño 1 6 6 WC USA Gail Brodsky 4 2 16 USA Madison Brengle 6 6 COL Catalina Castaño 6 2 2r 16 USA Madison Brengle 3 6 5 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 2 USA Angela Haynes 6 6 RUS Ekaterina Afinogenova 3 2 WC LAT Līga Dekmeijere 4 2 13 TPE Chan Chin-wei 6 6 2 USA Angela Haynes 6 6 13 TPE Chan Chin-wei 2 2 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 ARG Betina Jozami 6 6 GER Angelika Rösch 1 4 WC USA Alison Riske 6 3 4 15 USA Abigail Spears 4 6 6 3 ARG Betina Jozami 1 1 15 USA Abigail Spears 6 6 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 SVK Lenka Wienerová 6 6 USA Ahsha Rolle 2 2 USA Lilia Osterloh 77 6 11 RUS Alexandra Panova 61 1 4 SVK Lenka Wienerová 6 3 6 USA Lilia Osterloh 3 6 1 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 GEO Anna Tatishvili 77 6 VEN Gabriela Paz 65 3 WC USA Danielle Mills 0 2 10 USA Melanie Oudin 6 6 5 GEO Anna Tatishvili 4 5 10 USA Melanie Oudin 6 7 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 KGZ Ksenia Palkina 2 3 CAN Marie-Ève Pelletier 6 6 WC USA Mashona Washington 6 6 14 UKR Tetiana Luzhanska 3 4 CAN Marie-Ève Pelletier 6 6 WC USA Mashona Washington 4 4 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 RUS Ekaterina Bychkova 3 3 USA Shenay Perry 6 6 SVK Zuzana Kučová 4 4 9 SVK Kristína Kučová 6 6 USA Shenay Perry 7 6 9 SVK Kristína Kučová 5 2 Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 8 USA Lauren Albanese 5 2 WC GER Vanessa Henke 7 6 RUS Alina Jidkova 77 4 4 12 LAT Anastasija Sevastova 63 6 6 WC GER Vanessa Henke 65 1 12 LAT Anastasija Sevastova 77 6 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Family Circle Cup - Singles Category:Charleston Open