2009 ECM Prague Open – Singles

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Singles
2009 ECM Prague Open
Champion Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer
Runner-up Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
Final score7-6(4), 6-2
Events
Singles Doubles
  2008  · ECM Prague Open ·  2010  

The women's singles of the 2009 ECM Prague Open tournament was played on clay in Prague, Czech Republic.

Contents

Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but was sidelined due to an ankle injury.

Sybille Bammer won in the final 7-6(4), 6-2 against Francesca Schiavone.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone (final)
  2. Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer (champion)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko (first round)
  6. Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone 64 7
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 2 65
1 Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone 642  
2 Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer 76 
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová 0 5  
2 Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer 67 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 76 
  Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 5 3  1 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Zakopalová 5 4    Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 2 2  
  Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 76 1 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg K Barrois 5 67  Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 1 1  
  Flag of Romania.svg IR Olaru 71 5   Flag of Germany.svg K Barrois 5 5  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 66   Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 77 
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 1 3  1 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 64 7
4 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 4 66Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 2 65
  Flag of Romania.svg A Dulgheru 63 3 4 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová 76   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová 1 4  
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučová 5 4  4 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 4 4  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Vögele 3 66Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 66 
Q Flag of Croatia.svg P Martić 64 3   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Vögele 4 1  
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 67 Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 66 
6 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 2 65 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg A Lapushchenkova 1 0  8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 4 2  
Q Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 4 1  WC Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Z Diyas 66 
WC Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Z Diyas 66 WC Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Z Diyas 4 1  
  Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 66 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová 66 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K O'Brien 3 2    Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 5 4  
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Plíšková 71 3 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová 76 
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová 65663 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová 0 5  
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká 66 2 Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 67 
Q Flag of Russia.svg K Pervak 3 2  7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká 64 6
  Flag of Croatia.svg K Šprem 66   Flag of Croatia.svg K Šprem 2 64
  Flag of Germany.svg T Malek 3 2  7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká 5 75
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva 76 2 Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 75 7
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg N Vaidišová 5 2    Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva 1 1  
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 6625 2 Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 66 
2 Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 2 77

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