2009 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Serena Williams defeated the defending champion, her sister Venus Williams, in the final, 6–2, 7–6^(7–4) to win the singles title at the 2009 WTA Tour Championships. It was her second Tour Finals singles title. With the win, Serena Williams claimed the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the second time.

Singles
2009 WTA Tour Championships
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
Events
Singles Doubles
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Players

1.   Dinara Safina (round robin, retired/withdrew due to a back injury)
2.   Serena Williams (champion)
3.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
4.   Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals, retired due to a left abdominal strain)
5.   Elena Dementieva (round robin)
6.   Victoria Azarenka (round robin, retired due to cramping)
7.   Venus Williams (final)
8.   Jelena Janković (semifinals)

Alternates

1.   Vera Zvonareva (replaced Safina) (round robin, withdrew due to ankle injury)
2.   Agnieszka Radwańska (replaced Zvonareva) (round robin)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	2	Serena Williams	6	0
	4	Caroline Wozniacki	4	1^r
								2	Serena Williams	6	7^7
								7	Venus Williams	2	6^4
	7	Venus Williams	5	6	6
	8	Jelena Janković	7	3	4

White group

		Safina   Zvonareva   Radwańska	Wozniacki	Azarenka	Janković	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1 ALT ALT	Dinara Safina   Vera Zvonareva   Agnieszka Radwańska		{{{1}}}	4–6, 7–5, 4–1 retired (w/ Radwańska)	1–1 retired (w/ Safina)	0–1 0–1 1–0	0–0 1–2 2–1	1–1 11–18 17–12	X X 4
4	Caroline Wozniacki	6–0, 6–7^(3–7), 6–4 (w/ Zvonareva)		1–6, 6–4, 7–5	2–6, 2–6	2–1	4–4 (50%)	36–38 (48,6%)	2
6	Victoria Azarenka	6–4, 5–7, 1–4 retired (w/ Radwańska)	6–1, 4–6, 5–7		6–2, 6–3	1–2	4–4 (50%)	39–36 (52%)	3
8	Jelena Janković	1–1 retired (w/ Safina)	6–2, 6–2	2–6, 3–6		2–1	2–2 (50%)	18–17 (51,4%)	1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Maroon group

		S Williams	Kuznetsova	Dementieva	V Williams	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Serena Williams		7–6^(8–6), 7–5	6–2, 6–4	5–7, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)	3–0	6–1 (85,7%)	44–34 (56,4%)	1
3	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–7^(6–8), 5–7		6–3, 6–2	2–6, 7–6^(7–3), 4–6	1–2	3–4 (42,9%)	36–37 (49,3%)	3
5	Elena Dementieva	2–6, 4–6	3–6, 2–6		3–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–2	1–2	2–5 (28,6%)	27–38 (41,5%)	4
7	Venus Williams	7–5, 4–6, 6–7^(4–7)	6–2, 6–7^(3–7), 6–4	6–3, 6–7^(6–8), 2–6		1–2	4–5 (44,4%)	49–47 (51%)	2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also

• WTA Tour Championships appearances

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