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Three-time defending champion
Esther Vergeer Esther Mary Vergeer (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer won 43 major titles (21 in singles and 22 in doubles), 23 year-end championships (14 consecutive in singles and nine in doubles), and se ...
and her partner
Korie Homan Korie Homan (born 16 June 1986 in de Wijk) is a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player. Homan won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 2008 Paralympics. In 2009, she completed the doubles Grand Slam by winning the Australian, French, Wimble ...
defeated Agnieszka Bartczak and
Katharina Krüger Katharina Krüger (born 3 January 1990) is a German wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events. In the singles she is a three-time quarterfinalist in the Australian Open and four-time quarterfinalist in the French Open. ...
in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was their first step towards an eventual Grand Slam.
Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen (born 17 April 1985) is a Dutch professional wheelchair tennis player. Griffioen is a 20-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champion (four singles and 16 doubles), Paralympic gold medalist, seven-time Masters champion, a ...
and Vergeer were the three-time defending champions, but did not compete together. Griffioen partnered
Florence Gravellier Florence Gravellier (born 23 January 1979) is a former French wheelchair tennis player. Gravellier is the 2005 and 2010 Australian Open doubles Champion. At the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Gravellier was a double bronze medalist. Gravellie ...
, but was defeated in the semifinals by Bartczak and Krüger.


Seeds

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Korie Homan Korie Homan (born 16 June 1986 in de Wijk) is a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player. Homan won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 2008 Paralympics. In 2009, she completed the doubles Grand Slam by winning the Australian, French, Wimble ...
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Esther Vergeer Esther Mary Vergeer (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer won 43 major titles (21 in singles and 22 in doubles), 23 year-end championships (14 consecutive in singles and nine in doubles), and se ...
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Florence Gravellier Florence Gravellier (born 23 January 1979) is a former French wheelchair tennis player. Gravellier is the 2005 and 2010 Australian Open doubles Champion. At the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Gravellier was a double bronze medalist. Gravellie ...
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Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen (born 17 April 1985) is a Dutch professional wheelchair tennis player. Griffioen is a 20-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champion (four singles and 16 doubles), Paralympic gold medalist, seven-time Masters champion, a ...
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Draw


Finals

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