Women's singles Champion Kim Clijsters Runner-up Caroline Wozniacki Final score 7–5, 6–3
2009 tennis event results
Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was her second US Open title and her second Major singles title overall. She became the first unseeded player and wild card to win the US Open, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980 Wimbledon Championships . Following her win, she appeared at 19th in the rankings. This was the first time since the 2007 Australian Open where Clijsters participated in a major, as she was just returning to the sport.[1]
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Clijsters. A foot fault was called for Williams at the end of the second set, producing a double fault and two match points for Clijsters. Williams argued the call and was given a point penalty for her attempt to intimidate a line judge which ended the match.[2]
This was the final major appearance for two-time major champion Amélie Mauresmo , who lost to Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round. This was also the final major singles appearance of Ai Sugiyama , who was on a record-breaking 62nd consecutive Grand Slam women’s singles appearance, losing in the first round to Samantha Stosur . Sugiyama's record remains standing.
Seeds [ ]
0 1 . Dinara Safina (third round) 0 2 . Serena Williams (semifinals) 0 3 . Venus Williams (fourth round) 0 4 . Elena Dementieva (second round) 0 5 . Jelena Janković (second round) 0 6 . Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round) 0 7 . Vera Zvonareva (fourth round) 0 8 . Victoria Azarenka (third round) 0 9 . Caroline Wozniacki (final) 10 . Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals) 11 . Ana Ivanovic (first round) 12 . Agnieszka Radwańska (second round) 13 . Nadia Petrova (fourth round) 14 . Marion Bartoli (second round) 15 . Samantha Stosur (second round) 16 . Virginie Razzano (first round) 17 . Amélie Mauresmo (second round) 18 . Li Na (quarterfinals) 19 . Patty Schnyder (second round) 20 . Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round) 21 . Zheng Jie (third round) 22 . Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round) 23 . Sabine Lisicki (second round) 24 . Sorana Cîrstea (third round) 25 . Kaia Kanepi (first round) 26 . Francesca Schiavone (fourth round) 27 . Alisa Kleybanova (first round) 28 . Sybille Bammer (first round) 29 . Maria Sharapova (third round) 30 . Alona Bondarenko (second round) 31 . Elena Vesnina (third round) 32 . Ágnes Szávay (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
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
Yanina Wickmayer 7
6
Kateryna Bondarenko
5
4
Yanina Wickmayer
3
3
9
Caroline Wozniacki 6
6
Melanie Oudin
2
2
9
Caroline Wozniacki 6
6
9
Caroline Wozniacki
5
3
WC
Kim Clijsters 7
6
18
Li Na
2
4
WC
Kim Clijsters 6
6
WC
Kim Clijsters 6
7
2
Serena Williams
4
5
10
Flavia Pennetta
4
3
2
Serena Williams 6
6
Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
D Safina 65
6
6
WC
O Rogowska
77
2
4
1
D Safina 65
6
6
U Radwańska
4
4
K Barrois
77
2
3
K Barrois 6
6
1
D Safina
4
6
65
T Garbin 6
6
P Kvitová 6
2
77
WC
M Cecil
0
1
T Garbin
1
3
P Kvitová 64
6
6
P Kvitová 6
6
27
A Kleybanova
77
3
2
P Kvitová
6
4
5
19
P Schnyder 4
6
78
Y Wickmayer 4
6
7
L Šafářová
6
3
66
19
P Schnyder
5
2
S Errani 6
6
S Errani 7
6
A Rus
0
3
S Errani
3
4
S Peng 6
6
Y Wickmayer 6
6
J Groth
2
3
S Peng
6
1
4
Y Wickmayer 6
6
Y Wickmayer 2
6
6
16
V Razzano
4
3
Section 2 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
11
A Ivanovic
6
3
67
K Bondarenko 2
6
79
K Bondarenko 6
6
Q
S Perry 6
6
Q
S Perry
1
1
M Niculescu
4
2
K Bondarenko 77
6
Q
A Rodionova 6
4
6
Q
A Rodionova
64
4
L Domínguez Lino 0
6
1
Q
A Rodionova 6
3
7
A Rezaï
64
77
1
23
S Lisicki
3
6
5
23
S Lisicki 77
64
6
K Bondarenko 6
6
30
A Bondarenko 3
6
6
G Dulko
0
0
A Kudryavtseva
6
3
2
30
A Bondarenko
4
0
G Dulko 6
5
6
G Dulko 6
6
E Makarova
3
7
4
G Dulko 6
6
Y Shvedova 6
6
Y Shvedova
3
4
M Zec Peškirič
3
3
Y Shvedova 6
64
78
R Vinci
2
3
5
J Janković
3
77
66
5
J Janković 6
6
Section 3 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
4
E Dementieva 6
6
Q
C Pin
1
2
4
E Dementieva
7
4
3
A Pavlyuchenkova
1
2
M Oudin 5
6
6
M Oudin 6
6
M Oudin 3
6
7
P Hercog
3
1
29
M Sharapova
6
4
5
WC
C McHale 6
6
WC
C McHale
2
1
T Pironkova
3
0
29
M Sharapova 6
6
29
M Sharapova 6
6
M Oudin 1
77
6
21
J Zheng 6
6
13
N Petrova
6
62
3
A-L Grönefeld
3
2
21
J Zheng 1
6
6
A Cornet
4
6
7
A Cornet
6
3
3
Q
M Adamczak
6
4
5
21
J Zheng
4
1
Q
E Hrdinová
3
3
13
N Petrova 6
6
J Coin 6
6
J Coin
4
63
K Srebotnik
3
3
13
N Petrova 6
7
13
N Petrova 6
6
Section 4 [ ] Bottom half [ ] Section 5 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
8
V Azarenka 6
6
A Dulgheru
1
1
8
V Azarenka 6
6
Q
M Domachowska
6
2
3
Q
B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2
1
Q
B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2
6
6
8
V Azarenka
6
2
2
A Brianti
712
1
3
26
F Schiavone 4
6
6
S Vögele 610
6
6
S Vögele
4
4
Q
Y Meusburger
1
2
26
F Schiavone 6
6
26
F Schiavone 6
6
26
F Schiavone
2
3
18
N Li 77
6
18
N Li 6
6
IR Olaru
64
3
18
N Li 6
6
M Larcher de Brito 1
7
6
M Larcher de Brito
1
3
M Johansson
6
5
1
18
N Li 6
6
M Kirilenko 6
6
M Kirilenko
4
2
Q
M Koryttseva
2
1
M Kirilenko 6
2
6
P Mayr
1
2
12
A Radwańska
4
6
4
12
A Radwańska 6
6
Section 6 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
14
M Bartoli 6
6
R de los Ríos
1
0
14
M Bartoli
7
1
2
V Kutuzova
1
1
WC
K Clijsters 5
6
6
WC
K Clijsters 6
6
WC
K Clijsters 6
6
K Flipkens 6
6
K Flipkens
0
2
J Dokić
3
4
K Flipkens 6
6
WC
G Brodsky
4
4
20
A Medina Garrigues 1
3
20
A Medina Garrigues 6
6
WC
K Clijsters 6
0
6
25
K Kanepi
0
6
2
3
V Williams
0
6
4
Q
K-c Chang 6
2
6
Q
K-c Chang
6
2
2
M Rybáriková 6
4
6
M Rybáriková 4
6
6
Q
V Tétreault
3
6
1
M Rybáriková
2
5
B Mattek-Sands 6
6
3
V Williams 6
7
I Benešová
3
4
B Mattek-Sands
4
2
V Dushevina
77
5
3
3
V Williams 6
6
3
V Williams 65
7
6
Section 7 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
7
V Zvonareva 6
6
N Llagostera Vives 0
4
7
V Zvonareva 3
6
6
Q
Y Sema
6
1
2
A Chakvetadze
6
1
1
A Chakvetadze 4
6
6
7
V Zvonareva 6
6
Q
Ca Gullickson
3
65
31
E Vesnina
2
4
J Craybas 6
77
J Craybas
66
1
L Hradecká
4
65
31
E Vesnina 78
6
31
E Vesnina 6
77
7
V Zvonareva
6
66
0
17
A Mauresmo 6
6
10
F Pennetta 3
78
6
T Malek
3
4
17
A Mauresmo
4
0
A Wozniak 6
79
A Wozniak 6
6
PR
L Granville
1
67
A Wozniak
1
1
O Govortsova
2
6
3
10
F Pennetta 6
6
S Mirza 6
3
6
S Mirza
0
0
E Gallovits
0
4
10
F Pennetta 6
6
10
F Pennetta 6
6
Section 8 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
15
S Stosur 6
4
6
A Sugiyama
4
6
4
15
S Stosur
5
4
WC
V King 2
WC
V King 7
6
A Yakimova
1r
WC
V King
2
2
T Bacsinszky 6
6
22
D Hantuchová 6
6
Q
V Manasieva
3
4
T Bacsinszky
7
2
1
PR
M Shaughnessy
2
6
1
22
D Hantuchová 5
6
6
22
D Hantuchová 6
4
6
22
D Hantuchová 2
0
28
S Bammer
4
6
65
2
S Williams 6
6
MJ Martínez Sánchez 6
1
77
MJ Martínez Sánchez 7
6
Q
A Kerber 6
5
6
Q
A Kerber
5
3
A Petkovic
4
7
3
MJ Martínez Sánchez 3
5
M Czink 6
6
2
S Williams 6
7
ME Camerin
3
4
M Czink
1
1
WC
A Glatch
4
1
2
S Williams 6
6
2
S Williams 6
6
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
1st serve %
53/85 (62%)
43/63 (68%)
1st serve points won
33 of 53 = 62%
23 of 43 = 53%
2nd serve points won
15 of 32 = 47%
6 of 20 = 30%
Total service points won
48 of 85 = 56.47%
29 of 63 = 46.03%
Aces
3
0
Double faults
2
3
Winners
36
10
Unforced errors
34
21
Net points won
11 of 15 = 73%
9 of 15 = 60%
Break points converted
5 of 8 = 63%
3 of 12 = 25%
Return points won
34 of 63 = 54%
37 of 85 = 44%
Total points won
82
66
Source
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Kim Clijsters
Caroline Wozniacki
Dinara Safina (third round)
Serena Williams (semifinals)
Jelena Janković (second round)
Victoria Azarenka (third round)
Caroline Wozniacki (final)
Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
Marion Bartoli (second round)
Samantha Stosur (second round)
Li Na (quarterfinals)
Patty Schnyder (second round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
Sabine Lisicki (second round)
Sorana Cîrstea (third round)
Kaia Kanepi (first round)
Sybille Bammer (first round)
Alona Bondarenko (second round)
Ágnes Szávay (first round)
Kateryna Bondarenko
Melanie Oudin
Li Na
Flavia Pennetta
D Safina
O Rogowska
U Radwańska
K Barrois
P Kvitová
P Schnyder
A Rus
V Razzano
A Ivanovic
M Niculescu
L Domínguez Lino
G Dulko
Y Shvedova
M Zec Peškirič
T Pironkova
P Martić
S Dubois
A Morita
Á Szávay
S Pe'er
T Tanasugarn
A Sevastova
V Azarenka
Y Meusburger
M Larcher de Brito
R de los Ríos
K Kanepi
K-c Chang
M Rybáriková
S Mirza