2009 WTA Tour

Women's tennis circuit 2009 WTA Tour Serena Williams at the 2009 US Open 01.jpg Serena Williams finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in her career. She won three tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the WTA Tour Championships. January 3 – November 2, 2009 39th 55 Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2)WTA Premier Mandatory (4)WTA Premier 5 (5)WTA Premier (10) WTA International (30) BLR Victoria AzarenkaRUS Elena DementievaRUS Svetlana KuznetsovaRUS Dinara SafinaUSA Serena WilliamsDEN Caroline Wozniacki (3) RUS Dinara SafinaDEN Caroline Wozniacki (8) USA Serena Williams (US$6,545,586) USA Serena Williams (9,075) USA Serena Williams USA Serena WilliamsUSA Venus Williams BEL Yanina Wickmayer USA Melanie Oudin BEL Kim Clijsters 2008 2010 thumb|400px|Grand Slam champions of 2009: Australian Open and Wimbledon titlist Serena Williams (top/bottom left), French Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova (top right), and US Open champion Kim Clijsters. The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009, after 56 events. Serena Williams and Dinara Safina engaged in a battle for the year-end No. 1 ranking, with Williams eventually coming out on top after winning the WTA Tour Championships. She won two Grand Slam titles during the year. Safina ascended to No. 1 in April and held it for much of the rest of the season. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki and Elena Dementieva also enjoyed successful years in 2009. Jelena Janković also battled with inconsistent results, falling from No. 1 in January to No. 8 by November. Kim Clijsters returned to competitive tennis in August after giving birth to her daughter, and won the US Open title. Maria Sharapova made her comeback in May, having missed all tournaments since the summer of 2008, and rose back into the top 20. Former world No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo announced her retirement at the end of the season, while Ai Sugiyama and Nathalie Dechy were among other notable players who retired during the year. Tour reforms The 2009 season saw the Women's Tennis Association undergo what was described as "its most sweeping reforms in history", with the aim of creating a more fan friendly structure to the Tour, to reduce player withdrawals, and increase player commitment in the biggest tournaments. The main features of the new "Roadmap" calendar saw the abolition of the previous Tier system, which were replaced by Premier and International tournaments. 20 Premier events were to be held throughout the season, down from the 26 Tier I and Tier II events that were held in 2008. Of those 20, four—the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open in Madrid, and the China Open in Beijing—would be mandatory,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7665641.stm BBC News Safina warns of possible boycott October 11, 2008 offering $4.5 million in prize money. Along with that were five other tournaments, the Premier 5s, which offered $2 million in prize money. Ten other Premier tournaments were also held throughout the season. These would all lead up to the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, which boasted a $4.5 million total prize fund. In addition, 30 International events were created to replace the previous Tier III and IV categories. The top performers in the Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships who won an International title during the season were to be eligible to compete in the season-ending Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, which was held the week after the Sony Ericsson Championships. The Roadmap calendar also saw a 30% increase in the length off the off-season, from 7 to 9 weeks, with the season ending in October, as well as more breaks between the bigger tournaments throughout the season, an increase in back-to-back events, a decrease in player commitment, a limitation on top player participation in International tournaments and stronger penalties for top players who miss Premier tournament commitments. The WTA Tour also moved more closely to a combined Tour with the ATP, with 31% of events being combined men and women events, and equal prize money being offered at ten of the biggest events throughout the season. Total prize money increased to $86 million, which was once again a record high, up from $67 million the previous year. With the changes came a new ranking system, which now included the player's best-performing 16 events (down from 17), including the four Grand Slam tournaments and the four mandatory events for all players who qualified by ranking, and the awarding of "zero pointers" for top players missing commitments at the biggest events.July 30, 2008 Road Map sends WTA tour in new direction Reuters http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-34737120080730 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20201124184937/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-34737120080730 24 November 2020 Lastly, the Women's Tennis Association also announced that On Court Coaching would be included in all events on the Roadmap calendar. Having been tested in many events since 2006, the decision to approve the move was made to increase the relationship between the viewer and the sport, with viewers being able to listen in on conversations between players and their coaches, who are required to wear a microphone during the exchange. Players were allowed to request their coach once per set, at a changeover or at the end of the set, or when the opposing player was taking a medical timeout or toilet break.3 September 2008 WTA Tour allows on-court coaching next year The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/sports/03iht-wtacoaches3.15872805.html Season summary left|200px|thumb|Dinara Safina held No. 1 for 26 weeks from April; and was two times Grand Slam finalist. Singles Elena Dementieva started the season on a hot streak, taking the title in Sydney, beating fellow compatriot Dinara Safina in the final, as well as winning a smaller tournament in Auckland the week before, putting her as a firm contender at the season's opening Grand Slam, the Australian Open. During the Australian Open fortnight, Venus Williams became the first big casualty when she lost in the second round to Spaniard Carla Suárez Navarro. Jelena Dokić, now a naturalised Australian citizen, made a fairytale run to the quarterfinals, the furthest she'd been in a Grand Slam event since 2002 (represented Yugoslavia at the time), and incumbent world No. 1 Jelena Janković lost in the fourth round to Marion Bartoli. In the quarterfinals, Dokić's run was ended by Safina, with Vera Zvonareva, Dementieva and Serena Williams also moving through. Serena eventually beat Safina in a match that saw the No. 1 ranking on the line, to win her tenth Grand Slam title, and fourth at the Australian Open, and sealing her return to the No. 1 spot. February saw Amélie Mauresmo overcome her struggling form in the previous two seasons to win the Premier event in Paris. Venus Williams also won the Roadmap's first Premier 5 event in Dubai, beating surprise finalist Virginie Razzano. At the mandatory Indian Wells, Zvonareva won her biggest career title thus far with a win over Ana Ivanovic in the final. Safina had another chance to reach No. 1 after this tournament, but lost to rising Belarusian Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka won the event in Miami, stopping Serena Williams achieving a record-breaking sixth title there. Janković continued her struggles with her second straight loss, with Safina, Zvonareva and Ivanovic also losing early. Safina ascended to the No. 1 ranking on April 20 despite not playing the previous week, due to Serena Williams not defending her Charleston title from the previous year. Safina played in her first tournament as the No. 1, but lost in the final of Stuttgart to fellow compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova, before avenging the loss by beating Kuznetsova in the Rome final. In the final major warm-up event, Safina beat Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki to win Madrid, which replaced Berlin and changed its surface to clay. After a strong clay season, Safina was the favourite to win her first Grand Slam at the French Open, and she eventually moved through to the finals in the top half. On the bottom half, Kuznetsova came through, beating Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, to set up the third meeting between the two during the clay season. With Safina heavily favoured, Kuznetsova won the title for her second Grand Slam title in singles, and first since the US Open in 2004. Elsewhere, in a fortnight of surprises, Slovak Dominika Cibulková reached her first Grand Slam semifinal, beating Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals, who was returning from a lengthy lay-off from shoulder surgery recovery. Australian Samantha Stosur also reached her first Grand Slam semifinal, taking down Dementieva in the second round. Last year's defending champion Ivanovic lost to Azarenka in the fourth round, a loss which dropped her out of the top 10 in the world. The top four seeds all reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, the first time it had happened since 2006. The first week did, however, recent French Open champion Kuznetsova upset by German Sabine Lisicki on her way to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, and Janković would lose to American teenager Melanie Oudin. The semifinals were direct contrasts to each other, with Venus Williams thrashing Safina in the top half semifinal, and Serena Williams beating Dementieva in an epic 8–6 in the third encounter. The final was the fourth all-Williams Wimbledon final, and the second in a row. Serena avenged her loss to Venus in last year's final to win her third Wimbledon title, first since 2003, and eleventh Grand Slam title overall. The US Open Series turned out to be an open race, with five different champions being crowned at the tournaments. Eventually, it went to Toronto champion Dementieva, who also reached the semifinals in Cincinnati and Stanford. Italian Flavia Pennetta finished second after winning Los Angeles and reaching the semifinals in Cincinnati and New Haven, results which saw her break into the top 10. Cincinnati champion Janković came third. Also during the summer hardcourt season, unranked Belgian Kim Clijsters made her return to competitive tennis in Cincinnati after giving birth. right|150px|thumb|Caroline Wozniacki broke the top 10 during the season, and reached the US Open final. At the US Open, Wozniacki reached her first Grand Slam final, becoming the first Dane, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam final, after a half of upsets which saw Safina, Janković, and Dementieva all lose in the first week. Oudin reached her first major quarterfinal by defeating Russians Dementieva, Sharapova, and Nadia Petrova back-to-back, while Clijsters's fellow Belgian compatriot Yanina Wickmayer reached her first semifinal at this level. In the bottom half, Clijsters came through after defeating Venus Williams in the fourth round, and later her sister Serena in the semifinals, in a match that ended with Serena receiving a point penalty, and later a fine, for unsportsmanlike conduct after reacting to a foot fault called by the linesperson. In the final, Clijsters beat Wozniacki to win her second Grand Slam title in only her third tournament back, and become the first mother to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980. The fall season saw Sharapova win her first title since returning from her shoulder surgery in Tokyo. Kimiko Date-Krumm provided a notable story, becoming the second oldest player to ever win a title in the Open Era in Seoul. Kuznetsova won the event in Beijing, beating rising Polish player Agnieszka Radwańska in the final. Following that tournament, Safina surrendered her No. 1 ranking to Serena Williams, before regaining it the week prior to the WTA Tour Championships. This meant that the year-end No. 1 would be decided in Doha, with whoever performed better in the tournament achieving the position. Safina retired in her first match, while Serena went on to win the title to become the year-end No. 1 for only the second time, after 2002. Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.WTA Tour 2009 Tournament Archive http://www.wtatennis.com/page/TournamentArchive/0,,12781~0~2009,00.html 2011-06-18Notes & Netcords: October 26, 2009 http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Notes&Netcords/2009/oct26.pdf WTA Tour PDF 2011-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005114858/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Notes%26Netcords/2009/oct26.pdf 2012-10-05 dead Key Grand Slam events Year-end championships WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments WTA Premier 5 tournaments WTA Premier tournaments WTA International tournaments Team events January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJan 5 Hopman CupPerth, AustraliaHopman CupHard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR) 2–0 Russia Round robin losers (Group A)GermanyUnited StatesAustralia Round robin losers (Group B)ItalyFrance Brisbane International Brisbane, AustraliaWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles BLR Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1 FRA Marion Bartoli FRA Amélie MauresmoITA Sara ErraniSRB Ana IvanovicITA Tathiana GarbinBLR Olga GovortsovaCZE Lucie ŠafářováGER Anna-Lena Grönefeld USA Vania King3–6, 7–5, [10–5] POL Klaudia Jans POL Alicja Rosolska ASB Classic Auckland, New ZealandWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Elena Dementieva6–4, 6–1 RUS Elena Vesnina FRA Aravane RezaïGBR Anne Keothavong ISR Shahar Pe'erROU Edina GallovitsJPN Ayumi Morita DEN Caroline WozniackiFRA Nathalie Dechy ITA Mara Santangelo4–6, 7–6(7–3), [12–10] ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP Arantxa Parra SantonjaJan 12 Medibank International SydneySydney, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $600,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – DoublesRUS Elena Dementieva 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 RUS Dinara Safina USA Serena Williams JPN Ai Sugiyama DEN Caroline WozniackiPOL Agnieszka RadwańskaRUS Svetlana Kuznetsova FRA Alizé Cornet TPE Hsieh Su-wei CHN Peng Shuai 6–0, 6–1 FRA Nathalie Dechy AUS Casey Dellacqua Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, AustraliaWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles CZE Petra Kvitová 7–5, 6–1 CZE Iveta Benešová SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková FRA Virginie Razzano HUN Melinda CzinkARG Gisela Dulko RUS Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaBUL Tsvetana PironkovaARG Gisela Dulko ITA Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 7–6(7–4) UKR Alona Bondarenko UKR Kateryna BondarenkoJan 19Jan 26 Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard – $7,262,973 – 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Serena Williams 6–0, 6–3 RUS Dinara Safina RUS Vera ZvonarevaRUS Elena Dementieva FRA Marion BartoliAUS Jelena DokićESP Carla Suárez NavarroRUS Svetlana KuznetsovaUSA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams6–3, 6–3 SVK Daniela Hantuchová JPN Ai SugiyamaIND Sania Mirza IND Mahesh Bhupathi6–3, 6–1 FRA Nathalie Dechy ISR Andy Ram February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsFeb 2 Fed Cup: First Round Moscow, Russia, Hard (i)Orléans, France, Hard (i)Surprise, United States, Hard Brno, Czech Republic, Carpet (i) First round winnersRUS 5–0ITA 5–0USA 3–2CZE 4–1 First round losersCHNFRAARGESP Feb 9 Open GDF Suez Paris, FranceWTA PremierHard (i) – $700,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles FRA Amélie Mauresmo7–6(7), 2–6, 6–4RUS Elena Dementieva USA Serena WilliamsSRB Jelena Janković FRA Émilie LoitFRA Nathalie DechyPOL Agnieszka RadwańskaFRA Alizé CornetZIM Cara Black USA Liezel Huber6–4, 3–6, [10–4] CZE Květa Peschke USA Lisa Raymond PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya, ThailandWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – DoublesRUS Vera Zvonareva 7–5, 6–1 IND Sania Mirza ISR Shahar Pe'erSVK Magdaléna Rybáriková CHN Peng ShuaiRUS Vera DushevinaTHA Tamarine TanasugarnDEN Caroline WozniackiKAZ Yaroslava Shvedova THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 6–2 UKR Yuliya Beygelzimer RUS Vitalia DiatchenkoFeb 16 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,000,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles USA Venus Williams 6–4, 6–2FRA Virginie Razzano USA Serena Williams EST Kaia Kanepi SRB Ana IvanovicRUS Elena Dementieva RUS Elena Vesnina RUS Vera ZvonarevaZIM Cara Black USA Liezel Huber6–3, 6–3 RUS Maria KirilenkoPOL Agnieszka Radwańska Cellular South CupMemphis, United StatesWTA InternationalHard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles BLR Victoria Azarenka6–1, 6–3 DEN Caroline Wozniacki GBR Anne Keothavong GER Sabine Lisicki NED Michaëlla KrajicekNZL Marina ErakovicCZE Lucie ŠafářováFRA Pauline ParmentierBLR Victoria Azarenka DEN Caroline Wozniacki6–1, 7–6(7–2) UKR Yuliana Fedak NED Michaëlla Krajicek Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas Bogotá, ColombiaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 6–3, 6–2 ARG Gisela Dulko ROU Edina Gallovits AUT Patricia Mayr SLO Maša Zec PeškiričFRA Mathilde JohanssonROU Ioana Raluca OlaruARG Betina JozamiESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 7–5, 3–6, [10–7] ARG Gisela Dulko ITA Flavia PennettaFeb 23 Abierto Mexicano TelcelAcapulco, MexicoWTA InternationalClay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles USA Venus Williams6–1, 6–2 ITA Flavia Pennetta CZE Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováCZE Iveta Benešová HUN Ágnes SzávayEST Maret AniFRA Mathilde JohanssonCZE Petra Cetkovská ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP María José Martínez Sánchez6–4, 6–2 ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMar 2 Monterrey Open Monterrey, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles FRA Marion Bartoli6–4, 6–3 CHN Li Na CZE Iveta BenešováCHN Zheng Jie CZE Lucie ŠafářováCZE Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováARG Gisela Dulko USA Vania King FRA Nathalie Dechy ITA Mara Santangelo6–3, 6–4 CZE Iveta Benešová CZE Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováMar 9Mar 16 BNP Paribas OpenIndian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $4,500,000 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles RUS Vera Zvonareva7–6(7–5), 6–2 SRB Ana Ivanovic BLR Victoria AzarenkaRUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS Dinara SafinaDEN Caroline WozniackiAUT Sybille BammerPOL Agnieszka Radwańska BLR Victoria Azarenka RUS Vera Zvonareva6–4, 3–6, [10–5]ARG Gisela Dulko ISR Shahar Pe'erMar 23Mar 30 Sony Ericsson OpenKey Biscayne, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $4,500,000 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles BLR Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1 USA Serena Williams USA Venus WilliamsRUS Svetlana Kuznetsova CHN Li NaCZE Iveta BenešováDEN Caroline WozniackiAUS Samantha Stosur RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova FRA Amélie Mauresmo4–6, 6–3, [10–3]CZE Květa Peschke USA Lisa Raymond April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsApr 6 Andalucia Tennis ExperienceMarbella, SpainWTA InternationalClay (red) – $500,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles SRB Jelena Janković 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro ROU Sorana CîrsteaESP Anabel Medina Garrigues CZE Klára ZakopalováEST Kaia KanepiITA Sara ErraniITA Roberta VinciPOL Klaudia Jans POL Alicja Rosolska6–3, 6–3 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual MPS Group Championships Ponte Vedra Beach, United StatesWTA InternationalClay – $220,000 (green) – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6–1, 6–2CAN Aleksandra WozniakRUS Nadia PetrovaRUS Elena VesninaUKR Alona BondarenkoAUT Tamira Paszek SVK Dominika CibulkováSVK Daniela HantuchováTPE Chuang Chia-jung IND Sania Mirza 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] CZE Květa Peschke USA Lisa RaymondApr 13 Family Circle Cup Charleston, United StatesWTA PremierClay – $1,000,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles GER Sabine Lisicki 6–2, 6–4 DEN Caroline WozniackiRUS Elena DementievaFRA Marion Bartoli SVK Dominika CibulkováFRA Virginie RazzanoHUN Melinda CzinkRUS Elena VesninaUSA Bethanie Mattek-Sands RUS Nadia Petrova6–7(5–7), 6–2, [11–9]LAT Līga Dekmeijere SUI Patty Schnyder Barcelona Ladies OpenBarcelona, SpainWTA InternationalClay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – DoublesITA Roberta Vinci 6–0, 6–4 RUS Maria KirilenkoESP Carla Suárez NavarroITA Francesca Schiavone GER Tatjana MalekESP María José Martínez SánchezCZE Lucie ŠafářováBLR Anastasiya YakimovaESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP María José Martínez Sánchez3–6, 6–2, [10–8]ROU Sorana Cîrstea SLO Andreja KlepačApr 20 Fed Cup: Semifinals Castellaneta, Italy, Clay Brno, Czech Republic, Hard (i) Semifinals winnersITA 4–1USA 3–2 Semifinals losersRUSCZE April 27 Porsche Tennis Grand PrixStuttgart, GermanyWTA PremierClay (red) (i) – $700,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–3 RUS Dinara Safina ITA Flavia Pennetta RUS Elena Dementieva POL Agnieszka RadwańskaSRB Jelena JankovićARG Gisela Dulko FRA Marion BartoliUSA Bethanie Mattek-Sands RUS Nadia Petrova5–7, 6–3, [10–7] ARG Gisela Dulko ITA Flavia Pennetta Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla MeryemFez, MoroccoWTA InternationalClay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–0, 6–1RUS Ekaterina Makarova HUN Melinda CzinkRUS Alisa Kleybanova ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino CZE Lucie HradeckáPOL Marta DomachowskaSLO Polona HercogRUS Alisa Kleybanova RUS Ekaterina Makarova6–3, 2–6, [10–8] ROU Sorana Cîrstea RUS Maria Kirilenko May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMay 4 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRome, ItalyWTA Premier 5Clay (red) – $2,000,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles RUS Dinara Safina6–3, 6–2 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova USA Venus WilliamsBLR Victoria Azarenka ESP María José Martínez Sánchez POL Agnieszka RadwańskaSRB Jelena JankovićEST Kaia KanepiTPE Hsieh Su-wei CHN Peng Shuai7–5, 7–6(7–5)SVK Daniela Hantuchová JPN Ai Sugiyama Estoril Open Oeiras, PortugalWTA InternationalClay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles BEL Yanina Wickmayer 7–5, 6–2 RUS Ekaterina Makarova ISR Shahar Pe'er GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld SVK Jarmila Groth ROU Sorana CîrsteaGER Sabine LisickiRUS Maria KirilenkoUSA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears2–6, 6–3, [10–5] CAN Sharon Fichman HUN Katalin MarosiMay 11 Mutua Madrileña Madrid OpenMadrid, SpainWTA Premier MandatoryClay (red) – $4,500,000 – 60S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles RUS Dinara Safina6–2, 6–4 DEN Caroline Wozniacki SUI Patty SchnyderFRA Amélie Mauresmo UKR Alona BondarenkoSRB Jelena JankovićHUN Ágnes Szávay RUS Vera DushevinaZIM Cara Black USA Liezel Huber4–6, 6–3, [10–6]CZE Květa Peschke USA Lisa RaymondMay 18 Warsaw Open Warsaw, PolandWTA PremierClay (red) – $600,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ROU Alexandra Dulgheru7–6(3), 3–6, 6–0 UKR Alona Bondarenko GBR Anne Keothavong SVK Daniela Hantuchová RUS Maria Sharapova ROM Ioana Raluca Olaru KAZ Galina Voskoboeva CZE Klára ZakopalováUSA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–1, 6–1 CHN Yan Zi CHN Zheng Jie Internationaux de StrasbourgStrasbourg, FranceWTA InternationalClay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles FRA Aravane Rezaï7–6(7–2), 6–1 CZE Lucie Hradecká JPN Ayumi Morita UKR Viktoriya Kutuzova GER Kristina BarroisCHN Peng ShuaiFRA Stéphanie Cohen-AloroROU Monica NiculescuFRA Nathalie Dechy ITA Mara Santangelo6–0, 6–1 FRA Claire Feuerstein FRA Stéphanie ForetzMay 24Jun 1 French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay (red) – $10,009,638 – 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova6–4, 6–2 RUS Dinara Safina SVK Dominika CibulkováAUS Samantha Stosur BLR Victoria AzarenkaRUS Maria SharapovaROU Sorana Cîrstea USA Serena Williams ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–1, 6–1 BLR Victoria Azarenka RUS Elena Vesnina USA Bob Bryan USA Liezel Huber5–7, 7–6(7–5), 10–7 BRA Marcelo Melo USA Vania King June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJun 8 Aegon Classic Birmingham, Great BritainWTA InternationalGrass – $220,000 – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–0, 7–6(7–2) CHN Li Na IND Sania MirzaRUS Maria Sharapova POL Urszula RadwańskaHUN Melinda CzinkSUI Stefanie Vögele BEL Yanina WickmayerZIM Cara Black USA Liezel Huber6–1, 6–4USA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail SpearsJun 15 Aegon InternationalEastbourne, Great BritainWTA PremierGrass – $600,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles DEN Caroline Wozniacki7–6(7–5), 7–5 FRA Virginie Razzano FRA Marion Bartoli CAN Aleksandra Wozniak POL Agnieszka Radwańska ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues RUS Ekaterina MakarovaRUS Vera Dushevina UZB Akgul Amanmuradova JPN Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–3 AUS Samantha Stosur AUS Rennae Stubbs UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsWTA International Grass – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles THA Tamarine Tanasugarn6–3, 7–5 BEL Yanina Wickmayer RUS Dinara SafinaITA Francesca SchiavoneSVK Daniela HantuchováITA Flavia PennettaGER Kristina BarroisBLR Olga GovortsovaITA Sara Errani ITA Flavia Pennetta6–4, 5–7, [13–11] NED Michaëlla Krajicek BEL Yanina WickmayerJun 22Jun 29 Wimbledon Championships London, Great BritainGrand SlamGrass – $9,487,267 – 128S/96Q/64D/48XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Serena Williams7–6(3), 6–2 USA Venus Williams RUS Dinara Safina RUS Elena Dementieva GER Sabine Lisicki POL Agnieszka RadwańskaITA Francesca Schiavone BLR Victoria AzarenkaUSA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7–6(7–4), 6–4AUS Samantha Stosur AUS Rennae StubbsBAH Mark Knowles GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld 7–5, 6–3 IND Leander Paes ZIM Cara Black July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJul 6 GDF Suez Grand PrixBudapest, HungaryWTA InternationalClay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles HUN Ágnes Szávay2–6, 6–4, 6–2 SUI Patty Schnyder ROU Edina GallovitsUKR Alona Bondarenko RUS Alisa Kleybanova CRO Petra MartićSUI Timea BacsinszkyISR Shahar Pe'er RUS Alisa Kleybanova ROU Monica Niculescu 6–4, 7–6(7–5) UKR Alona Bondarenko UKR Kateryna Bondarenko Collector Swedish Open WomenBåstad, SwedenWTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 7–5, 6–4DEN Caroline Wozniacki ITA Flavia Pennetta ARG Gisela Dulko RUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Alla Kudryavtseva ESP Carla Suárez NavarroSVK Dominika CibulkováARG Gisela Dulko ITA Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 0–6, [10–5] ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP María José Martínez SánchezJul 13 Internazionali Femminili di PalermoPalermo, ItalyWTA InternationalClay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ITA Flavia Pennetta6–1, 6–2 ITA Sara Errani ITA Tathiana GarbinGER Anna-Lena Grönefeld FRA Aravane RezaïBLR Olga GovortsovaKAZ Yaroslava ShvedovaSUI Patty SchnyderESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP María José Martínez Sánchez6–1, 6–2 UKR Mariya Koryttseva BLR Darya Kustova ECM Prague Open Prague, Czech RepublicWTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles AUT Sybille Bammer7–6(7–4), 6–2 ITA Francesca SchiavoneSUI Timea Bacsinszky CZE Iveta Benešová UKR Kateryna BondarenkoESP Carla Suárez NavarroKAZ Zarina DiyasCZE Lucie HradeckáUKR Alona Bondarenko UKR Kateryna Bondarenko6–1, 6–2CZE Iveta Benešová CZE Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováJul 20 Banka Koper Slovenia OpenPortorož, SloveniaWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles RUS Dinara Safina6–7(5–7), 6–1, 7–5 ITA Sara Errani ITA Alberta BriantiSUI Stefanie Vögele ITA Maria Elena CamerinFRA Camille Pin PAR Rossana de los RíosCRO Petra Martić GER Julia Görges CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová6–4, 6–2 FRA Camille Pin CZE Klára Zakopalová Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, AustriaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles GER Andrea Petkovic6–2, 6–3 ROU Ioana Raluca Olaru FRA Alizé CornetKAZ Yaroslava Shvedova CZE Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováSVK Magdaléna RybárikováGER Anna-Lena GrönefeldAUT Yvonne MeusburgerCZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká 6–2, 6–4 GER Tatjana Malek GER Andrea PetkovicJul 27 Bank of the West ClassicStanford, United StatesWTA PremierHard – $700,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles FRA Marion Bartoli6–2, 5–7, 6–4 USA Venus Williams AUS Samantha StosurRUS Elena Dementieva USA Serena WilliamsSRB Jelena JankovićSVK Daniela HantuchováRUS Maria SharapovaUSA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams6–4, 6–1 TPE Chan Yung-jan ROU Monica Niculescu İstanbul Cup Istanbul, TurkeyWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles RUS Vera Dushevina6–0, 6–1 CZE Lucie Hradecká SUI Timea BacsinszkyGER Andrea Petkovic POL Urszula RadwańskaESP Anabel Medina Garrigues POL Marta DomachowskaBLR Olga GovortsovaCZE Lucie Hradecká CZE Renata Voráčová2–6, 6–3, [12–10] GER Julia Görges SUI Patty Schnyder August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsAug 3 Herbalife LA Tennis Championships Carson, United StatesWTA PremierHard – $700,000 – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ITA Flavia Pennetta6–4, 6–3 AUS Samantha Stosur ROU Sorana CîrsteaRUS Maria Sharapova CHN Zheng JiePOL Agnieszka RadwańskaPOL Urszula RadwańskaRUS Vera Zvonareva TPE Chuang Chia-jung CHN Yan Zi6–0, 4–6, [10–7] RUS Maria Kirilenko POL Agnieszka RadwańskaAug 10 W&S Financial Group Women's Open Mason, United StatesWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,000,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles SRB Jelena Janković6–4, 6–2 RUS Dinara Safina ITA Flavia PennettaRUS Elena Dementieva BEL Kim ClijstersSVK Daniela HantuchováDEN Caroline WozniackiAUT Sybille Bammer ZIM Cara Black USA Liezel Huber 6–3, 0–6, [10–2] ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP María José Martínez SánchezAug 17 Rogers Cup Toronto, CanadaWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,000,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles RUS Elena Dementieva6–4, 6–3 RUS Maria Sharapova RUS Alisa Kleybanova USA Serena Williams SRB Jelena JankovićPOL Agnieszka RadwańskaAUS Samantha StosurCZE Lucie Šafářová ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP María José Martínez Sánchez2–6, 7–5, [11–9] AUS Samantha Stosur AUS Rennae StubbsAug 24 Pilot Pen TennisNew Haven, United StatesWTA PremierHard – $600,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4 RUS Elena Vesnina FRA Amélie MauresmoITA Flavia Pennetta RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaRUS Anna ChakvetadzeSVK Magdaléna RybárikováFRA Virginie RazzanoESP Nuria Llagostera Vives <br/ >ESP María José Martínez Sánchez6–2, 7–5 CZE Iveta Benešová CZE Lucie HradeckáAug 31Sep 7 US Open New York City, United StatesGrand SlamHard – $9,756,000 – 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles BEL Kim Clijsters7–5, 6–3 DEN Caroline Wozniacki BEL Yanina Wickmayer USA Serena Williams UKR Kateryna BondarenkoUSA Melanie Oudin CHN Li Na ITA Flavia PennettaUSA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams6–2, 6–2 ZIM Cara Black USA Liezel Huber USA Travis Parrott USA Carly Gullickson6–2, 6–4IND Leander Paes ZIM Cara Black September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsSep 14 Guangzhou International Women's OpenGuangzhou, ChinaWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ISR Shahar Pe'er6–3, 6–4 ITA Alberta Brianti JPN Ayumi MoritaCHN Peng ShuaiLAT Anastasija SevastovaUKR Olga SavchukRUS Alexandra PanovaTPE Chan Yung-janBLR Olga Govortsova BLR Tatiana Poutchek3–6, 6–2, [10–8] JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm CHN Sun Tiantian Bell Challenge présenté par Banque NationaleQuebec City, CanadaWTA InternationalCarpet – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles HUN Melinda Czink4–6, 6–3, 7–5 CZE Lucie Šafářová CAN Aleksandra Wozniak GER Julia Görges RUS Nadia PetrovaRUS Alla KudryavtsevaUSA Bethanie Mattek-SandsUSA Lilia Osterloh USA Vania King CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová6–1, 6–3SWE Sofia Arvidsson FRA Séverine Brémond BeltrameSep 21 Hansol Korea Open Seoul, South KoreaWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–3, 6–3ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues RUS Maria KirilenkoGER Anna-Lena GrönefeldSVK Daniela HantuchováRUS Vera DushevinaTPE Chan Yung-janSVK Magdaléna RybárikováTPE Chan Yung-jan USA Abigail Spears6–3, 6–4 USA Carly Gullickson AUS Nicole Kriz Tashkent Open Tashkent, UzbekistanWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ISR Shahar Pe'er6–3, 6–4 UZB Akgul Amanmuradova KAZ Yaroslava ShvedovaBLR Olga Govortsova ROU Monica NiculescuSUI Stefanie VögeleBLR Darya KustovaRUS Alexandra Panova BLR Olga Govortsova BLR Tatiana Poutchek 6–2, 6–7(1–7), [10–8]RUS Vitalia Diatchenko BLR Ekaterina DzehalevichSep 28 Toray Pan Pacific OpenTokyo, JapanWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,000,000 – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Maria Sharapova 5–2 retiredSRB Jelena Janković POL Agnieszka Radwańska CHN Li Na CZE Iveta Benešová SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková BLR Victoria AzarenkaFRA Marion Bartoli RUS Alisa Kleybanova ITA Francesca Schiavone6–4, 6–2 SVK Daniela Hantuchová JPN Ai Sugiyama October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsOct 5 China OpenBeijing, ChinaWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $4,500,000 – 60S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova6–2, 6–4 POL Agnieszka Radwańska FRA Marion Bartoli RUS Nadia Petrova RUS Vera Zvonareva RUS Elena Dementieva RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova CHN Peng ShuaiTPE Hsieh Su-wei CHN Peng Shuai 6–3, 6–1 RUS Alla Kudryavtseva RUS Ekaterina MakarovaOct 12 Generali Ladies Linz Linz, AustriaWTA InternationalHard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles BEL Yanina Wickmayer6–3, 6–4 CZE Petra Kvitová ITA Flavia PennettaPOL Agnieszka Radwańska ROU Ioana Raluca Olaru ITA Sara Errani ESP Carla Suárez Navarro CZE Lucie Šafářová GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld SLO Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–4 POL Klaudia Jans POL Alicja Rosolska HP Open Osaka, JapanWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles AUS Samantha Stosur 7–5, 6–1ITA Francesca Schiavone DEN Caroline Wozniacki IND Sania Mirza CAN Aleksandra Wozniak USA Jill Craybas HUN Melinda Czink FRA Marion Bartoli TPE Chuang Chia-jung USA Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–4 RSA Chanelle Scheepers USA Abigail SpearsOct 19 Kremlin CupMoscow, RussiaWTA PremierHard (i) – $1,000,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ITA Francesca Schiavone 6–3, 6–0 BLR Olga Govortsova UKR Alona BondarenkoRUS Alisa Kleybanova BUL Tsvetana Pironkova RUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Vera DushevinaSRB Jelena JankovićRUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Nadia Petrova6–2, 6–2 RUS Maria Kondratieva CZE Klára Zakopalová BGL Luxembourg Open Kockelscheuer, LuxembourgWTA InternationalHard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles SUI Timea Bacsinszky6–2, 7–5 GER Sabine Lisicki BEL Yanina WickmayerISR Shahar Pe'er SLO Katarina SrebotnikBEL Kirsten Flipkens SVK Daniela Hantuchová SUI Patty SchnyderCZE Iveta BenešováCZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 1–6, 6–0, [10–7] CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE Renata VoráčováOct 26 Sony Ericsson Championships Doha, QatarYear-end championshipsHard – $4,550,000 – 8S (RR)/4DSingles – Doubles USA Serena Williams6–2, 7–6(7–4) USA Venus Williams DEN Caroline Wozniacki SRB Jelena JankovićRound robinRUS Dinara SafinaBLR Victoria AzarenkaRUS Vera Zvonareva POL Agnieszka RadwańskaRUS Svetlana KuznetsovaRUS Elena DementievaESP Nuria Llagostera VivesESP María José Martínez Sánchez7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7] ZIM Cara Black USA Liezel Huber November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsRound robinNov 2 Commonwealth BankTournament of Champions Bali, IndonesiaYear-end championshipsHard (i) – $600,000 – 12SSingles FRA Aravane Rezaï 7–5 retired FRA Marion Bartoli JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm ESP María José Martínez Sánchez ISR Shahar Pe'er SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková AUS Samantha StosurHUN Ágnes Szávay BEL Yanina WickmayerESP Anabel Medina GarriguesRUS Vera DushevinaGER Sabine Lisicki HUN Melinda CzinkNov 2 Fed Cup: Final Reggio Calabria, Italy, ClayITA 4–0 USA Statistical information These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2009 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships, the WTA Premier tournaments and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by: total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title); a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; alphabetical order (by family names for players). Titles won by player Total titlesPlayerGrand SlamtournamentsYear-endchampionshipsPremiertournamentsInternationaltournamentsAll titles Singles Doubles Mixed Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed9 ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 1 2 2 42 7 07 USA Serena Williams 2 3 1 1 3 4 0ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives 1 2 40 7 06USA Venus Williams 3 1 1 1 2 4 0USA Liezel Huber 1 4 1 0 5 15 BLR Victoria Azarenka 1 1 2 13 2 0ITA Flavia Pennetta 1 1 32 3 0Zimbabwe Cara Black 4 1 0 5 04 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 1 2 1 3 1 0Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 2 1 13 1 03 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld 1 20 2 1RUS Dinara Safina 2 1 3 0 0Russia Elena Dementieva 2 1 3 0 0RUS Vera Zvonareva 1 1 1 2 1 0TPE Hsieh Su-wei 3 0 3 0USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3 0 3 0China Peng Shuai 3 0 3 0RUS Nadia Petrova 3 0 3 0TPE Chuang Chia-jung 1 30 3 0RUS Alisa Kleybanova 1 20 3 0FRA Nathalie Dechy 30 3 0ITA Mara Santangelo 30 3 02 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 1 1 1 1 0IND Sania Mirza 1 10 1 1FRA Aravane Rezaï 1 1 2 0 0FRA Amélie Mauresmo 1 1 1 1 0ITA Francesca Schiavone 1 1 1 1 0FRA Marion Bartoli 1 1 2 0 0SRB Jelena Janković 1 1 2 0 0USA Raquel Kops-Jones 1 10 2 0ISR Shahar Pe'er 2 2 0 0BEL Yanina Wickmayer 2 2 0 0THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 1 11 1 0ARG Gisela Dulko 20 2 0BLR Olga Govortsova 20 2 0CZE Lucie Hradecká 20 2 0USA Vania King 20 2 0BLR Tatiana Poutchek 20 2 0USA Abigail Spears 20 2 0CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 20 2 01 BEL Kim Clijsters 1 1 0 0ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 1 0 1 0USA Carly Gullickson 1 0 0 1ROU Alexandra Dulgheru 1 1 0 0GER Sabine Lisicki 1 1 0 0RUS Maria Sharapova 1 1 0 0UZB Akgul Amanmuradova 1 0 1 0RUS Maria Kirilenko 1 0 1 0JPN Ai Sugiyama 1 0 1 0CHN Yan Zi 1 0 1 0SUI Timea Bacsinszky 1 1 0 0AUT Sybille Bammer 1 1 0 0HUN Melinda Czink 1 1 0 0JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 1 1 0 0RUS Vera Dushevina 1 1 0 0CZE Petra Kvitová 1 1 0 0GER Andrea Petkovic 1 1 0 0SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková 1 1 0 0AUS Samantha Stosur 1 1 0 0HUN Ágnes Szávay 1 1 0 0ITA Roberta Vinci 1 1 0 0CZE Iveta Benešová 10 1 0UKR Alona Bondarenko 10 1 0UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 10 1 0TPE Chan Yung-jan 10 1 0ITA Sara Errani 10 1 0GER Julia Görges 10 1 0CZE Andrea Hlaváčková 10 1 0POL Klaudia Jans 10 1 0RUS Ekaterina Makarova 10 1 0ROU Monica Niculescu 10 1 0USA Lisa Raymond 10 1 0POL Alicja Rosolska 10 1 0Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova 10 1 0SLO Katarina Srebotnik 10 1 0CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová 10 1 0CZE Renata Voráčová 10 1 0 Titles won by nation Total titlesPlayerGrand SlamtournamentsYear-endchampionshipsPremiertournamentsInternationaltournamentsAll titles Singles Doubles Mixed Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed24 United States 23 2 1 1 8 1 6 5 17 221 Russia 1 8 6 4 2 13 8 011 Spain 1 1 2 3 4 3 8 0Italy 2 1 2 6 4 7 010 France 1 2 1 2 4 5 5 07 1 1 2 3 3 4 0 4 3 0 7 06 Germany 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 5 1 5 05 4 10 5 0 4 2 1 1 3 1 0China 4 0 4 0 3 Belgium 1 2 3 0 02 India 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 Japan 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 11 1 0Argentina 2 0 2 01 1 0 1 0Australia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0Switzerland 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0Poland 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Titles information The following players won their first singles title: BLR Victoria Azarenka – Brisbane CZE Petra Kvitová – Hobart ESP María José Martínez Sánchez – Bogotá GER Sabine Lisicki – Charleston BEL Yanina Wickmayer – Estoril ROU Alexandra Dulgheru – Warsaw FRA Aravane Rezaï – Strasbourg SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková – Birmingham GER Andrea Petkovic – Bad Gastein RUS Vera Dushevina – Istanbul HUN Melinda Czink – Quebec City AUS Samantha Stosur – Osaka SUI Timea Bacsinszky – Luxembourg City The following players completed a successful singles title defence: THA Tamarine Tanasugarn – 's-Hertogenbosch DEN Caroline Wozniacki – New Haven Rankings Singles The following is the 2009 top 20 in the Race To The Championships. Premier Mandatory Events are counted even if the player did not compete, if there is no injury excuse, it is counted as one of their events, when you are in the top 10. Players in gold are players who competed in the 2009 WTA Tour Championships. Race Singles Rk Name Nation Points Tour 1 Dinara Safina RUS 7731 18 2 Serena Williams USA 7576 17 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 5772 18 4 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 5475 24 5 Elena Dementieva RUS 5415 19 6 Victoria Azarenka BLR 4451 16 7 Venus Williams USA 4397 16 8 Jelena Janković SRB 3555 18 9 Vera Zvonareva RUS 3550 19 10 Agnieszka Radwańska POL 3340 22 11 Flavia Pennetta ITA 3150 24 12 Marion Bartoli FRA 3105 23 13 Samantha Stosur AUS 2945 20 14 Maria Sharapova RUS 2820 16 15 Li Na CHN 2541 18 16 Francesca Schiavone ITA 2375 27 17 Kim Clijsters BEL 2340 4 18 Virginie Razzano FRA 2300 21 19 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 2290 19 20 Nadia Petrova RUS 2220 22 Singles Year-end Ranking Rk Name Nation Points Change 1 Serena Williams USA 9,0751 2 Dinara Safina RUS 7,8001 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 6,1415 4 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 5,8758 5 Elena Dementieva RUS 5,5851 6 Venus Williams USA 5,126 7 Victoria Azarenka BLR 4,8208 8 Jelena Janković SRB 3,9657 9 Vera Zvonareva RUS 3,5602 10 Agnieszka Radwańska POL 3,450 11 Marion Bartoli FRA 3,4156 12 Flavia Pennetta ITA 3,1501 13 Samantha Stosur AUS 3,04539 14 Maria Sharapova RUS 2,8205 15 Li Na CHN 2,5418 16 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 2,38553 17 Francesca Schiavone ITA 2,37513 18 Kim Clijsters BEL 2,340NR 19 Virginie Razzano FRA 2,30040 20 Nadia Petrova RUS 2,2209 Number 1 ranking Holder Date gained Date forfeitedJelena Janković SRBYear-End 20081 February 2009Serena Williams USA2 February 200919 April 2009Dinara Safina RUS20 April 200911 October 2009Serena Williams USA12 October 200925 October 2009Dinara Safina RUS26 October 20091 November 2009Serena Williams USA2 November 2009Year-End 2009 Doubles Race Rankings Team Rk NamePoints Tour 1 ZIM Cara BlackUSA Liezel Huber 9100 20 2 USA Venus WilliamsUSA Serena Williams 6750 5 3 ESP Nuria Llagostera VivesESP María José Martínez Sánchez 6397 20 4 AUS Rennae StubbsAUS Samantha Stosur 5048 15 5 CHN Peng ShuaiTPE Hsieh Su-wei 4286 11 6 SVK Daniela HantuchováJPN Ai Sugiyama 4192 15 7 ESP Anabel Medina GarriguesESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 4128 13 8 CZE Květa PeschkeUSA Lisa Raymond 3206 12 9 USA Bethanie Mattek-SandsRUS Nadia Petrova 3031 12 10 CHN Yan ZiCHN Zheng Jie 2482 11 Doubles Year-end Rankings Rk Name Nation Points Change 1 Cara Black ZIM 8,520 = Liezel Huber USA 8,520 3 Serena Williams USA 7,440 25 = Venus Williams USA 7,440 20 5 Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP 6,180 25 6 María José Martínez Sánchez ESP 6,180 24 7 Samantha Stosur AUS 5,610 7 = Rennae Stubbs AUS 5,610 2 9 Hsieh Su-wei TPE 4,730 42 10 Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP 4,670 5 11 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 4,600 8 12 Peng Shuai CHN 4,550 15 13 Daniela Hantuchová SVK 4,180 41 14 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 4,150 69 15 Victoria Azarenka BLR 3,801 3 16 Nadia Petrova RUS 3,735 4 17 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 3,620 9 18 Lisa Raymond USA 3,560 10 19 Francesca Schiavone ITA 3,540 13 20 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 3,510 42 Number 1 ranking Holder Dates HeldCara Black ZIMLiezel Huber USAHeld Through The Entirety of 2009 WTA prize money leaders Serena Williams topped the money list for the 2nd consecutive season and for the 3rd time overall. In doing so, she also became the first woman to win $6,000,000 in a single season. The top-12 players earned over $1,000,000. As of 16 November 2009 # Country Player Singles Doubles Bonus Pool 1 Year-to-date 1. USA Serena Williams $5,584,437 $636,149 $325,000 $6,545,586 2. RUS Dinara Safina $3,601,325 $8,893 $700,000 $4,310,218 3. RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova $3,280,865 $152,976 $225,000 $3,658,841 4. USA Venus Williams $2,240,745 $636,149 $250,000 $3,126,894 5. SRB Jelena Janković $1,491,514 $0 $1,000,000 $2,491,514 6. DEN Caroline Wozniacki $2,324,692 $46,858 $0 $2,371,550 7. RUS Elena Dementieva $1,880,156 $825 $462,500 $2,343,481 8. BLR Victoria Azarenka $1,827,770 $287,766 $0 $2,115,536 9. RUS Vera Zvonareva $1,447,361 $144,784 $50,000 $1,642,145 10. BEL Kim Clijsters $1,630,150 $2,410 $0 $1,632,560 1 Only for 2008 year-end top 10, Certain players receive fines for skipping events Statistics leaders As of November 16, 2009. Source Aces Player Aces Matches 1 USA Serena Williams 381 62 2 RUS Nadia Petrova 306 51 3 USA Venus Williams 277 54 4 AUS Samantha Stosur 277 58 5 GER Sabine Lisicki 243 46 6 RUS Alisa Kleybanova 215 53 7 CZE Lucie Šafářová 202 55 8 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 200 56 9 ITA Flavia Pennetta 199 75 10 SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková 189 52 Service games won Player % Matches 1 USA Serena Williams 77.6 62 2 USA Venus Williams 77.6 54 3 AUS Samantha Stosur 75.7 58 4 CZE Lucie Šafářová 75.7 55 5 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 74.4 56 6 RUS Vera Zvonareva 74.3 47 7 RUS Nadia Petrova 72.4 51 8 GER Sabine Lisicki 72.2 46 9 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 71.7 91 10 GER Kristina Barrois 71.5 24 Break points saved Player % Matches 1 AUS Samantha Stosur 63.2 58 2 USA Venus Williams 62.0 54 3 RUS Vera Zvonareva 60.8 47 4 GER Kristina Barrois 60.5 24 5 SRB Ana Ivanovic 59.8 35 6 CZE Iveta Benešová 58.7 54 7 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 59.5 37 8 SUI Patty Schnyder 59.4 43 9 FRA Virginie Razzano 59.3 50 10 RUS Elena Dementieva 59.1 72 First-serve percentage Player % Matches 1 ROU Monica Niculescu 72.3 32 2 UKR Alona Bondarenko 72.1 55 3 BLR Victoria Azarenka 72.0 60 4 AUT Patricia Mayr 71.6 28 5 CHN Zheng Jie 70.6 48 6 ITA Sara Errani 70.2 52 7 CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 69.7 32 8 AUT Sybille Bammer 69.5 43 9 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 68.8 91 10 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 67.8 54 First-service points won Player % Matches 1 USA Serena Williams 73.5 62 2 USA Venus Williams 72.1 54 3 GER Sabine Lisicki 71.1 46 4 RUS Nadia Petrova 70.8 51 5 CZE Lucie Šafářová 69.6 55 6 CZE Lucie Hradecká 69.6 25 7 AUS Samantha Stosur 68.4 58 8 GER Kristina Barrois 67.7 24 9 RUS Vera Zvonareva 67.6 47 10 ITA Flavia Pennetta 67.1 75 Second-serve points won Player % Matches 1 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 50.6 56 2 SWI Patty Schnyder 50.5 43 3 AUS Samantha Stosur 49.5 58 4 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 49.4 91 5 CZE Lucie Šafářová 49.3 55 6 AUT Patricia Mayr 49.2 28 7 CHN Li Na 49.1 51 8 FRA Virginie Razzano 49 50 9 KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 48.6 35 10 USA Venus Williams 48.6 54 Points won returning 1st service Player % Matches 1 RUS Dinara Safina 43.1 71 2 RUS Elena Dementieva 42.5 72 3 BLR Victoria Azarenka 42.5 60 4 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 42.2 91 5 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 41.5 59 6 RUS Maria Sharapova 41.4 40 7 BLR Olga Govortsova 41.4 50 8 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 41.1 74 9 ITA Sara Errani 40.7 52 10 FRA Alizé Cornet 40.7 44 Break points converted Player % Matches 1 BLR Victoria Azarenka 53.3 60 2 CZE Klára Zakopalová 52.9 25 3 RUS Anna Chakvetadze 52.4 31 4 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 52.3 67 5 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 52.1 54 6 RUS Dinara Safina 51.8 71 7 SVK Dominika Cibulková 51.7 36 8 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 51.3 43 9 RUS Elena Dementieva 51.0 72 10 ITA Flavia Pennetta 50.4 75 Return games won Player % Matches 1 BLR Victoria Azarenka 49.5 60 2 RUS Maria Sharapova 48.6 40 3 RUS Elena Dementieva 47.0 72 4 RUS Dinara Safina 46.5 71 5 FRA Marion Bartoli 45.8 68 6 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 44.9 91 7 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 43.8 67 8 ITA Flavia Pennetta 43.2 75 9 ISR Shahar Pe'er 42.9 57 10 ITA Sara Errani 42.8 52 Points distribution CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1Grand Slam (S)2000140090050028016010056050402Grand Slam (D)200014009005002801605–48–––WTA Championships (S)+450+360(230 for each win, 70 for each loss)–––––WTA Championships (D)15001050690–––––––––WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)10007004502501408050530–201WTA Premier Mandatory (64S)1000700450250140805–30–201WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)10007004502501405––––––WTA Premier 5 (56S)800550350200110601–30–201WTA Premier 5 (28D)8005503502001101––––––WTA Premier (56S)47032020012060401–12–81WTA Premier (32S)470320200120601––201281WTA Premier (16D)4703202001201–––––––Tournament of Champions+280+170(125 for each win, 35 for each loss)–––––WTA International (56S)2802001307030151–10–61WTA International (32S)28020013070301––161061WTA International (16D)280200130701––––––– Retirements Following are notable players who announced their retirement from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour during the 2009 season: FRA Nathalie Dechy The former world number 11 and 2006–2007 US Open doubles champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in July 2009.http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/dechy-retires-20090722_2256076_1729575 Dechy Retires 2009-10-08 2012-09-10 https://archive.today/20120910202822/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/dechy-retires-20090722_2256076_1729575 dead SVK Eva Fislová The former world number 98 announced her retirement in 2009. USA Jamea Jackson The former world number 45 announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2009.http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/jamea-looks-to-fresh-start-20090827_2256076_1774049 Jamea Looks to Fresh Start 2009-10-08 2010-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100113024207/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/jamea-looks-to-fresh-start-20090827_2256076_1774049 dead FRA Émilie Loit The former world number 27 announced her retirement in 2009.http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/emilie-loit-announces-retirement-20090524_2256076_1677124 Émilie Loit Announces Retirement 2009-10-08 2012-09-11 https://archive.today/20120911132057/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/emilie-loit-announces-retirement-20090524_2256076_1677124 dead FRA Amélie Mauresmo The former world number 1 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in December 2009.http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/mauresmo-calls-it-a-career-20091203_2256076_1894178 Mauresmo Calls It A Career 2009-12-03 2009-12-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20091205092946/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/mauresmo-calls-it-a-career-20091203_2256076_1894178 dead JPN Akiko Morigami The former world number 41 announced her retirement in 2009.http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/morigami-retires-20091016_2256076_1827642 Morigami Retires 2009-10-16 2009-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20091017024418/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/morigami-retires-20091016_2256076_1827642 dead ISR Tzipora Obziler The former world number 75 announced her retirement in 2009.http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/obziler-calls-time-on-career-20090823_2256076_1766110 Obziler Calls Time On Career 2009-10-08 2012-09-14 https://archive.today/20120914133641/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/obziler-calls-time-on-career-20090823_2256076_1766110 dead ARG María Emilia Salerni The former world number 65 announced her retirement in 2009. VEN Milagros Sequera The former world number 48 announced her retirement in 2009. AUS Bryanne Stewart The former doubles world number 16 announced her retirement in 2009. JPN Ai Sugiyama The former doubles world number 1 three Grand Slam women's doubles titles announced her retirement from professional tennis in October 2009.http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/sugiyama-calls-it-a-career-20091003_2256076_1816999 Sugiyama Calls It A Career 2009-10-08 2009-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20091006055032/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/sugiyama-calls-it-a-career-20091003_2256076_1816999 dead Awards The winners of the 2009 WTA Awards were announced on 24 March 2010, during a special ceremony at the Sony Ericsson Open.http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/News/Tennis/2010/Tournament/Miami-Wednesday-Sony-Ericsson-WTA-Tour-Player-Awards.aspx Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Player Awards Announced 2010-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120304204537/http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/News/Tennis/2010/Tournament/Miami-Wednesday-Sony-Ericsson-WTA-Tour-Player-Awards.aspx 2012-03-04 dead Player of the Year – Serena Williams Doubles Team of the Year – Serena Williams & Venus Williams Most Improved Player – Yanina Wickmayer Comeback Player of the Year – Kim Clijsters Newcomer of the Year – Melanie Oudin Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award – Kim Clijsters Player Service Award – Liezel Huber Fan Favorite Singles Player of the Year – Elena Dementieva Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year – Serena Williams & Venus Williams Favorite Premier Tournament – BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) Favorite International Tournament – Abierto Mexicano Telcel (Acapulco) See also 2009 ATP World Tour 2009 WTA Premier tournaments 2009 ITF Women's Circuit Women's Tennis Association International Tennis Federation References 2 External links Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website WTA Tour