Venus Williams defeated Virginie Razzano in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Venus Williams.

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	8	Ana Ivanovic	4	4
								1	Serena Williams	1	6	63
								6	Venus Williams	6	2	7
	4	Elena Dementieva	3	3
	6	Venus Williams	6	6
															6	Venus Williams	6	6
																Virginie Razzano	4	2
	Q	Elena Vesnina	3	5
	16	Kaia Kanepi	6	7
								16	Kaia Kanepi	1	2
									Virginie Razzano	6	6
	5	Vera Zvonareva	67	5
		Virginie Razzano	7	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	4	6	6
		Y-J Chan	4	4					S Errani	6	2	0
		S Errani	6	6											1	S Williams	6	6
		S Stosur	6	6											13	J Zheng	4	2
		M Rybáriková	4	3					S Stosur	6	5	5
	Q	A Rodionova	1	1				13	J Zheng	3	7	7
	13	J Zheng	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	9	A Radwańska	4	3																		8	A Ivanovic	4	4
	Q	U Radwańska	6	6				Q	U Radwańska	7	5	0r
		Á Szávay	6	2	3			LL	C Pin	66	7	2
	LL	C Pin	2	6	6										LL	C Pin	2	65
	Q	A Lapushchenkova	6	3	2										8	A Ivanovic	6	7
		A Kleybanova	3	6	6				A Kleybanova	5	4
								8	A Ivanovic	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	E Dementieva	7	6
		M Koryttseva	1	4					S Bammer	5	2
		S Bammer	6	6											4	E Dementieva	6	6
		O Govortsova	4	3											14	A Medina Garrigues	1	3
		A Bondarenko	6	6					A Bondarenko	2	5
	LL	A Klepač	3	1				14	A Medina Garrigues	6	7
	14	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		4	E Dementieva	3	3
	10	A Cornet	6	6																		6	V Williams	6	6
		A-L Grönefeld	4	1				10	A Cornet	6	6
	Q	J Schruff	6	2	6			Q	J Schruff	1	2
		P Kvitová	3	6	4										10	A Cornet	3	2
		M Kirilenko	2	4											6	V Williams	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6					A Pavlyuchenkova	0	1
								6	V Williams	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	S Kuznetsova	4	6	0
	Q	E Vesnina	1	6	6			Q	E Vesnina	6	3	6
		N Li	6	4	4										Q	E Vesnina	4	6	4
		T Pironkova	6	6											12	D Cibulková	6	1	0r
	Q	V Kutuzova	2	3					T Pironkova	65	4
		S Cîrstea	4	2				12	D Cibulková	7	6
	12	D Cibulková	6	6																		Q	E Vesnina	3	5
	16	K Kanepi	2	6	6																	16	K Kanepi	6	7
	Q	T Paszek	6	2	0			16	K Kanepi	7	6
	WC	S Mirza	7	6				WC	S Mirza	5	2
		E Makarova	5	2											16	K Kanepi	6	7
		S Peng	6	5	2										3	J Janković	2	5
		M Niculescu	3	7	6				M Niculescu	3	2
								3	J Janković	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	V Zvonareva	6	6
	WC	V Dushevina	2	6	6			WC	V Dushevina	0	3
	Q	Z Yan	6	4	3										5	V Zvonareva	5
		F Schiavone	6	6											11	M Bartoli	2	r
		C Dellacqua	1	1					F Schiavone	65	6	3
		A Sugiyama	0	6	66			11	M Bartoli	7	3	6
	11	M Bartoli	6	4	7																	5	V Zvonareva	67	5
	15	A Chakvetadze	5	2																			V Razzano	7	7
	LL	A Morita[1]	7	6				LL	A Morita	61	2
	WC	S Vögele	5	2					D Hantuchová	7	6
		D Hantuchová	7	6												D Hantuchová	2	6	2
		K Bondarenko	5	2												V Razzano	6	1	6
		V Razzano	7	6					V Razzano	6	6
								2	D Safina	4	2

• Draw