2009_Western_&_Southern_Financial_Group_Women's_Open_–_Singles

2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

2009 tennis event results

Jelena Janković defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Cincinnati Masters.

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Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Alona Bondarenko.

This tournament marked the return of Kim Clijsters from the sport after her first retirement, having not played a match since May 2007. She advanced to the quarterfinals, where she was beaten by Safina.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Russia Dinara Safina (final)
  2. United States Serena Williams (third round)
  3. United States Venus Williams (third round)
  4. Russia Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  5. Serbia Jelena Janković (champion)
  6. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
  7. Russia Vera Zvonareva (third round)
  8. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
  9. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (third round)
  10. Russia Nadia Petrova (first round)
  11. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  12. France Marion Bartoli (first round)
  13. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
  14. Italy Flavia Pennetta (semifinals)
  15. Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (first round)
  16. France Virginie Razzano (first round)

Main draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Russia Dinara Safina 6 7  
WC Belgium Kim Clijsters 2 5  
1 Russia Dinara Safina 6 6  
14 Italy Flavia Pennetta 2 0  
14 Italy Flavia Pennetta 6 6  
  Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 3 3  
1 Russia Dinara Safina 4 2  
5 Serbia Jelena Janković 6 6  
8 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 2 1  
4 Russia Elena Dementieva 6 6  
4 Russia Elena Dementieva 62 6 66
5 Serbia Jelena Janković 7 0 7
5 Serbia Jelena Janković 6 6  
  Austria Sybille Bammer 0 3  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Russia D Safina 2 7 6
  Italy R Vinci 6 6     Italy R Vinci 6 5 4
Q Germany T Malek 4 1   1 Russia D Safina 6 6  
  Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 3 6   China S Peng 3 4  
  Russia V Dushevina 4 6 3   Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez 7 2 1
  China S Peng 6 6     China S Peng 5 6 6
15 Slovakia D Cibulková 2 1   1 Russia D Safina 6 7  
12 France M Bartoli 4 3   WC Belgium K Clijsters 2 5  
WC Belgium K Clijsters 6 6   WC Belgium K Clijsters 6 7  
  Argentina G Dulko 4 0     Switzerland P Schnyder 2 5  
  Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6   WC Belgium K Clijsters 6 4 6
  Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 7   6 Russia S Kuznetsova 4 6 2
  Czech Republic I Benešová 3 67     Czech Republic L Šafářová 3 7 64
6 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 62 7

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States V Williams 6 6  
Q Belarus O Govortsova 6 6   Q Belarus O Govortsova 2 2  
  Russia E Makarova 1 3   3 United States V Williams 62 4  
Q Poland U Radwańska 5 5   14 Italy F Pennetta 7 6  
  Hungary Á Szávay 7 7     Hungary Á Szávay 2 4  
Q Japan A Morita 2 3   14 Italy F Pennetta 6 6  
14 Italy F Pennetta 6 6   14 Italy F Pennetta 6 6  
10 Russia N Petrova 2 3     Slovakia D Hantuchová 3 3  
  Ukraine A Bondarenko 6 6     Ukraine A Bondarenko 5 6 4
  Italy S Errani 6 3 1   Slovakia D Hantuchová 7 1 6
  Slovakia D Hantuchová 3 6 6   Slovakia D Hantuchová 7 0 7
  Russia A Kleybanova 6 6   7 Russia V Zvonareva 66 6 65
  France A Rezaï 3 3     Russia A Kleybanova 4 6 5
7 Russia V Zvonareva 6 1 7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Denmark C Wozniacki 4 6 6
  Spain C Suárez Navarro 0 3     Canada A Wozniak 6 4 4
  Canada A Wozniak 6 6   8 Denmark C Wozniacki 3    
  France A Cornet 3 2     Hungary M Czink 0 r  
  Hungary M Czink 6 6     Hungary M Czink 7 7  
Q United States M Oudin 6 1 1 11 Serbia A Ivanovic 66 5  
11 Serbia A Ivanovic 2 6 6 8 Denmark C Wozniacki 2 1  
16 France V Razzano 3 6 4 4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6  
  Germany A-L Grönefeld 6 3 6   Germany A-L Grönefeld 3 2  
WC United States M Shaughnessy 5 5     Romania S Cîrstea 6 6  
  Romania S Cîrstea 7 7     Romania S Cîrstea 4 4  
Q Belgium Y Wickmayer 6 6   4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6  
  Italy F Schiavone 3 4   Q Belgium Y Wickmayer 3 4  
4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Serbia J Janković 7 6  
WC Russia M Kirilenko 6 6   WC Russia M Kirilenko 66 3  
Q Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 4 1   5 Serbia J Janković 7 7  
  Russia E Vesnina 5 3   9 Belarus V Azarenka 5 64  
  Russia A Chakvetadze 7 6     Russia A Chakvetadze 4 2  
  Estonia K Kanepi 3 62   9 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6  
9 Belarus V Azarenka 6 7   5 Serbia J Janković 6 6  
13 Poland A Radwańska 6 6     Austria S Bammer 0 3  
  Japan A Sugiyama 2 1   13 Poland A Radwańska 0 5  
  Austria S Bammer 6 4 6   Austria S Bammer 6 7  
  China J Zheng 2 6 2   Austria S Bammer 7 6  
Q Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 6   2 United States S Williams 5 4  
  Slovakia M Rybáriková 2 2   Q Ukraine K Bondarenko 3 2  
2 United States S Williams 6 6  

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