2009 Medibank International Sydney – Women's Singles

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

Women's Singles
2009 Medibank International Sydney
Champion Elena Dementieva
Runner-up Dinara Safina
Final score6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Main article: 2009 Medibank International Sydney

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. Serena Williams (Semifinals)
  2. Dinara Safina (Final)
  3. Elena Dementieva (Champion)
  4. Vera Zvonareva (withdrew due to gastrointestinal illness)
  5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to an abdominal strain)
  6. Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals)
  7. Nadia Petrova (First Round)
  8. Caroline Wozniacki (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Serena Williams 3 1  
3 Elena Dementieva 6 6  
3 Elena Dementieva 6 2 6
2 Dinara Safina 3 6 1
  Ai Sugiyama 4 63  
2 Dinara Safina 6 7  

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 S Williams 6 64 7
  S Stosur 3 7 5 1 S Williams 6 6  
  S Errani 6 6     S Errani 1 2  
  C Dellacqua 1 2   1 S Williams 65 6 7
  M Bartoli 1 r   8 C Wozniacki 7 3 63
Q M South 1     Q M South 2 0  
  D Cibulková 1 2   8 C Wozniacki 6 6  
8 C Wozniacki 6 6   1 S Williams 3 1  
3 E Dementieva 7 6   3 E Dementieva 6 6  
  E Makarova 5 1   3 E Dementieva 6 6  
LL K Knapp 4 2   WC J Gajdošová 2 4  
WC J Gajdošová 6 6   3 E Dementieva 6 5 6
Q K Zakopalová 3 0   6 A Radwańska 2 7 4
  D Hantuchová 6 6     D Hantuchová 3 5  
  S Bammer 4 3   6 A Radwańska 6 7  
6 A Radwańska 6 6  

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 S Kuznetsova 3 6 6
  S Peng 6 1 3 5 S Kuznetsova 6 2 7
  K Kanepi 6 7     K Kanepi 2 6 63
Q A Kerber 1 5   5 S Kuznetsova      
LL J Craybas 2 3     A Sugiyama w/o    
  A Sugiyama 6 6     A Sugiyama 2 6 6
  A Medina Garrigues 6 3 6   A Medina Garrigues 6 1 2
LL A Yakimova 1 6 3   A Sugiyama 4 63  
7 N Petrova 2 4   2 D Safina 6 7  
  A Cornet 6 6     A Cornet 7 6  
  M Kirilenko 2 2     A Kleybanova 65 1  
  A Kleybanova 6 6     A Cornet 3 4  
WC E Starr 0 1   2 D Safina 6 6  
Q V Dushevina 6 6   Q V Dushevina 3 0  
  S Cîrstea 2 1   2 D Safina 6 6  
2 D Safina 6 6  
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