2009 Aegon Classic

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2009 Aegon Classic
Date June 8 – June 14
Edition 28th
Surface Grass / Outdoor
Location Birmingham, England
Venue Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
Doubles
Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber

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, England, United Kingdom, from June 8 through June 14, 2009.

Entrants

Seeds

Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Zheng Jie China China 15 1
Kaia Kanepi Estonia Estonia 18 2
Aleksandra Wozniak Canada Canada 24 3
Li Na China China 25 4
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Russia Russia 27 5
Ekaterina Makarova Russia Russia 38 6
Francesca Schiavone Italy Italy 40 7
Sara Errani Italy Italy 44 8
Bethanie Mattek-Sands United States United States 45 9
Maria Kirilenko Russia Russia 47 10
Anne Keothavong United Kingdom United Kingdom 48 11
Tamarine Tanasugarn Thailand Thailand 52 12
Magdaléna Rybáriková Slovakia Slovakia 53 13
Roberta Vinci Italy Italy 54 14
Aravane Rezaï France France 57 15
Melinda Czink Hungary 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:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Singles

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Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková def. China Li Na, 6–0, 7–6(2)

  • It was Rybáriková's first career title.

Doubles

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Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber def. United States Raquel Kops-Jones / United States Abigail Spears, 6–1, 6–4

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