2009 Medibank International Sydney – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2009 Medibank International Sydney
Final
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Score6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2008  · Sydney International ·  2010  

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.

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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.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina (final)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva (champion)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva (withdrew due to gastrointestinal illness)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals, withdrew due to an abdominal strain)
  6. Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova (first round)
  8. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 3 1  
3 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 66 
3 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 62 6
2 Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina 3 61
  Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama 4 63 
2 Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina 67 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 6647
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 3 75 1 Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66   Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 1 2  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Dellacqua 1 2  1 Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 6567
  Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 1 r  8 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 73 63
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M South 1   Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M South 2 0  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 1 2  8 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66 
8 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66 1 Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 3 1  
3 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 76 3 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 5 1  3 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 66 
LL Flag of Italy.svg K Knapp 4 2  WC Flag of Slovakia.svg J Gajdošová 2 4  
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg J Gajdošová 66 3 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 65 6
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Zakopalová 3 0  6 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 2 74
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 66   Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 3 5  
  Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 4 3  6 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 67 
6 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 3 66
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 61 3 5 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 62 7
  Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 67   Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 2 663
Q Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 1 5  5 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova    
LL Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 2 3    Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama w/o   
  Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 66   Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 2 66
  Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 63 6  Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 61 2
LL Flag of Belarus.svg A Yakimova 1 63   Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 4 63 
7 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 2 4  2 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 67 
  Flag of France.svg A Cornet 66   Flag of France.svg A Cornet 76 
  Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 2 2    Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 651  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 66   Flag of France.svg A Cornet 3 4  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Starr 0 1  2 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 66 
Q Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 66 Q Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 3 0  
  Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 2 1  2 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 66 
2 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 66 

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