| 2009 Open GDF Suez | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 9–15 February | |||
| Edition | 17th | |||
| Category | Premier | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $700,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard / indoor | |||
| Location | Paris, France | |||
| Venue | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Amélie Mauresmo | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Cara Black / Liezel Huber | ||||
| ||||
The2009 Open GDF Suez was a women's professionaltennis tournament played onindoor hardcourts. It was the 17th edition of theOpen GDF Suez (formerly known as theOpen Gaz de France) and was aPremier tournament on the2009 WTA Tour. It took place atStade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 9 February until 15 February 2009.
The top three seeds wereSerena Williams, the2009 Australian Open singles champion and twice the winner of this event,Jelena Janković, a former World No. 1, andElena Dementieva, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in singles and a 2009 Australian Open semifinalist.Agnieszka Radwańska, home favouriteAlizé Cornet,Patty Schnyder,Anabel Medina Garrigues, and two-time championAmélie Mauresmo also played this event.
Amélie Mauresmo defeated
Elena Dementieva 7–6(7), 2–6, 6–4
Cara Black /Liezel Huber defeated
Květa Peschke /Lisa Raymond 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
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 byJelena Janković.[1]Katarina Srebotnik also withdrew from the event with an ongoing injury.
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Williams | United States | 1 | 1 |
| Jelena Janković |  Serbia | 3 | 2 |
| Elena Dementieva | Russia | 4 | 3 |
| Agnieszka Radwańska |  Poland | 10 | 4 |
| Alizé Cornet | France | 13 | 5 |
| Patty Schnyder |  Switzerland | 16 | 6 |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues |  Spain | 20 | 7 |
| Amélie Mauresmo | France | 24 | 8 |
The following players receivedwildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The total prize money for the tournament was US$700,000, upgraded from the previous year's US$600,000.
Total prize money: US$700,000[2]
| Round | Singles | Doubles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | |
| Winner | 107,000 | 470 | 34,000 | 470 |
| Finalist | 56,000 | 320 | 17,800 | 320 |
| Semifinal | 30,000 | 200 | 9,400 | 200 |
| Quarterfinal | 15,925 | 120 | 4,950 | 120 |
| Round of 16 | 8,950 | 60 | 2,650 | 1 |
| Round of 32 | 4,580 | 1 | - | - |
| Qualified | - | 20 | - | - |
| Qualifying 3rd round | 2,460 | 12 | - | - |
| Qualifying 2nd round | 1,320 | 8 | - | - |
| Qualifying 1sf round | 700 | 1 | - | - |
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