2009 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2009 Italian Open
Champion	Dinara Safina
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2009 Italian Open (tennis)

Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Italian Open.

Jelena Janković was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kuznetsova.

Seeds

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

1. Dinara Safina (champion)
2. Serena Williams (second round)
3. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
4. Venus Williams (semifinals)
5. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
6. Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
8. Nadia Petrova (third round)
9. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
10. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
11. Marion Bartoli (second round)
12. Flavia Pennetta (third round)
13. Alizé Cornet (second round)
14. Zheng Jie (third round)
15. Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
16. Kaia Kanepi (quarterfinals)

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Dinara Safina	4	6	6
		María José Martínez Sánchez	6	3	0
								1	Dinara Safina	63	6	6
								4	Venus Williams	7	3	4
	4	Venus Williams	6	6
	10	Agnieszka Radwańska	1	2
															1	Dinara Safina	6	6
															7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3	2
	7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	7
	3	Jelena Janković	1	63
								7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
								6	Victoria Azarenka	2	4
	6	Victoria Azarenka	7	6
	16	Kaia Kanepi	65	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	D Safina	7	6
		V Razzano	6	68	6				V Razzano	61	1
		M Rybáriková	0	7	4										1	D Safina	5	6	7
		E Vesnina	1	6	6										14	J Zheng	7	1	63
	Q	J Craybas	6	3	2				E Vesnina	2	7	2
		N Dechy	1	64				14	J Zheng	6	63	6
	14	J Zheng	6	7																		1	D Safina	4	6	6
	11	M Bartoli	6	7																			MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	3	0
		S Peng	0	63				11	M Bartoli	1	5
		A Mauresmo	6	64	2				MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	4	7	6											MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	65	6
		A Keothavong	65	4											8	N Petrova	4	7	4
		C Suárez Navarro	7	6					C Suárez Navarro	2	6	3
								8	N Petrova	6	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	V Williams	6	4	6
		L Šafářová	7	6					L Šafářová	2	6	2
	Q	M Koryttseva	65	2											4	V Williams	6	66	6
		A Wozniak	6	3	6											A Chakvetadze	0	7	4
		S Errani	1	6	4				A Wozniak	7	62	3
		A Chakvetadze	6	6					A Chakvetadze	5	7	6
	15	A Medina Garrigues	2	3																		4	V Williams	6	6
	10	A Radwańska	6	6																		10	A Radwańska	1	2
		A Bondarenko	0	1				10	A Radwańska	4	6	7
		A Kleybanova	3	3				Q	A Rezaï	6	2	67
	Q	A Rezaï	6	6											10	A Radwańska	6	3	6
		F Schiavone	6	6											5	A Ivanovic	1	6	4
	Q	A Brianti	3	4					F Schiavone	3	4
								5	A Ivanovic	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		V Dushevina	4	1					D Hantuchová	3	3
		D Hantuchová	6	6											7	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6
	Q	Y Shvedova	6	6											12	F Pennetta	3	6	0
		S Stosur	4	2				Q	Y Shvedova	3	7	1
		T Pironkova	7	4	1			12	F Pennetta	6	65	6
	12	F Pennetta	62	6	6																	7	S Kuznetsova	6	7
	13	A Cornet	6	7																		3	J Janković	1	63
		A Sugiyama	3	5				13	A Cornet	4	1
	WC	R Vinci	3	64					K Bondarenko	6	6
		K Bondarenko	6	7												K Bondarenko	1	0	r
	WC	K Knapp	2	3											3	J Janković	6	1
		G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	3	66
								3	J Janković	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	V Azarenka	6
		M Niculescu	1	3				Q	A Morita	0	r
	Q	A Morita	6	6											6	V Azarenka	6	6
	WC	T Garbin	6	3	1										9	C Wozniacki	2	2
		B Mattek-Sands	3	6	6				B Mattek-Sands	1	5
		Á Szávay	3	2				9	C Wozniacki	6	7
	9	C Wozniacki	6	6																		6	V Azarenka	7	6
	16	K Kanepi	6	6																		16	K Kanepi	65	3
	Q	V King	4	3				16	K Kanepi	7	6
		S Bammer	7	4	6				S Bammer	5	3
		N Li	63	6	3										16	K Kanepi	6	6
		P Schnyder	7	6												P Schnyder	3	0
	Q	M Duque Mariño	61	3					P Schnyder	6	2	6
								2	S Williams	2	6	1

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw