The women's tournament of basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade at Belgrade, Serbia began on July 1 and ended on July 11.
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mozambique |  Canada  United States |  China  Japan  Chinese Taipei |  Turkey  Russia  Poland  France  Czech Republic  Slovakia  Hungary  Great Britain |  Australia |  Serbia – Universiade hosts |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 0 | 292 | 139 | 153 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 215 | 216 | -1 | 5 |
| Serbia | 1 | 2 | 213 | 214 | -1 | 4 |
| France | 0 | 3 | 140 | 291 | -151 | 3 |
July 3 20:00 |
| France | 56–80 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 12-15, 19-32, 13-25 | ||
Sumice Sports Center, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Marius Ziulin (ROU), Ignatius T. B. Mkhasibe (RSA) |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 265 | 182 | 83 | 6 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 238 | 240 | -2 | 5 |
| Japan | 1 | 2 | 247 | 280 | -33 | 4 |
| Canada | 0 | 3 | 207 | 255 | -48 | 3 |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 262 | 155 | 107 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 189 | 201 | -12 | 5 |
| Hungary | 1 | 2 | 208 | 205 | 3 | 4 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 3 | 164 | 262 | -98 | 3 |
July 2 20:00 |
| Hungary | 60–82 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-21, 22-24, 11-24, 17-13 | ||
Millennium Center, Vršac Attendance: 100 Referees: Dawn Michelle Marsh (USA), Karolina Anderson (FIN) |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 292 | 197 | 95 | 6 |
| Poland | 2 | 1 | 234 | 231 | 3 | 5 |
| China | 1 | 2 | 227 | 239 | -12 | 4 |
| Turkey | 0 | 3 | 184 | 270 | -86 | 3 |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 0 | 283 | 204 | 79 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 251 | 269 | -18 | 5 |
| Poland | 1 | 2 | 212 | 223 | -11 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 206 | 256 | -50 | 3 |
July 5 20:00 |
| Great Britain | 83–89 (OT) | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter:22-21, 23-21, 16-12, 16-23, Overtime: 6-12 | ||
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 240 | 151 | 89 | 6 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 224 | 216 | 8 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 185 | 219 | -34 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 164 | 227 | -63 | 3 |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2 | 1 | 251 | 201 | 50 | 5 |
| China | 2 | 1 | 236 | 212 | 24 | 5 |
| France | 1 | 2 | 215 | 261 | -46 | 4 |
| Turkey | 1 | 2 | 214 | 242 | -28 | 4 |
July 6 20:00 |
| China | 62–79 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-20, 16-19, 13-21, 21-19 | ||
Sumice Sports Center, Belgrade Attendance: 250 Referees: Karolina Anderson (FIN), Ignatius T.B. Mkhasibe (RSA) |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 260 | 223 | 37 | 6 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 281 | 259 | 22 | 5 |
| Canada | 1 | 2 | 233 | 229 | 4 | 4 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 3 | 194 | 257 | -63 | 3 |
July 5 20:00 |
| Canada | 79–81 | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-26, 16-19, 19-12, 27-24 | ||
Sumice Sports Center, Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referees: Miroslav Tomov (BUL), Ignatius Mkhasibe T.B. (RSA) |
July 6 12:30 |
| Hungary | 95–94 (OT) | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 22-26, 28-16, 21-25, Overtime:11-10 | ||
July 8 15:00 |
| France | 75–64 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter:17-13, 19-11, 18-24, 21-16 | ||
Sumice Sports Cente, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Chris Dodds (GBR), Ignatius Mkhasibe T.B. (RSA) |
July 8 17:30 |
| Poland | 75–65 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by quarter:17-13, 18-17, 25-17, 15-18 | ||
Hala sportova, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Sergiy Zashchuk(UKR), Elif Inci (TUR), Zoltan Palla (HUN) |
July 8 20:00 |
| Great Britain | 94–74 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter:26-14, 23-22, 24-13, 21-25 | ||
Hala sportova, Belgrade Attendance: 50 Referees: Dawn Michelle Marsh (USA), Karolina Anderson (FIN), Brett Hogan (AUS) |
July 9 17:30 |
| United States | 81–66 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter:27-13, 16-12, 16-15, 22-26 | ||
Hala sportova, Belgrade Attendance: 350 Referees: Richard Stocker (CAN), Shone Suguro (JPN), Milija Vojinovic (SRB) |
July 9 20:00 |
| Czech Republic | 64–107 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-25, 13-27, 9-27, 18-28 | ||
Hala sportova, Belgrade Attendance: 350 Referees: Marko Juras (SRB), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Ma Li Jun (CHN) |
July 10 17:30 |
| Slovakia | 76–79 (OT) | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter:16-15, 17-21, 20-8, 9-18, Overtime: 14-17 | ||
Millennium Center, Vršac Attendance: 100 Referees: Dawn Michelle Marsh (USA), Chris Dodds (GBR), Yuki Kubo (JPN) |
July 10 20:00 |
| Poland | 79–74 (OT) | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter:17-15, 15-22, 21-12, 13-17, Overtime:13-8 | ||
Millennium Center, Vršac Attendance: 100 Referees: Karolina Anderson (FIN), Sergei Mikhailov (RUS), Cesar A. Castro (MOZ) |
July 11 2:30 |
| Australia | 88–77 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter:26-21, 13-15, 22-13, 27-28 | ||
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 300, Referees: Dawn Michelle Marsh (USA), Marko Juras (SRB), Marius Ciulin (ROU) |
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
 | United States | 8–0 |
 | Russia | 7–1 |
 | Australia | 6–2 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5–3 |
| 5 | Poland | 5–3 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 3–5 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 4–4 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 2–6 |
| 9 | Japan | 5–3 |
| 10 | China | 4–4 |
| 11 | Serbia | 4–4 |
| 12 | Hungary | 4–4 |
| 13 | Turkey | 3–5 |
| 14 | France | 2–6 |
| 15 | Canada | 2–6 |
| 16 | Mozambique | 0–8 |
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