2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
Final
Champion	Jelena Janković
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Jelena Janković defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Cincinnati Masters.

Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Alona Bondarenko.

This tournament marked the return of Kim Clijsters from the sport after her first retirement, having not played a match since May 2007. She advanced to the quarterfinals, where she was beaten by Safina.

Seeds

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

Dinara Safina (final)
Serena Williams (third round)
Venus Williams (third round)
Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
Jelena Janković (champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
Vera Zvonareva (third round)
Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
Victoria Azarenka (third round)
Nadia Petrova (first round)
Ana Ivanovic (second round)
Marion Bartoli (first round)
Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
Flavia Pennetta (semifinals)
Dominika Cibulková (first round)
Virginie Razzano (first round)

Main draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Dinara Safina	6	7

WC	Kim Clijsters	2	5
				1	Dinara Safina	6	6

				14	Flavia Pennetta	2	0
14	Flavia Pennetta	6	6

	Daniela Hantuchová	3	3
									1	Dinara Safina	4	2

									5	Jelena Janković	6	6
8	Caroline Wozniacki	2	1

4	Elena Dementieva	6	6
				4	Elena Dementieva	6²	6	6⁶

				5	Jelena Janković	7	0	7
5	Jelena Janković	6	6

	Sybille Bammer	0	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	D Safina	2	7	6
	R Vinci	6	6			R Vinci	6	5	4
Q	T Malek	4	1							1	D Safina	6	6
	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	3	6							S Peng	3	4
	V Dushevina	4	6	3		MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	2	1
	S Peng	6	6			S Peng	5	6	6
15	D Cibulková	2	1												1	D Safina	6	7
12	M Bartoli	4	3												WC	K Clijsters	2	5
WC	K Clijsters	6	6		WC	K Clijsters	6	7
	G Dulko	4	0			P Schnyder	2	5
	P Schnyder	6	6							WC	K Clijsters	6	4	6
	L Šafářová	6	7							6	S Kuznetsova	4	6	2
	I Benešová	3	6⁷			L Šafářová	3	7	6⁴
					6	S Kuznetsova	6	6²	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	V Williams	6	6
Q	O Govortsova	6	6		Q	O Govortsova	2	2
	E Makarova	1	3							3	V Williams	6²	4
Q	U Radwańska	5	5							14	F Pennetta	7	6
	Á Szávay	7	7			Á Szávay	2	4
Q	A Morita	2	3		14	F Pennetta	6	6
14	F Pennetta	6	6												14	F Pennetta	6	6
10	N Petrova	2	3													D Hantuchová	3	3
	A Bondarenko	6	6			A Bondarenko	5	6	4
	S Errani	6	3	1		D Hantuchová	7	1	6
	D Hantuchová	3	6	6							D Hantuchová	7	0	7
	A Kleybanova	6	6							7	V Zvonareva	6⁶	6	6⁵
	A Rezaï	3	3			A Kleybanova	4	6	5
					7	V Zvonareva	6	1	7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	C Wozniacki	4	6	6
	C Suárez Navarro	0	3			A Wozniak	6	4	4
	A Wozniak	6	6							8	C Wozniacki	3
	A Cornet	3	2								M Czink	0	r
	M Czink	6	6			M Czink	7	7
Q	M Oudin	6	1	1	11	A Ivanovic	6⁶	5
11	A Ivanovic	2	6	6										8	C Wozniacki	2	1
16	V Razzano	3	6	4										4	E Dementieva	6	6
	A-L Grönefeld	6	3	6		A-L Grönefeld	3	2
WC	M Shaughnessy	5	5			S Cîrstea	6	6
	S Cîrstea	7	7								S Cîrstea	4	4
Q	Y Wickmayer	6	6							4	E Dementieva	6	6
	F Schiavone	3	4		Q	Y Wickmayer	3	4
					4	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	J Janković	7	6
WC	M Kirilenko	6	6		WC	M Kirilenko	6⁶	3
Q	Y Shvedova	4	1						5	J Janković	7	7
	E Vesnina	5	3						9	V Azarenka	5	6⁴
	A Chakvetadze	7	6			A Chakvetadze	4	2
	K Kanepi	3	6²		9	V Azarenka	6	6
9	V Azarenka	6	7										5	J Janković	6	6
13	A Radwańska	6	6											S Bammer	0	3
	A Sugiyama	2	1		13	A Radwańska	0	5
	S Bammer	6	4	6		S Bammer	6	7
	J Zheng	2	6	2						S Bammer	7	6
Q	K Bondarenko	6	6						2	S Williams	5	4
	M Rybáriková	2	2		Q	K Bondarenko	3	2
					2	S Williams	6	6

External links

Draw and Qualifying Draw