2009 Brisbane International – Women's singles

This was the first edition of the event.

Victoria Azarenka won the title, defeating Marion Bartoli in the final 6–3, 6–1.

Seeds
• # 🇷🇸 Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)

• # 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (champion)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (final)

• # 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals, retired due to a left thigh strain)

• # 🇪🇪 Kaia Kanepi (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (withdrew due to viral illness)

• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone (first round)

• # 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama (first round)

Seeds
• # 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Grönefeld (qualified)

• # 🇮🇹 Karin Knapp (first round)

• # 🇺🇿 Akgul Amanmuradova (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (qualified)

• # 🇫🇷 Camille Pin (first round)

• # 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)

• # 🇰🇿 Galina Voskoboeva (first round)

• # Rossana de los Ríos (second round)

Qualifiers
• # 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Grönefeld

• # 🇧🇬 Sesil Karatantcheva

• # 🇭🇺 Melinda Czink

• # 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci

Lucky loser

 * 1) 🇫🇷 Julie Coin