The 2009 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 27 through August 2, 2009. It was the first women's event on the 2009 US Open Series.
Finals Singles
Marion Bartoli defeated Venus Williams, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 It was Bartoli's 2nd title of the year, and 5th of her career.
Doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Yung-Jan Chan / Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 6–1
WTA entrants Players committed to participating in the singles event for 2009. Player WTA Tour Rank* Seeds Serena Williams 2 1 Venus Williams 3 2 Elena Dementieva 4 3 Jelena Janković 6 4 Nadia Petrova 10 5 Dominika Cibulková 12 6 Agnieszka Radwańska 14 7 Marion Bartoli 15 8
Seedings are based on the rankings of July 20, 2009.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
Hilary Barte Stéphanie Dubois
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Melanie Oudin Alla Kudryavtseva Angela Haynes Lilia Osterloh
References
External links Official Bank of the West Classic website WTA tournament details