2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

Jelena Janković defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Cincinnati Masters.

Singles
2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
Final
ChampionSerbia Jelena Janković
Runner-upRussia Dinara Safina
Score6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Alona Bondarenko.

This tournament marked the return of Kim Clijsters from the sport after her first retirement, having not played a match since May 2007. She advanced to the quarterfinals, where she was beaten by Safina.

Seeds

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The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Dinara Safina (final)
  2.   Serena Williams (third round)
  3.   Venus Williams (third round)
  4.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  5.   Jelena Janković (champion)
  6.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
  7.   Vera Zvonareva (third round)
  8.   Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
  9.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)
  10.   Nadia Petrova (first round)
  11.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  12.   Marion Bartoli (first round)
  13.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
  14.   Flavia Pennetta (semifinals)
  15.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)
  16.   Virginie Razzano (first round)

Main draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Dinara Safina 6 7  
WC   Kim Clijsters 2 5  
1   Dinara Safina 6 6  
14   Flavia Pennetta 2 0  
14   Flavia Pennetta 6 6  
    Daniela Hantuchová 3 3  
1   Dinara Safina 4 2  
5   Jelena Janković 6 6  
8   Caroline Wozniacki 2 1  
4   Elena Dementieva 6 6  
4   Elena Dementieva 62 6 66
5   Jelena Janković 7 0 7
5   Jelena Janković 6 6  
    Sybille Bammer 0 3  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   D Safina 2 7 6
    R Vinci 6 6       R Vinci 6 5 4
Q   T Malek 4 1   1   D Safina 6 6  
    MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 3 6     S Peng 3 4  
    V Dushevina 4 6 3     MJ Martínez Sánchez 7 2 1
    S Peng 6 6       S Peng 5 6 6
15   D Cibulková 2 1   1   D Safina 6 7  
12   M Bartoli 4 3   WC   K Clijsters 2 5  
WC   K Clijsters 6 6   WC   K Clijsters 6 7  
    G Dulko 4 0       P Schnyder 2 5  
    P Schnyder 6 6   WC   K Clijsters 6 4 6
    L Šafářová 6 7   6   S Kuznetsova 4 6 2
    I Benešová 3 67       L Šafářová 3 7 64
6   S Kuznetsova 6 62 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   V Williams 6 6  
Q   O Govortsova 6 6   Q   O Govortsova 2 2  
    E Makarova 1 3   3   V Williams 62 4  
Q   U Radwańska 5 5   14   F Pennetta 7 6  
    Á Szávay 7 7       Á Szávay 2 4  
Q   A Morita 2 3   14   F Pennetta 6 6  
14   F Pennetta 6 6   14   F Pennetta 6 6  
10   N Petrova 2 3       D Hantuchová 3 3  
    A Bondarenko 6 6       A Bondarenko 5 6 4
    S Errani 6 3 1     D Hantuchová 7 1 6
    D Hantuchová 3 6 6     D Hantuchová 7 0 7
    A Kleybanova 6 6   7   V Zvonareva 66 6 65
    A Rezaï 3 3       A Kleybanova 4 6 5
7   V Zvonareva 6 1 7

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   C Wozniacki 4 6 6
    C Suárez Navarro 0 3       A Wozniak 6 4 4
    A Wozniak 6 6   8   C Wozniacki 3    
    A Cornet 3 2       M Czink 0 r  
    M Czink 6 6       M Czink 7 7  
Q   M Oudin 6 1 1 11   A Ivanovic 66 5  
11   A Ivanovic 2 6 6 8   C Wozniacki 2 1  
16   V Razzano 3 6 4 4   E Dementieva 6 6  
    A-L Grönefeld 6 3 6     A-L Grönefeld 3 2  
WC   M Shaughnessy 5 5       S Cîrstea 6 6  
    S Cîrstea 7 7       S Cîrstea 4 4  
Q   Y Wickmayer 6 6   4   E Dementieva 6 6  
    F Schiavone 3 4   Q   Y Wickmayer 3 4  
4   E Dementieva 6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   J Janković 7 6  
WC   M Kirilenko 6 6   WC   M Kirilenko 66 3  
Q   Y Shvedova 4 1   5   J Janković 7 7  
    E Vesnina 5 3   9   V Azarenka 5 64  
    A Chakvetadze 7 6       A Chakvetadze 4 2  
    K Kanepi 3 62   9   V Azarenka 6 6  
9   V Azarenka 6 7   5   J Janković 6 6  
13   A Radwańska 6 6       S Bammer 0 3  
    A Sugiyama 2 1   13   A Radwańska 0 5  
    S Bammer 6 4 6     S Bammer 6 7  
    J Zheng 2 6 2     S Bammer 7 6  
Q   K Bondarenko 6 6   2   S Williams 5 4  
    M Rybáriková 2 2   Q   K Bondarenko 3 2  
2   S Williams 6 6  

See also

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