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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

  1. 1st Roundbeat Yuan M. (123)6-3 6-2 @ 1.01
  2. 2nd Roundbeat Dulko G. (45)6-3 7-5 @ 1.03
  3. 3rd Roundbeat Peng S. (41)6-1 6-4 @ 1.04
  4. 4th Roundbeat Azarenka V. (14)3-6 4-2 ret. @ 1.40
  5. Quarterfinalsbeat Kuznetsova S. (8)5-7 7-5 6-1 @ 1.30
  6. Semifinalsbeat Dementieva E. (4)6-3 6-4 @ 2.20
  7. 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

  1. 1st Roundbeat Kudryavtseva A. (70)6-3 6-4 @ 1.02
  2. 2nd Roundbeat Makarova E. (49)6-7 6-3 6-0 @ 1.05
  3. 3rd Roundbeat Kanepi K. (28)6-2 6-2 @ 1.08
  4. 4th Roundbeat Cornet A. (16)6-2 2-6 7-5 @ 1.16
  5. Quarterfinalsbeat Dokic J. (187)6-4 4-6 6-4 @ 1.25
  6. Semifinalsbeat Zvonareva V. (7)6-3 7-6 @ 2.62
  7. 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

4th Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
The Final
3-6 4-2 ret.
4-1 ret.
6-2 6-2
6-3 6-2
6-2 2-6 7-5
7-5 5-7 7-6
7-5 6-4
6-1 6-4Upset
5-7 7-5 6-1
6-2 6-2
6-4 4-6 6-4
6-3 6-0
6-3 6-4Upset
6-3 7-6Upset
6-0 6-3

Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.

3rd Round

Score
23 Jan 2009Bartoli M. (17)Safarova L. (60)3-6 6-2 6-1
23 Jan 2009Cornet A. (16)Hantuchova D. (21)4-6 6-4 6-2
23 Jan 2009Dokic J. (187)Wozniacki C. (12)3-6 6-1 6-2Upset
23 Jan 2009Jankovic J. (1)Sugiyama A. (26)6-4 6-4
23 Jan 2009Kleybanova A. (31)Ivanovic A. (5)7-5 6-7 6-2Upset
23 Jan 2009Petrova N. (11)Voskoboeva G. (95)6-1 ret.
23 Jan 2009Safina D. (3)Kanepi K. (28)6-2 6-2
23 Jan 2009Zvonareva V. (7)Errani S. (39)6-4 6-1
24 Jan 2009Azarenka V. (14)Mauresmo A. (22)6-4 6-2
24 Jan 2009Cibulkova D. (19)Razzano V. (56)7-5 7-5
24 Jan 2009Dementieva E. (4)Stosur S. (48)7-6 6-4
24 Jan 2009Kuznetsova S. (8)Bondarenko A. (34)7-6 6-4
24 Jan 2009Medina Garrigues A. (23)Pennetta F. (13)6-4 6-1Upset
24 Jan 2009Suarez Navarro C. (46)Martinez-Sanchez M.J. (92)6-1 6-4
24 Jan 2009Williams S. (2)Peng S. (41)6-1 6-4
24 Jan 2009Zheng J. (24)Bondarenko K. (59)6-2 6-2

2nd Round

Score
21 Jan 2009Bartoli M. (17)Pironkova T. (44)7-5 6-2
21 Jan 2009Cornet A. (16)Petkovic A. (385)6-1 6-0
21 Jan 2009Dokic J. (187)Chakvetadze A. (18)6-4 6-7 6-3Upset
21 Jan 2009Errani S. (39)Niculescu M. (51)6-2 6-3
21 Jan 2009Hantuchova D. (21)Johansson M. (87)6-3 4-6 6-3
21 Jan 2009Ivanovic A. (5)Brianti A. (169)6-3 6-2
21 Jan 2009Jankovic J. (1)Flipkens K. (110)6-4 7-5
21 Jan 2009Kanepi K. (28)Mayr P. (111)6-3 6-1
21 Jan 2009Kleybanova A. (31)Cohen Aloro S. (226)6-1 3-6 6-2
21 Jan 2009Petrova N. (11)Mirza S. (108)6-3 6-2
21 Jan 2009Safarova L. (60)Erakovic M. (68)6-1 3-6 7-6
21 Jan 2009Safina D. (3)Makarova E. (49)6-7 6-3 6-0
21 Jan 2009Sugiyama A. (26)Dechy N. (69)1-6 6-1 6-3
21 Jan 2009Voskoboeva G. (95)Knapp K. (81)6-4 6-1
21 Jan 2009Wozniacki C. (12)Ruano Pascual V. (105)6-3 6-3
21 Jan 2009Zvonareva V. (7)Gallovits E. (76)6-0 6-0
22 Jan 2009Azarenka V. (14)Garbin T. (54)4-1 ret.
22 Jan 2009Bondarenko A. (34)Bremond S. (96)7-6 1-6 6-2
22 Jan 2009Bondarenko K. (59)Dominguez Lino L. (90)7-5 7-5
22 Jan 2009Cibulkova D. (19)Chan Y.J. (75)6-0 6-2
22 Jan 2009Dementieva E. (4)Benesova I. (35)6-4 6-1
22 Jan 2009Kuznetsova S. (8)Malek T. (239)6-2 6-2
22 Jan 2009Martinez-Sanchez M.J. (92)Amanmuradova A. (84)6-2 6-4
22 Jan 2009Mauresmo A. (22)Baltacha E. (134)4-6 6-3 6-2
22 Jan 2009Medina Garrigues A. (23)Coin J. (93)6-1 6-4
22 Jan 2009Peng S. (41)Karatantcheva S. (135)6-4 6-0
22 Jan 2009Pennetta F. (13)Moore J. (136)6-4 6-1
22 Jan 2009Razzano V. (56)Schnyder P. (15)6-3 6-1Upset
22 Jan 2009Stosur S. (48)Lisicki S. (58)6-3 6-4
22 Jan 2009Suarez Navarro C. (46)Williams V. (6)2-6 6-3 7-5Upset
22 Jan 2009Williams S. (2)Dulko G. (45)6-3 7-5
22 Jan 2009Zheng J. (24)Czink M. (89)7-6 5-7 6-3

1st Round

Score
19 Jan 2009Bartoli M. (17)South M. (102)6-2 6-4
19 Jan 2009Brianti A. (169)Wickmayer Y. (73)6-4 6-2
19 Jan 2009Chakvetadze A. (18)Keothavong A. (53)6-1 6-7 6-1
19 Jan 2009Cohen Aloro S. (226)Zahlavova Strycova B. (74)6-3 6-4Upset
19 Jan 2009Cornet A. (16)Koryttseva M. (66)6-3 6-4
19 Jan 2009Dechy N. (69)Kutuzova V. (147)6-3 6-0
19 Jan 2009Dokic J. (187)Paszek T. (80)6-2 3-6 6-4
19 Jan 2009Erakovic M. (68)Cetkovska P. (85)6-4 7-5
19 Jan 2009Errani S. (39)Kirilenko M. (30)6-0 6-4
19 Jan 2009Flipkens K. (110)De Los Rios R. (98)6-3 6-2Upset
19 Jan 2009Gallovits E. (76)Camerin M.E. (101)6-3 2-6 6-3
19 Jan 2009Hantuchova D. (21)Dellacqua C. (57)7-6 6-4
19 Jan 2009Ivanovic A. (5)Goerges J. (107)7-5 6-3
19 Jan 2009Jankovic J. (1)Meusburger Y. (104)6-1 6-3
19 Jan 2009Johansson M. (87)Craybas J. (65)6-2 1-6 7-5Upset
19 Jan 2009Kanepi K. (28)Date Krumm K. (184)6-4 4-6 7-6
19 Jan 2009Kleybanova A. (31)Arvidsson S. (64)7-5 7-5
19 Jan 2009Knapp K. (81)Wejnert M. (522)7-6 6-4
19 Jan 2009Makarova E. (49)Rezai A. (83)1-6 7-5 6-4Upset
19 Jan 2009Mayr P. (111)Schruff J. (138)6-4 6-1Upset
19 Jan 2009Mirza S. (108)Domachowska M. (61)6-1 6-4
19 Jan 2009Niculescu M. (51)O'Brien K. (160)6-4 6-4
19 Jan 2009Petkovic A. (385)Woerle K. (162)5-7 7-6 4-0 ret.Upset
19 Jan 2009Petrova N. (11)Shvedova Y. (91)6-3 7-6
19 Jan 2009Pironkova T. (44)Sprem K. (167)6-0 6-4
19 Jan 2009Ruano Pascual V. (105)Duque Marino M. (109)6-3 6-2Upset
19 Jan 2009Safarova L. (60)Bammer S. (27)6-3 6-1
19 Jan 2009Safina D. (3)Kudryavtseva A. (70)6-3 6-4
19 Jan 2009Sugiyama A. (26)Dubois S. (128)6-0 7-6
19 Jan 2009Voskoboeva G. (95)Szavay A. (25)6-3 3-6 6-4Upset
19 Jan 2009Wozniacki C. (12)Peer S. (42)6-3 6-2
19 Jan 2009Zvonareva V. (7)Rybarikova M. (50)7-6 6-0
20 Jan 2009Amanmuradova A. (84)Oudin M. (173)6-1 6-4Upset
20 Jan 2009Azarenka V. (14)Kvitova P. (40)6-2 6-1
20 Jan 2009Baltacha E. (134)Groenefeld A.L. (71)6-1 6-4Upset
20 Jan 2009Benesova I. (35)Dushevina V. (78)6-4 0-6 6-2Upset
20 Jan 2009Bondarenko A. (34)Rogowska O. (367)5-7 6-3 6-2
20 Jan 2009Bondarenko K. (59)Radwanska A. (10)7-6 4-6 6-1Upset
20 Jan 2009Bremond S. (96)Vaidisova N. (52)6-2 6-1Upset
20 Jan 2009Chan Y.J. (75)Hsieh S.W. (82)6-3 6-3Upset
20 Jan 2009Cibulkova D. (19)Scheepers C. (186)6-0 6-0
20 Jan 2009Coin J. (93)Vesnina E. (63)6-4 4-6 6-1Upset
20 Jan 2009Czink M. (89)Cirstea S. (37)6-2 6-2Upset
20 Jan 2009Dementieva E. (4)Barrois K. (88)7-6 2-6 6-1
20 Jan 2009Dominguez Lino L. (90)Bychkova E. (113)6-3 6-0Upset
20 Jan 2009Dulko G. (45)Yakimova A. (103)6-3 5-7 6-3
20 Jan 2009Garbin T. (54)Pavlyuchenkova A. (43)6-4 2-6 7-5Upset
20 Jan 2009Karatantcheva S. (135)Llagostera Vives N. (67)2-6 6-1 6-2
20 Jan 2009Kuznetsova S. (8)Rodionova A. (99)6-2 3-6 6-3
20 Jan 2009Lisicki S. (58)Wozniak A. (33)6-4 6-3
20 Jan 2009Malek T. (239)Morita A. (77)7-6 6-2Upset
20 Jan 2009Martinez-Sanchez M.J. (92)Tanasugarn T. (36)7-5 6-3Upset
20 Jan 2009Mauresmo A. (22)Govortsova O. (47)6-4 6-3
20 Jan 2009Medina Garrigues A. (23)Holland I. (580)6-1 7-5
20 Jan 2009Moore J. (136)McHale C. (374)1-6 6-3 7-6
20 Jan 2009Peng S. (41)Schiavone F. (32)7-6 6-1Upset
20 Jan 2009Pennetta F. (13)Santangelo M. (125)6-2 5-7 6-2
20 Jan 2009Razzano V. (56)Gajdosova J. (86)6-1 6-7 6-4
20 Jan 2009Schnyder P. (15)Mladenovic K. (999)2-6 6-4 6-2
20 Jan 2009Stosur S. (48)Zakopalova K. (72)7-6 7-6
20 Jan 2009Suarez Navarro C. (46)Vinci R. (79)7-5 6-4Upset
20 Jan 2009Williams S. (2)Yuan M. (123)6-3 6-2
20 Jan 2009Williams V. (6)Kerber A. (100)6-3 6-3
20 Jan 2009Zheng 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.