Seeds Maria Sharapova was initially set to make her season debut here after sitting out several months with a shoulder injury. However, she eventually withdrew. She was replaced by
Jelena Janković.
Katarina Srebotnik also withdrew from the event with an ongoing injury. } United States • Rankings as of February 9, 2009.
Other entrants The following players received
wildcards into the main draw: •
Jelena Janković •
Daniela Hantuchová •
Virginie Razzano •
Nathalie Dechy The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: •
Émilie Loit •
Karolina Šprem •
Oxana Lyubtsova •
Anastasija Sevastova ==Prize money & points==