2009 Italian Open – Women's singles

2009 Italian Open RUS Dinara Safina RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–2 56 16 2009 Italian Open (tennis) Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Italian Open. Jelena Janković was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kuznetsova. Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em RUS Dinara Safina (champion) USA Serena Williams (second round) SRB Jelena Janković (quarterfinals) USA Venus Williams (semifinals) SRB Ana Ivanovic (third round) BLR Victoria Azarenka (semifinals) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (final) RUS Nadia Petrova (third round) DEN Caroline Wozniacki (third round) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals) FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) ITA Flavia Pennetta (third round) FRA Alizé Cornet (second round) CHN Zheng Jie (third round) ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round) EST Kaia Kanepi (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 200 1 RUS Dinara Safina 4 6 6   ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 6 3 0 4 USA Venus Williams 6 6   10 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 1 2   7 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 7   3 SRB Jelena Janković 1 63   6 BLR Victoria Azarenka 7 6   16 EST Kaia Kanepi 65 3   1 RUS Dinara Safina 63 6 6 4 USA Venus Williams 7 3 4 7 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6   6 BLR Victoria Azarenka 2 4   1 RUS Dinara Safina 6 6   7 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 3 2   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA V Razzano 6 68 6   SVK M Rybáriková 0 7 4   RUS E Vesnina 1 6 6 Q USA J Craybas 6 3 2   FRA N Dechy 1 64   14 CHN J Zheng 6 7   11 FRA M Bartoli 6 7     CHN S Peng 0 63     FRA A Mauresmo 6 64 2   ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 4 7 6   GRB A Keothavong 65 4     ESP C Suárez Navarro 7 6   1 RUS D Safina 7 6     FRA V Razzano 61 1     RUS E Vesnina 2 7 2 14 CHN J Zheng 6 63 6 11 FRA M Bartoli 1 5     ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 7     ESP C Suárez Navarro 2 6 3 8 RUS N Petrova 6 3 6 1 RUS D Safina 5 6 7 14 CHN J Zheng 7 1 63   ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 65 6 8 RUS N Petrova 4 7 4 1 RUS D Safina 4 6 6   ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 3 0 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CZE L Šafářová 7 6   Q UKR M Koryttseva 65 2     CAN A Wozniak 6 3 6   ITA S Errani 1 6 4   RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6   15 ESP A Medina Garrigues 2 3   10 POL A Radwańska 6 6     UKR A Bondarenko 0 1     RUS A Kleybanova 3 3   Q FRA A Rezaï 6 6     ITA F Schiavone 6 6   Q ITA A Brianti 3 4   4 USA V Williams 6 4 6   CZE L Šafářová 2 6 2   CAN A Wozniak 7 62 3   RUS A Chakvetadze 5 7 6 10 POL A Radwańska 4 6 7 Q FRA A Rezaï 6 2 67   ITA F Schiavone 3 4   5 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6   4 USA V Williams 6 66 6   RUS A Chakvetadze 0 7 4 10 POL A Radwańska 6 3 6 5 SRB A Ivanovic 1 6 4 4 USA V Williams 6 6   10 POL A Radwańska 1 2   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RUS V Dushevina 4 1     SVK D Hantuchová 6 6   Q KAZ Y Shvedova 6 6     AUS S Stosur 4 2     BUL T Pironkova 7 4 1 12 ITA F Pennetta 62 6 6 13 FRA A Cornet 6 7     JPN A Sugiyama 3 5   WC ITA R Vinci 3 64     UKR K Bondarenko 6 7   WC ITA K Knapp 2 3     ARG G Dulko 6 6   7 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6     SVK D Hantuchová 3 3   Q KAZ Y Shvedova 3 7 1 12 ITA F Pennetta 6 65 6 13 FRA A Cornet 4 1     UKR K Bondarenko 6 6     ARG G Dulko 3 66   3 SRB J Janković 6 7   7 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 3 6 12 ITA F Pennetta 3 6 0   UKR K Bondarenko 1 0 r 3 SRB J Janković 6 1   7 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 7   3 SRB J Janković 1 63   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ROU M Niculescu 1 3   Q JPN A Morita 6 6   WC ITA T Garbin 6 3 1   USA B Mattek-Sands 3 6 6   HUN Á Szávay 3 2   9 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   16 EST K Kanepi 6 6   Q USA V King 4 3     AUT S Bammer 7 4 6   CHN N Li 63 6 3   SUI P Schnyder 7 6   Q COL M Duque Mariño 61 3   6 BLR V Azarenka 6     Q JPN A Morita 0 r     USA B Mattek-Sands 1 5   9 DEN C Wozniacki 6 7   16 EST K Kanepi 7 6     AUT S Bammer 5 3     SUI P Schnyder 6 2 6 2 USA S Williams 2 6 1 6 BLR V Azarenka 6 6   9 DEN C Wozniacki 2 2   16 EST K Kanepi 6 6     SUI P Schnyder 3 0   6 BLR V Azarenka 7 6   16 EST K Kanepi 65 3   External links WTA tournament draws Italian Open - Singles Women's Singles Category:2009 in Italian women's sport