See main article: 2009 Rogers Cup.
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals against Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs.
Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez won in the final 2–6, 7–5, [11–9] against Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs.
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.