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2009 Aegon Classic

The 2009 Aegon Classic is a tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 28th edition of the event, known that year as the Aegon Classic and was part of the WTA International category of the 2009 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 8 June until 14 June 2009. Thirteenth-seeded Magdaléna Rybáriková won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2009 Aegon Classic – Singles

SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková defeated CHN Li Na, 6–0, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Rybáriková's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2009 Aegon Classic – Doubles

ZIM Cara Black / USA Liezel Huber defeated USA Raquel Kops-Jones / USA Abigail Spears, 6–1, 6–4

Entrants

Seeds

AthleteNationalityRanking*Seeding
Zheng JieCHN China151
Kaia KanepiEST Estonia182
Aleksandra WozniakCAN Canada243
Li NaCHN China254
Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaRUS Russia275
Ekaterina MakarovaRUS Russia386
Francesca SchiavoneITA Italy407
Sara ErraniITA Italy448
Bethanie Mattek-SandsUSA United States459
Maria KirilenkoRUS Russia4710
Anne KeothavongGBR United Kingdom4811
Tamarine TanasugarnTHA Thailand5212
Magdaléna RybárikováSVK Slovakia5313
Roberta VinciITA Italy5414
Aravane RezaïFRA France5715
Melinda CzinkHUN Hungary6216
  • Seedings are based on the rankings as of May 25, 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

  • GBR Katie O'Brien
  • GBR Georgie Stoop
  • GBR Elena Baltacha
  • GBR Naomi Cavaday

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja
  • FRA Youlia Fedossova
  • USA Lilia Osterloh
  • GBR Naomi Broady
  • RSA Chanelle Scheepers
  • USA Carly Gullickson
  • BLR Tatiana Poutchek
  • RUS Anastasia Rodionova

References

References

  1. (14 June 2009). "Rybarikova lifts maiden title".
  2. (23 November 2009). "Rybarikova wins 1st career title in Birmingham".
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