2009 Aegon Classic
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{{TennisEventInfo|2009|Aegon Classic|
| date=8–14 June
| edition=28th
| surface=Grass / outdoor
| location=Birmingham, United Kingdom
| venue=Edgbaston Priory Club
| champs= {{flagicon|SVK}} Magdaléna Rybáriková
| champd={{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black / {{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber
| before_name=DFS Classic
| main_name= Birmingham Classic (tennis) {{!}} Birmingham 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, It is taking place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 8 to 14 June 2009. Thirteenth-seeded Magdaléna Rybáriková won the singles title.
Entrants
=Seeds=
class="wikitable" border="1" |
Athlete
! Nationality ! Ranking* ! Seeding |
---|
Zheng Jie
| {{flagicon|CHN |
| 15
| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|EST|}} Estonia
| 18
| 2
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN|}} Canada
| 24
| 3
|-
| Li Na
| {{flagicon|CHN|}} China
| 25
| 4
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS|}} Russia
| 27
| 5
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia
| 38
| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy
| 40
| 7
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA|}} Italy
| 44
| 8
|-
| {{flagicon|USA|}} United States
| 45
| 9
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS|}} Russia
| 47
| 10
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR|}} United Kingdom
| 48
| 11
|-
| {{flagicon|THA|}} Thailand
| 52
| 12
|-
| {{flagicon|SVK|}} Slovakia
| 53
| 13
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA|}} Italy
| 54
| 14
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA|}} France
| 57
| 15
|-
| {{flagicon|HUN|}} Hungary
| 62
| 16
|}
- Seedings are based on the rankings as of May 25, 2009.
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Katie O'Brien
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Georgie Stoop
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Elena Baltacha
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Naomi Cavaday
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Parra Santonja
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Youlia Fedossova
- {{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Naomi Broady
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Chanelle Scheepers
- {{flagicon|USA}} Carly Gullickson
- {{flagicon|BLR}} Tatiana Poutchek
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Rodionova
Finals
=Singles=
{{main|2009 Aegon Classic – Singles}}
{{flagicon|SVK}} Magdaléna Rybáriková defeated {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na, 6–0, 7–6(7–2)
- It was Rybáriková's first career title.
=Doubles=
{{main|2009 Aegon Classic – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black / {{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Raquel Kops-Jones / {{flagicon|USA}} Abigail Spears, 6–1, 6–4
External links
- [http://www.aegonclassic.co.uk/ Official website]
- [http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2009/504/QS.pdf Qualifying draw]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090611162330/http://lta.org.uk/Global/Downloads/Results/2009/AEGON%20British%20Tennis%20Series/AEGON%20Classic%20-%20Edgbaston/Order%20of%20play.pdf Order of play]
{{DFS Classic tournaments}}
{{2009 WTA Tour}}