title: 2009 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
text: # 2009 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
  
  Sara Errani was the defending champion, but Flavia Pennetta defeated her in the final 6–1, 6–2.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Flavia Pennetta (champion)
  * Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  * Alizé Cornet (first round)
  * Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
  * Sara Errani (final)
  * Ekaterina Makarova (second round)
  * Aravane Rezaï (quarterfinals)
  * Gisela Dulko (first round)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Tathiana Garbin | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Tathiana Garbin | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 5 | Sara Errani | 1 | 2 |
  | 5 | Sara Errani | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Sara Errani | 1 | 2 |
  | | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Parra Santonja | 2 | 3 | | 1 | F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Vinci | 4 | 6 | 7 | | R Vinci | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | 1 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Rezaï | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | C Dentoni | 3 | 2 | | | V Lepchenko | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Voskoboeva | 2 | 4 | | 7 | A Rezaï | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | A Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | A Cornet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Garbin | 1 | 1 |
  | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Gallovits | 4 | 5 | | | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Garbin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | O Govortsova | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | ME Camerin | 3 | 1 | | | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Craybas | 3 | 1 | | 6 | E Makarova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Koryttseva | 4 | 4 | | 5 | S Errani | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | O Savchuk | 4 | 4 | | | P Mayr | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Mayr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Errani | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | WC | N Vierin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Y Shvedova | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Brianti | 6 | 4 | | | A Brianti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Errani | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | 8 | G Dulko | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | A-L Grönefeld | 3 | 6 | 1 |
  | | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | A-L Grönefeld | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Floris | $6^3$ | 4 | | Q | A Rus | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Rus | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | A-L Grönefeld | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | N Llagostera Vives | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 3 | r | | | | | |
  | | M Zec Peškirič | 6 | 4 | 2 | | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Pivovarova | 4 | 0 | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  