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2014 Nottingham Challenge – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2014 Nottingham Challenge
Final
ChampionAustralia Jarmila Gajdošová
Runner-upSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Score6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Elena Baltacha was the defending champion, having won the event in 2013, but retired at the end of the season[1] and died in May 2014 of liver cancer.[2]

Jarmila Gajdošová won the title, defeating Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

Seeds

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  1. Japan Misaki Doi (second round)
  2. Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam (first round)
  3. Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky (final)
  4. Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková (semifinals)
  5. France Claire Feuerstein (first round)
  6. Poland Magda Linette (second round)
  7. Australia Olivia Rogowska (second round)
  8. China Zheng Saisai (first round)

Main draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  United States Nicole Gibbs 4 1
3 Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 6 6
3 Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 2 2
Q Australia Jarmila Gajdošová 6 6
4 Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková 4 4
Q Australia Jarmila Gajdošová 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Japan M Doi 6 7
  Sweden S Arvidsson 3 5 1 Japan M Doi 5 6 5
WC United Kingdom I Wallace 2 2 United States N Gibbs 7 3 7
  United States N Gibbs 6 6 United States N Gibbs 6 6
WC United Kingdom S Murray 6 4 4 Ukraine L Tsurenko 4 4
  Ukraine L Tsurenko 2 6 6 Ukraine L Tsurenko 6 6
  Russia E Bychkova 6 3 3 7 Australia O Rogowska 2 4
7 Australia O Rogowska 3 6 6 United States N Gibbs 4 1
3 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 5 6 6 3 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 6
  Italy N Burnett 7 4 2 3 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 4 6 6
  Liechtenstein S Vogt 4 6 61 LL Ukraine K Kozlova 6 4 2
LL Ukraine K Kozlova 6 3 77 3 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 3 77
  Turkey Ç Büyükakçay 6 2 4 France M Johansson 2 6 63
Q Japan M Imanishi 1 6 6 Q Japan M Imanishi 2 3
  France M Johansson 6 6 France M Johansson 6 6
8 China S Zheng 3 1

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Poland M Linette 6 6
WC United Kingdom J Windley 2 3 6 Poland M Linette 3 4
Q Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6 Q Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6
  United States M Brengle 1 2 Q Estonia A Kontaveit 77 0 4
  France P Parmentier 1 3 4 Czech Republic A Hlaváčková 62 6 6
  Slovenia T Majerič 6 6 Slovenia T Majerič 1 3
  Serbia A Krunić 1 2 4 Czech Republic A Hlaváčková 6 6
4 Czech Republic A Hlaváčková 6 6 4 Czech Republic A Hlaváčková 4 4
5 France C Feuerstein 2 4 Q Australia J Gajdošová 6 6
Q Tunisia O Jabeur 6 6 Q Tunisia O Jabeur 6 6
WC United Kingdom K Boulter 6 6 WC United Kingdom K Boulter 3 4
  Paraguay V Cepede Royg 3 2 Q Tunisia O Jabeur 3 63
  Japan E Hozumi 77 4 3 Q Australia J Gajdošová 6 77
  Russia M Sirotkina 64 6 6 Russia M Sirotkina 4 6 4
Q Australia J Gajdošová 77 6 Q Australia J Gajdošová 6 3 6
2 Germany A-L Friedsam 63 4

References

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  1. ^ "Elena Baltacha announces retirement from tennis". BBC Sport. 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Elena Baltacha: Former British number one dies of liver cancer". BBC Sport. 5 May 2014.
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