2009 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2009 Australian Open
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runners-up	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
Score	6–3, 6–3

Main article: 2009 Australian Open

Serena and Venus Williams defeated Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was their third Australian Open doubles title together and eighth major title together overall.

Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko were the defending champions, but were defeated in the first round by Gisela Dulko and Roberta Vinci.

Seeds

1. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
2. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
3. Květa Peschke / Lisa Raymond (third round)
4. Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
5. Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs (third round)
6. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (third round)
7. Maria Kirilenko / Flavia Pennetta (third round, withdrew)
8. Chuang Chia-jung / Sun Tiantian (first round)
9. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (final)
10. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions)
11. Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)
12. Casey Dellacqua / Francesca Schiavone (semifinals)
13. Victoria Azarenka / Vera Zvonareva (third round, withdrew)
14. Sorana Cîrstea / Monica Niculescu (second round)
15. Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasia Rodionova (second round)
16. Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	7	3	610
	9	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	60	6	7
								9	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	6	6
									Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo	4	3
		Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo	3	7	7
	11	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	6	67	66
															9	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	3	3
															10	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6
	12	Casey Dellacqua Francesca Schiavone	0	7	6
		Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder	6	5	1
								12	Casey Dellacqua Francesca Schiavone	0	2
								10	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6
	10	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	4	6
	16	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	2	6	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	C Black L Huber	6	6
		A Chakvetadze A Kleybanova	2	3				1	C Black L Huber	6	6
	WC	M Adamczak O Rogowska	7	2	4				E Gallovits A Parra Santonja	1	2
		E Gallovits A Parra Santonja	5	6	6										1	C Black L Huber	w/o
	WC	N Kriz A Wishink	1	2											13	V Azarenka V Zvonareva
		A Cornet C Pin	6	6					A Cornet C Pin	3	0
	WC	B Sheed B Stewart	2	1				13	V Azarenka V Zvonareva	6	6
	13	V Azarenka V Zvonareva	6	6																		1	C Black L Huber	7	3	610
	9	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6																		9	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	60	6	7
	WC	I Holland S Peers	1	1				9	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
		V Dushevina O Savchuk	4	6	6				V Dushevina O Savchuk	4	1
		V King S Mirza	6	1	1										9	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
		I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6												Á Szávay E Vesnina	1	2
		Y-j Chan A Pavlyuchenkova	4	4					I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	4	3
		Á Szávay E Vesnina	3	6	6				Á Szávay E Vesnina	4	6	6
	8	C-j Chuang T Sun	6	3	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	K Peschke L Raymond	7	6
		S Errani K Knapp	60	3				3	K Peschke L Raymond	6	6
	WC	A Bai E Starr	5	2					S Arvidsson N Grandin	2	4
		S Arvidsson N Grandin	7	6											3	K Peschke L Raymond	5	3
		S Brémond O Govortsova	1	0												N Dechy M Santangelo	7	6
		N Dechy M Santangelo	6	6					N Dechy M Santangelo	6	6
		J Ditty C Gullickson	3	6	3			14	S Cîrstea M Niculescu	3	3
	14	S Cîrstea M Niculescu	6	2	6																		N Dechy M Santangelo	3	7	7
	11	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6																		11	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	67	66
	WC	T Calderwood S Golds	1	1				11	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
		M Johansson S Sfar	4	3					A Amanmuradova T Pironkova	4	2
		A Amanmuradova T Pironkova	6	6											11	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	6
		T Paszek İ Şenoğlu	2	1	r										6	Z Yan J Zheng	5	4
		K Jans A Rosolska	6	2					K Jans A Rosolska	2	2
		E Hrdinová K Zakopalová	1	4				6	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6
	6	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	M Kirilenko F Pennetta	3	6	6
		L Dekmeijere A Wozniak	6	2	1			7	M Kirilenko F Pennetta	6	6
	WC	S Ferguson J Moore	3	2					M Jugić-Salkić A Keothavong	1	2
		M Jugić-Salkić A Keothavong	6	6											7	M Kirilenko F Pennetta
		S Pe'er C Wozniacki	2	3											12	C Dellacqua F Schiavone	w/o
		A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	6	6					A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	4	3
		P Cetkovská C Suárez Navarro	2	1				12	C Dellacqua F Schiavone	6	6
	12	C Dellacqua F Schiavone	6	6																		12	C Dellacqua F Schiavone	0	7	6
	15	T Poutchek A Rodionova	6	6																			A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	6	5	1
		M Domachowska Y Wickmayer	1	1				15	T Poutchek A Rodionova	7	3	0
		A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	6	6					A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	5	6	6
		K Barrois T Garbin	2	1												A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	6	65	6
		M Erakovic J Kostanić Tošić	2	2												L Šafářová G Voskoboeva	4	7	3
		L Šafářová G Voskoboeva	6	6					L Šafářová G Voskoboeva	6	6
		G Dulko R Vinci	6	7					G Dulko R Vinci	2	4
	4	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	2	5

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	S Stosur R Stubbs	6	6
		J Gajdošová K Kanepi	1	4				5	S Stosur R Stubbs	6	6
		J Craybas T Tanasugarn	3	5					A Radwańska U Radwańska	1	4
		A Radwańska U Radwańska	6	7											5	S Stosur R Stubbs	4	2
		P Kvitová M Rybáriková	4	65											10	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	Alt	A Morita M Müller	6	7				Alt	A Morita M Müller	3	3
		S Kuznetsova N Petrova	3	1				10	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	10	S Williams V Williams	6	6																		10	S Williams V Williams	6	4	6
	16	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	2	6																	16	S-w Hsieh S Peng	2	6	3
		M Ani R Voráčová	1	6	4			16	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	61	6
		E Dzehalevich V Uhlířová	3	5					A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	4	7	3
		A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	7											16	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6
		M Koryttseva Y Shvedova	6	2											2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	0	1
		R Kops-Jones A Spears	7	6					R Kops-Jones A Spears	2	7	3
		D Cibulková V Razzano	1	3				2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	6	66	6
	2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	6	6

External links

• 2009 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation