2009 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2009 US Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Caroline Wozniacki
Final score	7–5, 6–3

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kim Clijsters.

Clijsters defeated first time Grand Slam finalist Caroline Wozniacki in the final to win her second US Open title. Clijsters became the first unseeded player and wild card to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Following her win, she made 19th in the rankings.^[1]

Amélie Mauresmo played on her final Grand Slam match before retirement, losing to Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round.

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Yanina Wickmayer	7	6
		Kateryna Bondarenko	5	4
									Yanina Wickmayer	3	3
								9	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
		Melanie Oudin	2	2
	9	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
															9	Caroline Wozniacki	5	3
															WC	Kim Clijsters	7	6
	18	Li Na	2	4
	WC	Kim Clijsters	6	6
								WC	Kim Clijsters	6	7
								2	Serena Williams	4	5
	10	Flavia Pennetta	4	3
	2	Serena Williams	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	D Safina	65	6	6
	WC	O Rogowska	7	2	4			1	D Safina	65	6	6
		U Radwańska	4	4					K Barrois	7	2	3
		K Barrois	6	6											1	D Safina	4	6	65
		T Garbin	6	6												P Kvitová	6	2	7
	WC	M Cecil	0	1					T Garbin	1	3
		P Kvitová	64	6	6				P Kvitová	6	6
	27	A Kleybanova	7	3	2																		P Kvitová	6	4	5
	19	P Schnyder	4	6	7																		Y Wickmayer	4	6	7
		L Šafářová	6	3	66			19	P Schnyder	5	2
		S Errani	6	6					S Errani	7	6
		A Rus	0	3												S Errani	3	4
		S Peng	6	6												Y Wickmayer	6	6
		J Groth	2	3					S Peng	6	1	4
		Y Wickmayer	6	6					Y Wickmayer	2	6	6
	16	V Razzano	4	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	A Ivanovic	6	3	67
		K Bondarenko	2	6	7				K Bondarenko	6	6
	Q	S Perry	6	6				Q	S Perry	1	1
		M Niculescu	4	2												K Bondarenko	7	6
	Q	A Rodionova	6	4	6										Q	A Rodionova	64	4
		L Domínguez Lino	0	6	1			Q	A Rodionova	6	3	7
		A Rezaï	64	7	1			23	S Lisicki	3	6	5
	23	S Lisicki	7	64	6																		K Bondarenko	6	6
	30	A Bondarenko	3	6	6																		G Dulko	0	0
		A Kudryavtseva	6	3	2			30	A Bondarenko	4	0
		G Dulko	6	5	6				G Dulko	6	6
		E Makarova	3	7	4											G Dulko	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	6												Y Shvedova	3	4
		M Zec Peškirič	3	3					Y Shvedova	6	64	7
		R Vinci	2	3				5	J Janković	3	7	66
	5	J Janković	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	E Dementieva	6	6
	Q	C Pin	1	2				4	E Dementieva	7	4	3
		A Pavlyuchenkova	1	2					M Oudin	5	6	6
		M Oudin	6	6												M Oudin	3	6	7
		P Hercog	3	1											29	M Sharapova	6	4	5
	WC	C McHale	6	6				WC	C McHale	2	1
		T Pironkova	3	0				29	M Sharapova	6	6
	29	M Sharapova	6	6																			M Oudin	1	7	6
	21	J Zheng	6	6																		13	N Petrova	6	62	3
		A-L Grönefeld	3	2				21	J Zheng	1	6	6
		A Cornet	4	6	7				A Cornet	6	3	3
	Q	M Adamczak	6	4	5										21	J Zheng	4	1
	Q	E Hrdinová	3	3											13	N Petrova	6	6
		J Coin	6	6					J Coin	4	63
		K Srebotnik	3	3				13	N Petrova	6	7
	13	N Petrova	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	C Wozniacki	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	4	0				9	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	P Martić	6	6				Q	P Martić	1	0
		S Brémond Beltrame	4	2											9	C Wozniacki	6	6
	WC	K Mladenovic	0	4											24	S Cîrstea	3	2
		S Dubois	6	6					S Dubois	4	7	4
		A Morita	1	3				24	S Cîrstea	6	5	6
	24	S Cîrstea	6	6																		9	C Wozniacki	2	7	7
	32	Á Szávay	2	2																		6	S Kuznetsova	6	65	63
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	6	6
		V Lepchenko	6	3	2				C Suárez Navarro	2	0
		C Suárez Navarro	2	6	6											S Pe'er	5	1
		T Tanasugarn	3	5											6	S Kuznetsova	7	6
		A Sevastova	6	7					A Sevastova	4	2
		J Görges	3	2				6	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	6	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Dulgheru	1	1				8	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	M Domachowska	6	2	3			Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	1
	Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	6	6										8	V Azarenka	6	2	2
		A Brianti	7	1	3										26	F Schiavone	4	6	6
		S Vögele	610	6	6				S Vögele	4	4
	Q	Y Meusburger	1	2				26	F Schiavone	6	6
	26	F Schiavone	6	6																		26	F Schiavone	2	3
	18	N Li	7	6																		18	N Li	6	6
		IR Olaru	64	3				18	N Li	6	6
		M Larcher de Brito	1	7	6				M Larcher de Brito	1	3
		M Johansson	6	5	1										18	N Li	6	6
		M Kirilenko	6	6												M Kirilenko	4	2
	Q	M Koryttseva	2	1					M Kirilenko	6	2	6
		P Mayr	1	2				12	A Radwańska	4	6	4
	12	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	M Bartoli	6	6
		R de los Ríos	1	0				14	M Bartoli	7	1	2
		V Kutuzova	1	1				WC	K Clijsters	5	6	6
	WC	K Clijsters	6	6											WC	K Clijsters	6	6
		K Flipkens	6	6												K Flipkens	0	2
		J Dokić	3	4					K Flipkens	6	6
	WC	G Brodsky	4	4				20	A Medina Garrigues	1	3
	20	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		WC	K Clijsters	6	0	6
	25	K Kanepi	0	6	2																	3	V Williams	0	6	4
	Q	K-c Chang	6	2	6			Q	K-c Chang	6	2	2
		M Rybáriková	6	4	6				M Rybáriková	4	6	6
	Q	V Tétreault	3	6	1											M Rybáriková	2	5
		B Mattek-Sands	6	6											3	V Williams	6	7
		I Benešová	3	4					B Mattek-Sands	4	2
		V Dushevina	7	5	3			3	V Williams	6	6
	3	V Williams	65	7	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	V Zvonareva	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives	0	4				7	V Zvonareva	3	6	6
	Q	Y Sema	6	1	2				A Chakvetadze	6	1	1
		A Chakvetadze	4	6	6										7	V Zvonareva	6	6
	Q	C Gullickson	3	65											31	E Vesnina	2	4
		J Craybas	6	7					J Craybas	66	1
		L Hradecká	4	65				31	E Vesnina	7	6
	31	E Vesnina	6	7																		7	V Zvonareva	6	66	0
	17	A Mauresmo	6	6																		10	F Pennetta	3	7	6
		T Malek	3	4				17	A Mauresmo	4	0
		A Wozniak	6	7					A Wozniak	6	6
		L Granville	1	67												A Wozniak	1	1
		O Govortsova	2	6	3										10	F Pennetta	6	6
		S Mirza	6	3	6				S Mirza	0	0
		E Gallovits	0	4				10	F Pennetta	6	6
	10	F Pennetta	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	S Stosur	6	4	6
		A Sugiyama	4	6	4			15	S Stosur	5	4
	WC	V King	2					WC	V King	7	6
		A Yakimova	1	r											WC	V King	2	2
		T Bacsinszky	6	6											22	D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	V Manasieva	3	4					T Bacsinszky	7	2	1
		M Shaughnessy	2	6	1			22	D Hantuchová	5	6	6
	22	D Hantuchová	6	4	6																	22	D Hantuchová	2	0
	28	S Bammer	4	6	65																	2	S Williams	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	1	7				MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	6
	Q	A Kerber	6	5	6			Q	A Kerber	5	3
		A Petkovic	4	7	3											MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	5
		M Czink	6	6											2	S Williams	6	7
		ME Camerin	3	4					M Czink	1	1
	WC	A Glatch	4	1				2	S Williams	6	6
	2	S Williams	6	6

References

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