2009 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2009 Italian Open
Champions	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai
Runners-up	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
Score	7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2009 Italian Open (tennis)

Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.

Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai won in the final, beating Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama 7–5, 7–6^(7–5).

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
2. Květa Peschke / Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
3. Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs (second round)
4. Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (semifinals)
5. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (final)
6. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Zheng Jie (first round)
7. Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (champions)
8. Victoria Azarenka / Elena Vesnina (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	6	6
	4	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	4	3
								5	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	5	65
								7	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	7	7
	7	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	6	3	[10]
		İpek Şenoğlu Yaroslava Shvedova	4	6	[2]

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Black L Huber	w/o
		A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	4	7	[10]				A Bondarenko K Bondarenko
		S Errani K Knapp	6	64	[3]										1	C Black L Huber	4	1
		A Brianti C Dentoni	6	6											5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
	ALT	M Gledacheva T Pironkova	4	1					A Brianti C Dentoni	1	2
		J Husárová C Wozniacki	6	4	[8]			5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
	5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	3	6	[10]																	5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
																						4	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	4	3
								4	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
		A Bachmann V Henke	4	0					J Craybas J Ditty	1	1
		J Craybas J Ditty	6	6											4	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	w/o
		L Šafářová V Uhlířová	3	4												N Petrova D Safina
		N Petrova D Safina	6	6					N Petrova D Safina	7	5	[14]
		T Garbin R Vinci	2	2				8	V Azarenka E Vesnina	65	7	[12]
	8	V Azarenka E Vesnina	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	S-w Hsieh S Peng	7	7
		M Koryttseva T Poutchek	65	5				7	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6
		N Dechy M Santangelo	6	6					N Dechy M Santangelo	2	1
	WC	N Burnett A Moroni	3	2											7	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6
		V Dushevina G Voskoboeva	6	6												V Dushevina G Voskoboeva	2	3
		M Kondratieva S Lefèvre	2	0					V Dushevina G Voskoboeva	6	6
								3	S Stosur R Stubbs	3	1
																						7	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	3	[10]
	6	V Ruano Pascual J Zheng	64	5																			İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova	4	6	[2]
		İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova	7	7					İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova	w/o
	WC	S Chieppa N Viérin	2	1					A Radwańska Á Szávay
		A Radwańska Á Szávay	6	6												İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova	6	6
		G Dulko F Pennetta													2	K Peschke L Raymond	2	4
		K Jans A Rosolska	w/o						K Jans A Rosolska	3	64
								2	K Peschke L Raymond	6	7

External links

• WTA tournament draws