# 2014 Australian Open – Women's singles

Li Na defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title (following two runner-up finishes at the event in 2011 and 2013) and her second and last major singles title. Li saved a match point en route to the title, in the third round against Lucie Šafářová, and became the first Asian champion at the Australian Open.
Victoria Azarenka was the two-time defending champion and was attempting to become the first woman to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles since Martina Hingis in 1999, but was defeated by Agnieszka Radwańska in the quarterfinals.
By winning her third-round match, Serena Williams surpassed Margaret Court's record of 60 match victories at the Australian Open. She lost to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round, ending her 25-match winning streak dating back to the 2013 US Open.
Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian to reach a major semifinal since Carling Bassett-Seguso at the 1984 US Open.
This event marked the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 4 and Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic, who lost to Li in the second round.

## Seeds

    01. Serena Williams (fourth round)
    02. Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
    03. Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
    04. Li Na (champion)
    05. Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
    06. Petra Kvitová (first round)
    07. Sara Errani (first round)
    08. Jelena Janković (fourth round)
    09. Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
    10. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
    11. Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
    12. Roberta Vinci (first round)
    13. Sloane Stephens (fourth round)
    14. Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
    15. Sabine Lisicki (second round)
    16. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
    17. Samantha Stosur (third round)
    18. Kirsten Flipkens (second round)
    19. Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
    20. Dominika Cibulková (final)
    21. Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
    22. Ekaterina Makarova (fourth round)
    23. Elena Vesnina (first round)
    24. Kaia Kanepi (first round)
    25. Alizé Cornet (third round)
    26. Lucie Šafářová (third round)
    27. Jamie Hampton (withdrew because of a hip injury)
    28. Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
    29. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
    30. Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals)
    31. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
    32. Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round)
    33. Bojana Jovanovski (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14 | Ana Ivanovic | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Eugenie Bouchard | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Eugenie Bouchard | 5 | 7 | 6 | 30 | Eugenie Bouchard | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 28 | Flavia Pennetta | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Flavia Pennetta | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Li Na | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 20 | Dominika Cibulková | 6$^3$ | 0 |
| 11 | Simona Halep | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Dominika Cibulková | 6$^3$ | 0 |
| 20 | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | 20 | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Barty | 2 | 1 | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dolonc | 2 | 6 | 6 | | V Dolonc | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | P Parmentier | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 31 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | Ka Plíšková | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Watson | 5 | 6 | 3 | 31 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 3 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | D Hantuchová | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Ivanovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | K Zakopalová | 3 | 4 | | 17 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | T Pironkova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 17 | S Stosur | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | A Ivanovic | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 0 | 0 | | | A Beck | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 4 | 4 | | 14 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | R Vinci | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | J Zheng | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mayr-Achleitner | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | M Keys | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 6 | 6$^8$ | 9 | | | | | | | J Zheng | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | V Zvonareva | 2 | 2 | | WC | C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Robson | 3 | 0 | | 18 | K Flipkens | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | C Dellacqua | 7$^7$ | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | E Bouchard | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | E Bouchard | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| WC | H Tang | 5 | 1 | | 30 | E Bouchard | 6 | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 6$^3$ | 6$^3$ | | | V Razzano | 2 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 30 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Vickery | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | L Davis | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | | L Davis | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | J Görges | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Errani | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Konjuh | 2 | 0 | | 4 | N Li | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Bencic | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | B Bencic | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | N Li | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 26 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| Q | L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Hradecká | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Glushko | 5 | 6 | 1 | 26 | L Šafářová | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | L Šafářová | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Li | 6 | 6 |
| 22 | E Makarova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | E Makarova | 2 | 0 |
| | V Williams | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | E Makarova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 1 | | LL | I Falconi | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | I Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 22 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Niculescu | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | M Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 2 | 1 | | 15 | S Lisicki | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | A Kerber | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gajdošová | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 2 | 6$^7$ | | Q | A Kudryavtseva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | 9 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Pfizenmaier | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | A Riske | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Y Wickmayer | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | E Vesnina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Kerber | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 28 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | F Pennetta | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | A Cadanțu | 0 | 2 | | 28 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | M Puig | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tatishvili | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 28 | F Pennetta | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | M Barthel | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Barthel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kumkhum | 6 | 1 | 6 | | L Kumkhum | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Kvitová | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 1 | 2 | | 8 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kichenok | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | A Morita | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | J Janković | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | K Nara | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 5 | 6 | 3 | | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 2 | 3 | | 32 | M Rybáriková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Janković | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | S Cîrstea | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | S Halep | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | M Erakovic | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | M Erakovic | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | Q | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Siniaková | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | Z Diyas | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 2 | 6 | 6 | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Piter | 0 | 1 | | 11 | S Halep | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King | 3 | 2 | | 16 | C Suárez Navarro | 7$^7$ | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 7 | 4 | 7 | | G Voskoboeva | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I-C Begu | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 16 | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 20 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 7 | 7 | | | S Vögele | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 3 | 4 | | 20 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | D Cibulková | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 25 | A Cornet | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | P Hercog | 0$^r$ | | | 25 | A Cornet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Giorgi | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Sanders | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 25 | A Cornet | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | P Ormaechea | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | K Knapp | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 3 | 4 | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | A Radwańska | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | A Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | O Govortsova | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Duan | 0 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 5 | A Radwańska | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Witthöft | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 29 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Minella | 6 | 6 | | | M Minella | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 6$^7$ | 4 | | 29 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | K Kanepi | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Muguruza | 1 | 3 |
| | G Muguruza | 6 | 2 | 6 | | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 4 | 5 | | AK Schmiedlová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | G Muguruza | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C McHale | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| PR | Y-j Chan | 5 | 4 | | | C McHale | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 0 | 2 | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | S Stephens | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6$^1$ | 3 | | 13 | S Stephens | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Majerič | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | A Tomljanović | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 13 | S Stephens | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | O Rogowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Svitolina | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Duque | 3 | 3 | | WC | O Rogowska | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | E Svitolina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Stephens | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | B Jovanovski | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| | J Čepelová | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | 33 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | Y Meusburger | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Meusburger | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 6$^2$ | 2 | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Azarenka | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Li | Cibulková |
| 1st serve % | 36/60 (60%) | 49/73 (67%) |
| 1st serve points won | 21 of 36 = 58% | 29 of 49 = 59% |
| 2nd serve points won | 15 of 24 = 63% | 5 of 24 = 21% |
| Total service points won | 36 of 60 = 60.00% | 34 of 73 = 46.58% |
| Aces | 2 | 0 |
| Double faults | 3 | 7 |
| Winners | 30 | 11 |
| Unforced errors | 28 | 22 |
| Net points won | 7 of 12 = 58% | 2 of 3 = 67% |
| Break points converted | 5 of 10 = 50% | 2 of 3 = 67% |
| Return points won | 39 of 73 = 53% | 24 of 60 = 40% |
| Total points won | 75 | 58 |
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