2009 WTA Tour
The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.
Serena Williams and Dinara Safina engaged in a battle for the year-end No. 1 ranking, with Williams eventually coming out on top after winning the WTA Tour Championships. She won two Grand Slam titles during the year. Safina ascended to No. 1 in April and held it for much of the rest of the season. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki and Elena Dementieva also enjoyed successful years in 2009.
Jelena Janković also battled with inconsistent results, falling from No. 1 in January to No. 8 by November.
Kim Clijsters returned to competitive tennis in August after giving birth to her daughter, and won the US Open title. Maria Sharapova made her comeback in May, having missed all tournaments since the summer of 2008, and rose back into the top 20.
Former world No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo announced her retirement at the end of the season, while Ai Sugiyama and Nathalie Dechy were among other notable players who retired during the year.
Tour reforms
The 2009 season saw the Women's Tennis Association undergo what was described as "its most sweeping reforms in history", with the aim of creating a more fan friendly structure to the Tour, to reduce player withdrawals, and increase player commitment in the biggest tournaments.The main features of the new "Roadmap" calendar saw the abolition of the previous Tier system, which were replaced by Premier and International tournaments. 20 Premier events were to be held throughout the season, down from the 26 Tier I and Tier II events that were held in 2008. Of those 20, four—the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open in Madrid, and the China Open in Beijing—would be mandatory, offering $4.5 million in prize money. Along with that were five other tournaments, the Premier 5s, which offered $2 million in prize money. Ten other Premier tournaments were also held throughout the season. These would all lead up to the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, which boasted a $4.5 million total prize fund.
In addition, 30 International events were created to replace the previous Tier III and IV categories. The top performers in the Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships who won an International title during the season were to be eligible to compete in the season-ending Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, which was held the week after the Sony Ericsson Championships.
The Roadmap calendar also saw a 30% increase in the length off the off-season, from 7 to 9 weeks, with the season ending in October, as well as more breaks between the bigger tournaments throughout the season, an increase in back-to-back events, a decrease in player commitment, a limitation on top player participation in International tournaments and stronger penalties for top players who miss Premier tournament commitments.
The WTA Tour also moved more closely to a combined Tour with the ATP, with 31% of events being combined men and women events, and equal prize money being offered at ten of the biggest events throughout the season. Total prize money increased to $86 million, which was once again a record high, up from $67 million the previous year.
With the changes came a new ranking system, which now included the player's best-performing 16 events, including the four Grand Slam tournaments and the four mandatory events for all players who qualified by ranking, and the awarding of "zero pointers" for top players missing commitments at the biggest events.
Lastly, the Women's Tennis Association also announced that On Court Coaching would be included in all events on the Roadmap calendar. Having been tested in many events since 2006, the decision to approve the move was made to increase the relationship between the viewer and the sport, with viewers being able to listen in on conversations between players and their coaches, who are required to wear a microphone during the exchange. Players were allowed to request their coach once per set, at a changeover or at the end of the set, or when the opposing player was taking a medical timeout or toilet break.
Season summary
Singles
started the season on a hot streak, taking the title in Sydney, beating Dinara Safina in the final, as well as winning a smaller tournament in Auckland the week before, putting her as a firm contender at the season's opening Grand Slam, the Australian Open.During the Australian Open fortnight, Venus Williams became the first big casualty when she lost in the second round to Carla Suárez Navarro. Jelena Dokić made a fairytale run to the quarterfinals, the furthest she'd been in a Grand Slam event since 2002, and world No. 1 Jelena Janković lost in the fourth round to Marion Bartoli. In the quarterfinals, Dokić's run was ended by Safina, with Vera Zvonareva, Dementieva and Serena Williams also moving through. Williams eventually beat Safina in a match that saw the No. 1 ranking on the line, to win her tenth Grand Slam title, and fourth at the Australian Open, and sealing her return to the No. 1 spot.
February saw Amélie Mauresmo overcome her struggling form in the previous two seasons to win the Premier event in Paris. Venus Williams also won the Roadmap's first Premier 5 event in Dubai, beating surprise finalist Virginie Razzano.
At the mandatory Indian Wells, Zvonareva won her biggest career title thus far with a win over Ivanovic in the final. Safina had another chance to reach No. 1 after this tournament, but lost to Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka won the event in Miami, stopping Serena Williams achieving a record-breaking sixth title there. Janković continued her struggles with her second straight loss, with Safina, Zvonareva and Ivanovic also losing early.
Safina ascended to the No. 1 ranking on April 20 despite not playing the previous week, due to Williams not defending her title. Playing in her first tournament as the No. 1, Safina lost in the final of Stuttgart to Kuznetsova, before avenging the loss by beating Kuznetsova in the Rome final. In the final major warm-up event, Safina beat Caroline Wozniacki to win Madrid.
After a strong clay season, Safina was the favourite to win her first Grand Slam at the French Open, and she eventually moved through to the finals in the top half. On the bottom half, Kuznetsova came through, beating Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, to set up the third meeting between the two during the clay season. With Safina heavily favoured, Kuznetsova won the title for her second Grand Slam title in singles, and first since the US Open in 2004. Elsewhere, in a fortnight of surprises, Dominika Cibulková reached her first Grand Slam semifinal, beating Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals, who was returning from a lengthy lay-off from shoulder surgery recovery. Samantha Stosur also reached her first Grand Slam semifinal, taking down Elena Dementieva in the second round. Defending champion Ana Ivanovic lost to Azarenka in the fourth round, a loss which dropped her out of the top 10 in the world.
The top four seeds all reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, the first time it had happened since 2006. The first week did, however, see French Open champion Kuznetsova upset by Sabine Lisicki on her way to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, and Janković lose to American teenager Melanie Oudin. The semifinals were direct contrasts to each other, with Venus Williams thrashing Safina in the top half semifinal, and Serena Williams beating Dementieva in an epic 8–6 in the third encounter. The final was the fourth all-Williams Wimbledon final, and the second in a row. Serena avenged her loss to Venus in last year's final to win her third Wimbledon title, first since 2003, and eleventh Grand Slam title overall.
The US Open Series turned out to be an open race, with five different champions being crowned at the tournaments. Eventually, it went to Toronto champion Elena Dementieva, who also reached the semifinals in Cincinnati and Stanford. Flavia Pennetta finished second after winning Los Angeles and reaching the semifinals in Cincinnati and New Haven, results which saw her break into the top 10. Cincinnati champion Jelena Janković came third. Also during the summer hardcourt season, Kim Clijsters made her return to competitive tennis in Cincinnati after giving birth.
broke the top 10 during the season, and reached the US Open final.
At the US Open, Caroline Wozniacki reached her first Grand Slam final after a half of upsets which saw Safina, Janković and Dementieva all lose in the first week. Melanie Oudin reached her first major quarterfinal by defeating Dementieva, Sharapova and Petrova back-to-back, while Yanina Wickmayer reached her first semifinal at this level. In the bottom half, Clijsters came through after defeating Venus Williams in the fourth round, and later her sister Serena in the semifinals, in a match that ended with Williams receiving a point penalty, and later a fine, for unsportsmanlike conduct after reacting to a foot fault called by the linesperson. In the final, Clijsters beat Wozniacki to win her second Grand Slam title in only her third tournament back, and become the first mother to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.
The fall season saw Maria Sharapova win her first title since returning from her shoulder surgery in Tokyo. Kimiko Date-Krumm provided a notable story, becoming the second oldest player to ever win a title in the Open Era in Seoul. Svetlana Kuznetsova won the event in Beijing, beating Agnieszka Radwańska in the final. Following that tournament, Safina surrendered her No. 1 ranking to Serena Williams, before regaining it the week prior to the WTA Tour Championships. This meant that the year-end No. 1 would be decided in Doha, with whoever performed better in the tournament achieving the position. Safina retired in her first match, while Williams went on to win the title to become the year-end No. 1 for only the second time, after 2002.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.;Key
| Grand Slam events |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments |
| WTA Premier 5 tournaments |
| WTA Premier tournaments |
| WTA International tournaments |
| Team events |
January
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Jan 5 | Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup A$1,000,000 – Hard – 8 teams | 2–0 | Russia | United States Australia | France |
| Jan 5 | Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |  Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1 |  Marion Bartoli | Amélie Mauresmo Sara Errani |  Ana Ivanovic Tathiana Garbin Olga Govortsova Lucie Šafářová |
| Jan 5 | Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |  Anna-Lena Grönefeld  Vania King3–6, 7–5, |  Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska | Amélie Mauresmo Sara Errani | Ana Ivanovic Tathiana Garbin Olga Govortsova Lucie Šafářová |
| Jan 5 | ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |  Elena Dementieva6–4, 6–1 | Elena Vesnina | Aravane Rezaï Anne Keothavong |  Shahar Pe'er Edina Gallovits Ayumi Morita Caroline Wozniacki |
| Jan 5 | ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo 4–6, 7–6, |  Nuria Llagostera Vives Arantxa Parra Santonja | Aravane Rezaï Anne Keothavong | Shahar Pe'er Edina Gallovits Ayumi Morita Caroline Wozniacki |
| Jan 12 | Medibank International Sydney Sydney, Australia WTA Premier $600,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Elena Dementieva 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 | Dinara Safina | Serena Williams Ai Sugiyama | Caroline Wozniacki Agnieszka Radwańska Svetlana Kuznetsova Alizé Cornet |
| Jan 12 | Medibank International Sydney Sydney, Australia WTA Premier $600,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |  Hsieh Su-wei  Peng Shuai 6–0, 6–1 | Nathalie Dechy  Casey Dellacqua | Serena Williams Ai Sugiyama | Caroline Wozniacki Agnieszka Radwańska Svetlana Kuznetsova Alizé Cornet |
| Jan 12 | Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Petra Kvitová 7–5, 6–1 | Iveta Benešová |  Magdaléna Rybáriková Virginie Razzano |  Melinda Czink Gisela Dulko Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Tsvetana Pironkova |
| Jan 12 | Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 7–6 |  Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko | Magdaléna Rybáriková Virginie Razzano | Melinda Czink Gisela Dulko Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Tsvetana Pironkova |
| Jan 19 Jan 26 | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $7,262,973 - Hard - 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Serena Williams 6–0, 6–3 | Dinara Safina | Vera Zvonareva Elena Dementieva | Marion Bartoli Jelena Dokić Carla Suárez Navarro Svetlana Kuznetsova |
| Jan 19 Jan 26 | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $7,262,973 - Hard - 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–3, 6–3 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | Vera Zvonareva Elena Dementieva | Marion Bartoli Jelena Dokić Carla Suárez Navarro Svetlana Kuznetsova |
| Jan 19 Jan 26 | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $7,262,973 - Hard - 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles |  Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi6–3, 6–1 | Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram | Vera Zvonareva Elena Dementieva | Marion Bartoli Jelena Dokić Carla Suárez Navarro Svetlana Kuznetsova |
February
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Feb 2 | Fed Cup: First Round Moscow, Russia, Hard Orléans, France, Hard Surprise, United States, Hard Brno, Czech Republic, Carpet | 5–0 3–2 4–1 | |||
| Feb 9 | Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier $700,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Amélie Mauresmo 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 | Elena Dementieva | Serena Williams Jelena Janković | Émilie Loit Nathalie Dechy Agnieszka Radwańska Alizé Cornet |
| Feb 9 | Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier $700,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |  Cara Black Liezel Huber6–4, 3–6, | Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond | Serena Williams Jelena Janković | Émilie Loit Nathalie Dechy Agnieszka Radwańska Alizé Cornet |
| Feb 9 | PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya, Thailand WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Vera Zvonareva 7–5, 6–1 | Sania Mirza | Shahar Pe'er Magdaléna Rybáriková | Peng Shuai Vera Dushevina Tamarine Tanasugarn Caroline Wozniacki |
| Feb 9 | PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya, Thailand WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |  Yaroslava Shvedova Tamarine Tanasugarn6–3, 6–2 | Yulia Beygelzimer Vitalia Diatchenko | Shahar Pe'er Magdaléna Rybáriková | Peng Shuai Vera Dushevina Tamarine Tanasugarn Caroline Wozniacki |
| Feb 16 | Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Venus Williams 6–4, 6–2 | Virginie Razzano | Serena Williams  Kaia Kanepi | Ana Ivanovic Elena Dementieva Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva |
| Feb 16 | Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Cara Black Liezel Huber 6–3, 6–3 | Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska | Serena Williams Kaia Kanepi | Ana Ivanovic Elena Dementieva Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva |
| Feb 16 | Cellular South Cup Memphis, United States WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–3 | Caroline Wozniacki | Anne Keothavong Sabine Lisicki |  Michaëlla Krajicek Marina Erakovic Lucie Šafářová Pauline Parmentier |
| Feb 16 | Cellular South Cup Memphis, United States WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Victoria Azarenka Caroline Wozniacki 6–1, 7–6 | Yuliana Fedak Michaëlla Krajicek | Anne Keothavong Sabine Lisicki | Michaëlla Krajicek Marina Erakovic Lucie Šafářová Pauline Parmentier |
| Feb 16 | Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | María José Martínez Sánchez 6–3, 6–2 | Gisela Dulko | Edina Gallovits  Patricia Mayr |  Maša Zec Peškirič Mathilde Johansson Ioana Raluca Olaru Betina Jozami |
| Feb 16 | Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 7–5, 3–6, | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | Edina Gallovits Patricia Mayr | Maša Zec Peškirič Mathilde Johansson Ioana Raluca Olaru Betina Jozami |
| Feb 23 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Venus Williams 6–1, 6–2 | Flavia Pennetta | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Iveta Benešová | Ágnes Szávay Maret Ani Mathilde Johansson Petra Cetkovská |
| Feb 23 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 6–4, 6–2 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Iveta Benešová | Ágnes Szávay Maret Ani Mathilde Johansson Petra Cetkovská |
March
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Mar 2 | Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Marion Bartoli 6–4, 6–3 | Li Na | Iveta Benešová Zheng Jie | Lucie Šafářová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Gisela Dulko Vania King |
| Mar 2 | Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo 6–3, 6–4 | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | Iveta Benešová Zheng Jie | Lucie Šafářová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Gisela Dulko Vania King |
| Mar 9 Mar 16 | BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32D Singles - Doubles | Vera Zvonareva 7–6, 6–2 | Ana Ivanovic | Victoria Azarenka Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Dinara Safina Caroline Wozniacki Sybille Bammer Agnieszka Radwańska |
| Mar 9 Mar 16 | BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32D Singles - Doubles | Victoria Azarenka Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 3–6, | Gisela Dulko Shahar Pe'er | Victoria Azarenka Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Dinara Safina Caroline Wozniacki Sybille Bammer Agnieszka Radwańska |
| Mar 23 Mar 30 | Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32D Singles - Doubles | Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams Svetlana Kuznetsova | Li Na Iveta Benešová Caroline Wozniacki Samantha Stosur |
| Mar 23 Mar 30 | Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32D Singles - Doubles | Svetlana Kuznetsova Amélie Mauresmo 4–6, 6–3, | Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond | Venus Williams Svetlana Kuznetsova | Li Na Iveta Benešová Caroline Wozniacki Samantha Stosur |
April
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Apr 6 | Andalucia Tennis Experience Marbella, Spain WTA International $500,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Jelena Janković 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | Carla Suárez Navarro | Sorana Cîrstea Anabel Medina Garrigues | Klára Zakopalová Kaia Kanepi Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
| Apr 6 | Andalucia Tennis Experience Marbella, Spain WTA International $500,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska 6–3, 6–3 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | Sorana Cîrstea Anabel Medina Garrigues | Klára Zakopalová Kaia Kanepi Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
| Apr 6 | MPS Group Championships Ponte Vedra Beach, United States WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Caroline Wozniacki 6–1, 6–2 |  Aleksandra Wozniak | Nadia Petrova Elena Vesnina | Alona Bondarenko Tamira Paszek Dominika Cibulková Daniela Hantuchová |
| Apr 6 | MPS Group Championships Ponte Vedra Beach, United States WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Chuang Chia-jung Sania Mirza 6–3, 4–6, | Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond | Nadia Petrova Elena Vesnina | Alona Bondarenko Tamira Paszek Dominika Cibulková Daniela Hantuchová |
| Apr 13 | Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States WTA Premier $1,000,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Sabine Lisicki 6–2, 6–4 | Caroline Wozniacki | Elena Dementieva Marion Bartoli | Dominika Cibulková Virginie Razzano Melinda Czink Elena Vesnina |
| Apr 13 | Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States WTA Premier $1,000,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Nadia Petrova 6–7, 6–2, |  Līga Dekmeijere  Patty Schnyder | Elena Dementieva Marion Bartoli | Dominika Cibulková Virginie Razzano Melinda Czink Elena Vesnina |
| Apr 13 | Barcelona Ladies Open Barcelona, Spain WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Roberta Vinci 6–0, 6–4 | Maria Kirilenko | Carla Suárez Navarro Francesca Schiavone | Tatjana Malek María José Martínez Sánchez Lucie Šafářová Anastasiya Yakimova |
| Apr 13 | Barcelona Ladies Open Barcelona, Spain WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 3–6, 6–2, | Sorana Cîrstea Andreja Klepač | Carla Suárez Navarro Francesca Schiavone | Tatjana Malek María José Martínez Sánchez Lucie Šafářová Anastasiya Yakimova |
| Apr 20 | Fed Cup: Semifinals Castellaneta Clay Brno Hard | 3–2 | |||
| April 27 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier $700,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–3 | Dinara Safina | Flavia Pennetta Elena Dementieva | Agnieszka Radwańska Jelena Janković Gisela Dulko Marion Bartoli |
| April 27 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier $700,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Nadia Petrova 5–7, 6–3, | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | Flavia Pennetta Elena Dementieva | Agnieszka Radwańska Jelena Janković Gisela Dulko Marion Bartoli |
| April 27 | Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fes, Morocco WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–0, 6–1 | Ekaterina Makarova | Melinda Czink Alisa Kleybanova | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Lucie Hradecká Marta Domachowska Polona Hercog |
| April 27 | Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fes, Morocco WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova 6–3, 2–6, | Sorana Cîrstea Maria Kirilenko | Melinda Czink Alisa Kleybanova | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Lucie Hradecká Marta Domachowska Polona Hercog |
May
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| May 4 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Dinara Safina 6–3, 6–2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Venus Williams Victoria Azarenka | María José Martínez Sánchez Agnieszka Radwańska Jelena Janković Kaia Kanepi |
| May 4 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 7–5, 7–6 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | Venus Williams Victoria Azarenka | María José Martínez Sánchez Agnieszka Radwańska Jelena Janković Kaia Kanepi |
| May 4 | Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |  Yanina Wickmayer 7–5, 6–2 | Ekaterina Makarova | Shahar Pe'er Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Jarmila Groth Sorana Cîrstea Sabine Lisicki Maria Kirilenko |
| May 4 | Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 2–6, 6–3, | Sharon Fichman Katalin Marosi | Shahar Pe'er Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Jarmila Groth Sorana Cîrstea Sabine Lisicki Maria Kirilenko |
| May 11 | Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 - Clay - 60S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Dinara Safina 6–2, 6–4 | Caroline Wozniacki | Patty Schnyder Amélie Mauresmo | Alona Bondarenko Jelena Janković Ágnes Szávay Vera Dushevina |
| May 11 | Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 - Clay - 60S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Cara Black Liezel Huber 4–6, 6–3, | Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond | Patty Schnyder Amélie Mauresmo | Alona Bondarenko Jelena Janković Ágnes Szávay Vera Dushevina |
| May 18 | Warsaw Open Warsaw, Poland WTA Premier $600,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Alexandra Dulgheru 7–6, 3–6, 6–0 | Alona Bondarenko | Anne Keothavong Daniela Hantuchová | Maria Sharapova  Ioana Raluca Olaru Galina Voskoboeva Klára Zakopalová |
| May 18 | Warsaw Open Warsaw, Poland WTA Premier $600,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Raquel Kops-Jones Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1, 6–1 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | Anne Keothavong Daniela Hantuchová | Maria Sharapova Ioana Raluca Olaru Galina Voskoboeva Klára Zakopalová |
| May 18 | Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Aravane Rezaï 7–6, 6–1 | Lucie Hradecká | Ayumi Morita Viktoriya Kutuzova | Kristina Barrois Peng Shuai Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Monica Niculescu |
| May 18 | Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo 6–0, 6–1 | Claire Feuerstein Stéphanie Foretz | Ayumi Morita Viktoriya Kutuzova | Kristina Barrois Peng Shuai Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Monica Niculescu |
| May 24 Jun 1 | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $10,009,638 - Clay - 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–2 | Dinara Safina | Dominika Cibulková Samantha Stosur | Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova Sorana Cîrstea Serena Williams |
| May 24 Jun 1 | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $10,009,638 - Clay - 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–1, 6–1 | Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina | Dominika Cibulková Samantha Stosur | Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova Sorana Cîrstea Serena Williams |
| May 24 Jun 1 | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $10,009,638 - Clay - 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Bob Bryan Liezel Huber 5–7, 7–6, 10–7 |  Marcelo Melo Vania King | Dominika Cibulková Samantha Stosur | Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova Sorana Cîrstea Serena Williams |
June
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Jun 8 | Aegon Classic Birmingham, United Kingdom WTA International $220,000 - Grass - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–0, 7–6 | Li Na | Sania Mirza Maria Sharapova | Urszula Radwańska Melinda Czink Stefanie Vögele Yanina Wickmayer |
| Jun 8 | Aegon Classic Birmingham, United Kingdom WTA International $220,000 - Grass - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Cara Black Liezel Huber 6–1, 6–4 | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | Sania Mirza Maria Sharapova | Urszula Radwańska Melinda Czink Stefanie Vögele Yanina Wickmayer |
| Jun 15 | Aegon International Eastbourne, United Kingdom WTA Premier $600,000 - Grass - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Caroline Wozniacki 7–6, 7–5 | Virginie Razzano | Marion Bartoli Aleksandra Wozniak | Agnieszka Radwańska Anabel Medina Garrigues Ekaterina Makarova Vera Dushevina |
| Jun 15 | Aegon International Eastbourne, United Kingdom WTA Premier $600,000 - Grass - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |  Akgul Amanmuradova Ai Sugiyama6–4, 6–3 | Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs | Marion Bartoli Aleksandra Wozniak | Agnieszka Radwańska Anabel Medina Garrigues Ekaterina Makarova Vera Dushevina |
| Jun 15 | UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA International $220,000 - Grass - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 7–5 | Yanina Wickmayer | Dinara Safina Francesca Schiavone | Daniela Hantuchová Flavia Pennetta Kristina Barrois Olga Govortsova |
| Jun 15 | UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA International $220,000 - Grass - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Sara Errani Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 5–7, | Michaëlla Krajicek Yanina Wickmayer | Dinara Safina Francesca Schiavone | Daniela Hantuchová Flavia Pennetta Kristina Barrois Olga Govortsova |
| Jun 22 Jun 29 | Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $9,487,267 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/48X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Serena Williams 7–6, 6–2 | Venus Williams | Dinara Safina Elena Dementieva | Sabine Lisicki Agnieszka Radwańska Francesca Schiavone Victoria Azarenka |
| Jun 22 Jun 29 | Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $9,487,267 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/48X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Serena Williams Venus Williams 7–6, 6–4 | Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs | Dinara Safina Elena Dementieva | Sabine Lisicki Agnieszka Radwańska Francesca Schiavone Victoria Azarenka |
| Jun 22 Jun 29 | Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $9,487,267 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/48X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles |  Mark Knowles Anna-Lena Grönefeld7–5, 6–3 | Leander Paes Cara Black | Dinara Safina Elena Dementieva | Sabine Lisicki Agnieszka Radwańska Francesca Schiavone Victoria Azarenka |
July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Jul 6 | GDF Suez Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Ágnes Szávay 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Patty Schnyder | Edina Gallovits Alona Bondarenko | Alisa Kleybanova  Petra Martić Timea Bacsinszky Shahar Pe'er |
| Jul 6 | GDF Suez Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Alisa Kleybanova Monica Niculescu 6–4, 7–6 | Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko | Edina Gallovits Alona Bondarenko | Alisa Kleybanova Petra Martić Timea Bacsinszky Shahar Pe'er |
| Jul 6 | Collector Swedish Open Women Båstad, Sweden WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | María José Martínez Sánchez 7–5, 6–4 | Caroline Wozniacki | Flavia Pennetta Gisela Dulko | Maria Kirilenko Alla Kudryavtseva Carla Suárez Navarro Dominika Cibulková |
| Jul 6 | Collector Swedish Open Women Båstad, Sweden WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 0–6, | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | Flavia Pennetta Gisela Dulko | Maria Kirilenko Alla Kudryavtseva Carla Suárez Navarro Dominika Cibulková |
| Jul 13 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 6–2 | Sara Errani | Tathiana Garbin Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Aravane Rezaï Olga Govortsova Yaroslava Shvedova Patty Schnyder |
| Jul 13 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 6–1, 6–2 | Mariya Koryttseva Darya Kustova | Tathiana Garbin Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Aravane Rezaï Olga Govortsova Yaroslava Shvedova Patty Schnyder |
| Jul 13 | ECM Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Sybille Bammer 7–6, 6–2 | Francesca Schiavone | Timea Bacsinszky Iveta Benešová | Kateryna Bondarenko Carla Suárez Navarro Zarina Diyas Lucie Hradecká |
| Jul 13 | ECM Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko 6–1, 6–2 | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | Timea Bacsinszky Iveta Benešová | Kateryna Bondarenko Carla Suárez Navarro Zarina Diyas Lucie Hradecká |
| Jul 20 | Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož, Slovenia WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Dinara Safina 6–7, 6–1, 7–5 | Sara Errani | Alberta Brianti Stefanie Vögele | Maria Elena Camerin Camille Pin Rossana de los Ríos Petra Martić |
| Jul 20 | Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož, Slovenia WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Julia Görges Vladimíra Uhlířová 6–4, 6–2 | Camille Pin Klára Zakopalová | Alberta Brianti Stefanie Vögele | Maria Elena Camerin Camille Pin Rossana de los Ríos Petra Martić |
| Jul 20 | Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3 | Ioana Raluca Olaru | Alizé Cornet Yaroslava Shvedova | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Magdaléna Rybáriková Anna-Lena Grönefeld Yvonne Meusburger |
| Jul 20 | Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International $220,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–2, 6–4 | Tatjana Malek Andrea Petkovic | Alizé Cornet Yaroslava Shvedova | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Magdaléna Rybáriková Anna-Lena Grönefeld Yvonne Meusburger |
| Jul 27 | Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier $700,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Marion Bartoli 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | Venus Williams | Samantha Stosur Elena Dementieva | Serena Williams Jelena Janković Daniela Hantuchová Maria Sharapova |
| Jul 27 | Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier $700,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–4, 6–1 | Chan Yung-jan Monica Niculescu | Samantha Stosur Elena Dementieva | Serena Williams Jelena Janković Daniela Hantuchová Maria Sharapova |
| Jul 27 | İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Vera Dushevina 6–0, 6–1 | Lucie Hradecká | Timea Bacsinszky Andrea Petkovic | Urszula Radwańska Anabel Medina Garrigues Marta Domachowska Olga Govortsova |
| Jul 27 | İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová 2–6, 6–3, | Julia Görges Patty Schnyder | Timea Bacsinszky Andrea Petkovic | Urszula Radwańska Anabel Medina Garrigues Marta Domachowska Olga Govortsova |
August
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Aug 3 | Herbalife LA Tennis Championships Los Angeles, United States WTA Premier $700,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–3 | Samantha Stosur | Sorana Cîrstea Maria Sharapova | Zheng Jie Agnieszka Radwańska Urszula Radwańska Vera Zvonareva |
| Aug 3 | Herbalife LA Tennis Championships Los Angeles, United States WTA Premier $700,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Chuang Chia-jung Yan Zi 6–0, 4–6, | Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska | Sorana Cîrstea Maria Sharapova | Zheng Jie Agnieszka Radwańska Urszula Radwańska Vera Zvonareva |
| Aug 10 | W&S Financial Group Women's Open Mason, United States WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Jelena Janković 6–4, 6–2 | Dinara Safina | Flavia Pennetta Elena Dementieva | Kim Clijsters Daniela Hantuchová Caroline Wozniacki Sybille Bammer |
| Aug 10 | W&S Financial Group Women's Open Mason, United States WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Cara Black Liezel Huber 6–3, 0–6, | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | Flavia Pennetta Elena Dementieva | Kim Clijsters Daniela Hantuchová Caroline Wozniacki Sybille Bammer |
| Aug 17 | Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Elena Dementieva 6–4, 6–3 | Maria Sharapova | Alisa Kleybanova Serena Williams | Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska Samantha Stosur Lucie Šafářová |
| Aug 17 | Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 2–6, 7–5, | Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs | Alisa Kleybanova Serena Williams | Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska Samantha Stosur Lucie Šafářová |
| Aug 24 | Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States WTA Premier $600,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4 | Elena Vesnina | Amélie Mauresmo Flavia Pennetta | Svetlana Kuznetsova Anna Chakvetadze Magdaléna Rybáriková Virginie Razzano |
| Aug 24 | Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States WTA Premier $600,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 6–2, 7–5 | Iveta Benešová Lucie Hradecká | Amélie Mauresmo Flavia Pennetta | Svetlana Kuznetsova Anna Chakvetadze Magdaléna Rybáriková Virginie Razzano |
| Aug 31 Sep 7 | US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $9,756,000 - Hard - 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–3 | Caroline Wozniacki | Yanina Wickmayer Serena Williams | Kateryna Bondarenko Melanie Oudin Li Na Flavia Pennetta |
| Aug 31 Sep 7 | US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $9,756,000 - Hard - 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–2, 6–2 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | Yanina Wickmayer Serena Williams | Kateryna Bondarenko Melanie Oudin Li Na Flavia Pennetta |
| Aug 31 Sep 7 | US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $9,756,000 - Hard - 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Travis Parrott Carly Gullickson 6–2, 6–4 | Leander Paes Cara Black | Yanina Wickmayer Serena Williams | Kateryna Bondarenko Melanie Oudin Li Na Flavia Pennetta |
September
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Sep 14 | Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Shahar Pe'er 6–3, 6–4 | Alberta Brianti | Ayumi Morita Peng Shuai | Anastasija Sevastova Olga Savchuk Alexandra Panova Chan Yung-jan |
| Sep 14 | Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Olga Govortsova Tatiana Poutchek 3–6, 6–2, | Kimiko Date-Krumm Sun Tiantian | Ayumi Morita Peng Shuai | Anastasija Sevastova Olga Savchuk Alexandra Panova Chan Yung-jan |
| Sep 14 | Bell Challenge présenté par Banque Nationale Quebec City, Canada WTA International $220,000 - Carpet - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Melinda Czink 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Lucie Šafářová | Aleksandra Wozniak Julia Görges | Nadia Petrova Alla Kudryavtseva Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lilia Osterloh |
| Sep 14 | Bell Challenge présenté par Banque Nationale Quebec City, Canada WTA International $220,000 - Carpet - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Vania King Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–1, 6–3 |  Sofia Arvidsson Séverine Brémond Beltrame | Aleksandra Wozniak Julia Görges | Nadia Petrova Alla Kudryavtseva Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lilia Osterloh |
| Sep 21 | Hansol Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–3, 6–3 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Maria Kirilenko Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Daniela Hantuchová Vera Dushevina Chan Yung-jan Magdaléna Rybáriková |
| Sep 21 | Hansol Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Chan Yung-jan Abigail Spears 6–3, 6–4 | Carly Gullickson Nicole Kriz | Maria Kirilenko Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Daniela Hantuchová Vera Dushevina Chan Yung-jan Magdaléna Rybáriková |
| Sep 21 | Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Shahar Pe'er 6–3, 6–4 | Akgul Amanmuradova | Yaroslava Shvedova Olga Govortsova | Monica Niculescu Stefanie Vögele Darya Kustova Alexandra Panova |
| Sep 21 | Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Olga Govortsova Tatiana Poutchek 6–2, 6–7, | Vitalia Diatchenko Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Yaroslava Shvedova Olga Govortsova | Monica Niculescu Stefanie Vögele Darya Kustova Alexandra Panova |
| Sep 28 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Maria Sharapova 5–2 retired | Jelena Janković | Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na | Iveta Benešová Magdaléna Rybáriková Victoria Azarenka Marion Bartoli |
| Sep 28 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 $2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Alisa Kleybanova Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–2 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na | Iveta Benešová Magdaléna Rybáriková Victoria Azarenka Marion Bartoli |
October
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Oct 5 | China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 - Hard - 60S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–2, 6–4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Marion Bartoli Nadia Petrova | Vera Zvonareva Elena Dementieva Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Peng Shuai |
| Oct 5 | China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 - Hard - 60S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 6–3, 6–1 | Alla Kudryavtseva Ekaterina Makarova | Marion Bartoli Nadia Petrova | Vera Zvonareva Elena Dementieva Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Peng Shuai |
| Oct 12 | Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–4 | Petra Kvitová | Flavia Pennetta Agnieszka Radwańska | Ioana Raluca Olaru Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro Lucie Šafářová |
| Oct 12 | Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–4 | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska | Flavia Pennetta Agnieszka Radwańska | Ioana Raluca Olaru Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro Lucie Šafářová |
| Oct 12 | HP Open Osaka, Japan WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Samantha Stosur 7–5, 6–1 | Francesca Schiavone | Caroline Wozniacki Sania Mirza | Aleksandra Wozniak Jill Craybas Melinda Czink Marion Bartoli |
| Oct 12 | HP Open Osaka, Japan WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Chuang Chia-jung Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–4 |  Chanelle Scheepers Abigail Spears | Caroline Wozniacki Sania Mirza | Aleksandra Wozniak Jill Craybas Melinda Czink Marion Bartoli |
| Oct 19 | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier $1,000,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Francesca Schiavone 6–3, 6–0 | Olga Govortsova | Alona Bondarenko Alisa Kleybanova | Tsvetana Pironkova Maria Kirilenko Vera Dushevina Jelena Janković |
| Oct 19 | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier $1,000,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–2 | Maria Kondratieva Klára Zakopalová | Alona Bondarenko Alisa Kleybanova | Tsvetana Pironkova Maria Kirilenko Vera Dushevina Jelena Janković |
| Oct 19 | BGL Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City, Luxembourg WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Timea Bacsinszky 6–2, 7–5 | Sabine Lisicki | Yanina Wickmayer Shahar Pe'er | Katarina Srebotnik Kirsten Flipkens Daniela Hantuchová Patty Schnyder |
| Oct 19 | BGL Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City, Luxembourg WTA International $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 1–6, 6–0, | Vladimíra Uhlířová Renata Voráčová | Yanina Wickmayer Shahar Pe'er | Katarina Srebotnik Kirsten Flipkens Daniela Hantuchová Patty Schnyder |
| Oct 26 | Sony Ericsson Championships Doha, Qatar Year-end championships $4,550,000 - Hard - 8S /4D Singles - Doubles | Serena Williams 6–2, 7–6 | Venus Williams | Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Janković | Round Robin Dinara Safina Victoria Azarenka Vera Zvonareva Agnieszka Radwańska Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Dementieva |
| Oct 26 | Sony Ericsson Championships Doha, Qatar Year-end championships $4,550,000 - Hard - 8S /4D Singles - Doubles | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 7–6, 5–7, | Cara Black Liezel Huber | Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Janković | Round Robin Dinara Safina Victoria Azarenka Vera Zvonareva Agnieszka Radwańska Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Dementieva |
November
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Round robin |
| Nov 2 | Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Bali, Indonesia Year-end championships $600,000 - Hard - 12S Singles | Aravane Rezaï 7–5 retired | Marion Bartoli | Kimiko Date-Krumm María José Martínez Sánchez | Shahar Pe'er Magdaléna Rybáriková Samantha Stosur Ágnes Szávay Yanina Wickmayer Anabel Medina Garrigues Vera Dushevina Sabine Lisicki Melinda Czink |
| Nov 2 | Fed Cup: Final Reggio Calabria Clay | 4–0 |
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2009 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships, the WTA Premier tournaments and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by:1) total number of titles ;
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments ;
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order.
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Titles information
The following players won their first singles title:- Victoria Azarenka - Brisbane
- Petra Kvitová - Hobart
- María José Martínez Sánchez - Bogotá
- Sabine Lisicki - Charleston
- Yanina Wickmayer - Estoril
- Alexandra Dulgheru - Warsaw
- Aravane Rezaï - Strasbourg
- Magdaléna Rybáriková - Birmingham
- Andrea Petkovic - Bad Gastein
- Vera Dushevina - Istanbul
- Melinda Czink - Quebec City
- Samantha Stosur - Osaka
- Timea Bacsinszky - Luxembourg City
- Tamarine Tanasugarn - 's-Hertogenbosch
- Caroline Wozniacki - New Haven
Rankings
Singles
The following is the 2009 top 20 in the Race To The Championships. Premier Mandatory Events are counted even if the player did not compete, if there is no injury excuse, it is counted as one of their events, when you are in the top 10. Players in gold are players who competed in the 2009 WTA Tour Championships.Number 1 ranking
Doubles
Number 1 ranking
WTA Prize Money Leaders
Serena Williams topped the money list for the 2nd consecutive season and for the 3rd time overall. In doing so, she also became the first woman to win $6,000,000 in a single season. The top-12 players earned over $1,000,000.| # | Country | Player | Singles | Doubles | Bonus Pool 1 | Year-to-date |
| 1. | USA | Serena Williams | $5,584,437 | $636,149 | $325,000 | $6,545,586 |
| 2. | Dinara Safina | $3,601,325 | $8,893 | $700,000 | $4,310,218 | |
| 3. | Svetlana Kuznetsova | $3,280,865 | $152,976 | $225,000 | $3,658,841 | |
| 4. | USA | Venus Williams | $2,240,745 | $636,149 | $250,000 | $3,126,894 |
| 5. | Jelena Janković | $1,491,514 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $2,491,514 | |
| 6. | Caroline Wozniacki | $2,324,692 | $46,858 | $0 | $2,371,550 | |
| 7. | Elena Dementieva | $1,880,156 | $825 | $462,500 | $2,343,481 | |
| 8. | Victoria Azarenka | $1,827,770 | $287,766 | $0 | $2,115,536 | |
| 9. | Vera Zvonareva | $1,447,361 | $144,784 | $50,000 | $1,642,145 | |
| 10. | Kim Clijsters | $1,630,150 | $2,410 | $0 | $1,632,560 |
1 Only for 2008 year-end top 10, Certain players receive fines for skipping events
Statistics leaders
As of November 16, 2009.Points distribution
Retirements
Following are notable players who announced their retirement from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour during the 2009 season:- Nathalie Dechy The former world number 11 and 2006-2007 US Open doubles champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in July 2009.
- Eva Fislová The former world number 98 announced her retirement in 2009.
- Jamea Jackson The former world number 45 announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2009.
- Émilie Loit The former world number 27 announced her retirement in 2009.
- Amélie Mauresmo The former world number 1 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in December 2009.
- Akiko Morigami The former world number 41 announced her retirement in 2009.
- Tzipora Obziler The former world number 75 announced her retirement in 2009.
- María Emilia Salerni The former world number 65 announced her retirement in 2009.
- Milagros Sequera The former world number 48 announced her retirement in 2009.
- Bryanne Stewart The former doubles world number 16 announced her retirement in 2009.
- Ai Sugiyama The former doubles world number 1 three Grand Slam women's doubles titles announced her retirement from professional tennis in October 2009.
Awards
- Player of the Year – Serena Williams
- Doubles Team of the Year – Serena Williams & Venus Williams
- Most Improved Player – Yanina Wickmayer
- Comeback Player of the Year – Kim Clijsters
- Newcomer of the Year – Melanie Oudin
- Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award – Kim Clijsters
- Player Service Award – Liezel Huber
- Fan Favorite Singles Player of the Year – Elena Dementieva
- Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year – Serena Williams & Venus Williams
- Favorite Premier Tournament – BNP Paribas Open
- Favorite International Tournament – Abierto Mexicano Telcel