2009 Family Circle Cup – Singles
# 2009 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew due to injury.

Sabine Lisicki won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final 6–2, 6–4.

Dinara Safina gained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time at the conclusion of this tournament, despite not participating. This is because Williams' withdrawal, and loss of her championship ranking points, allowed her to be superseded by Safina in the rankings.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

* Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
* Venus Williams (third round)
* Vera Zvonareva (third round, retired due to right ankle injury)
* Nadia Petrova (third round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (finals)
* Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
* Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals, retired due to leg injury)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Aleksandra Wozniak (second round)
* Peng Shuai (third round)
* Alona Bondarenko (second round)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands (second round)
* Virginie Razzano (quarterfinals)
* Olga Govortsova (first round)
* Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round)
* Sabine Lisicki (champion)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | $0^r$ | 1/WC | Elena Dementieva | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| 13 | Virginie Razzano | 2 | 0 | 5 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 6 |
| | Melinda Czink | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Melinda Czink | 4 | 1 | 6 | Marion Bartoli | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Elena Vesnina | 4 | 0 | 16 | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 1/WC | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ditty | 6 | 6 | | J Ditty | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1/WC | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | V Lepchenko | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 1 | 3 | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Perry | 7 | 6 | Q | S Perry | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | E Dementieva | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | B Mattek-Sands | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Cibulková | 4 | $0^r$ |
| | M Duque Marino | $6^3$ | 5 | 12 | B Mattek-Sands | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 6 | 7 | | A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Brengle | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | A Rodionova | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Schruff | 5 | 2 | | | | | 7 | D Cibulková | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 7 | 6 | | T Paszek | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | R de los Ríos | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gullickson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | V Zvonareva | $1^r$ | | | | | |
| | S Dubois | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | V Razzano | 1 | | | | | |
| | K O'Brien | 6 | 2 | 1 | | S Dubois | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Cecil | 1 | 2 | | 13 | V Razzano | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | V Razzano | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
| WC | A Pivovarova | 0 | 2 | | 10 | S Peng | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | A Amanmuradova | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Stevenson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | S Peng | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | A Haynes | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | A Kudryavtseva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sevastova | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | A Sevastova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Oudin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Oudin | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 4 | 0 | | Q | M Oudin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Spears | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | A Wozniak | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Wozniak | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | O Govortsova | 7 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Czink | 4 | 1 |
| | V King | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 | | V King | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | 6 | 6 | | | M Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Czink | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | P Mayr | 6 | 6 | | | P Mayr | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | E Vesnina | 6 | $6^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | V Kutuzova | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | |
| | V Kutuzova | 6 | 6 | | V Kutuzova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 4 | 0 | 11 | A Bondarenko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | S Lisicki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M-È Pelletier | 5 | 4 | 16 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glatch | 4 | 5 | Q | L Wienerová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Wienerová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | S Lisicki | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| | S Karatantcheva | 4 | 4 | | S Mirza | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifying seeds

* Chanelle Scheepers (first round)
* Angela Haynes (qualified)
* Betina Jozami (qualifying competition)
* Lenka Wienerová (qualified)
* Anna Tatishvili (qualifying competition)
* Ksenia Palkina (first round)
* Ekaterina Bychkova (first round)
* Lauren Albanese (first round)
* Kristína Kučová (qualifying competition)
* Melanie Oudin (qualified)
* Alexandra Panova (first round)
* Anastasija Sevastova (qualified)
* Chan Chin-wei (qualifying competition)
* Tetiana Luzhanska (first round)
* Abigail Spears (qualified)
* Madison Brengle (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Madison Brengle
* Angela Haynes
* Abigail Spears
* Lenka Wienerová
* Melanie Oudin
* Marie-Ève Pelletier
* Shenay Perry
* Anastasija Sevastova

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Catalina Castaño | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Catalina Castaño | 6 | 2 | $2^r$ |
| WC | Gail Brodsky | 4 | 2 | | 16 | Madison Brengle | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 16 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Angela Haynes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Afinogenova | 3 | 2 | 2 | Angela Haynes | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Līga Dekmeijere | 4 | 2 | 13 | Chan Chin-wei | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Chan Chin-wei | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Betina Jozami | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Angelika Rösch | 1 | 4 | | 3 | Betina Jozami | 1 | 1 |
| WC | Alison Riske | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Abigail Spears | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Abigail Spears | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Lenka Wienerová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ahsha Rolle | 2 | 2 | 4 | Lenka Wienerová | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Lilia Osterloh | $7^7$ | 6 | | Lilia Osterloh | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Alexandra Panova | $6^1$ | 1 | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Anna Tatishvili | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Gabriela Paz | $6^5$ | 3 | 5 | Anna Tatishvili | 4 | 5 |
| WC | Danielle Mills | 0 | 2 | 10 | Melanie Oudin | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Melanie Oudin | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Ksenia Palkina | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 6 | 6 | | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Mashona Washington | 6 | 6 | WC | Mashona Washington | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Tetiana Luzhanska | 3 | 4 | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Shenay Perry | 6 | 6 | | Shenay Perry | 7 | 6 |
| | Zuzana Kučová | 4 | 4 | 9 | Kristína Kučová | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Eighth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Lauren Albanese | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Vanessa Henke | 7 | 6 | | WC | Vanessa Henke | $6^5$ | 1 |
| | Alina Jidkova | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | 12 | Anastasija Sevastova | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | Anastasija Sevastova | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
