The final championship of the Women's Tennis Association 2009 Tour ( eng. Sony Ericsson Championships 2009 ) is the tournament of the strongest tennis players, finishing the WTA season . In 2009, the 39th in a row is the competition for single players and the 34th for the pair. Traditionally, the tournament is held in late autumn - this year from October 27 to November 1 at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex courts in Doha , the capital of Qatar , which takes it for the second year in a row.
| Sony Ericsson Championships 2009 | |
|---|---|
| A place holding | Doha Qatar |
| Coating | hard |
| Site | sonyericsson-championships.com |
| WTA World Tour | |
| Category | World Tour Final |
| Prizes | $ 4,550,000 |
His title this year defend:
- singles -
Venus Williams - couples -
Kara Black / Lizel Huber
Content
Qualification
Qualification for this tournament is based on the results of the WTA championship race.
Single Tournament
| 2009 Championship Race Ranking ( October 26, 2009 ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Tennis player | Glasses | Tournaments |
| one | Dinara Safina | 7731 | 18 |
| 2 | Serena williams | 7576 | 17 |
| 3 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 5772 | 18 |
| four | Caroline Wozniacki | 5475 | 24 |
| five | Elena Dementieva | 5415 | nineteen |
| 6 | Victoria Azarenko | 4451 | sixteen |
| 7 | Venus Williams | 4397 | sixteen |
| eight | Elena Jankovic | 3555 | nineteen |
| 9 | Vera Zvonareva | 3550 | 20 |
| ten | Agnieszka Radwanska | 3340 | 23 |
The number of participants in a single tournament in addition to 8 players in the main grid also includes two substitutes.
Pair tournament
| 2009 Championship Race Ranking ( October 26, 2009 ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Glasses | Tournaments |
| one | Kara Black Lizel Huber | 9100 | 20 |
| 2 | Serena williams Venus Williams | 6750 | five |
| 3 | Nuria Llagostera Vives Maria Jose Martinez Sánchez | 6397 | 20 |
| four | Samantha Stosur Renne Stubbs | 5048 | 15 |
Competitions
Singles competitions
Serena Williams beat Venus Williams with a score of 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Paired competitions
Nuria Llagostera Vives / Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat Caru Black / Lizel Huber with the score 7-6 (0), 5-7, 10-7
See also
- ATP World Tour Final 2009
Links
- Official site (eng.)
- WTA Tournament Profile (English)