2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships
Final
Champion Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Runner-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
  2008  · LA Women's Tennis Championships

World No. 1 Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but she lost in the third round against Zheng Jie.

Contents

Flavia Pennetta won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Samantha Stosur.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina (third round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka (second round)
  4. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova (third round)
  6. Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic (third round)
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková (second round)
  8. Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli (withdrew)
  10. Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta (champion)
  11. Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano (first round)
  12. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na (third round, withdrew due to a right knee injury)
  13. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (final)
  14. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
  15. Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi (first round)
  16. Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone (first round)
  17. Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki (third round, Retired due to a right shoulder injury)

Main draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie 63 4
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 4 66
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea 3 2  
  Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea 71 7
8 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 6465
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 4 3  
10 Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 66 
  Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska 4 5  
  Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 67 
  Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 2 63
10 Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 64 6
10 Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 66 
2 Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva 4 2  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg M Oudin 72 2   Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 2 4  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 63661 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 5 64
  Flag of Hungary.svg Á Szávay 1 0  14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng 74 6
  Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 66   Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 4 60
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg O Savchuk 5 62 14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng 64 6
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng 71 614 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng 63 4
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 66 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 4 66
  Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 1 2  13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 66 
Q Flag of South Africa.svg C Scheepers 63 1   Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 2 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 4 6613 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg V King 66 6 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 3 2  
  Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 3 2  WC Flag of the United States.svg V King 4 61
6 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 64 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 64 65
  Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 67   Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 1 67
WC Flag of Portugal.svg M Larcher de Brito 4 5    Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 61  
  Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 64 1 17 Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 3 0 r
  Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 3 66  Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 1 4  
Q Flag of Japan.svg K Date-Krumm 6565 17 Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 66 
17 Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 72 7  Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 71 7
11 Flag of France.svg V Razzano 653  8 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 6465
  Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 76   Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 63 6
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 66   Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 3 61
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva 1 3    Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 3 2  
Q Flag of the United States.svg C Gullickson 3 1  8 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 66   Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 2 1  
8 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 66 

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 4 74
  Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 66   Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 6666
  Flag of France.svg J Coin 1 2    Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska w/o   
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Wozniak 77 12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li    
  Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 5 5    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Wozniak 64 2
  Flag of Japan.svg A Morita 0 0 r 12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 4 66
12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 62    Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 4 5  
15 Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 3 64   Flag of Russia.svg M Sharapova 67 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 67   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 74 5
  Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy 63 3   Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 5 67
  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 3 66  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 60 3
  Flag of Russia.svg M Sharapova 66   Flag of Russia.svg M Sharapova 4 66
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Groth 0 4    Flag of Russia.svg M Sharapova 6466
3 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 74 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 62 6
  Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 74    Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 4 63
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova 5 1 r 5 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 3 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 4 4  10 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg C Vandeweghe 66 WC Flag of the United States.svg C Vandeweghe 2 4  
LL Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 2 70 10 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 66 
10 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 65 610 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 66 
16 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 672  2 Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 4 2  
Q Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 76 Q Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 621  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 76 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg N Vaidišová 1 1    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 6564
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Krajicek 3 73 2 Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 74 6
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 6646  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 63 66
2 Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 3 67

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