2009 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2009 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runner-up	Cara Black Liezel Huber
Score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	64 (7 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2009 US Open (tennis)

Serena and Venus Williams defeated the defending champions Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was their second US Open title together and tenth major title together overall. It was the second component in an eventual non-calendar-year Grand Slam for the sisters.

Seeds

1. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (final)
2. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (third round)
3. Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
4. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions)
5. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (third round)
6. Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)
7. Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (second round)
8. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
9. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Patty Schnyder (third round)
10. Maria Kirilenko / Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals)
11. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
12. Vania King / Monica Niculescu (third round)
13. Alisa Kleybanova / Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)
14. Sania Mirza / Francesca Schiavone (second round)
15. Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (first round)
16. Victoria Azarenka / Vera Zvonareva (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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6	2	7
	6	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	3	6	5
								1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	5	6	6
								3	Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs	7	3	1
	3	Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs	6	6
	8	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Nadia Petrova	2	3
															1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	2	2
															4	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6
	11	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	5	4
	4	Serena Williams Venus Williams	7	6
								4	Serena Williams Venus Williams	7	3	6
								13	Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova	64	6	2
	10	Maria Kirilenko Elena Vesnina	3	6	4
	13	Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova	6	2	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	C Black L Huber	6	6
	WC	C McHale A Muhammad	2	1				1	C Black L Huber	6	6
		I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6					I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	4
		T Bacsinszky A Cornet	1	2											1	C Black L Huber	6	5	6
		O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva	6	4	6											O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva	4	7	1
		M Czink N Grandin	2	6	2				O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva	6	4	6
		V Dushevina A Rodionova	6	6					V Dushevina A Rodionova	1	6	4
	15	R Kops-Jones A Spears	4	1																		1	C Black L Huber	6	2	7
	12	V King M Niculescu	5	7	6																	6	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	6	5
		L Šafářová G Voskoboeva	7	64	4			12	V King M Niculescu	6	6
		L Dekmeijere J Ditty	7	6					L Dekmeijere J Ditty	2	2
	WC	A Molik M Shaughnessy	64	1											12	V King M Niculescu	3	6	2
		S Borwell J Craybas	4	6	64										6	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	4	6
		C Pin C Suárez Navarro	6	2	7				C Pin C Suárez Navarro	4	1
		A Pavlyuchenkova Y Wickmayer	2	5				6	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
	6	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	S Stosur R Stubbs	6	6
	WC	L Albanese A Haynes	3	1				3	S Stosur R Stubbs	6	7
		ME Camerin A Chakvetadze	5	5					A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	3	5
		A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	7	7											3	S Stosur R Stubbs	7	6
		P Kvitová O Savchuk	4	4												G Dulko S Pe'er	5	3
		G Dulko S Pe'er	6	6					G Dulko S Pe'er	6	1	7
		E Dzehalevich R Voráčová	7	5	1			14	S Mirza F Schiavone	2	6	5
	14	S Mirza F Schiavone	5	7	6																	3	S Stosur R Stubbs	6	6
	9	A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	6	6																		8	B Mattek-Sands N Petrova	2	3
		M Ani K Kanepi	1	3				9	A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	6	6
		K Jans A Rosolska	7	6					K Jans A Rosolska	2	2
		A Amanmuradova D Kustova	66	0											9	A-L Grönefeld P Schnyder	66	6	3
		S Perry L Raymond	7	4	3										8	B Mattek-Sands N Petrova	7	3	6
		V Razzano Á Szávay	5	6	6				V Razzano Á Szávay	1	4
	WC	K Ahn C Dolehide	3	2				8	B Mattek-Sands N Petrova	6	6
	8	B Mattek-Sands N Petrova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
		S Klemenschits A Rezaï	1	2				5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	4	6	6
		A Radwańska U Radwańska	6	63	1				İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova	6	1	2
		İ Şenoğlu Y Shvedova	3	7	6										5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	4	4
	PR	J Groth J Husárová	67	4r											11	Z Yan J Zheng	4	6	6
		E Gallovits M Rybáriková	7	3					E Gallovits M Rybáriková	4	4
		S Errani F Pennetta	4	3				11	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6
	11	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6																		11	Z Yan J Zheng	5	4
	16	V Azarenka V Zvonareva	6	4	6																	4	S Williams V Williams	7	6
		A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	1	6	4			16	V Azarenka V Zvonareva	7	4	2
		S Cîrstea C Wozniacki	6	6					S Cîrstea C Wozniacki	5	6	6
		S Bammer J Schruff	4	2												S Cîrstea C Wozniacki	4	2
		Y-j Chan K Srebotnik	6	7											4	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		K Barrois T Garbin	0	5					Y-j Chan K Srebotnik	5	1
		J Görges A Parra Santonja	2	2				4	S Williams V Williams	7	6
	4	S Williams V Williams	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	S-w Hsieh S Peng	4	6	6
		C-j Chuang A Wozniak	6	3	2			7	S-w Hsieh S Peng	5	3
	WC	A Glatch C Gullickson	4	6	7			WC	A Glatch C Gullickson	7	6
		P Hercog R Vinci	6	2	67										WC	A Glatch C Gullickson	63	2
		T Malek A Petkovic	7	6											10	M Kirilenko E Vesnina	7	6
		M Koryttseva T Poutchek	5	1					T Malek A Petkovic	4	3
	WC	A Rolle R Zalameda	6	4	5			10	M Kirilenko E Vesnina	6	6
	10	M Kirilenko E Vesnina	2	6	7																	10	M Kirilenko E Vesnina	3	6	4
	13	A Kleybanova E Makarova	6	4	6																	13	A Kleybanova E Makarova	6	2	6
		A Dulgheru R Olaru	2	6	3			13	A Kleybanova E Makarova	6	6
		J Coin M-È Pelletier	6	6					J Coin M-È Pelletier	3	4
	PR	L Granville V Uhlířová	2	4											13	A Kleybanova E Makarova	7	6
		P Mayr S Vögele	4	6	6										2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	63	3
	WC	S Stephens M Washington	6	2	1				P Mayr S Vögele	2	3
		A Morita M Oudin	2	1				2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	2	A Medina Garrigues V Ruano Pascual	6	6

External links

• Main Draw
• 2009 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation