WTA Tour 2009
◄ WTA Tour 2009 ► | |
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Period: | January 4 - November 8, 2009 |
Edition: | 39 |
Number of tournaments: | 55 |
Categories: | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (10) WTA International (30) |
successes | |
Most tournament victories: |
Dinara Safina Serena Williams (3)
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Most of the finals: |
Dinara Safina Caroline Wozniacki (8)
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Most prize money: | Serena Williams ($ 6,545,586) |
Most points: | Serena Williams (9,075) |
Awards | |
Player of the year: | Serena Williams |
Double team of the year: |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
Newcomer of the year: | Yanina Wickmayer |
Newcomer of the year: | Melanie Oudin |
Returner of the year: | Kim Clijsters |
The WTA Tour 2009 (official: Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2009 ) was the 39th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .
Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Hopman Cup and Fed Cup team competitions are not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . They are listed here, however, since the top players usually play these tournaments.
Changes
The WTA had made some changes to the tournament schedule for 2009 :
- tournaments were held in 30 (2008: 33) countries
- 53 (2008: 59) tournaments were played
- only the 16 instead of the previous 17 best tournament results were counted for the world rankings
- In addition to the Grand Slam tournaments, there are 4 "premier events" (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing)
- the US Open was postponed a week to have a three-week break between Wimbledon and the start of the American hard court season
Tournament schedule
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Explanations
The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32Q / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32Q = 32 pairings play the qualification
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed
January
February
March
Date 1 | competition | Winner | Final opponent | Result |
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02.03. |
Monterrey Open Monterrey , Mexico International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
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Marion Bartoli | Li Na | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo |
Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
6: 3, 6: 4 | ||
09.03. |
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 4,500,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D
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Vera Swonaryova | Ana Ivanović | 7: 6 5 , 6: 2 |
Viktoriya Azaranka Vera Swonaryova |
Gisela Dulko Shahar Peer |
6: 4, 3: 6, [10: 5] | ||
23.03. |
Sony Ericsson Open Miami , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 4,500,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D
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Viktoriya Azaranka | Serena Williams | 6: 3, 6: 1 |
Svetlana Kuznetsova Amélie Mauresmo |
Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond |
6: 4, 3: 6, [10: 4] |
April
May
June
Date 1 | competition | Winner | Final opponent | Result |
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08.06. |
AEGON Classic Birmingham , UK International - $ 220,000 Lawn - 56E / 31Q / 16D
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Magdaléna Rybáriková | Li Na | 6: 0, 7: 6 2 |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears |
6: 1, 6: 4 | ||
15.06. |
AEGON International Eastbourne , UK Premier - $ 600,000 Lawn - 32E / 32Q / 16D
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Caroline Wozniacki | Virginie Razzano | 7.6 5 , 7: 5 |
Oqgul Omonmurodova Ai Sugiyama |
Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs |
6: 4.6: 3 | ||
Ordina Open ’s-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands International - $ 220,000 Turf - 32E / 16Q / 16D
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Tamarine Tanasu yarn | Yanina Wickmayer | 6.3, 7: 5 | |
Sara Errani Flavia Pennetta |
Michaella Krajicek Yanina Wickmayer |
6: 4, 5: 7, [13:11] | ||
22.06. |
Wimbledon Championships London , Great Britain Grand Slam Lawn - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32X
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Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 7: 6 3 , 6: 2 |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs |
7: 6 4 , 6: 4 | ||
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Mark Knowles |
Cara Black Leander Paes |
7: 5, 6: 3 |
July
August
September
October
November
Date 1 | competition | Winner | Final opponent | Result |
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11/02 |
Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Bali , Indonesia Year Ending Event - $ 600,000 Hard Court - 12E
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Aravane Rezaï | Marion Bartoli | 7: 5, task |
Fed Cup (Final) Reggio Calabria , Italy , clay court
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Italy |
United States |
4-0 |
1 The date marks the beginning of the week
Tournament winners
title | Player | Grand Slam | Year-end event | Premier Mandatory |
Premier 5 | premier | International | ||||||||
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singles | Double | Mixed | singles | Double | Single Bali |
singles | Double | singles | Double | singles | Double | singles | Double | ||
9 | María José Martínez Sánchez | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4th |
7th | Nuria Llagostera Vives | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Serena Williams | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
6th | Liezel Huber | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Venus Williams | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
5 | Viktoriya Azaranka | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
Cara Black | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Flavia Pennetta | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | |
4th | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Caroline Wozniacki | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Chia-Jung Chuang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Nathalie Dechy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Jelena Dementjewa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Hsieh Su-wei | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
Alissa Kleibanova | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
Peng Shuai | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
Nadia Petrova | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
Dinara Safina | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Mara Santangelo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Vera Swonaryova | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
2 | Marion Bartoli | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Gisela Dulko | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Wolha Hawarzowa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Lucie Hradecká | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Jelena Janković | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Vania King | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Raquel Kops-Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Amélie Mauresmo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Sania Mirza | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Shahar Peer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
Tatjana Putschek | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Aravane Rezaï | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Francesca Schiavone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Abigail Spears | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Tamarine Tanasu yarn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Yanina Wickmayer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
1 | Timea Bacsinszky | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Sybille Bammer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Iveta Benešová | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Alyona Bondarenko | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Kateryna Bondarenko | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Chan Yung-jan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Kim Clijsters | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Melinda Czink | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Kimiko Date Crooked | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Alexandra Dulgheru | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Wera Duschewina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Sara Errani | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Julia Goerges | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Carly Gullickson | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Andrea Hlaváčková | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Klaudia Jans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Maria Kirilenko | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
Petra Kvitová | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Sabine Lisicki | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Ekaterina Makarova | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Monica Niculescu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Oqgul Omonmurodova | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
Andrea Petković | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Lisa Raymond | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Alicja Rosolska | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Virginia Ruano Pascual | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Magdaléna Rybáriková | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Maria Sharapova | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Jaroslawa Schwedowa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Katarina Srebotnik | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Samantha Stosur | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Ai Sugiyama | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
Ágnes Szávay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Vladimíra Uhlířová | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Roberta Vinci | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Renata Voráčová | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Yan Zi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Title by country
title | country | Grand Slam | Year-end event | Premier Mandatory |
Premier 5 | premier | International | ||||||||
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singles | Double | Mixed | singles | Double | Single Bali |
singles | Double | singles | Double | singles | Double | singles | Double | ||
24 | United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 6th |
21st | Russia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 2 |
11 | Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 6th |
Spain | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4th | |
9 | France | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 |
7th | Chinese Taipei | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
Belarus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
6th | Germany | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | |
5 | Zimbabwe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
4th | People's Republic of China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
Denmark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Belgium | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
2 | Argentina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
2 | India | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Israel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
Romania | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
Serbia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Thailand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Hungary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
1 | Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Kazakhstan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Austria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Poland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Switzerland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Slovakia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Slovenia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Ukraine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Uzbekistan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
World ranking
The top ten at the end of the year:
rank | Previous year | Surname | nation | Points |
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1 | (2) | Serena Williams | United States | 9075 |
2 | (3) | Dinara Safina | Russia | 7800 |
3 | (8th) | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia | 6141 |
4th | Caroline Wozniacki | Denmark | 5875 | |
5 | (4) | Jelena Dementjewa | Russia | 5585 |
6th | (6) | Venus Williams | United States | 5126 |
7th | Viktoriya Azaranka | Belarus | 4820 | |
8th | (1) | Jelena Janković | Serbia | 3965 |
9 | (7) | Vera Swonaryova | Russia | 3560 |
10 | (10) | Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland | 3450 |
Prize money
rank | Surname | singles | Double | Mixed | Bonus pool | total |
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1 | Serena Williams | 5,584,437 | 636.149 | - | 325,000 | 6,545,586 |
2 | Dinara Safina | 3,601,325 | 8,893 | - | 700,000 | 4,310,218 |
3 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3,280,865 | 152.976 | - | 225,000 | 3,658,841 |
4th | Venus Williams | 2,240,745 | 636.149 | - | 250,000 | 3,126,894 |
5 | Jelena Janković | 1,491,514 | - | - | 1,000,000 | 2,491,514 |
6th | Caroline Wozniacki | 2,324,692 | 46,858 | - | - | 2,371,550 |
7th | Jelena Dementjewa | 1,880,156 | 825 | - | 462,500 | 2,343,481 |
8th | Viktoriya Azaranka | 1,827,770 | 287,766 | - | - | 2,115,536 |
9 | Vera Swonaryova | 1,397,361 | 144,784 | - | 50,000 | 1,642,145 |
10 | Kim Clijsters | 1,630,150 | 2,410 | - | - | 1,632,560 |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).