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Women's singles
2009 French Open
Final
Champion	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–4, 6–2
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Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina in the: final, 6–4, 6–2——to win the——women's singles tennis title at the "2009 French Open." It was her second major title, after the 2004 US Open. The final marked the third all-Russian final in major singles history. And the first since the 2004 US Open. It was Safina's third runner-up finish in as many major finals. The match was also the conclusion of a series of finals between the pair during that clay court season, as they each claimed the Stuttgart and Rome titles over each other.

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion. But lost in the fourth round——to Victoria Azarenka.

Sorana Cîrstea became the first player born in the 1990s to reach a major quarterfinal.

Seeds※

Qualifying※

Draw※

Key※

Finals※

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Dinara Safina	1	6	6
	9	Victoria Azarenka	6	4	2
								1	Dinara Safina	6	6
								20	Dominika Cibulková	3	3
	20	Dominika Cibulková	6	6
		Maria Sharapova	0	2
															1	Dinara Safina	4	2
															7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
		Sorana Cîrstea	1	3
	30	Samantha Stosur	6	6
								30	Samantha Stosur	4	7	3
								7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6	6
	7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7	5	7
	2	Serena Williams	6	7	5

Top half※

Section 1※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	D Safina	6	6
		A Keothavong	0	0				1	D Safina	6	6
	Q	V Diatchenko	2	6	10			Q	V Diatchenko	1	1
		M Johansson	6	2	8										1	D Safina	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives	5	2											27	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	0
		J Coin	7	6					J Coin	2	6
		IR Olaru	3	2				27	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7
	27	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6																		1	D Safina	6	6
	23	A Kleybanova	2	6	1																		A Rezaï	1	0
	Q	P Hercog	6	4	6			Q	P Hercog	6	4	2
		A Sugiyama	3	2					A Rezaï	3	6	6
		A Rezaï	6	6												A Rezaï	7	6
	Q	M Larcher de Brito	0	7	7										Q	M Larcher de Brito	6	2
		M South	6	6	5			Q	M Larcher de Brito	6	6
		S Cohen-Aloro	1	3				15	J Zheng	4	3
	15	J Zheng	6	6

Section 2※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	V Azarenka	6	6
		R Vinci	4	2				9	V Azarenka	7	7
	PR	ME Salerni	6	1	2				K Barrois	6	5
		K Barrois	3	6	6										9	V Azarenka	5	7	6
	Q	Y Meusburger	1	2											22	C Suárez Navarro	7	5	2
		L Hradecká	6	6					L Hradecká	2	4
		E Gallovits	1	4				22	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	22	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																		9	V Azarenka	6	6
	32	I Benešová	7	4																		8	A Ivanovic	2	3
		J Görges	5	1				32	I Benešová	6	6
		V Lepchenko	3	3					A Kudryavtseva	1	2
		A Kudryavtseva	6	6											32	I Benešová	0	2
		T Tanasugarn	6	5	7										8	A Ivanovic	6	6
		C Pin	3	7	5				T Tanasugarn	1	2
		S Errani	6	3				8	A Ivanovic	6	6
	8	A Ivanovic	7	6

Section 3※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	V Williams	6	4	6
		B Mattek-Sands	1	6	2			3	V Williams	6	6	7
		L Šafářová	6	1	6				L Šafářová	7	2	5
		S Lisicki	2	6	1										3	V Williams	0	4
		E Vesnina	6	6											29	Á Szávay	6	6
		S Brémond Beltrame	3	3					E Vesnina	2	0
	Q	C Dentoni	3	4				29	Á Szávay	6	6
	29	Á Szávay	6	6																		29	Á Szávay	2	4
	20	D Cibulková	6	2	6																	20	D Cibulková	6	6
		A Bondarenko	4	6	4			20	D Cibulková	6	6
		S Foretz	1	6	4				K Flipkens	1	0
		K Flipkens	6	4	6										20	D Cibulková	6	6
		T Paszek	1	3												G Dulko	4	2
		G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	7	0	6
		A-L Grönefeld	6	6					A-L Grönefeld	6	6	2
	16	A Mauresmo	4	3

Section 4※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	N Petrova	6	6
	WC	L Embree	1	2				11	N Petrova	2	6	6
		A Yakimova	6	1	2				M Sharapova	6	1	8
		M Sharapova	3	6	6											M Sharapova	1	6	6
	WC	O Sanchez	1	1											Q	Y Shvedova	6	3	4
	Q	A Rus	6	6				Q	A Rus	0	2
	Q	Y Shvedova	7	3	6			Q	Y Shvedova	6	6
	19	K Kanepi	6	6	2																		M Sharapova	6	0	6
	25	N Li	6	6																		25	N Li	4	6	4
		M Domachowska	4	2				25	N Li	6	6
	WC	É Loit	6	4	1				T Bacsinszky	1	4
		T Bacsinszky	4	6	6										25	N Li	7	6
	WC	I Pavlovic	3	4												O Govortsova	5	1
		A Amanmuradova	6	6					A Amanmuradova	3	7	5
		O Govortsova	6	6					O Govortsova	6	6	7
	LL	K O'Brien	1	1

Bottom half※

Section 5※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	J Janković	6	6
		P Cetkovská	2	3				5	J Janković	6	6
		M Rybáriková	6	2	8				M Rybáriková	1	2
	WC	K Mladenovic	1	6	6										5	J Janković	6	6
		J Groth	6	6												J Groth	1	1
	WC	K Laisné	4	3					J Groth	6	7
	LL	M Duque Mariño	3	6	6			LL	M Duque Mariño	2	6
	26	A Chakvetadze	6	4	4																	5	J Janković	6	0	7
	21	A Cornet	6	7																			S Cîrstea	3	6	9
		M Ani	4	5				21	A Cornet	3	2
	Q	C Gullickson	4	2					S Cîrstea	6	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6												S Cîrstea	7	7
		T Pironkova	5	2											10	C Wozniacki	6	5
		J Craybas	7	6					J Craybas	1	4
		V Dushevina	6	5	1			10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	10	C Wozniacki	4	7	6

Section 6※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	M Bartoli	3	6	6
		P Parmentier	6	1	3			13	M Bartoli	3	5
		T Garbin	7	7					T Garbin	6	7
		A Morita	5	5												T Garbin	5	5
		V Razzano	6	6												V Razzano	7	7
		D Hantuchová	3	3					V Razzano	6	6
		E Makarova	2	7	0			18	A Medina Garrigues	2	2
	18	A Medina Garrigues	6	5	6																		V Razzano	1	2
	30	S Stosur	6	6																		30	S Stosur	6	6
		F Schiavone	4	2				30	S Stosur	6	4	6
		Y Wickmayer	4	6	6				Y Wickmayer	3	6	4
		U Radwańska	6	3	0										30	S Stosur	6	4	6
		J Dokić	3	6	6										4	E Dementieva	3	6	1
		K Šprem	6	1	2				J Dokić	6	3	r
	Q	C Scheepers	4	3				4	E Dementieva	2	4
	4	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 7※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	WC	C Feuerstein	1	4				7	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	6	7					G Voskoboeva	0	2
		S Mirza	4	6											7	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	A Sevastova	6	4	1											M Czink	1	3
		M Czink	3	6	6				M Czink	4	6	10
		N Dechy	3	6				28	S Bammer	6	3	8
	28	S Bammer	6	7																		7	S Kuznetsova	6	1	6
	17	P Schnyder	4	3																		12	A Radwańska	4	6	1
		K Bondarenko	6	6					K Bondarenko	4	7	7
	WC	O Rogowska	6	6				WC	O Rogowska	6	5	5
		M Kirilenko	4	4												K Bondarenko	2	4
		P Mayr	1	1											12	A Radwańska	6	6
		M Koryttseva	6	6					M Koryttseva	1	4
		R de los Ríos	3	1				12	A Radwańska	6	6
	12	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 8※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	F Pennetta	1	1
		A Glatch	6	6					A Glatch	6	5
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	6	7				L Domínguez Lino	7	7
		L Domínguez Lino	6	4	9											L Domínguez Lino	2	6	3
		M Santangelo	4	2											24	A Wozniak	6	3	6
	Q	P Martić	6	6				Q	P Martić	3	3
		M Niculescu	4	6	3			24	A Wozniak	6	6
	24	A Wozniak	6	4	6																	24	A Wozniak	1	2
	31	S Peng	6	2	4																	2	S Williams	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	6	6				MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	6	6
		V Kutuzova	6	6					V Kutuzova	6	3	3
	Q	Z Ondrášková	2	4												MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	3	4
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											2	S Williams	4	6	6
		N Vaidišová	4	3					V Ruano Pascual	2	0
		K Zakopalová	3	7	4			2	S Williams	6	6
	2	S Williams	6	6	6

Championship match statistics※

Category	Kuznetsova	Safina
1st serve %	42/54 (78%)	30/49 (61%)
1st serve points won	28 of 42 = 67%	16 of 30 = 53%
2nd serve points won	4 of 12 = 33%	6 of 19 = 32%
Total service points won	32 of 54 = 59.26%	22 of 49 = 44.90%
Aces	0	0
Double faults	1	7
Winners	12	11
Unforced errors	22	22
Net points won	4 of 4 = 100%	2 of 2 = 100%
Break points converted	5 of 7 = 71%	2 of 4 = 50%
Return points won	27 of 49 = 55%	22 of 54 = 41%
Total points won	59	44
Source

References※

External links※

• Main Draw
• 2009 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2009 Australian Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles