2009 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles

2009 WTA Tour Championships
Final
Champion|  Serena Williams
Runner-up|  Venus Williams
Score| 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw| 8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds| 8
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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2009 tennis event results

Main article: 2009 WTA Tour Championships

Serena Williams defeated the defending champion, her sister Venus Williams, in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) to win the singles title at the 2009 WTA Tour Championships. It was her second Tour Finals singles title.

Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka made their debuts at the event.

Dinara Safina and Serena Williams were in the contention of year-end no. 1 ranking. Williams secured the year-end no. 1 ranking for the second time when Safina withdrew from the tournament.

## Players

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1. Dinara Safina (round robin, retired/withdrew due to a back injury)
2. Serena Williams (champion)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
4. Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals, retired due to a left abdominal strain)
5. Elena Dementieva (round robin)
6. Victoria Azarenka (round robin, retired due to cramping)
7. Venus Williams (final)
8. Jelena Janković (semifinals)

## Alternates

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1. Vera Zvonareva (replaced Safina) (round robin, withdrew due to ankle injury)
2. Agnieszka Radwańska (replaced Zvonareva) (round robin)

## Draw

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### Key

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* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

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| Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 8 |  Jelena Janković | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Venus Williams | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | 7 |  Venus Williams | 2 | 64 |  |
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| | | 2 |  Serena Williams | 6 | 77 |  |
| 2 |  Serena Williams | 6 | 0 |  |

| 4 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 1r |  |

### White group

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|  |  Safina
Zvonareva
Radwańska |  Wozniacki |  Azarenka |  Janković | RR
W–L  | Set
W–L  | Game
W–L  | Standings

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Alt  |  Dinara Safina
Vera Zvonareva
Agnieszka Radwańska |  | 0–6, 7–6(7-3), 4–6
(w/ Zvonareva) | 4–6, 7–5, 4–1, ret.
(w/ Radwańska) | 1–1, ret.
(w/ Safina) | 0–1
0–1
1–0  | 0–0
1–2
2–1  | 1–1
11–18
17–12  | X

4  |  Caroline Wozniacki | 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 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  |  Victoria Azarenka | 6–4, 5–7, 1–4, ret.
(w/ Radwańska) | 6–1, 4–6, 5–7  |  | 6–2, 6–3 | 1–2  | 4–4
(50%)  | 39–36
(52%)  | 3
8  |  Jelena Janković | 1–1, ret.
(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

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|  |  S Williams |  Kuznetsova |  Dementieva |  V Williams | RR
W–L  | Set
W–L  | Game
W–L  | Standings

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2  |  Serena Williams |  | 7–6(8–6), 7–5  | 6–2, 6–4  | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | 3–0 | 6–1
(85,7%) | 44–34
(56,4%) | 1
3  |  Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–7(6–8), 5–7  |  | 6–3, 6–2  | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6  | 1–2  | 3–4
(42,9%)  | 36–37
(49,3%)  | 3
5  |  Elena Dementieva | 2–6, 4–6  | 3–6, 2–6  |  | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | 1–2  | 2–5
(28,6%)  | 27–38
(41,5%)  | 4
7  |  Venus Williams | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 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.

## See also

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* WTA Tour Championships appearances

## External links

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* WTA Tour Championships, Doha (S, D)

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