2009 Open GDF Suez
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The 2009 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It was the 17th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 9 February until 15 February 2009.
The top three seeds were Serena Williams, the 2009 Australian Open singles champion and twice the winner of this event, Jelena Janković, a former world No. 1, and Elena Dementieva, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in singles and a 2009 Australian Open semifinalist. Agnieszka Radwańska, home favourite Alizé Cornet, Patty Schnyder, Anabel Medina Garrigues, and two-time champion Amélie Mauresmo also played this event.
Eighth-seeded Amélie Mauresmo won the singles title. It was her third title at the event, also winning in 2001 and 2006.
Finals
Singles
France Amélie Mauresmo defeated Russia Elena Dementieva 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4
- It was Mauresmo's only singles title of the year and 25th and last of her career.
Doubles
Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber defeated Czech Republic Květa Peschke / United States Lisa Raymond 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Entrants
Seeds
Maria Sharapova was initially set to make her season debut here after sitting out several months with a shoulder injury. However, she eventually withdrew. She was replaced by Jelena Janković. Katarina Srebotnik also withdrew from the event with an ongoing injury.
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Williams | United States United States | 1 | 1 |
| Jelena Janković | Serbia Serbia | 3 | 2 |
| Elena Dementieva | Russia Russia | 4 | 3 |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland Poland | 10 | 4 |
| Alizé Cornet | France France | 13 | 5 |
| Patty Schnyder | Switzerland Switzerland | 16 | 6 |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | Spain Spain | 20 | 7 |
| Amélie Mauresmo | France France | 24 | 8 |
- Rankings as of February 9, 2009.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Prize money & points
The total prize money for the tournament was US$700,000, upgraded from the previous year's US$600,000.
Total prize money: US$700,000
| Round | Singles | Doubles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | |
| Winner | 107,000 | 470 | 34,000 | 470 |
| Finalist | 56,000 | 320 | 17,800 | 320 |
| Semifinal | 30,000 | 200 | 9,400 | 200 |
| Quarterfinal | 15,925 | 120 | 4,950 | 120 |
| Round of 16 | 8,950 | 60 | 2,650 | 1 |
| Round of 32 | 4,580 | 1 | - | - |
| Qualified | - | 20 | - | - |
| Qualifying 3rd round | 2,460 | 12 | - | - |
| Qualifying 2nd round | 1,320 | 8 | - | - |
| Qualifying 1sf round | 700 | 1 | - | - |