Australian Open 2009 (WTA)
Grand SlamMelbourneHard19 Jan 2009 – 31 Jan 2009
Australian Open 2009 (Melbourne, Hard): Williams S. beat Safina D. 6-0 6-3 in the final. 127 matches, 31 won by the outsider.
The road to the final
Williams S. · champion
- 1st Roundbeat Yuan M. (123)6-3 6-2 @ 1.01
- 2nd Roundbeat Dulko G. (45)6-3 7-5 @ 1.03
- 3rd Roundbeat Peng S. (41)6-1 6-4 @ 1.04
- 4th Roundbeat Azarenka V. (14)3-6 4-2 ret. @ 1.40
- Quarterfinalsbeat Kuznetsova S. (8)5-7 7-5 6-1 @ 1.30
- Semifinalsbeat Dementieva E. (4)6-3 6-4 @ 2.20
- Finalbeat Safina D. (3)6-0 6-3 @ 1.38
Opponents' average ranking 34; 4 in the top 32. 20 Jan 2009 – 31 Jan 2009.
Safina D. · runner-up
- 1st Roundbeat Kudryavtseva A. (70)6-3 6-4 @ 1.02
- 2nd Roundbeat Makarova E. (49)6-7 6-3 6-0 @ 1.05
- 3rd Roundbeat Kanepi K. (28)6-2 6-2 @ 1.08
- 4th Roundbeat Cornet A. (16)6-2 2-6 7-5 @ 1.16
- Quarterfinalsbeat Dokic J. (187)6-4 4-6 6-4 @ 1.25
- Semifinalsbeat Zvonareva V. (7)6-3 7-6 @ 2.62
- Finallost to Williams S. (2)6-0 6-3 @ 3.00
Opponents' average ranking 51; 4 in the top 32. 19 Jan 2009 – 31 Jan 2009.
The draw from the last 16
Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.
3rd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2009 | Bartoli M. (17) | Safarova L. (60) | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 23 Jan 2009 | Cornet A. (16) | Hantuchova D. (21) | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 23 Jan 2009 | Dokic J. (187) | Wozniacki C. (12) | 3-6 6-1 6-2Upset |
| 23 Jan 2009 | Jankovic J. (1) | Sugiyama A. (26) | 6-4 6-4 |
| 23 Jan 2009 | Kleybanova A. (31) | Ivanovic A. (5) | 7-5 6-7 6-2Upset |
| 23 Jan 2009 | Petrova N. (11) | Voskoboeva G. (95) | 6-1 ret. |
| 23 Jan 2009 | Safina D. (3) | Kanepi K. (28) | 6-2 6-2 |
| 23 Jan 2009 | Zvonareva V. (7) | Errani S. (39) | 6-4 6-1 |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Azarenka V. (14) | Mauresmo A. (22) | 6-4 6-2 |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Cibulkova D. (19) | Razzano V. (56) | 7-5 7-5 |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Dementieva E. (4) | Stosur S. (48) | 7-6 6-4 |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Kuznetsova S. (8) | Bondarenko A. (34) | 7-6 6-4 |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Medina Garrigues A. (23) | Pennetta F. (13) | 6-4 6-1Upset |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Suarez Navarro C. (46) | Martinez-Sanchez M.J. (92) | 6-1 6-4 |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Williams S. (2) | Peng S. (41) | 6-1 6-4 |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Zheng J. (24) | Bondarenko K. (59) | 6-2 6-2 |
2nd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2009 | Bartoli M. (17) | Pironkova T. (44) | 7-5 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Cornet A. (16) | Petkovic A. (385) | 6-1 6-0 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Dokic J. (187) | Chakvetadze A. (18) | 6-4 6-7 6-3Upset |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Errani S. (39) | Niculescu M. (51) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Hantuchova D. (21) | Johansson M. (87) | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Ivanovic A. (5) | Brianti A. (169) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Jankovic J. (1) | Flipkens K. (110) | 6-4 7-5 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Kanepi K. (28) | Mayr P. (111) | 6-3 6-1 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Kleybanova A. (31) | Cohen Aloro S. (226) | 6-1 3-6 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Petrova N. (11) | Mirza S. (108) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Safarova L. (60) | Erakovic M. (68) | 6-1 3-6 7-6 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Safina D. (3) | Makarova E. (49) | 6-7 6-3 6-0 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Sugiyama A. (26) | Dechy N. (69) | 1-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Voskoboeva G. (95) | Knapp K. (81) | 6-4 6-1 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Wozniacki C. (12) | Ruano Pascual V. (105) | 6-3 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Zvonareva V. (7) | Gallovits E. (76) | 6-0 6-0 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Azarenka V. (14) | Garbin T. (54) | 4-1 ret. |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Bondarenko A. (34) | Bremond S. (96) | 7-6 1-6 6-2 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Bondarenko K. (59) | Dominguez Lino L. (90) | 7-5 7-5 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Cibulkova D. (19) | Chan Y.J. (75) | 6-0 6-2 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Dementieva E. (4) | Benesova I. (35) | 6-4 6-1 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Kuznetsova S. (8) | Malek T. (239) | 6-2 6-2 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Martinez-Sanchez M.J. (92) | Amanmuradova A. (84) | 6-2 6-4 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Mauresmo A. (22) | Baltacha E. (134) | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Medina Garrigues A. (23) | Coin J. (93) | 6-1 6-4 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Peng S. (41) | Karatantcheva S. (135) | 6-4 6-0 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Pennetta F. (13) | Moore J. (136) | 6-4 6-1 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Razzano V. (56) | Schnyder P. (15) | 6-3 6-1Upset |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Stosur S. (48) | Lisicki S. (58) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Suarez Navarro C. (46) | Williams V. (6) | 2-6 6-3 7-5Upset |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Williams S. (2) | Dulko G. (45) | 6-3 7-5 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Zheng J. (24) | Czink M. (89) | 7-6 5-7 6-3 |
1st Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2009 | Bartoli M. (17) | South M. (102) | 6-2 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Brianti A. (169) | Wickmayer Y. (73) | 6-4 6-2 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Chakvetadze A. (18) | Keothavong A. (53) | 6-1 6-7 6-1 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Cohen Aloro S. (226) | Zahlavova Strycova B. (74) | 6-3 6-4Upset |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Cornet A. (16) | Koryttseva M. (66) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Dechy N. (69) | Kutuzova V. (147) | 6-3 6-0 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Dokic J. (187) | Paszek T. (80) | 6-2 3-6 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Erakovic M. (68) | Cetkovska P. (85) | 6-4 7-5 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Errani S. (39) | Kirilenko M. (30) | 6-0 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Flipkens K. (110) | De Los Rios R. (98) | 6-3 6-2Upset |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Gallovits E. (76) | Camerin M.E. (101) | 6-3 2-6 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Hantuchova D. (21) | Dellacqua C. (57) | 7-6 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Ivanovic A. (5) | Goerges J. (107) | 7-5 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Jankovic J. (1) | Meusburger Y. (104) | 6-1 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Johansson M. (87) | Craybas J. (65) | 6-2 1-6 7-5Upset |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Kanepi K. (28) | Date Krumm K. (184) | 6-4 4-6 7-6 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Kleybanova A. (31) | Arvidsson S. (64) | 7-5 7-5 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Knapp K. (81) | Wejnert M. (522) | 7-6 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Makarova E. (49) | Rezai A. (83) | 1-6 7-5 6-4Upset |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Mayr P. (111) | Schruff J. (138) | 6-4 6-1Upset |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Mirza S. (108) | Domachowska M. (61) | 6-1 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Niculescu M. (51) | O'Brien K. (160) | 6-4 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Petkovic A. (385) | Woerle K. (162) | 5-7 7-6 4-0 ret.Upset |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Petrova N. (11) | Shvedova Y. (91) | 6-3 7-6 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Pironkova T. (44) | Sprem K. (167) | 6-0 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Ruano Pascual V. (105) | Duque Marino M. (109) | 6-3 6-2Upset |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Safarova L. (60) | Bammer S. (27) | 6-3 6-1 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Safina D. (3) | Kudryavtseva A. (70) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Sugiyama A. (26) | Dubois S. (128) | 6-0 7-6 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Voskoboeva G. (95) | Szavay A. (25) | 6-3 3-6 6-4Upset |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Wozniacki C. (12) | Peer S. (42) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 19 Jan 2009 | Zvonareva V. (7) | Rybarikova M. (50) | 7-6 6-0 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Amanmuradova A. (84) | Oudin M. (173) | 6-1 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Azarenka V. (14) | Kvitova P. (40) | 6-2 6-1 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Baltacha E. (134) | Groenefeld A.L. (71) | 6-1 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Benesova I. (35) | Dushevina V. (78) | 6-4 0-6 6-2Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Bondarenko A. (34) | Rogowska O. (367) | 5-7 6-3 6-2 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Bondarenko K. (59) | Radwanska A. (10) | 7-6 4-6 6-1Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Bremond S. (96) | Vaidisova N. (52) | 6-2 6-1Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Chan Y.J. (75) | Hsieh S.W. (82) | 6-3 6-3Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Cibulkova D. (19) | Scheepers C. (186) | 6-0 6-0 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Coin J. (93) | Vesnina E. (63) | 6-4 4-6 6-1Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Czink M. (89) | Cirstea S. (37) | 6-2 6-2Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Dementieva E. (4) | Barrois K. (88) | 7-6 2-6 6-1 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Dominguez Lino L. (90) | Bychkova E. (113) | 6-3 6-0Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Dulko G. (45) | Yakimova A. (103) | 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Garbin T. (54) | Pavlyuchenkova A. (43) | 6-4 2-6 7-5Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Karatantcheva S. (135) | Llagostera Vives N. (67) | 2-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Kuznetsova S. (8) | Rodionova A. (99) | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Lisicki S. (58) | Wozniak A. (33) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Malek T. (239) | Morita A. (77) | 7-6 6-2Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Martinez-Sanchez M.J. (92) | Tanasugarn T. (36) | 7-5 6-3Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Mauresmo A. (22) | Govortsova O. (47) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Medina Garrigues A. (23) | Holland I. (580) | 6-1 7-5 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Moore J. (136) | McHale C. (374) | 1-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Peng S. (41) | Schiavone F. (32) | 7-6 6-1Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Pennetta F. (13) | Santangelo M. (125) | 6-2 5-7 6-2 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Razzano V. (56) | Gajdosova J. (86) | 6-1 6-7 6-4 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Schnyder P. (15) | Mladenovic K. (999) | 2-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Stosur S. (48) | Zakopalova K. (72) | 7-6 7-6 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Suarez Navarro C. (46) | Vinci R. (79) | 7-5 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Williams S. (2) | Yuan M. (123) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Williams V. (6) | Kerber A. (100) | 6-3 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2009 | Zheng J. (24) | Pin C. (97) | 6-3 6-3 |
The draw is rebuilt from results, so byes and withdrawals before a match show as empty boxes. Rankings are as at the match; odds are the pre-match average market price. Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk.