2009 US Open – Women's singles

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 her second major singles title overall. She became 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 19th in the rankings. This was the first time since the 2007 Australian Open where Clijsters participated in a major, as she was contesting just her third tournament since coming out of retirement.

Women's singles
2009 US Open
Final
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Caroline Wozniacki
Score	7–5, 6–3
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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).^[1]

Svetlana Kuznetsova's loss in the fourth round guaranteed a first time major finalist from the top half of the draw. Wozniacki became the first Danish woman to reach a major final, and the first Scandinavian to reach the final since Molla Bjurstedt Mallory in 1918.^[2]

This was the final major appearance for 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 was on a record-breaking 62nd consecutive major singles appearance, losing in the first round to Samantha Stosur. Sugiyama's record was eventually broken by Alizé Cornet in 2022.

Seeds

01.    Dinara Safina (third round)

02.    Serena Williams (semifinals)

03.    Venus Williams (fourth round)

04.    Elena Dementieva (second round)

05.    Jelena Janković (second round)

06.    Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)

07.    Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)

08.    Victoria Azarenka (third round)

09.    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

• 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							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	6^5	6	6
	WC	O Rogowska	7^7	2	4			1	D Safina	6^5	6	6
		U Radwańska	4	4					K Barrois	7^7	2	3
		K Barrois	6	6											1	D Safina	4	6	6^5
		T Garbin	6	6												P Kvitová	6	2	7^7
	WC	M Cecil	0	1					T Garbin	1	3
		P Kvitová	6^4	6	6				P Kvitová	6	6
	27	A Kleybanova	7^7	3	2																		P Kvitová	6	4	5
	19	P Schnyder	4	6	7^8																		Y Wickmayer	4	6	7
		L Šafářová	6	3	6^6			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	6^7
		K Bondarenko	2	6	7^9				K Bondarenko	6	6
	Q	S Perry	6	6				Q	S Perry	1	1
		M Niculescu	4	2												K Bondarenko	7^7	6
	Q	A Rodionova	6	4	6										Q	A Rodionova	6^4	4
		L Domínguez Lino	0	6	1			Q	A Rodionova	6	3	7
		A Rezaï	6^4	7^7	1			23	S Lisicki	3	6	5
	23	S Lisicki	7^7	6^4	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	6^4	7^8
		R Vinci	2	3				5	J Janković	3	7^7	6^6
	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	7^7	6
	21	J Zheng	6	6																		13	N Petrova	6	6^2	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	6^3
		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	7^7	7^7
	32	Á Szávay	2	2																		6	S Kuznetsova	6	6^5	6^3
		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	7^12	1	3										26	F Schiavone	4	6	6
		S Vögele	6^10	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	7^7	6																		18	N Li	6	6
		IR Olaru	6^4	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	7^7	5	3			3	V Williams	6	6
	3	V Williams	6^5	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	6^5											31	E Vesnina	2	4
		J Craybas	6	7^7					J Craybas	6^6	1
		L Hradecká	4	6^5				31	E Vesnina	7^8	6
	31	E Vesnina	6	7^7																		7	V Zvonareva	6	6^6	0
	17	A Mauresmo	6	6																		10	F Pennetta	3	7^8	6
		T Malek	3	4				17	A Mauresmo	4	0
		A Wozniak	6	7^9					A Wozniak	6	6
	PR	L Granville	1	6^7												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	1^r												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	6^5																	2	S Williams	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	1	7^7				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. US Open -- Novak Djokovic not the only one to have officials derail a championship run ESPN
2. "Players". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

External links

• 2009 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2010 Australian Open – Women's singles