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.
Eighth-seeded Amélie Mauresmo won the singles title. It was her third title at the event, also winning in 2001 and 2006.
Finals Singles
Amélie Mauresmo defeated Elena Dementieva 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4 It was Mauresmo's only singles title of the year and 25th and last of her career.
Doubles
Cara Black / Liezel Huber defeated Květa Peschke / Lisa Raymond 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
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. Katarina Srebotnik also withdrew from the event with an ongoing injury.
Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding Serena Williams United States 1 1 Jelena Janković Serbia 3 2 Elena Dementieva Russia 4 3 Agnieszka Radwańska Poland 10 4 Alizé Cornet France 13 5 Patty Schnyder Switzerland 16 6 Anabel Medina Garrigues Spain 20 7 Amélie Mauresmo France 24 8
Rankings as of February 9, 2009.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
Jelena Janković Daniela Hantuchová Virginie Razzano Nathalie Dechy
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Émilie Loit Karolina Šprem Oxana Lyubtsova 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$700,000 RoundSinglesDoubles Prize money (US$) WTA ranking points Prize money (US$) WTA ranking pointsWinner 107,000 470 34,000 470Finalist 56,000 320 17,800 320Semifinal 30,000 200 9,400 200Quarterfinal 15,925 120 4,950 120Round of 16 8,950 60 2,650 1Round of 32 4,580 1 - -Qualified - 20 - -Qualifying 3rd round 2,460 12 - -Qualifying 2nd round 1,320 8 - -Qualifying 1sf round 700 1 - -
References
External links Official website WTA tournament draws