2009 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
2009 WTA Tour Championships
Champion United States Serena Williams
Runner-up United States Venus Williams
Final score 6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost to her sister Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4). With the victory, Serena claimed the year-end No. 1 ranking for the second time in her career.

Players

  1. Russia Dinara Safina (Round Robin, retired/withdrew due to a back injury)
  2. United States Serena Williams (Champion)
  3. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
  4. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Semifinals, retired due to a left abdominal strain)
  5. Russia Elena Dementieva (Round Robin)
  6. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (Round Robin, retired due to cramping)
  7. United States Venus Williams (Final)
  8. Serbia Jelena Janković (Semifinals)

Alternates

  1. Russia Vera Zvonareva (Replaced Safina) (Round Robin, withdrew due to ankle injury)
  2. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Replaced Zvonareva) (Round Robin)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  2  United States Serena Williams 6 0  
4  Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 4 1r  
  2  United States Serena Williams 6 77
  7  United States Venus Williams 2 64
7  United States Venus Williams 5 6 6
  8  Serbia Jelena Janković 7 3 4  

White Group

Russia Safina
Russia Zvonareva
Poland Radwańska		 Denmark Wozniacki Belarus Azarenka Serbia Janković RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1
ALT
ALT		 Russia Dinara Safina
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 		0–6, 7–6(3), 4–6
(w/ Zvonareva)		 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 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–0, 6–7(3), 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 Belarus 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 Serbia 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

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

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