The 2009 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2009 WTA Tour, which took place from April 13 to April 19. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the second and last event of the clay court season played on green clay. The total prize money offered at this tournament was US$1,000,000.
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Dementieva |  Russia | 3 | 1 | |
| Venus Williams |  United States | 5 | 2 | |
| Vera Zvonareva | Russia | 6 | 3 | |
| Nadia Petrova | Russia | 10 | 4 | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | Denmark | 12 | 5 | |
| Marion Bartoli |  France | 13 | 6 | |
| Dominika Cibulková |  Slovakia | 19 | 7 | |
| Patty Schnyder | Switzerland | 17 | 8 | |
| Aleksandra Wozniak |  Canada | 29 | 9 | |
| Peng Shuai |  China | 35 | 10 | |
| Alyona Bondarenko |  Ukraine | 41 | 11 | |
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands | United States | 38 | 12 | |
| Virginie Razzano | France | 42 | 13 | |
| Olga Govortsova |  Belarus | 59 | 14 | |
| Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |  Czech Republic | 68 | 15 | |
| Sabine Lisicki | Germany | 63 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Shenay Perry Madison Brengle Angela Haynes Melanie Oudin Abigail Spears Marie-Ève Pelletier Lenka WienerováSee main article: 2009 Family Circle Cup – Singles. Sabine Lisicki defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 6–2, 6–4[1]
See main article: 2009 Family Circle Cup – Doubles. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Nadia Petrova defeated Līga Dekmeijere / Patty Schnyder, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [11–9]