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
Score	6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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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