Women's singles | |
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2009 Medibank International Sydney | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
Elena Dementieva won the all-Russian final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, over Dinara Safina.
World No. 2 and the first seed Serena Williams was nearly out of the tournament two times. Williams saved four match points in her first round clash against Samantha Stosur & three more against Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals. Williams was defeated by the eventual champion Dementieva in the semifinals in straight sets.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | 4 | 63 | |||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 7 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 64 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 65 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | r | 8 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 1 | Q | ![]() | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 2 | 8 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 1 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | ![]() | 4 | 2 | WC | ![]() | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 7 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 5 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | ![]() | 2 | 3 | ![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 4 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 65 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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WC | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 6 | 6 | Q | ![]() | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Two-time defending champion Justine Henin defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2007 French Open. It was her fourth French Open title. For the second consecutive year, Henin won the title without losing a set or facing a tiebreak in any set during the tournament. Ivanovic became the first player representing Serbia to reach a major final.
Justine Henin defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2007 US Open. She did not lose a set during the tournament. It was her last major title and final US Open appearance.
Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open. It was her first and only major singles title. With the win, Ivanovic also became the world No. 1; Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also in contention for the top ranking. Ivanovic dropped only one set during the tournament, to Janković in the semifinals.
Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh major singles title overall. She won the title without losing a set, the second time she did so at a major. The sisters also won the doubles title playing together.
Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–0, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was her fourth Australian Open singles title and tenth major singles title overall. With the win, Williams regained the world No. 1 ranking.
Martina Hingis defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Italian Open. It was her first title since coming out of retirement.
Victoria Azarenka defeated the two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Miami Open. It was her third WTA Tour singles title, and first at the Premier or above level.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew due to injury.
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2009 Stuttgart Open. This was the first edition of the tournament played on clay courts, as opposed to hard courts.
Dinara Safina defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the inaugural women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Madrid Open.
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 French Open. It was her second major title, after the 2004 US Open. The final marked the third all-Russian final in major singles history, and the first since the 2004 US Open. This was Safina's third runner-up finish in major finals in as many played. The match was also the conclusion of a series of finals between the pair during that clay court season, as they each claimed the Stuttgart and Rome titles over each other.
Serena Williams defeated her sister, the two-time defending champion Venus Williams, in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh major singles title overall. It was also the third time she won a major after saving a match point, which occurred in the semifinals against Elena Dementieva. Serena dropped only one set the entire tournament, to Dementieva in the semifinals.
Jelena Janković defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Cincinnati Masters.
Elena Dementieva defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Canadian Open.
Maria Sharapova won the singles tennis title at the 2009 Pan Pacific Open after Jelena Janković retired from the final with a wrist injury, with the scoreline at 5–2.
Serena Williams defeated the defending champion, her sister Venus Williams, in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) to win the singles title at the 2009 WTA Tour Championships. It was her second Tour Finals singles title. With the win, Serena Williams claimed the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the second time.
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 China Open. It was her second China Open title.
In a rematch of last year's semifinal, Elena Dementieva successfully defended her title, beating world No. 1 Serena Williams in the final 6–3, 6–2.
María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Italian Open. Martínez Sánchez was unseeded in the main draw.
Aravane Rezaï defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Madrid Open.