2009 US Open – Women's Singles second round. This was also the final Grand Slam singles appearance of Ai Sugiyama, who was on a record-breaking 62nd consecutive Grand Slam singles appearance, lost in the first round to Samantha Stosur. Sugiyama's record-breaking run of 62 consecutive Grand Slam singles appearances remains unbeaten as of 2019. Dinara Safina "(Third round)" 2009 US Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by the eventual champion Kim Clijsters. Clijsters defeated first time Grand Slam finalist Caroline Wozniacki in the final to win her second US Open title. Clijsters became the first unseeded
2009 LA Tennis Open Open Tournament Honoree. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw The following players received special exemptions into the singles main draw The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Sam Querrey def. Carsten Ball, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Benjamin Becker / Frank Moser, 6–4, 7–6 2009 LA Tennis Open The 2009 LA Tennis Open (also known as the LA Tennis Open presented by Farmers Insurance Group for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 83rd edition of the event known that year as the