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{{TennisEventInfo|2009|Open GDF Suez|
| date=9–15 February
| edition=17th
| category=[[WTA Premier tournaments|Premier]]
| draw=32S / 16D
| prize_money=$700,000
| surface=Hard / indoor
| location=Paris, France
| venue=[[Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris)|Stade Pierre de Coubertin]]
| champs={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]]
| champd={{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]]
}}

The '''2009 Open GDF Suez''' was a women's professional [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Tennis court#hardcourt|indoor hardcourts]]. It was the 17th edition of the [[Open GDF Suez]] (formerly known as the ''Open Gaz de France'') and was a [[WTA Premier tournaments|Premier tournament]] on the [[2009 WTA Tour]]. It took place at [[Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris)|Stade Pierre de Coubertin]] in Paris, France, from 9 February until 15 February 2009.

The top three seeds were [[Serena Williams]], the [[2009 Australian Open]] singles champion and twice the winner of this event, [[Jelena Janković]], a former World No. 1, and [[Elena Dementieva]], the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in singles and a 2009 Australian Open semifinalist. [[Agnieszka Radwańska]], home favourite [[Alizé Cornet]], [[Patty Schnyder]], [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]], and two-time champion [[Amélie Mauresmo]] also played this event.

==Finals==
===Singles===
{{main|2009 Open GDF Suez – Singles}}
{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]] defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] 7–6(7), 2–6, 6–4
*It was Mauresmo's only title of the year and 25th and last of her career. It was her 3rd win at the event, also winning in 2001 and 2006.

===Doubles===
{{main|2009 Open GDF Suez – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]] defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Květa Peschke]] / {{flagicon|USA}} 
[[Lisa Raymond]] 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]

==Entrants==
===Seeds===
  
[[Maria Sharapova]] was initially set to make her season debut here after sitting out several months with a shoulder injury. However, she eventually withdrew. She was replaced by [[Jelena Janković]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opengdfsuez.com/tips.php?detail=294235&language=uk|title=Jelena Janković: Last Minute Replacement|publisher=opengdfsuez.com|date=2009-02-06|accessdate=2009-02-12| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090212134825/http://opengdfsuez.com/tips.php?detail=294235&language=uk| archivedate= 12 February 2009 | url-status= dead}}</ref> [[Katarina Srebotnik]] also withdrew from the event with an ongoing injury.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Athlete
! Nationality
! Ranking*
! Seeding
|-
| [[Serena Williams]]
| {{flagicon|USA|}} United States
| 1
| 1
|-
| [[Jelena Janković]]
| {{flagicon|SRB|}} [[Serbia]]
| 3
| 2
|-
| [[Elena Dementieva]]
| {{flagicon|RUS|}} Russia
| 4
| 3
|-
| [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]
| {{flagicon|POL|}} Poland
| 10
| 4
|-
| [[Alizé Cornet]]
| {{flagicon|FRA|}} France
| 13
| 5
|-
| [[Patty Schnyder]]
| {{flagicon|SUI|}} Switzerland
| 16
| 6
|-
| [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]]
| {{flagicon|ESP|}} Spain
| 20
| 7
|-
| [[Amélie Mauresmo]]
| {{flagicon|FRA|}} France
| 24
| 8
|}

*Rankings as of February 9, 2009.

===Other entrants===
The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]]s into the main draw:

*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]]
*{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Daniela Hantuchová]]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Virginie Razzano]]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Dechy]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Émilie Loit]]
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Karolina Šprem]]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Oxana Lyubtsova]]
*{{flagicon|LAT}} [[Anastasija Sevastova]]

==Prize money & points==
The total prize money for the tournament was US$700,000, upgraded from the previous year's US$600,000.

Total prize money: US$700,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opengdfsuez.com/articles.php?detail=14&language=uk|title=Prize Money|publisher=opengdfsuez.com|accessdate=2009-02-12| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090211105345/http://opengdfsuez.com/articles.php?detail=14&language=uk| archivedate= 11 February 2009 | url-status= dead}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Round
!colspan="2"|Singles
!colspan="2"|Doubles
|-
! Prize money (US$) !! WTA ranking points
! Prize money (US$) !! WTA ranking points
|-
|Winner || 107,000 || 470 || 34,000 || 470
|-
|Finalist || 56,000 || 320 || 17,800 || 320
|-
|Semifinal || 30,000 || 200 || 9,400 || 200
|-
|Quarterfinal || 15,925 || 120 || 4,950 || 120
|-
|Round of 16 || 8,950 || 60 || 2,650 || 1
|-
|Round of 32 || 4,580 || 1 || - || -
|-
|Qualified || - || 20 || - || -
|-
|Qualifying 3rd round || 2,460 || 12 || - || -
|-
|Qualifying 2nd round || 1,320 || 8 || - || -
|-
|Qualifying 1sf round || 700 || 1 || - || -
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110207052823/http://www.opengdfsuez.com/ Official website]
* [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2009/604.pdf WTA tournament draws]

{{Open Gaz de France tournaments}}
{{2009 WTA Tour}}

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[[Category:2009 in French women's sport|Open GDF Suez]]
[[Category:2009 in Paris|Open GDF Suez]]
[[Category:2009 in French tennis|Open Gaz de France]]
[[Category:February 2009 sports events in France|Open GDF Suez]]

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