The 2009 HP Open (also known as the 2009 HP Japan Women's Open Tennis) was a women's

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tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the 1st edition of the HP Open, and was classified as an

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of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was played in

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, Japan.

Finals

Singles

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defeated Francesca Schiavone 7–5, 6–1 * It was Stosur's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Doubles

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defeated

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6–2, 6–4

Players

Seeds

seeds are based on the rankings of October 5, 2009

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kimiko Date-Krumm * Ryōko Fuda * Kurumi Nara The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Anastasia Rodionova * Chang Kai-Chen * Sophie Ferguson *

The following player received a lucky loser spot: * Alexandra Panova

External links

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WTA tournament draws
{{2009 WTA Tour Tennis tournaments in Japan HP Open HP Open 2009 in Japanese tennis