title: 2009 Bank of the West Classic
text: # 2009 Bank of the West Classic
  
  The 2009 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 27 through August 2, 2009. It was the first women's event on the 2009 US Open Series.
  
  ## WTA entrants
  
  Players committed to participating in the singles event for 2009.
  
  | Player | WTA Tour $Rank^*$ | Seeds |
  | - | - | - |
  | Serena Williams | 2 | 1 |
  | Venus Williams | 3 | 2 |
  | Elena Dementieva | 4 | 3 |
  | Jelena Janković | 6 | 4 |
  | Nadia Petrova | 10 | 5 |
  | Dominika Cibulková | 12 | 6 |
  | Agnieszka Radwańska | 14 | 7 |
  | Marion Bartoli | 15 | 8 |
  
  * Seedings are based on the rankings of July 20, 2009.
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
  
  * Hilary Barte
  * Stéphanie Dubois
  
  The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  
  * Melanie Oudin
  * Alla Kudryavtseva
  * Angela Haynes
  * Lilia Osterloh
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Marion Bartoli defeated Venus Williams, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
  
  * It was Bartoli's 2nd title of the year, and 5th of her career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Yung-Jan Chan / Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 6–1
  
  