Svetlana Kuznetsova in October 2009

Svetlana Kuznetsova profile

Svetlana Kuznetsova entered China Open 2009 as sixth seeded. She defeated Zheng Jie 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 in the first round of the tournament. Svetlana defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues and Alona Bondarenko on her way to the quarterfinals. She defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. In the semis, Svetlana defeated Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-3 to reach the final. Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 to win the China Open 2009 title. After the win, Kuznetsova moved up 2 spots in the WTA rankings to No.4. In the rankings released on October 19, 2009 Kuznetsova became World No. 3.

In the season ending Sony Ericsson Championships 2009 (WTA Tour Final), Kuznetsova played in the maroon alongside Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva and Venus Williams. Kuznetsova lost to World No. 2 Serena Williams 6-7(6), 5-7 in her first group match. In her second RR match, Kuznetsova lost to 2-6, 7-6(3), 4-6 to Venus Williams and failed to qualify for the semifinals. Her final RR match is with Elena Dementieva.

She finished the month as World No. 3 with 5772 points.

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News related to Svetlana Kuznetsova in October 2009

Sony Ericsson Championships 2009 - Day 1 - October 27 2009
Sony Ericsson Championships 2009 - Day 3 - October 29 2009
Sony Ericsson Championships 2009 - Day 4 - October 30 2009

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Ranking and Points History - October 2009

Singles - Matches in October 2009

Sony Ericsson Championships 2009
October 30, 2009	Group	Defeated Elena Dementieva	6-3, 6-2
October 29, 2009	Group	Lost to Venus Williams	2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6
October 27, 2009	Group	Lost to Serena Williams	6-7 (6-8), 5-7
China Open 2009
October 11, 2009	Finals	Defeated Agnieszka Radwanska	6-2, 6-4
October 10, 2009	Semifinals	Defeated Nadia Petrova	6-1, 6-3
October 09, 2009	Quarterfinals	Defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6-3, 6-3
October 07, 2009	Third Round	Defeated Alona Bondarenko	6-3, 4-6, 6-0
October 05, 2009	Second Round	Defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues	6-2, 6-1
October 04, 2009	First Round	Defeated Zheng Jie	7-6 (7-3), 7-5

Doubles - Matches in October 2009

China Open 2009
(Partnering Dinara Safina)
October 03, 2009	First Round	Defeated Jill Craybas / Alexa Glatch	6-0, 6-0