title: 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
text: # 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
  
  Venus Williams defeated Virginie Razzano in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships.
  
  Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Venus Williams.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Serena Williams (semifinals)
  * Dinara Safina (second round)
  * Jelena Janković (third round)
  * Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
  * Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
  * Venus Williams (champion)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
  * Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
  * Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
  * Alizé Cornet (third round)
  * Marion Bartoli (third round)
  * Dominika Cibulková (third round)
  * Zheng Jie (third round)
  * Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
  * Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
  * Kaia Kanepi (semifinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 4 | 1 | Serena Williams | 1 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | | | | 6 | Venus Williams | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
  | 4 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 3 | 6 | Venus Williams | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
  | 6 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Virginie Razzano | 4 | 2 |
  | Q | Elena Vesnina | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Virginie Razzano | 4 | 2 |
  | 16 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 7 | 16 | Kaia Kanepi | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Vera Zvonareva | $6^7$ | 5 | | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Virginie Razzano | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y-J Chan | 4 | 4 | | | S Errani | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | J Zheng | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | M Rybáriková | 4 | 3 | | | S Stosur | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Rodionova | 1 | 1 | | 13 | J Zheng | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | A Radwańska | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Ivanovic | 4 | 4 |
  | Q | U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | Q | U Radwańska | 7 | 5 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | Á Szávay | 6 | 2 | 3 | LL | C Pin | $6^6$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | C Pin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | LL | C Pin | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | Q | A Lapushchenkova | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | A Kleybanova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Kleybanova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Koryttseva | 1 | 4 | | | S Bammer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | O Govortsova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | A Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | A Bondarenko | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Klepač | 3 | 1 | | 14 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 3 | 3 |
  | 10 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
  | | A-L Grönefeld | 4 | 1 | | 10 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Schruff | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | J Schruff | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kvitová | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 10 | A Cornet | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | M Kirilenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Vesnina | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | E Vesnina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Li | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | Q | E Vesnina | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | D Cibulková | 6 | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | |
  | Q | V Kutuzova | 2 | 3 | | | T Pironkova | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea | 4 | 2 | | 12 | D Cibulková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | E Vesnina | 3 | 5 |
  | 16 | K Kanepi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | K Kanepi | 6 | 7 |
  | Q | T Paszek | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | K Kanepi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Mirza | 7 | 6 | | WC | S Mirza | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Makarova | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | K Kanepi | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | S Peng | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu | 3 | 7 | 6 | | M Niculescu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | V Dushevina | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | V Dushevina | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Z Yan | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | V Zvonareva | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | M Bartoli | 2 | r | | | | | |
  | | C Dellacqua | 1 | 1 | | | F Schiavone | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Sugiyama | 0 | 6 | $6^6$ | 11 | M Bartoli | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | M Bartoli | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Zvonareva | $6^7$ | 5 |
  | 15 | A Chakvetadze | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Razzano | 7 | 7 |
  | LL | A Morita | 7 | 6 | | LL | A Morita | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Vögele | 5 | 2 | | | D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | K Bondarenko | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | V Razzano | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | V Razzano | 7 | 6 | | | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | D Safina | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  