# 2014 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

First-seeded Li Na was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Peng Shuai in the final, 6–4, 7–5.

## Seeds

    01. Li Na (champion)
    02. Sara Errani (second round)
    03. Klára Zakopalová (second round)
    04. Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
    05. Peng Shuai (final)
    06. Zhang Shuai (first round)
    07. Zheng Jie (second round)
    08. Annika Beck (semifinals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Annika Beck | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Annika Beck | 1 | 3 | 1 | Li Na | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 5 | Peng Shuai | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Peng Shuai | w/o | | 5 | Peng Shuai | 4 | 5 |
| | Vania King | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Li | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 5 | 3 | | 1 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | N Kichenok | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kichenok | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | N Li | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Niculescu | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Schmiedlová | 6 | 2 | 3 | | M Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Y-j Chan | 3 | 6 | 6 | PR | Y-j Chan | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Zhang | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Li | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | K Zakopalová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Beck | 1 | 3 |
| | D Vekić | 3 | 5 | | 3 | K Zakopalová | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mayr-Achleitner | 6 | 6 | | | P Mayr-Achleitner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Ozaki | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | P Mayr-Achleitner | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | V Golubic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Beck | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | A Wozniak | 6 | 0 | 2 | Q | V Golubic | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 3 | 4 | | 8 | A Beck | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Liu | 1 | 3 | | 5 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Soler Espinosa | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 5 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | L Kichenok | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | J Čepelová | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 7 | | Q | A-L Friedsam | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Jovanovski | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Peng | w/o |
| 7 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | V King | |
| | S Pe'er | 0 | 3 | | 7 | J Zheng | 0 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 5 | 3 | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | P Martić | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | V King | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | V King | 7 | 4 | 6 | | V King | 2 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zheng | 0 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | S Errani | 6 | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Errani | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Luksika Kumkhum (qualifying competition)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (qualifying competition)
* Johanna Konta (first round)
* Estrella Cabeza Candela (qualifying competition)
* Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualified)
* Aleksandra Krunić (first round)
* Alexandra Dulgheru (first round)
* Duan Yingying (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Anna-Lena Friedsam
* Viktorija Golubic
* Lyudmyla Kichenok
* Risa Ozaki

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Wang Qiang | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Wang Qiang | 0 | 5 | | 1 | Luksika Kumkhum | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 5 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 6 |
| | Wang Yafan | 6 | 3 | 6$^1$ | 5 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Oksana Kalashnikova | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Oksana Kalashnikova | 2 | 1 | 2 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 |
| | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 | | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Duan Yingying | 3 | 3 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Johanna Konta | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Xu Shilin | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Xu Shilin | 7 | 6 | | WC | Xu Shilin | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6 | 6 |
| | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Alexandra Dulgheru | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 1 | 3 | | 4 | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Risa Ozaki | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Risa Ozaki | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | Risa Ozaki | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6$^3$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | |