2009 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Venus Williams defeated Virginie Razzano in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Women's singles
2009 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Venus Williams
Runner-up Virginie Razzano
Score6–4, 6–2
Draw56
Seeds16
Main article: 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships

Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Venus Williams.

Seeds

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

  1. Serena Williams (semifinals)
  2. Dinara Safina (second round)
  3. Jelena Janković (third round)
  4. Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
  5. Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
  6. Venus Williams (champion)
  7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
  8. Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
  9. Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
  10. Alizé Cornet (third round)
  11. Marion Bartoli (third round)
  12. Dominika Cibulková (third round)
  13. Zheng Jie (third round)
  14. Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
  15. Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
  16. Kaia Kanepi (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Serena Williams 6 6  
8 Ana Ivanovic 4 4  
1 Serena Williams 1 6 63
6 Venus Williams 6 2 7
4 Elena Dementieva 3 3  
6 Venus Williams 6 6  
6 Venus Williams 6 6  
  Virginie Razzano 4 2  
Q Elena Vesnina 3 5  
16 Kaia Kanepi 6 7  
16 Kaia Kanepi 1 2  
  Virginie Razzano 6 6  
5 Vera Zvonareva 67 5  
  Virginie Razzano 7 7  

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 S Williams 4 6 6
  Y-J Chan 4 4     S Errani 6 2 0
  S Errani 6 6   1 S Williams 6 6  
  S Stosur 6 6   13 J Zheng 4 2  
  M Rybáriková 4 3     S Stosur 6 5 5
Q A Rodionova 1 1   13 J Zheng 3 7 7
13 J Zheng 6 6   1 S Williams 6 6  
9 A Radwańska 4 3   8 A Ivanovic 4 4  
Q U Radwańska 6 6   Q U Radwańska 7 5 0r
  Á Szávay 6 2 3 LL C Pin 66 7 2
LL C Pin 2 6 6 LL C Pin 2 65  
Q A Lapushchenkova 6 3 2 8 A Ivanovic 6 7  
  A Kleybanova 3 6 6   A Kleybanova 5 4  
8 A Ivanovic 7 6  

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 E Dementieva 7 6  
  M Koryttseva 1 4     S Bammer 5 2  
  S Bammer 6 6   4 E Dementieva 6 6  
  O Govortsova 4 3   14 A Medina Garrigues 1 3  
  A Bondarenko 6 6     A Bondarenko 2 5  
LL A Klepač 3 1   14 A Medina Garrigues 6 7  
14 A Medina Garrigues 6 6   4 E Dementieva 3 3  
10 A Cornet 6 6   6 V Williams 6 6  
  A-L Grönefeld 4 1   10 A Cornet 6 6  
Q J Schruff 6 2 6 Q J Schruff 1 2  
  P Kvitová 3 6 4 10 A Cornet 3 2  
  M Kirilenko 2 4   6 V Williams 6 6  
  A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6     A Pavlyuchenkova 0 1  
6 V Williams 6 6  

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 S Kuznetsova 4 6 0
Q E Vesnina 1 6 6 Q E Vesnina 6 3 6
  N Li 6 4 4 Q E Vesnina 4 6 4
  T Pironkova 6 6   12 D Cibulková 6 1 0r
Q V Kutuzova 2 3     T Pironkova 65 4  
  S Cîrstea 4 2   12 D Cibulková 7 6  
12 D Cibulková 6 6   Q E Vesnina 3 5  
16 K Kanepi 2 6 6 16 K Kanepi 6 7  
Q T Paszek 6 2 0 16 K Kanepi 7 6  
WC S Mirza 7 6   WC S Mirza 5 2  
  E Makarova 5 2   16 K Kanepi 6 7  
  S Peng 6 5 2 3 J Janković 2 5  
  M Niculescu 3 7 6   M Niculescu 3 2  
3 J Janković 6 6  

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 V Zvonareva 6 6  
WC V Dushevina 2 6 6 WC V Dushevina 0 3  
Q Z Yan 6 4 3 5 V Zvonareva 5    
  F Schiavone 6 6   11 M Bartoli 2 r  
  C Dellacqua 1 1     F Schiavone 65 6 3
  A Sugiyama 0 6 66 11 M Bartoli 7 3 6
11 M Bartoli 6 4 7 5 V Zvonareva 67 5  
15 A Chakvetadze 5 2     V Razzano 7 7  
LL A Morita[1] 7 6   LL A Morita 61 2  
WC S Vögele 5 2     D Hantuchová 7 6  
  D Hantuchová 7 6     D Hantuchová 2 6 2
  K Bondarenko 5 2     V Razzano 6 1 6
  V Razzano 7 6     V Razzano 6 6  
2 D Safina 4 2  

Notes
  1. Ayumi Morita replaced Israeli Shahar Pe'er who was denied a visa. Israeli Peer refused Dubai visa, BBC Sport, 15 February 2009.
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