The 2009 HP Open, also known as the HP Japan Women's Open Tennis, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the HP Open, and was classified as an WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was played in Osaka, Japan. Third-seeded Samantha Stosur won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Samantha Stosur defeated Francesca Schiavone 7–5, 6–1 It was Stosur's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Chuang Chia-jung / Lisa Raymond defeated Chanelle Scheepers / Abigail Spears 6–2, 6–4
Players
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Caroline Wozniacki51 Marion Bartoli132 Samantha Stosur143 Francesca Schiavone264 Shahar Pe'er345 Aleksandra Wozniak356 Melinda Czink407 Yaroslava Shvedova508 seeds are based on the rankings of October 5, 2009
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Kimiko Date-Krumm Ryōko Fuda Kurumi Nara
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Anastasia Rodionova Chang Kai-Chen Sophie Ferguson Chanelle Scheepers
The following player received a lucky loser spot: Alexandra Panova
External links
WTA tournament draws