Women's Singles | |
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2009 China Open | |
Champion | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
Runner-up | Agnieszka Radwańska |
Final score | 6–2, 6–4 |
Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the second round against Peng Shuai.
Svetlana Kuznetsova won in the final 6–2, 6–4, against Agnieszka Radwańska.
This tournament saw a WTA tour record, with wildcard and World No. 226 Zhang Shuai defeating then World No. 1 Dinara Safina in the second round, and as such becoming the lowest-ranked player to ever defeat a reigning World No. 1.
The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They are as follows: