Women's singles
2009 Medibank International Sydney
Champion	Elena Dementieva
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.

Elena Dementieva won the all-Russian final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, over Dinara Safina.

World No. 2 and the first seed Serena Williams was nearly out of the tournament two times. Williams saved four match points in her first round clash against Samantha Stosur & three more against Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals. Williams was defeated by the eventual champion Dementieva in the semifinals in straight sets.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	3	1
	3	Elena Dementieva	6	6
								3	Elena Dementieva	6	2	6
								2	Dinara Safina	3	6	1
		Ai Sugiyama	4	63
	2	Dinara Safina	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Williams	6	64	7
		S Stosur	3	7	5			1	S Williams	6	6
		S Errani	6	6					S Errani	1	2
		C Dellacqua	1	2											1	S Williams	65	6	7
		M Bartoli	1	r											8	C Wozniacki	7	3	63
	Q	M South	1					Q	M South	2	0
		D Cibulková	1	2				8	C Wozniacki	6	6
	8	C Wozniacki	6	6																		1	S Williams	3	1
	3	E Dementieva	7	6																		3	E Dementieva	6	6
		E Makarova	5	1				3	E Dementieva	6	6
	LL	K Knapp	4	2				WC	J Gajdošová	2	4
	WC	J Gajdošová	6	6											3	E Dementieva	6	5	6
	Q	K Zakopalová	3	0											6	A Radwańska	2	7	4
		D Hantuchová	6	6					D Hantuchová	3	5
		S Bammer	4	3				6	A Radwańska	6	7
	6	A Radwańska	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	S Kuznetsova	3	6	6
		S Peng	6	1	3			5	S Kuznetsova	6	2	7
		K Kanepi	6	7					K Kanepi	2	6	63
	Q	A Kerber	1	5											5	S Kuznetsova
	LL	J Craybas	2	3												A Sugiyama	w/o
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	2	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	3	6				A Medina Garrigues	6	1	2
	LL	A Yakimova	1	6	3																		A Sugiyama	4	63
	7	N Petrova	2	4																		2	D Safina	6	7
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	7	6
		M Kirilenko	2	2					A Kleybanova	65	1
		A Kleybanova	6	6												A Cornet	3	4
	WC	E Starr	0	1											2	D Safina	6	6
	Q	V Dushevina	6	6				Q	V Dushevina	3	0
		S Cîrstea	2	1				2	D Safina	6	6
	2	D Safina	6	6

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