2009 US Open – Women's Singles 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 player and wild card to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Following her win, she made 19th in the rankings. This was the final Grand Slam appearance for former two-time Grand Slam champion, Amélie Mauresmo, who lost to Aleksandra Wozniak in the
2009 China Open – Women's Singles 2009 China Open – Women's Singles The 2009 China Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the China Open, a WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament held in October in Beijing. 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 to win the tournament for the second time. This tournament saw a WTA tour record, with 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