2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships

The 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships (also known as the 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships presented by Herbalife for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the LA Women's Tennis Championships, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, near Los Angeles, United States, from August 3 through August 9, 2009. It was the second women's event on the 2009 US Open Series. Tenth-seeded Flavia Pennetta won the singles title.[1]

2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships
DateAugust 3–9
Edition36th
CategoryPremier Series
Draw56S / 16D
Prize money$700,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationCarson, California, U.S.
VenueHome Depot Center
Champions
Singles
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Doubles
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung / China Yan Zi

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships – Singles

Italy Flavia Pennetta defeated Australia Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Pennetta's second title of the year and eighth overall.

Doubles
Main article: 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships – Doubles

Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung / China Yan Zi defeated Russia Maria Kirilenko / Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6–0, 4–6, [10–7]

Entrants

Seeds
PlayerWTA Tour Rank*Seeds
Russia Dinara Safina11
Russia Vera Zvonareva72
Belarus Victoria Azarenka83
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki94
Russia Nadia Petrova105
Serbia Ana Ivanovic116
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková127
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska138
France Marion Bartoli149
Italy Flavia Pennetta1510
France Virginie Razzano1711
China Li Na1812
Australia Samantha Stosur2013
China Zheng Jie2214
Estonia Kaia Kanepi2315
Italy Francesca Schiavone2416
Germany Sabine Lisicki2517
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of July 27, 2009.
  • Maria Bartoli withdrew, so Sabine Lisicki became the No. 17 seed.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received the lucky loser spot:

References
  1. "Pennetta wins LA Womens' [sic] Tennis title". UPI. August 9, 2009.
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