2009 China Open (tennis)
The 2009 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the China Open for the men (13th for the women), and was part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2009 ATP Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from October 2 through October 11, 2009.[1]
| 2009 China Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 2 – October 11 |
| Edition | 11th (ATP) / 13th (WTA) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA Premier Series (women) |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai | |
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS | Dinara Safina | 1 | 1 |
| USA | Serena Williams | 2 | 2 |
| USA | Venus Williams | 3 | 3 |
| RUS | Elena Dementieva | 4 | 4 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 5 | 5 |
| RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 7 | 7 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 8 | 8 |
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 9 | 9 |
| ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 10 | 10 |
| SRB | Ana Ivanovic | 11 | 11 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 12 | 12 |
| RUS | Nadia Petrova | 13 | 13 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 14 | 14 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 15 | 15 |
| CHN | Li Na | 16 | 16 |
| FRA | Virginie Razzano | 18 | 17 |
- seeds are based on the rankings of September 28, 2009
- Razzano became the 17th seed as Ivanovic withdrew due to upper respiratory tract infection
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Kateryna Bondarenko
- Melinda Czink
- Olga Govortsova
- Ji Chunmei
- Alla Kudryavtseva
- Shahar Pe'er
- Urszula Radwańska
- Yaroslava Shvedova
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
- Vania King (replacing Ana Ivanovic due to upper respiratory tract infection)
- Galina Voskoboeva (replacing Gisela Dulko due to left adductor strain)
- Alexa Glatch (replacing Virginie Razzano due to Left calf strain)
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 1 |
| SRB | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 2 |
| USA | Andy Roddick | 6 | 3 |
| RUS | Nikolay Davydenko | 8 | 4 |
| ESP | Fernando Verdasco | 9 | 5 |
| SWE | Robin Söderling | 11 | 6 |
| CHI | Fernando González | 12 | 7 |
| CRO | Marin Čilić | 15 | 8 |
- seeds are based on the rankings of September 28, 2009
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic def. Marin Čilić, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
- It was Djokovic's 3rd title of the year and the 14th of his career.
Women's singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Agnieszka Radwańska, 6–2, 6–4
- It was Kuznetsova's 3rd title of the year and 12th of her career.
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Mark Knowles / Andy Roddick, 6–4, 6–2
Women's doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai def. Alla Kudryavtseva / Ekaterina Makarova, 6–3, 6–1
References
- ^ "2009 China Open Draw". www.chinaopen.com. from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.