2009 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
2009 Family Circle Cup
Final
Champion	Sabine Lisicki
Runner-up	Caroline Wozniacki
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 2009 Family Circle Cup

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew due to injury.

Sabine Lisicki won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final 6–2, 6–4. ^[1]

Dinara Safina gained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time at the conclusion of this tournament, despite not participating. This is because Williams' withdrawal, and loss of her championship ranking points, allowed her to be superseded by Safina in the rankings.

Seeds

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

1. Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
2. Venus Williams (third round)
3. Vera Zvonareva (third round, retired due to right ankle injury)
4. Nadia Petrova (third round)
5. Caroline Wozniacki (finals)
6. Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
7. Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals, retired due to leg injury)
8. Patty Schnyder (second round)
9. Aleksandra Wozniak (second round)
10. Peng Shuai (third round)
11. Alona Bondarenko (second round)
12. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (second round)
13. Virginie Razzano (quarterfinals)
14. Olga Govortsova (first round)
15. Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round)
16. Sabine Lisicki (champion)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Elena Dementieva	6	1
	7	Dominika Cibulková	4	0r
								1/WC	Elena Dementieva	4	7	5
								5	Caroline Wozniacki	6	5	7
	13	Virginie Razzano	2	0
	5	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
															5	Caroline Wozniacki	2	4
															16	Sabine Lisicki	6	6
	6	Marion Bartoli	6	6
		Melinda Czink	4	1
								6	Marion Bartoli	3	1
								16	Sabine Lisicki	6	6
		Elena Vesnina	4	0
	16	Sabine Lisicki	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1/WC	E Dementieva	6	6
		J Ditty	6	6					J Ditty	0	2
		A Morita	1	1											1/WC	E Dementieva	6	6
		V Lepchenko	6	6												V Lepchenko	1	1
		G Voskoboeva	1	3					V Lepchenko	6	6
	Q	S Perry	7	6				Q	S Perry	2	3
	15	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	5	1																		1/WC	E Dementieva	6	1
	12	B Mattek-Sands	7	7																		7	D Cibulková	4	0r
		M Duque Marino	63	5				12	B Mattek-Sands	2	4
		A Rodionova	6	7					A Rodionova	6	6
	Q	M Brengle	2	64												A Rodionova	7	2	3
		J Schruff	5	2											7	D Cibulková	66	6	6
		T Paszek	7	6					T Paszek	4	0
								7	D Cibulková	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	V Zvonareva	6	6
		R de los Ríos	6	6					R de los Ríos	3	2
		C Gullickson	1	4											3	V Zvonareva	1r
		S Dubois	4	6	6										13	V Razzano	1
		K O'Brien	6	2	1				S Dubois	3	63
	WC	M Cecil	1	2				13	V Razzano	6	7
	13	V Razzano	6	6																		13	V Razzano	2	0
	10	S Peng	6	6																		5	C Wozniacki	6	6
	WC	A Pivovarova	0	2				10	S Peng	7	2	7
		A Amanmuradova	6	6					A Amanmuradova	5	6	5
	WC	A Stevenson	2	4											10	S Peng	3	4
	Q	A Haynes	4	7	0										5	C Wozniacki	6	6
		A Kudryavtseva	6	5	6				A Kudryavtseva	3	3
								5	C Wozniacki	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	M Bartoli	6	6
	Q	A Sevastova	6	1	6			Q	A Sevastova	1	3
		M Domachowska	1	6	4										6	M Bartoli	6	6
	Q	M Oudin	6	6											Q	M Oudin	4	1
		O Savchuk	4	0				Q	M Oudin	7	6
	Q	A Spears	3	6	0			9	A Wozniak	5	0
	9	A Wozniak	6	4	6																	6	M Bartoli	6	6
	14	O Govortsova	7	65	3																		M Czink	4	1
		V King	63	7	6				V King	4	2
		M Czink	6	6					M Czink	6	6
		J Craybas	2	4												M Czink	3	6	7
		Z Yan	2	2											4	N Petrova	6	4	5
		P Mayr	6	6					P Mayr	1	6	2
								4	N Petrova	6	2	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	P Schnyder	2	7	5
		E Vesnina	6	6					E Vesnina	6	65	7
		E Rodina	0	2												E Vesnina	7	7
		M Koryttseva	1	1												V Kutuzova	64	5
		V Kutuzova	6	6					V Kutuzova	6	7
		A Kremer	4	0				11	A Bondarenko	4	5
	11	A Bondarenko	6	6																			E Vesnina	4	0
	16	S Lisicki	7	6																		16	S Lisicki	6	6
	Q	M-È Pelletier	5	4				16	S Lisicki	6	6
		A Glatch	4	5				Q	L Wienerová	4	3
	Q	L Wienerová	6	7											16	S Lisicki	6	7
		S Mirza	6	6											2	V Williams	4	65
		S Karatantcheva	4	4					S Mirza	1	6	2
								2	V Williams	6	3	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Chanelle Scheepers (first round)
2. Angela Haynes (qualified)
3. Betina Jozami (qualifying competition)
4. Lenka Wienerová (qualified)
5. Anna Tatishvili (qualifying competition)
6. Ksenia Palkina (first round)
7. Ekaterina Bychkova (first round)
8. Lauren Albanese (first round)
9. Kristína Kučová (qualifying competition)
10. Melanie Oudin (qualified)
11. Alexandra Panova (first round)
12. Anastasija Sevastova (qualified)
13. Chan Chin-wei (qualifying competition)
14. Tetiana Luzhanska (first round)
15. Abigail Spears (qualified)
16. Madison Brengle (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Madison Brengle
2. Angela Haynes
3. Abigail Spears
4. Lenka Wienerová
5. Melanie Oudin
6. Marie-Ève Pelletier
7. Shenay Perry
8. Anastasija Sevastova

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Chanelle Scheepers	6	3	2
		Catalina Castaño	1	6	6				Catalina Castaño	6	2	2r
	WC	Gail Brodsky	4	2				16	Madison Brengle	3	6	5
	16	Madison Brengle	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Angela Haynes	6	6
		Ekaterina Afinogenova	3	2				2	Angela Haynes	6	6
	WC	Līga Dekmeijere	4	2				13	Chan Chin-wei	2	2
	13	Chan Chin-wei	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Betina Jozami	6	6
		Angelika Rösch	1	4				3	Betina Jozami	1	1
	WC	Alison Riske	6	3	4			15	Abigail Spears	6	6
	15	Abigail Spears	4	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lenka Wienerová	6	6
		Ahsha Rolle	2	2				4	Lenka Wienerová	6	3	6
		Lilia Osterloh	77	6					Lilia Osterloh	3	6	1
	11	Alexandra Panova	61	1

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Anna Tatishvili	77	6
		Gabriela Paz	65	3				5	Anna Tatishvili	4	5
	WC	Danielle Mills	0	2				10	Melanie Oudin	6	7
	10	Melanie Oudin	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Ksenia Palkina	2	3
		Marie-Ève Pelletier	6	6					Marie-Ève Pelletier	6	6
	WC	Mashona Washington	6	6				WC	Mashona Washington	4	4
	14	Tetiana Luzhanska	3	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Ekaterina Bychkova	3	3
		Shenay Perry	6	6					Shenay Perry	7	6
		Zuzana Kučová	4	4				9	Kristína Kučová	5	2
	9	Kristína Kučová	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Lauren Albanese	5	2
	WC	Vanessa Henke	7	6				WC	Vanessa Henke	65	1
		Alina Jidkova	77	4	4			12	Anastasija Sevastova	77	6
	12	Anastasija Sevastova	63	6	6

References

1. "Lisicki makes title breakthrough in Charleston". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 August 2025.

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)