2009 Italian Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2009 Italian Open
Champions Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Runners-up Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Final score7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2008  · Italian Open ·  2010  

Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.

Contents

Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai won in the final, beating Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama 7–5, 7–6(7–5).

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke / Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs (second round)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives / Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (final)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie (first round)
  7. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai (champions)
  8. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka / Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
66 
4 Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
4 3  
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
5 65 
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
77 
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
63 [10]
  Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Şenoğlu
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
4 6[2]

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
w/o   
  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
4 7[10]  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
   
  Flag of Italy.svg S Errani
Flag of Italy.svg K Knapp
664[3] 1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
4 1  
  Flag of Italy.svg A Brianti
Flag of Italy.svg C Dentoni
66 5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 
ALT Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Gledacheva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova
4 1    Flag of Italy.svg A Brianti
Flag of Italy.svg C Dentoni
1 2  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki
64 [8] 5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
3 6[10]5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 
4 Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez
4 3  
4 Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez
66 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Bachmann
Flag of Germany.svg V Henke
4 0    Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of the United States.svg J Ditty
1 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of the United States.svg J Ditty
66 4 Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez
w/o   
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
3 4    Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
Flag of Russia.svg D Safina
   
  Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
Flag of Russia.svg D Safina
66   Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
Flag of Russia.svg D Safina
75 [14]
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
2 2  8 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka
Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
657[12]
8 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka
Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
77 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg M Koryttseva
Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek
655  7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
66 
  Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo
66   Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo
2 1  
WC Flag of Italy.svg N Burnett
Flag of Italy.svg A Moroni
3 2  7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
66 
  Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg G Voskoboeva
66   Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg G Voskoboeva
2 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg M Kondratieva
Flag of France.svg S Lefèvre
2 0    Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg G Voskoboeva
66 
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
3 1  
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
63 [10]
6 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng
645    Flag of Turkey.svg İ Şenoğlu
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova
4 6[2]
  Flag of Turkey.svg İ Şenoğlu
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova
77   Flag of Turkey.svg İ Şenoğlu
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova
w/o   
WC Flag of Italy.svg S Chieppa
Flag of Italy.svg N Viérin
2 1    Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska
Flag of Hungary.svg Á Szávay
   
  Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska
Flag of Hungary.svg Á Szávay
66   Flag of Turkey.svg İ Şenoğlu
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova
66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta
   2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
2 4  
  Flag of Poland.svg K Jans
Flag of Poland.svg A Rosolska
w/o     Flag of Poland.svg K Jans
Flag of Poland.svg A Rosolska
3 64 
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
67 

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