2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions
| 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | |
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| Date | November 4 – November 8 |
| Edition | 1st |
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The 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions was a singles-only tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and was part of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia, from November 4 through November 8, 2009.
The 10 highest-ranked players who have captured at least one International tournament during the year and who are not participating in singles at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha will qualify for the event, along with two wildcards.
Marion Bartoli
Completing her fourth straight season as a member of the world's Top 20, France's Bartoli won her fourth and fifth Tour singles titles in 2009 – at the inaugural Monterrey Open defeating Li Na 6–4, 6–3 and at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, where she defeated World No. 3 Venus Williams in the final 6–2, 5–7, 6–4. Bartoli also reached the final at the Brisbane International losing to Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1. Her best Grand Slam performance came at the Australian Open, where she advanced to the last eight losing to Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–0, and achieved her second win over a reigning World No. 1, when she defeated Jelena Janković in the fourth round.
Samantha Stosur
2009 was a career year for the Australian, she had her breakthrough at the Sony Ericsson Open, where she reached the Quarterfinals defeating then world no. 2 Dinara Safina en route. She then advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros losing to eventual champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–3 defeating Elena Dementieva 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 en route. She then advanced to her first final of the year LA Women's Tennis Championships falling to Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–3. She then won her maiden Tour singles title at the HP Open defeating Caroline Wozniacki 6–0, 4–6, 6–4 in the Semifinals and Francesca Schiavone 7–5, 6–1 in the Final. She also broke into the Top 15, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 13. Stosur also had a strong year in doubles with partner Rennae Stubbs, reaching finals at Wimbledon, the Rogers Cup and the Aegon International (Eastbourne), earning the pair a spot at the Sony Ericsson Championships—Doha 2009 as one of the four best doubles teams in the world.
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