2014 Wuhan Open
| 2014 Wuhan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 – 27 September |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 32D |
| Prize money | $2,440,070 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Wuhan, China |
| Venue | Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Petra Kvitová | |
| Doubles | |
 Martina Hingis /  Flavia Pennetta | |
The 2014 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the event and part of the WTA Premier 5 series of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China between 21 and 27 September 2014.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $441,000 | $220,200 | $110,100 | $50,700 | $25,135 | $12,900 | $6,630 | $3,700 | $1,900 |
| Doubles * | $126,000 | $63,750 | $31,665 | $15,880 | $8,020 | 3,980 | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
Serena Williams | 1 | 1 |
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 2 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 |
 RUS
|
Maria Sharapova | 4 | 4 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 5 |
 CAN
|
Eugenie Bouchard | 7 | 6 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 8 | 7 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 9 | 8 |
 SRB
|
Ana Ivanovic | 10 | 9 |
| SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 11 | 10 |
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | 12 | 11 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 13 | 12 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 14 | 13 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 15 | 14 |
| ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 16 | 15 |
| GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 17 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of September 15, 2014.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Timea Bacsinszky
Zarina Diyas
Marina Erakovic
Jarmila Gajdošová
Karin Knapp- Francesca Schiavone
Donna Vekić- Stefanie Vögele
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Victoria Azarenka (right foot injury) → replaced by 
Annika Beck
Li Na (retirement from professional tennis)[2] → replaced by 
Christina McHale- Sloane Stephens → replaced by
Heather Watson
- During the tournament
Garbiñe Muguruza (gastritis)
Retirements
Dominika Cibulková (left ankle injury)
Ana Ivanovic (left thigh injury)- Jelena Janković (back injury)
- Serena Williams (viral illness)
- Xu Shilin (heat illness)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 2 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Květa Peschke |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 19 | 2 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 22 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková |  CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 25 | 4 |
| RUS
|
Alla Kudryavtseva |  AUS
|
Anastasia Rodionova | 30 | 5 |
| SUI
|
Martina Hingis | ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 37 | 6 |
 ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 37 | 7 |
 ZIM
|
Cara Black |  FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 51 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of September 15, 2014.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Dominika Cibulková (left ankle injury)
Lucie Šafářová (viral illness)
- During the tournament
- Garbiñe Muguruza (gastritis)
Retirements
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands (viral illness)
Champions
Singles
- Petra Kvitová defeated
Eugenie Bouchard, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
- Martina Hingis / Flavia Pennetta defeated
Cara Black/ 
Caroline Garcia, 6–4, 5–7, [12–10]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "LI NA UNVEILS NEXT PHASE OF CAREER". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 19 September 2014.