Edition 17th | ||
Date February 9 – February 15 | ||
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 February 9 through February 15, 2009.
Contents
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.
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.
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: $700,000
Singles
Amélie Mauresmo def. Elena Dementieva 7-6(7), 2-6, 6-4
Doubles
Cara Black / Liezel Huber def. Květa Peschke / Lisa Raymond 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]