2009 Bank of the West Classic

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2009 Bank of the West Classic
DateJuly 27 – August 2
Edition38th
Category WTA Premier tournaments
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$700,00
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Stanford, California, US
Venue Taube Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams / Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
  2008  · Stanford Classic ·  2010  
WTA Tour No. 22 Aleksandra Wozniak was the defending champion in Stanford A Wozniak wim08 1.JPG
WTA Tour No. 22 Aleksandra Wozniak was the defending champion in Stanford
Wimbledon champion Serena Williams headlined the singles event in Stanford Serena Williams July 2008.jpg
Wimbledon champion Serena Williams headlined the singles event in Stanford

The 2009 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 27 through August 2, 2009. It was the first women's event on the 2009 US Open Series.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli defeated Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams / Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams defeated Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yung-Jan Chan / Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 6–1

WTA entrants

Players committed to participating in the singles event for 2009. [1]

Player WTA Tour Rank*Seeds
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 21
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 32
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 43
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 64
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 105
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková 126
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 147
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli 158

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

References

  1. "Players". bankofthewestclassic.com. Bank of the West Classic. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.