title: 2009 Medibank International Sydney – Women's singles
text: # 2009 Medibank International Sydney – Women's singles
  
  Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
  
  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
  
  * Serena Williams (semifinals)
  * Dinara Safina (final)
  * Elena Dementieva (champion)
  * Vera Zvonareva (withdrew due to gastrointestinal illness)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals, withdrew due to an abdominal strain)
  * Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
  * Nadia Petrova (first round)
  * 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serena Williams | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | 3 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Dinara Safina | 3 | 6 | 1 |
  | | Ai Sugiyama | 4 | $6^3$ | 2 | Dinara Safina | 3 | 6 | 1 |
  | 2 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | S Williams | 6 | $6^4$ | 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 | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | M Bartoli | 1 | r | | | | | | 8 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | $6^3$ |
  | 7 | N Petrova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Safina | 6 | 7 |
  | | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | A Cornet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kirilenko | 2 | 2 | | | A Kleybanova | $6^5$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  