2009 Bank of the West Classic

The 2009 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 27 through August 2, 2009. It was the first women's event on the 2009 US Open Series.

2009 Bank of the West Classic
DateJuly 27 – August 2
Edition38th
CategoryWTA Premier tournaments
LocationStanford, California, USA
VenueTaube Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Marion Bartoli
Doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams
WTA Tour No. 22 Aleksandra Wozniak was the defending champion in Stanford
Wimbledon champion Serena Williams headlined the singles event in Stanford

WTA Entrants

Players committed to participating in the singles event for 2009.[1]

PlayerWTA Tour Rank*Seeds
Serena Williams21
Venus Williams32
Elena Dementieva43
Jelena Janković64
Nadia Petrova105
Dominika Cibulková126
Agnieszka Radwańska147
Marion Bartoli158
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of July 20, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Marion Bartoli defeated Venus Williams, 62, 57, 64

  • It was Bartoli's 2nd title of the year, and 5th of her career.

Doubles

Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Yung-Jan Chan / Monica Niculescu, 64, 61

References

  1. "Players". bankofthewestclassic.com. Bank of the West Classic. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
Preceded by
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2009 US Open Series Women's Events Succeeded by
Los Angeles
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