2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open
| 2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 14 – September 20 |
| Edition | 6th |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Guangzhou, China |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Shahar Pe'er | |
| Doubles | |
 Olga Govortsova / Tatiana Poutchek | |
The 2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open (also known as the TOE Life Ceramics Guangzhou International Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's
People's Republic of China
, from September 14 through September 20, 2009.
Champions
Singles
Shahar Pe'er defeated 
Alberta Brianti 6–3, 6–4
- It was Pe'er first title in over 3 years, and her 4th title overall.
- It was Brianti's first final appearance at the WTA Tour.
Doubles
Kimiko Date-Krumm / 3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Sun Tiantian
Entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues | 21 | 1 |
| CHN
|
Zheng Jie | 22 | 2 |
| CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 44 | 3 |
 SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 56 | 4 |
| ISR
|
Shahar Pe'er | 64 | 5 |
| BLR
|
Olga Govortsova | 65 | 6 |
 JPN
|
Ayumi Morita | 69 | 7 |
| ITA
|
Alberta Brianti | 85 | 8 |
| ITA
|
Maria Elena Camerin | 86 | 9 |
- 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of August 31, 2009
- Jie Zheng was forced to withdraw due to a left wrist injury, so Maria Elena Camerin became the no. 9 seed.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Chen Yanchong
Zhang Ling- Chang Kai-Chen
Tatiana Poutchek
The following players received lucky loser spot in the Main Draw:
