2009 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2009 US Open
2008 Champion	Serena Williams

Main article: 2009 US Open (tennis)

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kim Clijsters.

Seeds

1. Dinara Safina (Third Round)
2. Serena Williams (Semifinals)
3. Venus Williams (Fourth Round)
4. Elena Dementieva (Second Round)
5. Jelena Janković (Second Round)
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round)
7. Vera Zvonareva (Fourth Round)
8. Victoria Azarenka (Third Round)
9. Caroline Wozniacki
10. Flavia Pennetta (Quarterfinals)
11. Ana Ivanović (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. Na Li (Quarterfinals)
19. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
20. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Second Round)
21. Jie Zheng (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)

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
		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	0
															WC	Kim Clijsters	7	1
	18	Na Li	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	7	2	4			1	D Safina	65	6	6
		U Radwańska	4	4					K Barrois	7	2	3
		K Barrois	6	6											1	D Safina	4	6	65
		T Garbin	6	6												P Kvitová	6	2	7
	WC	M Cecil	0	1					T Garbin	1	3
		P Kvitová	64	6	6				P Kvitová	6	6
	27	A Kleybanova	7	3	2																		P Kvitová	6	4	5
	19	P Schnyder	4	6	7																		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 Ivanović	6	3	67
		K Bondarenko	2	6	7				K Bondarenko	6	6
	Q	S Perry	6	6				Q	S Perry	1	1
		M Niculescu	4	2												K Bondarenko	7	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	7	1			23	S Lisicki	3	6	5
	23	S Lisicki	7	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 Peskiric	3	3					Y Shvedova	6	64	7
		R Vinci	2	3				5	J Janković	3	7	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	7	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

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	C Wozniacki	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	4	0				9	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	P Martić	6	6				Q	P Martić	1	0
		S Brémond Beltrame	4	2											9	C Wozniacki	6	6
	WC	K Mladenovic	0	4											24	S Cîrstea	3	2
		S Dubois	6	6					S Dubois	4	7	4
		A Morita	1	3				24	S Cîrstea	6	5	6
	24	S Cîrstea	6	6																		9	C Wozniacki	2	7	7
	32	A Szávay	2	2																		6	S Kuznetsova	6	65	63
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	6	6
		V Lepchenko	6	3	2				C Suárez Navarro	2	0
		C Suárez Navarro	2	6	6											S Pe'er	5	1
		T Tanasugarn	3	5											6	S Kuznetsova	7	6
		A Sevastova	6	7					A Sevastova	4	2
		J Görges	3	2				6	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	6	S Kuznetsova	6	6

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	7	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	7	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	7	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	C Gullickson	3	65											31	E Vesnina	2	4
		J Craybas	6	7					J Craybas	66	1
		L Hradecká	4	65				31	E Vesnina	7	6
	31	E Vesnina	6	7																		7	V Zvonareva	6	66	0
	17	A Mauresmo	6	6																		10	F Pennetta	3	7	6
		T Malek	3	4				17	A Mauresmo	4	0
		A Wozniak	6	7					A Wozniak	6	6
		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	1	r											WC	V King	2	2
		T Bacsinszky	6	6											22	D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	V Manasieva	3	4					T Bacsinszky	7	2	1
		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	7				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

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw