2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2014 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Petra Kvitová
Runner-up	Eugenie Bouchard
Score	6–3, 6–0

Main article: 2014 Wimbledon Championships

Marion Bartoli was the defending champion, but retired from professional tennis in August 2013 several weeks after she won the tournament.

Like the previous major, the 2014 Wimbledon Championships was marked by two big upsets. The top two seeds – Serena Williams and Li Na – both lost in the third round. That marked the first time in Open Era top seeds didn't reach the second week of Wimbledon. Five-time Wimbledon champion Williams' shock defeat to 25th-seeded Alizé Cornet equalled her earliest exit from the tournament (she lost at the same stage in 1998 and 2005), while Li fell to unseeded Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in straight-sets tiebreaks, and this was Li's final professional tennis match before she announced her retirement almost three months later.

Petra Kvitová advanced to her second Wimbledon final. She won defeating Eugenie Bouchard in a comprehensive straight-sets victory that only took 55 minutes (see details below). This marked the fifth-shortest women's singles final in Wimbledon history in terms of time elapsed.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (Third round)

02.   Li Na (Third round)

03.   Simona Halep (Semifinals)

04.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)

05.   Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)

06.   Petra Kvitová (Champion)

07.   Jelena Janković (First round)

08.   Victoria Azarenka (Second round)

09.   Angelique Kerber (Quarterfinals)

10.   Dominika Cibulková (Third round)

11.   Ana Ivanovic (Third round)

12.   Flavia Pennetta (Second round)

13.   Eugenie Bouchard (Final)

14.   Sara Errani (First round)

15.   Carla Suárez Navarro (Second round)

16.   Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth round)

17.   Samantha Stosur (First round)

18.   Sloane Stephens (First round)

19.   Sabine Lisicki (Quarterfinals)

20.   Andrea Petkovic (Third round)

21.   Roberta Vinci (First round)

22.   Ekaterina Makarova (Quarterfinals)

23.   Lucie Šafářová (Semifinals)

24.   Kirsten Flipkens (Third round)

25.   Alizé Cornet (Fourth round)

26.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (First round)

27.   Garbiñe Muguruza (First round)

28.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (First round)

29.   Sorana Cîrstea (First round)

30.   Venus Williams (Third round)

31.   Klára Koukalová (Second round)

32.   Elena Vesnina (Second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying

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
	13	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
	9	Angelique Kerber	3	4
								13	Eugenie Bouchard	77	6
								3	Simona Halep	65	2
	3	Simona Halep	6	6
	19	Sabine Lisicki	4	0
															13	Eugenie Bouchard	3	0
															6	Petra Kvitová	6	6
	23	Lucie Šafářová	6	6
	22	Ekaterina Makarova	3	1
								23	Lucie Šafářová	66	1
								6	Petra Kvitová	78	6
	6	Petra Kvitová	6	7
		Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		A Tatishvili	1	2				1	S Williams	6	6
		C Scheepers	6	6					C Scheepers	1	1
		C McHale	3	3											1	S Williams	6	3	4
		J Jakšić	2	6	5										25	A Cornet	1	6	6
		P Cetkovská	6	4	7				P Cetkovská	4	7	3
		AK Schmiedlová	6	4	2			25	A Cornet	6	5	6
	25	A Cornet	4	6	6																	25	A Cornet	65	5
	20	A Petkovic	6	6																		13	E Bouchard	77	7
		K Piter	1	4				20	A Petkovic	6	3	6
		I-C Begu	1	6	7				I-C Begu	4	6	1
		V Razzano	6	4	5										20	A Petkovic	3	4
	WC	S Soler Espinosa	6	6											13	E Bouchard	6	6
		O Govortsova	2	3				WC	S Soler Espinosa	5	1
		D Hantuchová	5	5				13	E Bouchard	7	6
	13	E Bouchard	7	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	A Kerber	6	6
		U Radwańska	2	4				9	A Kerber	6	5	6
		H Watson	6	6					H Watson	2	7	1
		A Tomljanović	3	2											9	A Kerber	3	6	6
		P Martić	0	1											24	K Flipkens	6	3	2
		L Domínguez Lino	6	6					L Domínguez Lino	2	1
	Q	T Paszek	4	77	2			24	K Flipkens	6	6
	24	K Flipkens	6	63	6																	9	A Kerber	77	4	6
	26	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	5	1																	5	M Sharapova	64	6	4
		A Riske	4	7	6				A Riske	7	6
		A Cadanţu	1	65					C Giorgi	5	2
		C Giorgi	6	77												A Riske	3	0
	Q	T Bacsinszky	6	6											5	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Fichman	1	3				Q	T Bacsinszky	2	1
	WC	S Murray	1	0				5	M Sharapova	6	6
	5	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	S Halep	6	6
		T Pereira	2	2				3	S Halep	6	4	6
		D Pfizenmaier	3	0				Q	L Tsurenko	3	6	4
	Q	L Tsurenko	6	6											3	S Halep	6	6
		B Bencic	2	6	6											B Bencic	4	1
		M Rybáriková	6	3	3				B Bencic	6	7
	Q	V Duval	6	3	6			Q	V Duval	4	5
	29	S Cîrstea	4	6	1																	3	S Halep	6	6
	21	R Vinci	4	6	4																		Z Diyas	3	0
		D Vekić	6	4	6				D Vekić	4	4
	WC	V Zvonareva	6	63	9			WC	V Zvonareva	6	6
	WC	T Moore	4	77	7										WC	V Zvonareva	61	6	3
		Z Diyas	77	6												Z Diyas	77	3	6
		K Mladenovic	64	4					Z Diyas	714	5	6
		S Zhang	1	2				15	C Suárez Navarro	612	7	2
	15	C Suárez Navarro	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	A Ivanovic	78	6
		F Schiavone	66	4				11	A Ivanovic	6	6
		A Beck	1	3					J Zheng	4	0
		J Zheng	6	6											11	A Ivanovic	4	6	1
		Ka Plíšková	64	6	10										19	S Lisicki	6	3	6
		K Knapp	77	4	8				Ka Plíšková	3	5
		J Glushko	2	1				19	S Lisicki	6	7
	19	S Lisicki	6	6																		19	S Lisicki	6	3	6
	31	K Koukalová	7	6																			Y Shvedova	3	6	4
	WC	T Townsend	5	2				31	K Koukalová	5	77	2
		M Keys	6	6					M Keys	7	63	6
		M Puig	3	3												M Keys	67	6r
	WC	Kr Plíšková	6	4	6											Y Shvedova	79	6
		Y Shvedova	3	6	8				Y Shvedova	6	64	6
		K Kanepi	6	6					K Kanepi	3	77	2
	7	J Janković	3	2

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	V Azarenka	6	7
		M Lučić-Baroni	3	5				8	V Azarenka	3	6	5
		J Larsson	62	0					B Jovanovski	6	3	7
		B Jovanovski	77	6												B Jovanovski	6	65	8
	Q	T Smitková	6	6											Q	T Smitková	4	77	10
		S-w Hsieh	3	3				Q	T Smitková	6	77
		C Vandeweghe	6	3	7				C Vandeweghe	3	64
	27	G Muguruza	3	6	5																	Q	T Smitková	0	2
	23	L Šafářová	77	77																		23	L Šafářová	6	6
		J Görges	63	63				23	L Šafářová	79	7
		P Hercog	6	6					P Hercog	67	5
		P Ormaechea	4	4											23	L Šafářová	6	6
		M Niculescu	5	3											10	D Cibulková	4	2
		A Van Uytvanck	7	6					A Van Uytvanck	6	3	6
	Q	A Wozniak	1	2				10	D Cibulková	3	6	8
	10	D Cibulková	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	S Errani	6	63	5
		C Garcia	2	77	7				C Garcia	7	6
		T Pironkova	78	2	2				V Lepchenko	5	3
		V Lepchenko	66	6	6											C Garcia	5	3
		M Doi	6	6											22	E Makarova	7	6
		E Svitolina	4	1					M Doi	5	4
		K Date-Krumm	6	4	5			22	E Makarova	7	6
	22	E Makarova	3	6	7																	22	E Makarova	6	6
	28	S Kuznetsova	6	3	1																	4	A Radwańska	3	0
	Q	M Larcher de Brito	3	6	6			Q	M Larcher de Brito	6	4	6
		S Vögele	3	66				WC	J Gajdošová	3	6	3
	WC	J Gajdošová	6	78											Q	M Larcher de Brito	2	0
	Q	A Kontaveit	6	64	3										4	A Radwańska	6	6
		C Dellacqua	3	77	6				C Dellacqua	4	0
	Q	A Mitu	2	1				4	A Radwańska	6	6
	4	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	P Kvitová	6	6
		A Hlaváčková	3	0				6	P Kvitová	6	6
		M Barthel	7	6					M Barthel	2	0
	PR	R Oprandi	5	0											6	P Kvitová	5	77	7
		K Nara	6	6											30	V Williams	7	62	5
		A-L Friedsam	4	4					K Nara	64	1
		MT Torró Flor	4	6	2			30	V Williams	77	6
	30	V Williams	6	4	6																	6	P Kvitová	6	6
	18	S Stephens	2	66																			S Peng	3	2
		M Kirilenko	6	78					M Kirilenko	0	3
		J Konta	4	6	4				S Peng	6	6
		S Peng	6	3	6											S Peng	0	6	6
		L Davis	6	6												L Davis	6	3	3
		A Kleybanova	1	2					L Davis	6	77
		J Čepelová	2	3				12	F Pennetta	4	64
	12	F Pennetta	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	C Wozniacki	6	6
		S Pe'er	3	0				16	C Wozniacki	6	6
	WC	N Broady	2	79	6			WC	N Broady	3	2
		T Babos	6	67	0										16	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	A Konjuh	6	4	6										Q	A Konjuh	3	0
		M Erakovic	3	6	0			Q	A Konjuh	3	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	6	6					Y Wickmayer	6	2	2
	17	S Stosur	3	4																		16	C Wozniacki	2	5
	32	E Vesnina	6	6																			B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	7
		P Mayr-Achleitner	0	4				32	E Vesnina	4	2
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	2	2					B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6												B Záhlavová-Strýcová	77	77
		V King	5	3											2	N Li	65	65
		Y Meusburger	7	6					Y Meusburger	2	2
	Q	P Kania	5	2				2	N Li	6	6
	2	N Li	7	6

The final

Sixth-seeded Kvitová defeated her compatriot and 23rd-seeded Lucie Šafářová 7–6^(8–6), 6–1 in the first semi-final, while thirteenth-seeded Eugenie Bouchard defeated third-seeded Simona Halep 7–6^(7–5), 6–2 in the other. Bouchard – playing in only her sixth grand slam tournament – advanced to the final without losing a set, becoming the first Canadian tennis player to reach the singles final of a grand slam. The title match was the first grand slam final contested between two players born in the 1990s. In the first set, Kvitová broke in the third game and broke again in the seventh to establish a 5–2 lead. With Kvitová serving for the set, Bouchard broke back, but Kvitová did the same in the following game to take the first set 6–3. The second set saw Kvitová lose only three points on serve as she bagelled Bouchard 6–0. Only 10 other Wimbledon women singles champions lost "fewer games in the final than Kvitova did".

The victory gave Kvitová her second Wimbledon title and second Grand Slam title overall. After the tournament, Bouchard improved to a career-high World No. 7 in the WTA rankings – surpassing Carling Bassett-Seguso's record of being the highest-ranked Canadian woman of all-time – while Kvitová moved up to World No. 4.

External links

• Wimbledon.com – News, Schedule, Results
• Main draw