2009 Rogers Cup – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2009 Rogers Cup
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
Runners-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Final score2–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2008  · Rogers Cup ·  2010  

Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals against Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs.

Contents

Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez won in the final 2–6, 7–5, [11–9] against Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs.

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 (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues / Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual (second round)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs (final)
  4. Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai (second round)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives / Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez (champions)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (first round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
63 [7]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
3 6[10]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
65 [9]
6 Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
2 7[11]
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
4 4  
6 Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
66 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
67 
  Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko
Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
665[10]  Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko
Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
4 5  
WC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Dubois
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Marino
2 7[6] 1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
67 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
1 6[8]   Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina
Flag of Russia.svg An Rodionova
4 62 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg G Voskoboeva
64 [10]  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg G Voskoboeva
2 2  
  Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina
Flag of Russia.svg An Rodionova
3 7[10]  Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina
Flag of Russia.svg An Rodionova
66 
7 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
661[8] 1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of the United States.svg L Huber
63 [7]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
3 6[10]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
  Flag of Turkey.svg İ Şenoğlu
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova
66   Flag of Turkey.svg İ Şenoğlu
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova
2 4  
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg C-j Chuang
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M-È Pelletier
4 4  3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
656[10]
  Flag of India.svg S Mirza
Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone
6102    Flag of Uzbekistan.svg A Amanmuradova
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
74 [8]
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg A Amanmuradova
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
76   Flag of Uzbekistan.svg A Amanmuradova
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
4 7[10]
  Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka
Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva
60 [6] 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
662[5]
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
4 6[10]

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
2 2  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova
Flag of Russia.svg Ek Makarova
66   Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova
Flag of Russia.svg Ek Makarova
76 
  Flag of Poland.svg K Jans
Flag of Poland.svg A Rosolska
1 7[10]  Flag of Poland.svg K Jans
Flag of Poland.svg A Rosolska
653  
WC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Fichman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Wozniak
665[4]   Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova
Flag of Russia.svg Ek Makarova
4 3  
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng
4 6[7] 4 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 
  Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska
Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki
64 [10]  Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska
Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki
4 2  
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
4 4  
6 Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez
67 6 Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg V King
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
1 5  6 Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez
66 
WC Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo
66 WC Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo
3 0  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja
0 4  6 Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez
4 6[10]
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er
1 6[0]   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová
63 [4]
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová
64 [10]  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová
66 
2 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
3 3  

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