2009 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2009 US Open
Champion Kim Clijsters
Runner-up Caroline Wozniacki
Score7–5, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2009 US Open (tennis)

Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was her second US Open title and second major singles title overall. Clijsters was the first unseeded player and wild card to win the title, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Following her win, she appeared at world No. 19 in the rankings. It was only Clijsters' third tournament since giving birth and coming out of retirement, and has been described as one of the most stunning championship runs in tennis history.[1]

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Clijsters. A foot fault was called for Williams at the end of the second set, producing two match points for Clijsters. Williams argued the call and was given a point penalty for intimidating a line judge, ending the match (having already had a warning for racquet abuse earlier in the match).[2]

Svetlana Kuznetsova's loss in the fourth round guaranteed a first time major finalist from the top half of the draw. Wozniacki was the first Danish woman to reach a major final, and the first Scandinavian woman to reach the final since Molla Bjurstedt Mallory in 1918.[3]

This marked the final major appearance of two-time major champion Amélie Mauresmo, who lost to Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round. This was also the final major singles appearance of Ai Sugiyama, who made a record 62nd consecutive major singles appearance, losing in the first round to Samantha Stosur.

Seeds

1.   Dinara Safina (third round)
2.   Serena Williams (semifinals)
3.   Venus Williams (fourth round)
4.   Elena Dementieva (second round)
5.   Jelena Janković (second round)
6.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
7.   Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)
8.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)
9.   Caroline Wozniacki (final)
10.   Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
11.   Ana Ivanovic (first round)
12.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
13.   Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
14.   Marion Bartoli (second round)
15.   Samantha Stosur (second round)
16.   Virginie Razzano (first round)
17.   Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
18.   Li Na (quarterfinals)
19.   Patty Schnyder (second round)
20.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
21.   Zheng Jie (third round)
22.   Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
23.   Sabine Lisicki (second round)
24.   Sorana Cîrstea (third round)
25.   Kaia Kanepi (first round)
26.   Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
27.   Alisa Kleybanova (first round)
28.   Sybille Bammer (first round)
29.   Maria Sharapova (third round)
30.   Alona Bondarenko (second round)
31.   Elena Vesnina (third round)
32.   Ágnes Szávay (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2009 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Yanina Wickmayer 7 6  
  Kateryna Bondarenko 5 4  
  Yanina Wickmayer 3 3  
9 Caroline Wozniacki 6 6  
  Melanie Oudin 2 2  
9 Caroline Wozniacki 6 6  
9 Caroline Wozniacki 5 3  
WC Kim Clijsters 7 6  
18 Li Na 2 4  
WC Kim Clijsters 6 6  
WC Kim Clijsters 6 7  
2 Serena Williams 4 5  
10 Flavia Pennetta 4 3  
2 Serena Williams 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 D Safina 65 6 6
WC O Rogowska 77 2 4 1 D Safina 65 6 6
  U Radwańska 4 4     K Barrois 77 2 3
  K Barrois 6 6   1 D Safina 4 6 65
  T Garbin 6 6     P Kvitová 6 2 77
WC M Cecil 0 1     T Garbin 1 3  
  P Kvitová 64 6 6   P Kvitová 6 6  
27 A Kleybanova 77 3 2   P Kvitová 6 4 5
19 P Schnyder 4 6 78   Y Wickmayer 4 6 7
  L Šafářová 6 3 66 19 P Schnyder 5 2  
  S Errani 6 6     S Errani 7 6  
  A Rus 0 3     S Errani 3 4  
  S Peng 6 6     Y Wickmayer 6 6  
  J Groth 2 3     S Peng 6 1 4
  Y Wickmayer 6 6     Y Wickmayer 2 6 6
16 V Razzano 4 3  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 A Ivanovic 6 3 67
  K Bondarenko 2 6 79   K Bondarenko 6 6  
Q S Perry 6 6   Q S Perry 1 1  
  M Niculescu 4 2     K Bondarenko 77 6  
Q A Rodionova 6 4 6 Q A Rodionova 64 4  
  L Domínguez Lino 0 6 1 Q A Rodionova 6 3 7
  A Rezaï 64 77 1 23 S Lisicki 3 6 5
23 S Lisicki 77 64 6   K Bondarenko 6 6  
30 A Bondarenko 3 6 6   G Dulko 0 0  
  A Kudryavtseva 6 3 2 30 A Bondarenko 4 0  
  G Dulko 6 5 6   G Dulko 6 6  
  E Makarova 3 7 4   G Dulko 6 6  
  Y Shvedova 6 6     Y Shvedova 3 4  
  M Zec Peškirič 3 3     Y Shvedova 6 64 78
  R Vinci 2 3   5 J Janković 3 77 66
5 J Janković 6 6  

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 E Dementieva 6 6  
Q C Pin 1 2   4 E Dementieva 7 4 3
  A Pavlyuchenkova 1 2     M Oudin 5 6 6
  M Oudin 6 6     M Oudin 3 6 7
  P Hercog 3 1   29 M Sharapova 6 4 5
WC C McHale 6 6   WC C McHale 2 1  
  T Pironkova 3 0   29 M Sharapova 6 6  
29 M Sharapova 6 6     M Oudin 1 77 6
21 J Zheng 6 6   13 N Petrova 6 62 3
  A-L Grönefeld 3 2   21 J Zheng 1 6 6
  A Cornet 4 6 7   A Cornet 6 3 3
Q M Adamczak 6 4 5 21 J Zheng 4 1  
Q E Hrdinová 3 3   13 N Petrova 6 6  
  J Coin 6 6     J Coin 4 63  
  K Srebotnik 3 3   13 N Petrova 6 7  
13 N Petrova 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 C Wozniacki 6 6  
  G Voskoboeva 4 0   9 C Wozniacki 6 6  
Q P Martić 6 6   Q P Martić 1 0  
  S Brémond Beltrame 4 2   9 C Wozniacki 6 6  
WC K Mladenovic 0 4   24 S Cîrstea 3 2  
  S Dubois 6 6     S Dubois 4 7 4
  A Morita 1 3   24 S Cîrstea 6 5 6
24 S Cîrstea 6 6   9 C Wozniacki 2 77 77
32 Á Szávay 2 2   6 S Kuznetsova 6 65 63
  S Pe'er 6 6     S Pe'er 6 6  
  V Lepchenko 6 3 2   C Suárez Navarro 2 0  
  C Suárez Navarro 2 6 6   S Pe'er 5 1  
  T Tanasugarn 3 5   6 S Kuznetsova 7 6  
  A Sevastova 6 7     A Sevastova 4 2  
  J Görges 3 2   6 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
6 S Kuznetsova 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 V Azarenka 6 6  
  A Dulgheru 1 1   8 V Azarenka 6 6  
Q M Domachowska 6 2 3 Q B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 1  
Q B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 6 6 8 V Azarenka 6 2 2
  A Brianti 712 1 3 26 F Schiavone 4 6 6
  S Vögele 610 6 6   S Vögele 4 4  
Q Y Meusburger 1 2   26 F Schiavone 6 6  
26 F Schiavone 6 6   26 F Schiavone 2 3  
18 N Li 77 6   18 N Li 6 6  
  IR Olaru 64 3   18 N Li 6 6  
  M Larcher de Brito 1 7 6   M Larcher de Brito 1 3  
  M Johansson 6 5 1 18 N Li 6 6  
  M Kirilenko 6 6     M Kirilenko 4 2  
Q M Koryttseva 2 1     M Kirilenko 6 2 6
  P Mayr 1 2   12 A Radwańska 4 6 4
12 A Radwańska 6 6  

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 M Bartoli 6 6  
  R de los Ríos 1 0   14 M Bartoli 7 1 2
  V Kutuzova 1 1   WC K Clijsters 5 6 6
WC K Clijsters 6 6   WC K Clijsters 6 6  
  K Flipkens 6 6     K Flipkens 0 2  
  J Dokić 3 4     K Flipkens 6 6  
WC G Brodsky 4 4   20 A Medina Garrigues 1 3  
20 A Medina Garrigues 6 6   WC K Clijsters 6 0 6
25 K Kanepi 0 6 2 3 V Williams 0 6 4
Q K-c Chang 6 2 6 Q K-c Chang 6 2 2
  M Rybáriková 6 4 6   M Rybáriková 4 6 6
Q V Tétreault 3 6 1   M Rybáriková 2 5  
  B Mattek-Sands 6 6   3 V Williams 6 7  
  I Benešová 3 4     B Mattek-Sands 4 2  
  V Dushevina 77 5 3 3 V Williams 6 6  
3 V Williams 65 7 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 V Zvonareva 6 6  
  N Llagostera Vives 0 4   7 V Zvonareva 3 6 6
Q Y Sema 6 1 2   A Chakvetadze 6 1 1
  A Chakvetadze 4 6 6 7 V Zvonareva 6 6  
Q Ca Gullickson 3 65   31 E Vesnina 2 4  
  J Craybas 6 77     J Craybas 66 1  
  L Hradecká 4 65   31 E Vesnina 78 6  
31 E Vesnina 6 77   7 V Zvonareva 6 66 0
17 A Mauresmo 6 6   10 F Pennetta 3 78 6
  T Malek 3 4   17 A Mauresmo 4 0  
  A Wozniak 6 79     A Wozniak 6 6  
PR L Granville 1 67     A Wozniak 1 1  
  O Govortsova 2 6 3 10 F Pennetta 6 6  
  S Mirza 6 3 6   S Mirza 0 0  
  E Gallovits 0 4   10 F Pennetta 6 6  
10 F Pennetta 6 6  

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 S Stosur 6 4 6
  A Sugiyama 4 6 4 15 S Stosur 5 4  
WC V King 2     WC V King 7 6  
  A Yakimova 1r   WC V King 2 2  
  T Bacsinszky 6 6   22 D Hantuchová 6 6  
Q V Manasieva 3 4     T Bacsinszky 7 2 1
PR M Shaughnessy 2 6 1 22 D Hantuchová 5 6 6
22 D Hantuchová 6 4 6 22 D Hantuchová 2 0  
28 S Bammer 4 6 65 2 S Williams 6 6  
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 1 77   MJ Martínez Sánchez 7 6  
Q A Kerber 6 5 6 Q A Kerber 5 3  
  A Petkovic 4 7 3   MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 5  
  M Czink 6 6   2 S Williams 6 7  
  ME Camerin 3 4     M Czink 1 1  
WC A Glatch 4 1   2 S Williams 6 6  
2 S Williams 6 6  

Championship match statistics

Category Clijsters Wozniacki
1st serve % 53/85 (62%) 43/63 (68%)
1st serve points won 33 of 53 = 62% 23 of 43 = 53%
2nd serve points won 15 of 32 = 47% 6 of 20 = 30%
Total service points won 48 of 85 = 56.47% 29 of 63 = 46.03%
Aces 3 0
Double faults 2 3
Winners 36 10
Unforced errors 34 21
Net points won 11 of 15 = 73% 9 of 15 = 60%
Break points converted 5 of 8 = 63% 3 of 12 = 25%
Return points won 34 of 63 = 54% 37 of 85 = 44%
Total points won 82 66
Source

References

  1. ^ Liz Robbins (September 13, 2009). "Clijsters Wins U.S. Open Women's Title". The New York Times.
  2. ^ US Open -- Novak Djokovic not the only one to have officials derail a championship run ESPN
  3. ^ "Players". wtatennis.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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