2009 Open GDF Suez
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The 2009 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It was the 17th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at 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
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- 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
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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.[1] Katarina Srebotnik also withdrew from the event with an ongoing injury.
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Williams | Template:Flagicon United States | 1 | 1 |
| Jelena Janković | Template:Flagicon Serbia | 3 | 2 |
| Elena Dementieva | Template:Flagicon Russia | 4 | 3 |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | Template:Flagicon Poland | 10 | 4 |
| Alizé Cornet | Template:Flagicon France | 13 | 5 |
| Patty Schnyder | Template:Flagicon Switzerland | 16 | 6 |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | Template:Flagicon Spain | 20 | 7 |
| Amélie Mauresmo | Template:Flagicon France | 24 | 8 |
- Rankings as of February 9, 2009.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Template:Flagicon Jelena Janković
- Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová
- Template:Flagicon Virginie Razzano
- Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Template:Flagicon Émilie Loit
- Template:Flagicon Karolina Šprem
- Template:Flagicon Oxana Lyubtsova
- Template:Flagicon 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$700,000[2]
| Round | Singles | Doubles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prize money (US$) | 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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