The women's tournament of basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade at Belgrade, Serbia began on July 1 and ended on July 11.
Format
• 16 participating team are drawn into four groups of four teams (A, B, C, and D). Each group will use the single round robin system. • Following preliminary round pool play, teams will be seeded for second-round games based on their pool standings. The top two finishing teams from each pool advance to play for 1st - 8th place. The third and fourth place teams will compete in the classification for 9th -16th place. • 1st and 2nd placed teams of each group from the preliminary will be divided into four groups (E,F G, and H) of four teams. Each group will use the single round robin system. The results of the games between the two teams involved in the preliminary will be carried over. ==Preliminary round==
Preliminary round
Group A Group B Group C Group D ==Intermediate Round==
Intermediate Round
Group E Group F Group G Group E ==Classification round==
Classification round
Classification 13-16 places Classification 9-12 places Classification 5-8 places ==Semifinals==
Finals
Final 15-16 places Final 13-14 places Final 11-12 places Final 9-10 places Final 7-8 places Final 5-6 places Bronze-medal game Final ==Final standings==