2009 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

The 2009 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament, for the first time played on indoor clay courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 27 April through 3 May 2009. Svetlana Kuznetsova won the singles title.

2009 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date27 April – 3 May
Edition32nd
CategoryPremier tournaments
SurfaceClay / indoor
LocationStuttgart, Germany
VenuePorsche Arena
Champions
Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Nadia Petrova


Entrants

Seeds

Player Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Dinara Safina Russia 1 1
Elena Dementieva Russia 3 2
Jelena Janković Serbia 4 3
Victoria Azarenka Belarus 8 4
Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia 9 5
Nadia Petrova Russia 10 6
Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 11 7
Agnieszka Radwańska Poland 12 8
  • Rankings as of April 27, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Kuznetsova's first title of the year and 10th of her career.

Doubles

Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Nadia Petrova defeated Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta, 5–7, 6–3, 10–7


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