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File:Grand Slam women's singles champions 2009.jpg 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,[ 1] 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.[ 2]
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]
Season summary File:Dinara Safina German Open 2008.jpg 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 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 Carla Suárez Navarro . Jelena Dokić made a fairytale run to the quarterfinals, the furthest she'd been in a Grand Slam event since 2002, and 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. Williams 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 Ivanovic in the final. Safina had another chance to reach No. 1 after this tournament, but lost to 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 Williams not defending her title. Playing in her first tournament as the No. 1, Safina lost in the final of Stuttgart to Kuznetsova, before avenging the loss by beating Kuznetsova in the Rome final. In the final major warm-up event, Safina beat Caroline Wozniacki to win Madrid.
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, 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. Samantha Stosur also reached her first Grand Slam semifinal, taking down Elena Dementieva in the second round. Defending champion Ana 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, see French Open champion Kuznetsova upset by Sabine Lisicki on her way to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, and Janković 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 Elena Dementieva, who also reached the semifinals in Cincinnati and Stanford. 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 Jelena Janković came third. Also during the summer hardcourt season, Kim Clijsters made her return to competitive tennis in Cincinnati after giving birth.
File:US Open 2009 4th round 281.jpg Caroline Wozniacki broke the top 10 during the season, and reached the US Open final.At the US Open, Caroline Wozniacki reached her first Grand Slam final after a half of upsets which saw Safina, Janković and Dementieva all lose in the first week. Melanie Oudin reached her first major quarterfinal by defeating Dementieva, Sharapova and Petrova back-to-back, while 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 Williams 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 Maria 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. Svetlana Kuznetsova won the event in Beijing, beating 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 Williams 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.[ 4] [ 5]
Key
Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
WTA Premier tournaments
WTA International tournaments
Team events
January
Week
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Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Jan 5
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Brisbane International Brisbane , AustraliaSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka Template:Flagicon Marion Bartoli Template:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo Template:Flagicon Sara Errani Template:Flagicon Ana Ivanovic Template:Flagicon Tathiana Garbin Template:Flagicon Olga Govortsova Template:Flagicon Lucie Šafářová
Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld Template:Flagicon Vania King Template:Flagicon Klaudia Jans Template:Flagicon Alicja Rosolska
ASB Classic Auckland , New ZealandSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Flagicon Elena Vesnina Template:Flagicon Aravane Rezaï Template:Flagicon Anne Keothavong Template:Flagicon Shahar Pe'er Template:Flagicon Edina Gallovits Template:Flagicon Ayumi Morita Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy Template:Flagicon Mara Santangelo (7–3) , [12–10]Template:Flagicon Nuria Llagostera Vives Template:Flagicon Arantxa Parra Santonja
Jan 12
Medibank International Sydney Sydney , AustraliaSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska Template:Flagicon Svetlana Kuznetsova Template:Flagicon Alizé Cornet
Template:Flagicon Hsieh Su-wei Template:Flagicon Peng Shuai Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy Template:Flagicon Casey Dellacqua
Moorilla Hobart International Hobart , AustraliaSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Petra Kvitová Template:Flagicon Iveta Benešová Template:Flagicon Magdaléna Rybáriková Template:Flagicon Virginie Razzano Template:Flagicon Melinda Czink Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Template:Flagicon Tsvetana Pironkova
Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta (7–4) Template:Flagicon Alona Bondarenko Template:Flagicon Kateryna Bondarenko
Jan 19
Australian Open Melbourne , AustraliaSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Flagicon Marion Bartoli Template:Flagicon Jelena Dokić Template:Flagicon Carla Suárez Navarro Template:Flagicon Svetlana Kuznetsova
Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama
Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy Template:Flagicon Andy Ram
February
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Feb 2
Fed Cup: First Round Orléans , France, Hard (i)Surprise , United States, HardBrno , Czech Republic, Carpet (i)First round winners
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Feb 9
Open GDF Suez Singles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Jelena Janković Template:Flagicon Émilie Loit Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska Template:Flagicon Alizé Cornet
Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya , ThailandSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza Template:Flagicon Shahar Pe'er Template:Flagicon Magdaléna Rybáriková Template:Flagicon Peng Shuai Template:Flagicon Vera Dushevina Template:Flagicon Tamarine Tanasugarn Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki
Template:Flagicon Yaroslava Shvedova Template:Flagicon Tamarine Tanasugarn Template:Flagicon Yuliya Beygelzimer Template:Flagicon Vitalia Diatchenko
Feb 16
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab EmiratesSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Virginie Razzano Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Kaia Kanepi Template:Flagicon Ana Ivanovic Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Flagicon Elena Vesnina Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva
Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska
Cellular South Cup Memphis , United StatesSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki Template:Flagicon Anne Keothavong Template:Flagicon Sabine Lisicki Template:Flagicon Michaëlla Krajicek Template:Flagicon Marina Erakovic Template:Flagicon Lucie Šafářová Template:Flagicon Pauline Parmentier
Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki (7–2) Template:Flagicon Yuliana Fedak Template:Flagicon Michaëlla Krajicek
Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas Bogotá , ColombiaSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Edina Gallovits Template:Flagicon Patricia Mayr Template:Flagicon Maša Zec Peškirič Template:Flagicon Mathilde Johansson Template:Flagicon Ioana Raluca Olaru Template:Flagicon Betina Jozami
Template:Flagicon Nuria Llagostera Vives Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta
Feb 23
Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco , MexicoSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta Template:Flagicon Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Template:Flagicon Iveta Benešová Template:Flagicon Ágnes Szávay Template:Flagicon Maret Ani Template:Flagicon Mathilde Johansson Template:Flagicon Petra Cetkovská
Template:Flagicon Nuria Llagostera Vives Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez Template:Flagicon Lourdes Domínguez Lino Template:Flagicon Arantxa Parra Santonja
March
Week
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Mar 2
Monterrey Open Monterrey , MexicoSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Marion Bartoli Template:Flagicon Li Na Template:Flagicon Iveta Benešová Template:Flagicon Zheng Jie Template:Flagicon Lucie Šafářová Template:Flagicon Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Vania King
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy Template:Flagicon Mara Santangelo Template:Flagicon Iveta Benešová Template:Flagicon Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Mar 9
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells , United StatesSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva (7–5) , 6–2Template:Flagicon Ana Ivanovic Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka Template:Flagicon Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki Template:Flagicon Sybille Bammer Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska
Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Shahar Pe'er
Mar 23
Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne , United StatesSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Svetlana Kuznetsova Template:Flagicon Li Na Template:Flagicon Iveta Benešová Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur
Template:Flagicon Svetlana Kuznetsova Template:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
April
Week
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Apr 6
Andalucia Tennis Experience Marbella , SpainSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Jelena Janković Template:Flagicon Carla Suárez Navarro Template:Flagicon Sorana Cîrstea Template:Flagicon Anabel Medina Garrigues Template:Flagicon Klára Zakopalová Template:Flagicon Kaia Kanepi Template:Flagicon Sara Errani Template:Flagicon Roberta Vinci
Template:Flagicon Klaudia Jans Template:Flagicon Alicja Rosolska Template:Flagicon Anabel Medina Garrigues Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual
MPS Group Championships Ponte Vedra Beach , United StatesSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Wozniak Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova Template:Flagicon Elena Vesnina Template:Flagicon Alona Bondarenko Template:Flagicon Tamira Paszek Template:Flagicon Dominika Cibulková Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová
Template:Flagicon Chuang Chia-jung Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
Apr 13
Family Circle Cup Charleston , United StatesSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Sabine Lisicki Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Flagicon Marion Bartoli Template:Flagicon Dominika Cibulková Template:Flagicon Virginie Razzano Template:Flagicon Melinda Czink Template:Flagicon Elena Vesnina
Template:Flagicon Bethanie Mattek-Sands Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova (5–7) , 6–2, [11–9]Template:Flagicon Līga Dekmeijere Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder
Barcelona Ladies Open Barcelona , SpainSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Roberta Vinci Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko Template:Flagicon Carla Suárez Navarro Template:Flagicon Francesca Schiavone Template:Flagicon Tatjana Malek Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez Template:Flagicon Lucie Šafářová Template:Flagicon Anastasiya Yakimova
Template:Flagicon Nuria Llagostera Vives Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez Template:Flagicon Sorana Cîrstea Template:Flagicon Andreja Klepač
Apr 20
Fed Cup: Semifinals Castellaneta , Italy, Clay Brno , Czech Republic, Hard (i)Semifinals winners
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April 27
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart , GermanySingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Svetlana Kuznetsova Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska Template:Flagicon Jelena Janković Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Marion Bartoli
Template:Flagicon Bethanie Mattek-Sands Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fez , MoroccoSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Anabel Medina Garrigues Template:Flagicon Ekaterina Makarova Template:Flagicon Melinda Czink Template:Flagicon Alisa Kleybanova Template:Flagicon Lourdes Domínguez Lino Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká Template:Flagicon Marta Domachowska Template:Flagicon Polona Hercog
Template:Flagicon Alisa Kleybanova Template:Flagicon Ekaterina Makarova Template:Flagicon Sorana Cîrstea Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko
May
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Quarterfinalists
May 4
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Singles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Svetlana Kuznetsova Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska Template:Flagicon Jelena Janković Template:Flagicon Kaia Kanepi
Template:Flagicon Hsieh Su-wei Template:Flagicon Peng Shuai (7–5) Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama
Estoril Open Oeiras , PortugalSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Yanina Wickmayer Template:Flagicon Ekaterina Makarova Template:Flagicon Shahar Pe'er Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld Template:Flagicon Jarmila Groth Template:Flagicon Sorana Cîrstea Template:Flagicon Sabine Lisicki Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko
Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Abigail Spears Template:Flagicon Sharon Fichman Template:Flagicon Katalin Marosi
May 11
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid , SpainSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder Template:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo Template:Flagicon Alona Bondarenko Template:Flagicon Jelena Janković Template:Flagicon Ágnes Szávay Template:Flagicon Vera Dushevina
Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
May 18
Warsaw Open Warsaw , PolandSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Alexandra Dulgheru Template:Flagicon Alona Bondarenko Template:Flagicon Anne Keothavong Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova Template:Flagicon Ioana Raluca Olaru Template:Flagicon Galina Voskoboeva Template:Flagicon Klára Zakopalová
Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Bethanie Mattek-Sands Template:Flagicon Yan Zi Template:Flagicon Zheng Jie
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , FranceSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Aravane Rezaï (7–2) , 6–1Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká Template:Flagicon Ayumi Morita Template:Flagicon Viktoriya Kutuzova Template:Flagicon Kristina Barrois Template:Flagicon Peng Shuai Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Template:Flagicon Monica Niculescu
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy Template:Flagicon Mara Santangelo Template:Flagicon Claire Feuerstein Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Foretz
May 24
French Open Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Template:Flagicon Svetlana Kuznetsova Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Dominika Cibulková Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova Template:Flagicon Sorana Cîrstea Template:Flagicon Serena Williams
Template:Flagicon Anabel Medina Garrigues Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka Template:Flagicon Elena Vesnina
Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber (7–5) , 10–7Template:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Template:Flagicon Vania King
June
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Jun 8
Aegon Classic Birmingham , Great BritainSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Magdaléna Rybáriková (7–2) Template:Flagicon Li Na Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova Template:Flagicon Urszula Radwańska Template:Flagicon Melinda Czink Template:Flagicon Stefanie Vögele Template:Flagicon Yanina Wickmayer
Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Abigail Spears
Jun 15
Aegon International Eastbourne , Great BritainSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki (7–5) , 7–5Template:Flagicon Virginie Razzano Template:Flagicon Marion Bartoli Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Wozniak Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska Template:Flagicon Anabel Medina Garrigues Template:Flagicon Ekaterina Makarova Template:Flagicon Vera Dushevina
Template:Flagicon Akgul Amanmuradova Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs
UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch , NetherlandsSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Tamarine Tanasugarn Template:Flagicon Yanina Wickmayer Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Francesca Schiavone Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta Template:Flagicon Kristina Barrois Template:Flagicon Olga Govortsova
Template:Flagicon Sara Errani Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta Template:Flagicon Michaëlla Krajicek Template:Flagicon Yanina Wickmayer
Jun 22
Wimbledon Championships Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Flagicon Sabine Lisicki Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska Template:Flagicon Francesca Schiavone Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka
Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Venus Williams (7–4) , 6–4Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs
Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Cara Black
July
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Jul 6
GDF Suez Grand Prix Budapest , HungarySingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Ágnes Szávay Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder Template:Flagicon Edina Gallovits Template:Flagicon Alona Bondarenko Template:Flagicon Alisa Kleybanova Template:Flagicon Petra Martić Template:Flagicon Timea Bacsinszky Template:Flagicon Shahar Pe'er
Template:Flagicon Alisa Kleybanova Template:Flagicon Monica Niculescu (7–5) Template:Flagicon Alona Bondarenko Template:Flagicon Kateryna Bondarenko
Collector Swedish Open Women Båstad , SwedenSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko Template:Flagicon Alla Kudryavtseva Template:Flagicon Carla Suárez Navarro Template:Flagicon Dominika Cibulková
Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta Template:Flagicon Nuria Llagostera Vives Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez
Jul 13
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo , ItalySingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta Template:Flagicon Sara Errani Template:Flagicon Tathiana Garbin Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld Template:Flagicon Aravane Rezaï Template:Flagicon Olga Govortsova Template:Flagicon Yaroslava Shvedova Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder
Template:Flagicon Nuria Llagostera Vives Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez Template:Flagicon Mariya Koryttseva Template:Flagicon Darya Kustova
ECM Prague Open Prague , Czech RepublicSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Sybille Bammer (7–4) , 6–2Template:Flagicon Francesca Schiavone Template:Flagicon Timea Bacsinszky Template:Flagicon Iveta Benešová Template:Flagicon Kateryna Bondarenko Template:Flagicon Carla Suárez Navarro Template:Flagicon Zarina Diyas Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká
Template:Flagicon Alona Bondarenko Template:Flagicon Kateryna Bondarenko Template:Flagicon Iveta Benešová Template:Flagicon Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Jul 20
Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož , SloveniaSingles – Doubles Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina (5–7) , 6–1, 7–5Template:Flagicon Sara Errani Template:Flagicon Alberta Brianti Template:Flagicon Stefanie Vögele Template:Flagicon Maria Elena Camerin Template:Flagicon Camille Pin Template:Flagicon Rossana de los Ríos Template:Flagicon Petra Martić
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November 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 Titles won by nation
Total titles
Player
Grand Slam
Year-end
Premier
International
All titles
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
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Titles information The following players won their first singles title:
The following players completed a successful singles title defence:
Rankings Singles The following is the 2009 top 20 in the Race To The Championships.[ 5] 2009 WTA Tour Championships .
Singles Year-end Ranking
Rk
Name
Nation
Points
Change
1
Serena Williams
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9,075
Increase
2
Dinara Safina
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
7,800
Increase
3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
6,141
Increase
4
Caroline Wozniacki
File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN
5,875
Increase
5
Elena Dementieva
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
5,585
Decrease
6
Venus Williams
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5,126
Steady
7
Victoria Azarenka
File:Flag of Belarus.svg BLR
4,820
Increase
8
Jelena Janković
File:Flag of Serbia.svg SRB
3,965
Decrease
9
Vera Zvonareva
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
3,560
Decrease
10
Agnieszka Radwańska
File:Flag of Poland.svg POL
3,450
Steady
11
Marion Bartoli
File:Flag of France.svg FRA
3,415
Increase
12
Flavia Pennetta
File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA
3,150
Increase
13
Samantha Stosur
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS
3,045
Increase
14
Maria Sharapova
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
2,820
Decrease
15
Li Na
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN
2,541
Increase
16
Yanina Wickmayer
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL
2,385
Increase
17
Francesca Schiavone
File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA
2,375
Increase
18
Kim Clijsters
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL
2,340
Increase
19
Virginie Razzano
File:Flag of France.svg FRA
2,300
Increase
20
Nadia Petrova
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
2,220
Decrease
Number 1 ranking Doubles
Doubles Year-end Rankings
Rk
Name
Nation
Points
Change
1
Cara Black
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg ZIM
8,520
Steady
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Liezel Huber
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8,520
Steady
3
Serena Williams
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7,440
Increase
=
Venus Williams
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7,440
Increase
5
Nuria Llagostera Vives
File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP
6,180
Increase
6
María José Martínez Sánchez
File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP
6,180
Increase
7
Samantha Stosur
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS
5,610
Increase
=
Rennae Stubbs
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS
5,610
Increase
9
Hsieh Su-wei
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg TPE
4,730
Increase
10
Virginia Ruano Pascual
File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP
4,670
Decrease
11
Anabel Medina Garrigues
File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP
4,600
Decrease
12
Peng Shuai
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN
4,550
Increase
13
Daniela Hantuchová
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK
4,180
Increase
14
Alisa Kleybanova
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
4,150
Increase
15
Victoria Azarenka
File:Flag of Belarus.svg BLR
3,801
Decrease
16
Nadia Petrova
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
3,735
Increase
17
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
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3,620
Increase
18
Lisa Raymond
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3,560
Decrease
19
Francesca Schiavone
File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA
3,540
Increase
20
Ekaterina Makarova
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
3,510
Increase
Number 1 ranking 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.
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$636,149
$325,000
$6,545,586
2.
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS Dinara Safina $3,601,325
$8,893
$700,000
$4,310,218
3.
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova $3,280,865
$152,976
$225,000
$3,658,841
4.
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$636,149
$250,000
$3,126,894
5.
File:Flag of Serbia.svg SRB Jelena Janković $1,491,514
$0
$1,000,000
$2,491,514
6.
File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Caroline Wozniacki $2,324,692
$46,858
$0
$2,371,550
7.
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS Elena Dementieva $1,880,156
$825
$462,500
$2,343,481
8.
File:Flag of Belarus.svg BLR Victoria Azarenka $1,827,770
$287,766
$0
$2,115,536
9.
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS Vera Zvonareva $1,447,361
$144,784
$50,000
$1,642,145
10.
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 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
Points distribution
Category
W F
SF
QF
R16
R32
R64
R128
Q
Q3
Q2
Q1
Grand Slam (S)
2000
1400
900
500
280
160
100
5
60
50
40
2
Grand Slam (D)
2000
1400
900
500
280
160
5
–
48
–
–
–
WTA Championships (S)
+450
+360
(230 for each win, 70 for each loss)
–
–
–
–
–
WTA Championships (D)
1500
1050
690
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)
1000
700
450
250
140
80
50
5
30
–
20
1
WTA Premier Mandatory (64S)
1000
700
450
250
140
80
5
–
30
–
20
1
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)
1000
700
450
250
140
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
WTA Premier 5 (56S)
800
550
350
200
110
60
1
–
30
–
20
1
WTA Premier 5 (28D)
800
550
350
200
110
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
WTA Premier (56S)
470
320
200
120
60
40
1
–
12
–
8
1
WTA Premier (32S)
470
320
200
120
60
1
–
–
20
12
8
1
WTA Premier (16D)
470
320
200
120
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Tournament of Champions
+280
+170
(125 for each win, 35 for each loss)
–
–
–
–
–
WTA International (56S)
280
200
130
70
30
15
1
–
10
–
6
1
WTA International (32S)
280
200
130
70
30
1
–
–
16
10
6
1
WTA International (16D)
280
200
130
70
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Retirements Following are notable players who announced their retirement from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour during the 2009 season:
Awards The winners of the 2009 WTA Awards were announced on 24 March 2010, during a special ceremony at the Sony Ericsson Open .[ 13]
See also References
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