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2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season

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2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season
Full nameMaria Sharapova
CountryRussia Russia
Singles
Season record31–9
Calendar titles1
Year-end rankingNo. 14
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease5
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenDNP
French OpenQF
Wimbledon2R
US Open3R
Last updated on: 3 February 2013.

Results and statistics from Maria Sharapova's 2009 tennis season.

Yearly summary

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Pre-comeback

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At the beginning of the year, Sharapova was forced to concede the defence of her Australian Open title, a decision which would see her drop out of the WTA's Top 10 for the first time since winning Wimbledon in 2004.[1] Her continued absence from the Tour also cost her the titles she won in Doha and Amelia Island last year; she also missed both the Premier Mandatory events at Indian Wells and Miami, and subsequently saw her world ranking drop to No. 65.[2]

Sharapova first attempted her comeback by playing doubles with Elena Vesnina at Indian Wells (she did not play in the singles tournament). This decision would backfire, as they lost to fellow Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Tatiana Poutchek in three sets in the first round.[3]

Comeback to tennis

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In May, it was announced that she would be making her comeback at the Warsaw Open, which she entered as a wild card entry.[4] She eventually reached the quarter-finals, losing to eventual finalist Alona Bondarenko.[5] In the week during which the tournament was held, though, her world ranking dropped to No. 126, her lowest ranking since 2003, but her run in Warsaw saw her rise to No. 102 in the world rankings.

French Open

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Sharapova entered the 2009 French Open unseeded at a Major for the first time since the 2003 US Open.[citation needed] In the second round, she defeated 11th seed Nadia Petrova 6–2, 1–6, 8–6.[6] She went on to reach the quarter-finals, where she suffered her worst defeat at a Major tournament, losing to Dominika Cibulková and winning only two games (she had to defend a match point at 0–6, 0–5 down in the second set, in the process avoiding her second career double bagel defeat).[7] Despite the defeat, Sharapova moved back into the World's Top 100 in the rankings.

Grass court season

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Sharapova started her grass court season at Birmingham, where she had won her first grass court title five years earlier. Unseeded, she defeated Stéphanie Dubois, Alexa Glatch, seventh seed and future Wimbledon quarter-finalist Francesca Schiavone and Yanina Wickmayer to reach the semi-finals, before being defeated by Li Na there. Her run in Birmingham brought her ranking back into the Top 60.[8]

As it was in 2008, her Wimbledon campaign would once again turn out to be short-lived, as she was defeated in the second round by Gisela Dulko in three sets.[9]

US Open series

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Sharapova next played at the 2009 Bank of the West Classic, where she defeated Ai Sugiyama and Nadia Petrova before being defeated by Venus Williams in the final eight.[10]

She next played at Los Angeles, where she recorded her first career victory against Victoria Azarenka before falling in three sets to eventual champion Flavia Pennetta in the semi-finals.[11] She then reached her first final since April 2008 at the Rogers Cup, falling there to Elena Dementieva in straight sets.[12]

To conclude the US Open series, she competed at the US Open as the 29th seed; this was her lowest seeding at a Major tournament since the 2004 Australian Open. She defeated Tsvetana Pironkova and Christina McHale for the loss of three games each in the first two rounds, but was then stunned in the third round by little-known Melanie Oudin in three sets.[13]

Fall series

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Sharapova picked up her first title since April 2008, when she won the Toray Pan Pacific Open event in Tokyo after her Serbian opponent Jelena Janković retired at 2–5 down in the first set. This marked her 20th career singles title.[14] At Beijing, her final tournament of the season, she received a bye into the second round, where she defeated Victoria Azarenka in three sets, before falling to Peng Shuai in the third.[15] Her impressive comeback eventually led to her finishing the year ranked World No. 14, having been No. 126 back in May.

All matches

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This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2009, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

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Tournament # Round Opponent Result Score
Warsaw Open
Warsaw, Poland
Premier
Clay, outdoor
18–23 May 2009
1
1R
Italy Tathiana Garbin
Win
6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
2
2R
Belarus Darya Kustova
Win
6–2, 6–0
3
QF
Ukraine Alona Bondarenko
Loss
2–6, 2–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
24 May–7 June 2009
4
1R
Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova
Win
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
5
2R
Russia Nadia Petrova
Win
6–2, 1–6, 8–6
6
3R
Russia Yaroslava Shvedova
Win
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
7
4R
China Li Na
Win
6–4, 0–6, 6–4
8
QF
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Loss
0–6, 2–6
Aegon Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
WTA Premier
Grass, outdoor
8–14 June 2009
9
1R
Canada Stéphanie Dubois
Win
6–4, 6–2
10
2R
Russia Mariya Koryttseva
Win
6–3, 6–4
11
3R
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Win
6–1, 6–3
12
QF
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
Win
6–1, 2–6, 6–3
13
SF
China Li Na
Loss
4–6, 4–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
22 June–5 July 2009
14
1R
Ukraine Viktoriya Kutuzova
Win
7–5, 6–4
15
2R
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Loss
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, United States of America
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
27 July–2 August 2009
16
1R
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Win
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
17
2R
Russia Nadia Petrova
Win
6–1, 6–2
18
QF
United States Venus Williams
Loss
2–6, 2–6
LA Women's Tennis Championships
Los Angeles, United States of America
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
3–9 August 2009
19
1R
Australia Jarmila Groth
Win
6–0, 6–4
20
2R
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Win
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
21
3R
Ukraine Alona Bondarenko
Win
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
22
QF
Poland Urszula Radwańska
Win
6–4, 7–5
23
SF
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Loss
2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
17–23 August 2009
24
1R
Russia Nadia Petrova
Win
6–1, 6–4
25
2R
Austria Sybille Bammer
Win
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
26
3R
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Win
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
27
QF
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Win
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
28
SF
Russia Alisa Kleybanova
Win
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
29
F
Russia Elena Dementieva
Loss
4–6, 3–6
US Open
New York, United States of America
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
31 August–14 September 2009
30
1R
Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
Win
6–3, 6–0
31
2R
United States Christina McHale
Win
6–2, 6–1
32
3R
United States Melanie Oudin
Loss
6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
28 September–3 October 2009
33
1R
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Win
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
34
2R
Australia Samantha Stosur
Win
6–0, 6–1
35
3R
Russia Alisa Kleybanova
Win
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
36
QF
Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Win
6–4, 7–5
37
SF
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Win
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
38
W
Serbia Jelena Janković
Win (1)
5–2, ret.
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
3–11 October 2009
1R
Bye
39
2R
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Win
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
40
3R
China Peng Shuai
Loss
2–6, 4–6

Tournament schedule

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Singles Schedule

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Date Championship Location Category Surface Prev. result New result Outcome
18 May 2009–
23 May 2009
Warsaw Open Warsaw (POL) WTA Premier Clay DNP QF Lost in the quarter-finals against Alona Bondarenko
24 May 2009–
7 June 2009
French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Clay 4R QF Lost in the quarter-finals against Dominika Cibulková
8 June 2009–
14 June 2009
Aegon Classic Birmingham (GBR) WTA Premier Grass DNP SF Lost in the semi-finals against Li Na
22 June 2009
5 July 2009
The Championships, Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam Grass 2R 2R Lost in the second round against Gisela Dulko
27 July 2009–
2 August 2009
Bank of the West Classic Stanford (USA) WTA Premier Hard DNP QF Lost in the quarter-finals against Venus Williams
3 August 2009–
9 August 2009
LA Women's Tennis Championships Los Angeles (USA) WTA Premier Hard DNP SF Lost in the semi-finals against Flavia Pennetta
17 August 2009–
23 August 2009
Rogers Cup Toronto (CAN) WTA Premier 5 Hard 3R F Lost in the final against Elena Dementieva
31 August 2009–
14 September 2009
US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam Hard DNP 3R Lost in the third round against Melanie Oudin
28 September 2009–
3 October 2009
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo (JPN) WTA Premier 5 Hard DNP W Won in the final against Jelena Janković
3 October 2009–
11 October 2009
China Open Beijing (CHN) WTA Premier Mandatory Hard DNP 3R Lost in the third round against Peng Shuai

Yearly Records

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Head-to-head matchups

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Ordered by percentage, number of victories to number of losses, then in alphabetical order

Finals

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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Category
WTA Premier 5 (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up August 23, 2009 Canada Toronto, Canada (1) Hard Russia Elena Dementieva 4–6, 3–6
Winner 20. October 3, 2009 Japan Tokyo, Japan (2) Hard Serbia Jelena Janković 5–2, ret.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sharapova pulls out of Australian Open - FRANCE 24
  2. ^ BBC SPORT | Tennis | Sharapova puts off singles return
  3. ^ Maria Sharapova's return starts with loss in doubles at Indian Wells | BNP Paribas Open
  4. ^ Sharapova comeback set for Warsaw - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  5. ^ Maria Sharapova comeback ends in Warsaw - Telegraph
  6. ^ "Unseeded Maria Sharapova battles into third round of French Open". The Guardian. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. ^ French Open 2009: Maria Sharapova and the curse of the cover stars - Telegraph
  8. ^ Tennis: Li hands Sharapova Birmingham defeat - Free Online Library
  9. ^ Wimbledon 2009: Maria Sharapova suffers shock defeat by Gisela Dulko - Telegraph
  10. ^ Venus Williams eases past Maria Sharapova whilst Serena slumps against Sam Stosur - Telegraph
  11. ^ Pennetta ends Sharapova's scrappy campaign in Los Angeles - The National
  12. ^ Dementieva beats Sharapova to win Rogers Cup - Story - 3 Sport - 3 News
  13. ^ U.S Open: Melanie Oudin stuns Maria Sharapova to advance at U.S. Open - ESPN
  14. ^ Sharapova lands Tokyo title as Jankovic quits
  15. ^ Local favourite Peng sends Sharapova crashing
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