2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2014 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Ana Ivanovic
Score	6–4, 6–1
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2014 Western & Southern Open

Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Cincinnati Masters.

Victoria Azarenka was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to a right knee injury.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Serena Williams (champion)

02.   Simona Halep (quarterfinals)

03.   Petra Kvitová (second round)

04.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

05.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals)

06.   Angelique Kerber (third round)

07.   Eugenie Bouchard (second round)

08.   Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)

09.   Ana Ivanovic (final)

10.   Victoria Azarenka (withdrew because of a right knee injury)

11.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)

12.   Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)

13.   Flavia Pennetta (third round)

14.   Sara Errani (second round)

15.   Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)

16.   Lucie Šafářová (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	8	Jelena Janković	1	3
								1	Serena Williams	2	6	6
								12	Caroline Wozniacki	6	2	4
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	4	65
	12	Caroline Wozniacki	6	77
															1	Serena Williams	6	6
															9	Ana Ivanovic	4	1
	9	Ana Ivanovic	6	6
		Elina Svitolina	2	3
								9	Ana Ivanovic	6	5	7
								5	Maria Sharapova	2	7	5
	5	Maria Sharapova	3	6	6
	2	Simona Halep	6	4	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	79	79
		S Stosur	6	7					S Stosur	67	67
	Q	V Lepchenko	2	5											1	S Williams	6	6
		K Koukalová	3	6	5										13	F Pennetta	2	2
	Q	T Townsend	6	4	7			Q	T Townsend	4	3
	Q	C Scheepers	3	77	2			13	F Pennetta	6	6
	13	F Pennetta	6	63	6																	1	S Williams	6	6
	LL	M Barthel	5	0																		8	J Janković	1	3
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7	6					B Záhlavová-Strýcová	5	1
		A Petkovic	3	3					S Stephens	7	6
		S Stephens	6	6												S Stephens	64	4
		G Muguruza	3	6	3										8	J Janković	77	6
	Q	A Beck	6	2	6			Q	A Beck	1	60
								8	J Janković	6	77

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Radwańska	6	6
		K Nara	6	6					K Nara	2	2
	PR	R Oprandi	0	2											4	A Radwańska	6	6
		R Vinci	3	6	2											S Lisicki	1	1
		S Lisicki	6	2	6				S Lisicki	6	2	77
	Q	Y Wickmayer	5	6	62			14	S Errani	4	6	62
	14	S Errani	7	3	77																	4	A Radwańska	4	65
	12	C Wozniacki	6	6																		12	C Wozniacki	6	77
		M Rybáriková	2	3				12	C Wozniacki	6	6
		S Zhang	6	2	7				S Zhang	2	3
	Q	H Watson	3	6	5										12	C Wozniacki	7	6
		D Hantuchová	2	2											6	A Kerber	5	2
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	4	1
								6	A Kerber	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	E Bouchard	4	6	2
		C Giorgi	4	77	3				S Kuznetsova	6	3	6
		S Kuznetsova	6	64	6											S Kuznetsova	2	6	3
	Q	N Gibbs	6	3	1										9	A Ivanovic	6	2	6
	WC	C McHale	4	6	6			WC	C McHale	4	0
		S Cîrstea	1	5				9	A Ivanovic	6	6
	9	A Ivanovic	6	7																		9	A Ivanovic	6	6
	15	C Suárez Navarro	6	1	6																		E Svitolina	2	3
		T Pironkova	3	6	2			15	C Suárez Navarro	6	7
	Q	P Parmentier	77	6				Q	P Parmentier	3	5
		C Dellacqua	64	2											15	C Suárez Navarro	6	4	4
		E Svitolina	6	6												E Svitolina	4	6	6
	WC	L Davis	3	2					E Svitolina	6	77
								3	P Kvitová	2	62

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Sharapova	6	3	6
		A Cornet	2	4					M Keys	1	6	3
		M Keys	6	6											5	M Sharapova	6	77
	Q	K Knapp	6	77												A Pavlyuchenkova	4	62
	WC	B Bencic	2	61				Q	K Knapp	1	3
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6					A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	11	D Cibulková	3	3																		5	M Sharapova	3	6	6
	16	L Šafářová	62	6	6																	2	S Halep	6	4	4
		V Williams	77	3	4			16	L Šafářová	6	6
	Q	Z Diyas	77	77				Q	Z Diyas	4	2
	Q	I-C Begu	64	65											16	L Šafářová	4	5
	Q	P Hercog	3	2											2	S Halep	6	7
		K Flipkens	6	6					K Flipkens	4	2
								2	S Halep	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
2. Peng Shuai (withdrew, still playing in Montréal)
3. Karolína Plíšková (first round)
4. Mona Barthel (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Alison Riske (first round)
6. Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
7. Caroline Garcia (first round)
8. Elena Vesnina (qualifying competition, retired)
9. Zarina Diyas (qualified)
10. Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
11. Ajla Tomljanović (first round)
12. Heather Watson (qualified)
13. María Teresa Torró Flor (qualifying competition)
14. Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified)
15. Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition)
16. Yanina Wickmayer (qualified)
17. Monica Puig (qualifying competition)
18. Annika Beck (qualified)
19. Anna Schmiedlová (first round)
20. Polona Hercog (qualified)
21. Francesca Schiavone (qualifying competition)
22. Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualifying competition)
23. Chanelle Scheepers (qualified)
24. Marina Erakovic (first round)
25. Karin Knapp (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Polona Hercog
2. Karin Knapp
3. Pauline Parmentier
4. Annika Beck
5. Taylor Townsend
6. Varvara Lepchenko
7. Chanelle Scheepers
8. Irina-Camelia Begu
9. Zarina Diyas
10. Nicole Gibbs
11. Yanina Wickmayer
12. Heather Watson

Lucky losers

1. Mona Barthel

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Bojana Jovanovski	5	2
		Julia Glushko	7	6
									Julia Glushko	3	1
								20	Polona Hercog	6	6
		Paula Ormaechea	2	6	3
	20	Polona Hercog	6	3	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	25	Karin Knapp	6	6
	Alt	Urszula Radwańska	3	3
								25	Karin Knapp	2	6	77
								17	Monica Puig	6	3	65
		Tamira Paszek	4	4
	17	Monica Puig	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Karolína Plíšková	65	6	64
		Pauline Parmentier	77	1	77
									Pauline Parmentier	78	77
								13	María Teresa Torró Flor	66	64
		Kiki Bertens	4	1
	13	María Teresa Torró Flor	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mona Barthel	6	6
	WC	Yulia Putintseva	4	2
								4	Mona Barthel	2	3
								18	Annika Beck	6	6
	WC	Melanie Oudin	1	3
	18	Annika Beck	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Alison Riske	3	4
	WC	Taylor Townsend	6	6
								WC	Taylor Townsend	6	6
								22	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	4	3
	WC	Andrea Hlaváčková	3	2
	22	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Varvara Lepchenko	6	0
		Alexandra Dulgheru	4	0r
								6	Varvara Lepchenko	7	77
									Anna Tatishvili	5	61
		Anna Tatishvili	6	6
	19	Anna Schmiedlová	1	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Caroline Garcia	4	3
		Tímea Babos	6	6
									Tímea Babos	0	4
								23	Chanelle Scheepers	6	6
		Timea Bacsinszky	5	2
	23	Chanelle Scheepers	7	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Elena Vesnina	6	6
	WC	Sachia Vickery	4	3
								8	Elena Vesnina	4	0r
								14	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	4
		Kimiko Date-Krumm	6	2	4
	14	Irina-Camelia Begu	1	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Zarina Diyas	6	6
		Shelby Rogers	1	4
								9	Zarina Diyas	6	6
								15	Monica Niculescu	2	2
		Donna Vekić	3	3
	15	Monica Niculescu	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Yaroslava Shvedova	62	2
	WC	Nicole Gibbs	77	6
								WC	Nicole Gibbs	6	4	6
								21	Francesca Schiavone	3	6	2
		Kristina Mladenovic	4	2
	21	Francesca Schiavone	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Ajla Tomljanović	0	6	4
		Julia Görges	6	4	6
									Julia Görges	4	6	5
								16	Yanina Wickmayer	6	3	7
		Alison Van Uytvanck	77	64	2
	16	Yanina Wickmayer	65	77	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Heather Watson	6	6
		Kristýna Plíšková	3	4
								12	Heather Watson	6	6
									Shahar Pe'er	3	0
		Shahar Pe'er	4	6	6
	24	Marina Erakovic	6	0	4

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw