Women's singles Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova Runner-up Dinara Safina Final score 6–4, 6–2
2009 tennis event results
Main article: 2009 French Open
Seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina in 74 minutes, 6–4, 6–2, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 French Open . Kuznetsova had been runner-up to Justine Henin in the 2006 final . It was the third all-Russian final in Grand Slam history, and the first since 2004. Kuznetsova won her first Grand Slam since the 2004 US Open , where she also won in an all-Russian final over Elena Dementieva, and second overall. Safina fell to 0–3 in Grand Slam finals with the loss. The match was also the conclusion of a series of matches between them during the preceding clay court season, with Kuznetsova beating Safina to win the title in Stuttgart , and Safina avenging the loss by beating Kuznetsova in Rome .
Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka .
After prevailing in the fourth round, Sorana Cîrstea became the first player born in the 1990s to reach a major quarterfinal.[1]
Seeds [ ]
Dinara Safina (final)
Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
Venus Williams (third round)
Elena Dementieva (third round)
Jelena Janković (fourth round)
Vera Zvonareva (withdrew because of an ankle injury)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion)
Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
Nadia Petrova (second round)
Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
Marion Bartoli (second round)
Flavia Pennetta (first round)
Zheng Jie (second round)
Amélie Mauresmo (first round)
Patty Schnyder (first round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
Kaia Kanepi (first round)
Dominika Cibulková (semifinals)
Alizé Cornet (second round)
Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
Alisa Kleybanova (first round)
Aleksandra Wozniak (fourth round)
Li Na (fourth round)
Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
Sybille Bammer (second round)
Ágnes Szávay (fourth round)
Samantha Stosur (semifinals)
Peng Shuai (first round)
Iveta Benešová (third round)
Qualifying [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Dinara Safina
1
6
6
9
Victoria Azarenka
6
4
2
1
Dinara Safina
6
6
20
Dominika Cibulková
3
3
20
Dominika Cibulková
6
6
Maria Sharapova
0
2
1
Dinara Safina
4
2
7
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6
6
Sorana Cîrstea
1
3
30
Samantha Stosur
6
6
30
Samantha Stosur
4
77
3
7
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6
65
6
7
Svetlana Kuznetsova
77
5
7
2
Serena Williams
63
7
5
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
D Safina
6
6
A Keothavong
0
0
1
D Safina
6
6
Q
V Diatchenko
2
6
10
Q
V Diatchenko
1
1
M Johansson
6
2
8
1
D Safina
6
6
N Llagostera Vives
5
2
27
A Pavlyuchenkova
2
0
J Coin
7
6
J Coin
2
62
IR Olaru
3
2
27
A Pavlyuchenkova
6
77
27
A Pavlyuchenkova
6
6
1
D Safina
6
6
23
A Kleybanova
2
6
1
A Rezaï
1
0
Q
P Hercog
6
4
6
Q
P Hercog
6
4
2
A Sugiyama
3
2
A Rezaï
3
6
6
A Rezaï
6
6
A Rezaï
77
6
Q
M Larcher de Brito
0
77
7
Q
M Larcher de Brito
63
2
M South
6
65
5
Q
M Larcher de Brito
6
6
S Cohen-Aloro
1
3
15
J Zheng
4
3
15
J Zheng
6
6
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
11
N Petrova
6
6
WC
L Embree
1
2
11
N Petrova
2
6
6
A Yakimova
6
1
2
M Sharapova
6
1
8
M Sharapova
3
6
6
M Sharapova
1
6
6
WC
O Sanchez
1
1
Q
Y Shvedova
6
3
4
Q
A Rus
6
6
Q
A Rus
0
2
Q
Y Shvedova
77
3
6
Q
Y Shvedova
6
6
19
K Kanepi
62
6
2
M Sharapova
6
0
6
25
N Li
6
6
25
N Li
4
6
4
M Domachowska
4
2
25
N Li
6
6
WC
É Loit
6
4
1
T Bacsinszky
1
4
T Bacsinszky
4
6
6
25
N Li
7
6
WC
I Pavlovic
3
4
O Govortsova
5
1
A Amanmuradova
6
6
A Amanmuradova
3
77
5
O Govortsova
6
6
O Govortsova
6
63
7
LL
K O'Brien
1
1
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
Section 6 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
13
M Bartoli
3
6
6
P Parmentier
6
1
3
13
M Bartoli
3
5
T Garbin
7
7
T Garbin
6
7
A Morita
5
5
T Garbin
5
5
V Razzano
6
6
V Razzano
7
7
D Hantuchová
3
3
V Razzano
6
6
E Makarova
2
7
0
18
A Medina Garrigues
2
2
18
A Medina Garrigues
6
5
6
V Razzano
1
2
30
S Stosur
6
6
30
S Stosur
6
6
F Schiavone
4
2
30
S Stosur
6
4
6
Y Wickmayer
4
6
6
Y Wickmayer
3
6
4
U Radwańska
6
3
0
30
S Stosur
6
4
6
J Dokić
3
6
6
4
E Dementieva
3
6
1
K Šprem
6
1
2
J Dokić
6
3
r
Q
C Scheepers
4
3
4
E Dementieva
2
4
4
E Dementieva
6
6
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
7
S Kuznetsova
6
6
WC
C Feuerstein
1
4
7
S Kuznetsova
6
6
G Voskoboeva
6
77
G Voskoboeva
0
2
S Mirza
4
63
7
S Kuznetsova
6
6
Q
A Sevastova
6
4
1
M Czink
1
3
M Czink
3
6
6
M Czink
4
6
10
N Dechy
3
61
28
S Bammer
6
3
8
28
S Bammer
6
77
7
S Kuznetsova
6
1
6
17
P Schnyder
4
3
12
A Radwańska
4
6
1
K Bondarenko
6
6
K Bondarenko
4
7
7
WC
O Rogowska
6
6
WC
O Rogowska
6
5
5
M Kirilenko
4
4
K Bondarenko
2
4
P Mayr
1
1
12
A Radwańska
6
6
M Koryttseva
6
6
M Koryttseva
1
4
R de los Ríos
3
1
12
A Radwańska
6
6
12
A Radwańska
6
6
Section 8 [ ]
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
Kuznetsova
Safina
1st serve %
42/54 (78%)
30/49 (61%)
1st serve points won
28 of 42 = 67%
16 of 30 = 53%
2nd serve points won
4 of 12 = 33%
6 of 19 = 32%
Total service points won
32 of 54 = 59.26%
22 of 49 = 44.90%
Aces
0
0
Double faults
1
7
Winners
12
11
Unforced errors
22
22
Net points won
4 of 4 = 100%
2 of 2 = 100%
Break points converted
5 of 7 = 71%
2 of 4 = 50%
Return points won
27 of 49 = 55%
22 of 54 = 41%
Total points won
59
44
Source
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