Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Italian Open.
Jelena Janković was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kuznetsova.
Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
External links WTA tournament draws