2009 WTA Tour - Schedule - August

August

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 3 Herbalife LA Tennis Championships
Los Angeles, United States
WTA Premier
$700,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Flavia Pennetta
6–4, 6–3
Samantha Stosur Sorana Cîrstea
Maria Sharapova
Zheng Jie
Agnieszka Radwańska
Urszula Radwańska
Vera Zvonareva
Chuang Chia-jung
Yan Zi
6–0, 4–6,
Maria Kirilenko
Agnieszka Radwańska
August 10 W&S Financial Group Women's Open
Cincinnati, United States
WTA Premier 5
$2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Jelena Janković
6–4, 6–2
Dinara Safina Flavia Pennetta
Elena Dementieva
Kim Clijsters
Daniela Hantuchová
Caroline Wozniacki
Sybille Bammer
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
6–3, 0–6,
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez
August 17 Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
$2,000,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Elena Dementieva
6–4, 6–3
Maria Sharapova Alisa Kleybanova
Serena Williams
Jelena Janković
Agnieszka Radwańska
Samantha Stosur
Lucie Šafářová
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez
2–6, 7–5,
Samantha Stosur
Rennae Stubbs
August 24 Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
$600,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Caroline Wozniacki
6–2, 6–4
Elena Vesnina Amélie Mauresmo
Flavia Pennetta
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Anna Chakvetadze
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Virginie Razzano
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez
6–2, 7–5
Iveta Benešová
Lucie Hradecká
August 31
September 7
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$ - Hard - 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Doubles Draw
Kim Clijsters
7–5, 6–3
Caroline Wozniacki Yanina Wickmayer
Serena Williams
Kateryna Bondarenko
Melanie Oudin
Li Na
Flavia Pennetta
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
6–2, 6–2
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Travis Parrott
Carly Gullickson
6–2, 6–4
Leander Paes
Cara Black

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