The 2009 Atlanta Dream season was the 2nd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their second season under head coach, Marynell Meadors. The Dream qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. However, they were eliminated by the Detroit Shock in a sweep in the first round.
With the Houston Comets ceasing operation and based on the 2008 records of teams, the Dream selected 1st in the Dispersal Draft.
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 27 || 7:00pm || Connecticut || 76-73 || de Souza, Holdsclaw (16) || de Souza (9) || Teasley (7) || Philips Arena <br> 4,980 || 1-0 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || June 6 || 7:00pm || Indiana || || 87-86 (2OT) || Holdsclaw (23) || de Souza (17) || Holdsclaw, Teasley (4) || Philips Arena <br> 8,709 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || June 7 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || || 71-77 || Miller (17) || de Souza (6) || Lehning (4) || Verizon Center <br> 11,759 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || June 12 || 8:30pm || @ Chicago || CN100<br>NBA TV || 73-81 || Castro Marques (20) || de Souza (8) || Miller (4) || UIC Pavilion <br> 5,689 || 1-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || June 14 || 3:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 67-62 || Lyttle (20) || Lyttle (16) || Teasley (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena <br> 6,429 || 2-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || June 19 || 7:30pm || Washington || || 93-81 || Lyttle (20) || Lyttle (13) || Teasley (4) || Philips Arena <br> 6,050 || 3-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || June 21 || 3:00pm || New York || || 81-93 || Holdsclaw (17) || Lyttle (9) || Teasley (5) || Philips Arena <br> 5,624 || 3-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || June 23 || 12:00pm || Chicago || || 98-99 (OT) || McCoughtry (26) || de Souza (7) || McCoughtry (8) || Philips Arena <br> 10,351 || 3-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 26 || 7:30pm || Detroit || || 96-86 || Holdsclaw (28) || de Souza (13) || Teasley (11) || Philips Arena <br> 5,935 || 4-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || June 27 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 68-82 || Castro Marques (16) || Snow (9) || Lehning (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena <br> 6,264 || 4-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || June 30 || 7:00pm || Minnesota || ESPN2 || 85-91 || Castro Marques (31) || de Souza (10) || Lehning (4) || Philips Arena <br> 7,686 || 4-6 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || July 3 || 7:30pm || Washington || || 72-65 || Holdsclaw (18) || Lacy, Snow (8) || Holdsclaw (8) || Philips Arena <br> 5,456 || 5-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || July 5 || 6:00pm || @ Indiana || || 74-78 || Lyttle (18) || de Souza (8) || Lehning, McCoughtry (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse <br> 7,024 || 5-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || July 7 || 7:30pm || Connecticut || || 72-67 || Holdsclaw (19) || de Souza (17) || Lehning (7) || Philips Arena <br> 6,225 || 6-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || July 11 || 7:30pm || @ New York || || 69-71 || Castro Marques (18) || Castro Marques, de Souza, Holdsclaw (8) || Castro Marques (6) || Madison Square Garden <br> 8,732 || 6-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || July 15 || 1:00pm || @ Minnesota || FSN-N || 91-77 || Holdsclaw (28) || Lyttle (10) || Lehning (5) || Target Center <br> 11,245 || 7-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || July 17 || 7:00pm|| @ Indiana || || 79-84 || de Souza (23) || de Souza (14) || Castro Marques, Lehning (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse <br> 7,975 || 7-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || July 19 || 4:00pm || @ New York || || 86-89 || Holdsclaw (26) || de Souza (10) || de Souza (3) || Madison Square Garden <br> 8,560 || 7-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || July 22 || 12:00pm || @ Detroit || || 98-95 (OT) || Latta (22) || Snow (12) || Holdsclaw (4) || Palace of Auburn Hills <br> 14,439 || 8-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || July 30 || 7:30pm || Phoenix || || 106-76 || McCoughtry (17) || de Souza (14) || Lehning (5) || Philips Arena <br> 7,827 || 9-10 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || August 1 || 7:00pm || New York || NBA TV<br>MSG || 89-83 || Holdsclaw (18) || Holdsclaw, Lyttle (7) || Latta, Lehning (3) || Philips Arena <br> 6,103 || 10-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || August 6 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || || 92-84 || Holdsclaw (21) || Lyttle (10) || Lehning (7) || AT&T Center <br> 5,042 || 11-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || August 8 || 7:00pm || Chicago || || 80-82 || Latta (18) || de Souza (15) || Latta, Miller (3) || Philips Arena <br> 5,424 || 11-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || August 13 || 7:30pm || Detroit || || 80-75 || Castro Marques (16) || de Souza (13) || Lehning (5) || Philips Arena <br> 5,641 || 12-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || August 15 || 7:00pm || Seattle || || 88-79 || Lyttle (20) || de Souza (12) || Lehning (6) || Philips Arena <br> 8,751 || 13-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || August 20 || 7:30pm || San Antonio || || 93-87 || McCoughtry (34) || de Souza (11) || Lehning (6) || Philips Arena <br> 5,848 || 14-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || August 23 || 3:00pm || Los Angeles || || 87-91 || Castro Marques (26) || de Souza (9) || Castro Marques, Lehning (4) || Philips Arena <br> 11,304 || 14-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 25 || 7:30pm || Sacramento || || 103-83 || Castro Marques (30) || Lyttle (9) || Lehning (10) || Philips Arena <br> 5,159 || 15-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || August 27 || 7:30pm || @ Detroit || || 83-87 || Castro Marques (19) || de Souza (13) || McCoughtry (5) || Palace of Auburn Hills <br> 5,695 || 15-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || August 29 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || || 84-91 (2OT) || McCoughtry (16) || Lyttle (11) || Lehning, McCoughtry (4) || KeyArena <br> 9,089 || 15-14 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || September 1 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || || 84-79 || Castro Marques (27) || de Souza, Lyttle (7) || de Souza, Latta (3) || STAPLES Center <br> 8,756 || 16-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || September 4 || 10:00pm || @ Sacramento || || 98-90 || de Souza (27) || de Souza (13) || McCoughtry (10) || ARCO Arena <br> 6,517 || 17-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || September 5 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 82-100 || de Souza (23) || Snow (7) || Lehning (10) || US Airways Center <br> 10,424 || 17-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || September 11 || 7:00pm || Connecticut || || 88-64 || McCoughtry (18) || de Souza (14) || Lyttle (5) || Philips Arena <br> 8,644 || 18-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || September 12 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || || 64-82 || McCoughtry (19) || McCoughtry (13) || Castro Marques, de Souza (3) || Verizon Center <br> 11,987 || 18-16 |-
| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || September 16 || 8:00pm || @ Detroit || ESPN2 || 89-94 || Castro Marques (25) || Lyttle (9) || Castro Marques (7) || Palace of Auburn Hills <br> 6,122 || 0-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || September 18 || 7:30pm || Detroit || NBA TV || 79-94 || Latta (21) || de Souza (7) || McCoughtry, Latta, Price (3) || Gwinnett Arena <br> 4,780 || 0-2 |-