HP OPEN
Osaka-JPN
October 12-18, 2009
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results - Sunday, October 18, 2009
Singles - Final
(3) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (4) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 75 61

Doubles - Final
(1) Chuang/Raymond (TPE/USA) d. Scheepers/Spears (RSA/USA) 62 64

Final Facts
- With 22 doubles titles already on her résumé, Stosur wins her first singles title on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Previously the 25-year-old had posted five runner-up finishes, at 2009 Los Angeles, 2008 Seoul, 2006 Prague, 2005 Sydney and 2005 Gold Coast.
- The last Australian to win a Tour singles title was Alicia Molik, who beat Stosur in that Sydney final of 2005.
- Earlier in her career, Stosur won four ITF Circuit singles titles - three of them in Japan (all in 2001).
- Schiavone moves to 1-10 lifetime in Tour singles finals, her sole title coming at Bad Gastein in 2007. This year she was also runner-up at Prague.
- Top seeds Chuang Chia-Jung and Lisa Raymond win their first doubles title together, at the expense of unseeded Chanelle Scheepers and Abigail Spears. Chuang now owns 13 career doubles title on the Tour, while Raymond has 68 - although this is the first of her 2009 season.

Final Quotes
Samantha Stosur, 2009 HP Open singles champion:
“I’m very, very pleased to win my first title after losing five previous finals. It has been a personal goal for a while, so I am glad to have achieved that and it’s the perfect way to finish my year in singles. My next goal is to reach the Top 10 for which I would need to play like today every day.”

Francesca Schiavone, 2009 HP Open singles runner-up:
“There were just a few points difference in the first set. It was very close, she took her chances and she deserved to win. I gave her nothing for free, she won every point.”

Lisa Raymond, 2009 HP Open doubles champion:
“It feels great to finish the year with a win. It’s been a great week and a lot of fun to play with CJ. It was a great final and thanks to all the fans for coming out to watch the doubles matches throughout the week.”