2009 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew due to injury.

Singles
2009 Family Circle Cup
Final
ChampionGermany Sabine Lisicki
Runner-upDenmark Caroline Wozniacki
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Sabine Lisicki won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final 6–2, 6–4.

Dinara Safina gained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time at the conclusion of this tournament, despite not participating. This is because Williams' withdrawal, and loss of her championship ranking points, allowed her to be superseded by Safina in the rankings.

Seeds

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The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  2.   Venus Williams (third round)
  3.   Vera Zvonareva (third round, retired due to right ankle injury)
  4.   Nadia Petrova (third round)
  5.   Caroline Wozniacki (finals)
  6.   Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
  7.   Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals, retired due to leg injury)
  8.   Patty Schnyder (second round)
  9.   Aleksandra Wozniak (second round)
  10.   Peng Shuai (third round)
  11.   Alona Bondarenko (second round)
  12.   Bethanie Mattek-Sands (second round)
  13.   Virginie Razzano (quarterfinals)
  14.   Olga Govortsova (first round)
  15.   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round)
  16.   Sabine Lisicki (champion)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1/WC   Elena Dementieva 6 1  
7   Dominika Cibulková 4 0r
1/WC   Elena Dementieva 4 7 5
5   Caroline Wozniacki 6 5 7
13   Virginie Razzano 2 0  
5   Caroline Wozniacki 6 6  
5   Caroline Wozniacki 2 4  
16   Sabine Lisicki 6 6  
6   Marion Bartoli 6 6  
    Melinda Czink 4 1  
6   Marion Bartoli 3 1  
16   Sabine Lisicki 6 6  
    Elena Vesnina 4 0  
16   Sabine Lisicki 6 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1/WC   E Dementieva 6 6  
    J Ditty 6 6       J Ditty 0 2  
    A Morita 1 1   1/WC   E Dementieva 6 6  
    V Lepchenko 6 6       V Lepchenko 1 1  
    G Voskoboeva 1 3       V Lepchenko 6 6  
Q   S Perry 7 6   Q   S Perry 2 3  
15   B Záhlavová-Strýcová 5 1   1/WC   E Dementieva 6 1  
12   B Mattek-Sands 7 7   7   D Cibulková 4 0r
    M Duque Marino 63 5   12   B Mattek-Sands 2 4  
    A Rodionova 6 7       A Rodionova 6 6  
Q   M Brengle 2 64       A Rodionova 7 2 3
    J Schruff 5 2   7   D Cibulková 66 6 6
    T Paszek 7 6       T Paszek 4 0  
7   D Cibulková 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   V Zvonareva 6 6  
    R de los Ríos 6 6       R de los Ríos 3 2  
    C Gullickson 1 4   3   V Zvonareva 1r  
    S Dubois 4 6 6 13   V Razzano 1    
    K O'Brien 6 2 1     S Dubois 3 63  
WC   M Cecil 1 2   13   V Razzano 6 7  
13   V Razzano 6 6   13   V Razzano 2 0  
10   S Peng 6 6   5   C Wozniacki 6 6  
WC   A Pivovarova 0 2   10   S Peng 7 2 7
    A Amanmuradova 6 6       A Amanmuradova 5 6 5
WC   A Stevenson 2 4   10   S Peng 3 4  
Q   A Haynes 4 7 0 5   C Wozniacki 6 6  
    A Kudryavtseva 6 5 6     A Kudryavtseva 3 3  
5   C Wozniacki 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   M Bartoli 6 6  
Q   A Sevastova 6 1 6 Q   A Sevastova 1 3  
    M Domachowska 1 6 4 6   M Bartoli 6 6  
Q   M Oudin 6 6   Q   M Oudin 4 1  
    O Savchuk 4 0   Q   M Oudin 7 6  
Q   A Spears 3 6 0 9   A Wozniak 5 0  
9   A Wozniak 6 4 6 6   M Bartoli  6  6  
14   O Govortsova 7 65 3     M Czink  4  1  
    V King 63 7 6     V King 4 2  
    M Czink  6  6       M Czink 6 6  
    J Craybas  2  4       M Czink 3 6 7
    Z Yan 2 2   4   N Petrova 6 4 5
    P Mayr 6 6       P Mayr 1 6 2
4   N Petrova 6 2 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   P Schnyder 2 7 5
    E Vesnina 6 6       E Vesnina 6 65 7
    E Rodina 0 2       E Vesnina 7 7  
    M Koryttseva 1 1       V Kutuzova 64 5  
    V Kutuzova 6 6       V Kutuzova 6 7  
    A Kremer 4 0   11   A Bondarenko 4 5  
11   A Bondarenko 6 6       E Vesnina 4 0  
16   S Lisicki 7 6   16   S Lisicki 6 6  
Q   M-È Pelletier 5 4   16   S Lisicki 6 6  
    A Glatch 4 5   Q   L Wienerová 4 3  
Q   L Wienerová 6 7   16   S Lisicki 6 7  
    S Mirza 6 6   2   V Williams 4 65  
    S Karatantcheva 4 4       S Mirza 1 6 2
2   V Williams 6 3 6

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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  1.   Chanelle Scheepers (first round)
  2.   Angela Haynes (qualified)
  3.   Betina Jozami (qualifying competition)
  4.   Lenka Wienerová (qualified)
  5.   Anna Tatishvili (qualifying competition)
  6.   Ksenia Palkina (first round)
  7.   Ekaterina Bychkova (first round)
  8.   Lauren Albanese (first round)
  9.   Kristína Kučová (qualifying competition)
  10.   Melanie Oudin (qualified)
  11.   Alexandra Panova (first round)
  12.   Anastasija Sevastova (qualified)
  13.   Chan Chin-wei (qualifying competition)
  14.   Tetiana Luzhanska (first round)
  15.   Abigail Spears (qualified)
  16.   Madison Brengle (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
1   Chanelle Scheepers 6 3 2
  Catalina Castaño 1 6 6   Catalina Castaño 6 2 2r
WC   Gail Brodsky 4 2 16   Madison Brengle 3 6 5
16   Madison Brengle 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
2   Angela Haynes 6 6
  Ekaterina Afinogenova 3 2 2   Angela Haynes 6 6
WC   Līga Dekmeijere 4 2 13   Chan Chin-wei 2 2
13   Chan Chin-wei 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
3   Betina Jozami 6 6
  Angelika Rösch 1 4 3   Betina Jozami 1 1
WC   Alison Riske 6 3 4 15   Abigail Spears 6 6
15   Abigail Spears 4 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
4   Lenka Wienerová 6 6
  Ahsha Rolle 2 2 4   Lenka Wienerová 6 3 6
  Lilia Osterloh 77 6   Lilia Osterloh 3 6 1
11   Alexandra Panova 61 1

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
5   Anna Tatishvili 77 6
  Gabriela Paz 65 3 5   Anna Tatishvili 4 5
WC   Danielle Mills 0 2 10   Melanie Oudin 6 7
10   Melanie Oudin 6 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
6   Ksenia Palkina 2 3
  Marie-Ève Pelletier 6 6   Marie-Ève Pelletier 6 6
WC   Mashona Washington 6 6 WC   Mashona Washington 4 4
14   Tetiana Luzhanska 3 4

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
7   Ekaterina Bychkova 3 3
  Shenay Perry 6 6   Shenay Perry 7 6
  Zuzana Kučová 4 4 9   Kristína Kučová 5 2
9   Kristína Kučová 6 6

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
8   Lauren Albanese 5 2
WC   Vanessa Henke 7 6 WC   Vanessa Henke 65 1
  Alina Jidkova 77 4 4 12   Anastasija Sevastova 77 6
12   Anastasija Sevastova 63 6 6
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