Английская Википедия:2009 Open GDF Suez
The 2009 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It was the 17th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 9 February until 15 February 2009.
The top three seeds were Serena Williams, the 2009 Australian Open singles champion and twice the winner of this event, Jelena Janković, a former World No. 1, and Elena Dementieva, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in singles and a 2009 Australian Open semifinalist. Agnieszka Radwańska, home favourite Alizé Cornet, Patty Schnyder, Anabel Medina Garrigues, and two-time champion Amélie Mauresmo also played this event.
Entrants
Seeds
Maria Sharapova was initially set to make her season debut here after sitting out several months with a shoulder injury. However, she eventually withdrew. She was replaced by Jelena Janković.[1] Katarina Srebotnik also withdrew from the event with an ongoing injury.
Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
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Serena Williams | Шаблон:Flagicon United States | 1 | 1 |
Jelena Janković | Шаблон:Flagicon Serbia | 3 | 2 |
Elena Dementieva | Шаблон:Flagicon Russia | 4 | 3 |
Agnieszka Radwańska | Шаблон:Flagicon Poland | 10 | 4 |
Alizé Cornet | Шаблон:Flagicon France | 13 | 5 |
Patty Schnyder | Шаблон:Flagicon Switzerland | 16 | 6 |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | Шаблон:Flagicon Spain | 20 | 7 |
Amélie Mauresmo | Шаблон:Flagicon France | 24 | 8 |
- Rankings as of February 9, 2009.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jelena Janković
- Шаблон:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová
- Шаблон:Flagicon Virginie Razzano
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Émilie Loit
- Шаблон:Flagicon Karolina Šprem
- Шаблон:Flagicon Oxana Lyubtsova
- Шаблон:Flagicon Anastasija Sevastova
Prize money & points
The total prize money for the tournament was US$700,000, upgraded from the previous year's US$600,000.
Total prize money: US$700,000[2]
Round | Singles | Doubles | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | |
Winner | 107,000 | 470 | 34,000 | 470 |
Finalist | 56,000 | 320 | 17,800 | 320 |
Semifinal | 30,000 | 200 | 9,400 | 200 |
Quarterfinal | 15,925 | 120 | 4,950 | 120 |
Round of 16 | 8,950 | 60 | 2,650 | 1 |
Round of 32 | 4,580 | 1 | - | - |
Qualified | - | 20 | - | - |
Qualifying 3rd round | 2,460 | 12 | - | - |
Qualifying 2nd round | 1,320 | 8 | - | - |
Qualifying 1sf round | 700 | 1 | - | - |
Finals
Singles
Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo defeated Шаблон:Flagicon Elena Dementieva 7–6(7), 2–6, 6–4
- It was Mauresmo's only title of the year and 25th and last of her career. It was her 3rd win at the event, also winning in 2001 and 2006.
Doubles
Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Flagicon Cara Black / Шаблон:Flagicon Liezel Huber defeated Шаблон:Flagicon Květa Peschke / Шаблон:Flagicon Lisa Raymond 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
References
External links
Шаблон:Open Gaz de France tournaments
Шаблон:2009 WTA Tour
Шаблон:WTAtour-competition-stub