2014 Malaysian Open
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| 2014 Malaysian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 14 – 20 |
| Edition | 5th |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Venue | Royal Selangor Golf Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Donna Vekić | |
| Doubles | |
 Tímea Babos /  Chan Hao-ching | |
The 2014 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2014 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from April 14 to 20 at the Royal Selangor Golf Club. This tournament had been discontinued, but was restarted when the rights were bought off the tournament in Palermo, Italy.[1]
Points and Prize Money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 10 | 1 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 46 | 2 |
 CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 67 | 3 |
 AUT
|
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 81 | 4 |
 JPN
|
Kimiko Date-Krumm | 83 | 5 |
 KAZ
|
Zarina Diyas | 93 | 6 |
| CRO
|
Donna Vekić | 95 | 7 |
| JPN
|
Ayumi Morita | 112 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 7, 2014.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Melinda Czink --> replaced by Danka Kovinić
Andrea Hlaváčková --> replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
Jovana Jakšić --> replaced by Akgul Amanmuradova
Luksika Kumkhum --> replaced by Zheng Saisai
Venus Williams --> replaced by Aleksandra Krunić
Retirements
Kimiko Date-Krumm (left calf injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN
|
Tímea Babos | TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | 59 | 1 |
| CRO
|
Darija Jurak |  USA
|
Megan Moulton-Levy | 101 | 2 |
 AUS
|
Jarmila Gajdošová | TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 108 | 3 |
| TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | CHN
|
Zheng Saisai | 142 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of April 7, 2014.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Kimiko Date-Krumm (left calf injury)
Champions
Singles
Donna Vekić def. 
Dominika Cibulková, 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles
- Tímea Babos /
Chan Hao-ching def. Chan Yung-jan / 
Zheng Saisai, 6–3, 6–4
References
- ^ "WTA Palermo moves away from Italy". TennisWorld. 28 Sep 2013.