Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–0, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was her fourth Australian Open singles title and tenth major singles title overall. With the win, Williams regained the world No. 1 ranking.
Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to a recurring shoulder injury.
This was also the first Australian Open to feature three Russian semifinalists, those being Safina, Vera Zvonareva and Elena Dementieva.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics Category S. Williams Safina 1st serve % 21/37 (57%) 29/49 (59%) 1st serve points won20 of 21 = 95% 15 of 29 = 52% 2nd serve points won10 of 16 = 63% 6 of 20 = 30% Total service points won30 of 37 = 81.08% 21 of 49 = 42.86% Aces4 3 Double faults 0 5 Winners23 14 Unforced errors7 21 Net points won 4 of 5 = 80% 2 of 3 = 67% Break points converted 5 of 6 = 83% 1 of 1 = 100% Return points won 28 of 49 = 57% 7 of 37 = 19% Total points won 58 28Source
References
External links 2009 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation