# 2014 Australian Open

The 2014 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 13 and 26 January 2014. It was the 102nd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.
Li Na won the women's singles, beating Dominika Cibulková in the final. Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final to win his first grand slam title. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defended their women's doubles title with a victory over Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Łukasz Kubot and Robert Lindstedt took the men's doubles title with a victory over Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen. The mixed doubles were won by Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor, with Sania Mirza and Horia Tecău the runners-up.
Both defending singles champions lost in the quarterfinals, the first time in the open era. Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, but failed to defend his title, losing to eventual champion Wawrinka. Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka also failed to defend her title in the women's singles, losing to Agnieszka Radwańska. In addition, the men's doubles defending champions Bob & Mike Bryan also failed to defend their title, while Errani and Vinci managed to retain their title. As in previous years, this tournament's title sponsor was Kia.

## Tournament

The 2014 Australian Open was the 102nd edition of the tournament and was held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2014 ATP World Tour and the 2014 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 16 courts, including the three main showcourts: Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Margaret Court Arena. The latter was undergoing refurbishment, as part of the Melbourne Park Redevelopment project.

## Broadcast

In Australia, all matches were broadcast live by the Seven Network. The majority of matches were shown on the network's primary channel Channel Seven, however during news programming nationwide and most night matches in Perth, coverage shifted to 7Two. Coverage was presented by Johanna Griggs, Jim Wilson, Matt White, Hamish McLachlan and Basil Zempilas, with commentary from Bruce McAvaney, Jim Courier, Sam Smith, Todd Woodbridge, John Newcombe, Rennae Stubbs, Henri Leconte and John Fitzgerald. Lleyton Hewitt, who was competing in the tournament, would become a commentator if he is knocked out. Some outside court matches were shown on Fox Sports on Foxtel.

## Point and prize money distribution
### Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

#### Senior points

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Women's doubles | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

The Australian Open total prize money for 2014 was increased by three million Australian dollars to tournament record A$33,000,000.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128$^1$ | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | A$2,650,000 | A$1,325,000 | A$540,000 | A$270,000 | A$135,000 | A$75,000 | A$50,000 | A$30,000 | A$14,400 | A$7,200 | A$3,600 |
| Doubles * | A$520,000 | A$260,000 | A$130,000 | A$65,000 | A$36,000 | A$21,000 | A$13,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles * | A$135,500 | A$67,750 | A$33,900 | A$15,500 | A$7,800 | A$3,800 | — | — | — | — | — |
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## Singles players

2014 Australian Open – Men's singles
| Champion | Champion | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Stan Wawrinka [8] | Stan Wawrinka [8] | Rafael Nadal [1] | Rafael Nadal [1] |
| Semifinals out ||||
| Roger Federer [6] | Roger Federer [6] | Tomáš Berdych [7] | Tomáš Berdych [7] |
| Quarterfinals out ||||
| Grigor Dimitrov [22] | Andy Murray [4] | David Ferrer [3] | Novak Djokovic [2] |
| 4th round out ||||
| Kei Nishikori [16] | Roberto Bautista Agut | Stéphane Robert (LL) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] |
| Kevin Anderson [19] | Florian Mayer | Tommy Robredo [17] | Fabio Fognini [15] |
| 3rd round out ||||
| Gaël Monfils [25] | Donald Young | Milos Raonic [11] | Benoît Paire [27] |
| Feliciano López [26] | Martin Kližan (LL) | Gilles Simon [18] | Teymuraz Gabashvili |
| Damir Džumhur (Q) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Jerzy Janowicz [20] | Jérémy Chardy [29] |
| Vasek Pospisil [28] | Richard Gasquet [9] | Sam Querrey | Denis Istomin |
| 2nd round out ||||
| Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) | Jack Sock | Andreas Seppi [24] | Dušan Lajović (Q) |
| Victor Hănescu | Lu Yen-hsun | Nick Kyrgios (WC) | Juan Martín del Potro [5] |
| Vincent Millot (Q) | Michael Berrer (Q) | Michał Przysiężny | Blaž Rola (LL) |
| Thomaz Bellucci (Q) | Marin Čilić | Fernando Verdasco [31] | Blaž Kavčič |
| Kenny de Schepper | Ivan Dodig [32] | Dominic Thiem (Q) | Guillermo García López |
| Mikhail Youzhny [14] | Pablo Andújar | Alexandr Dolgopolov | Adrian Mannarino |
| Alejandro Falla | Matthew Ebden | Julien Benneteau | Nikolay Davydenko |
| Jarkko Nieminen | Ernests Gulbis [23] | Dmitry Tursunov [30] | Leonardo Mayer |
| 1st round out ||||
| Bernard Tomic | Igor Sijsling | Tobias Kamke | Ryan Harrison |
| Lleyton Hewitt | Robin Haase | Lucas Pouille (WC) | Marinko Matosevic |
| Daniel Gimeno Traver | Peter Gojowczyk (Q) | Jimmy Wang (Q) | Bradley Klahn |
| Frank Dancevic | Benjamin Becker | Tim Smyczek | Rhyne Williams (Q) |
| Go Soeda | Wayne Odesnik (Q) | Michaël Llodra | Somdev Devvarman |
| Aljaž Bedene | Horacio Zeballos | Federico Delbonis | John Isner [13] |
| Filippo Volandri | Julian Reister | Marcel Granollers | Daniel Brands |
| Zhang Ze (Q) | Sergiy Stakhovsky | Radek Štěpánek | James Duckworth (WC) |
| Oleksandr Nedovyesov | Wu Di (WC) | Jan Hájek | Ivo Karlović |
| Jiří Veselý | João Sousa | Carlos Berlocq | Tommy Haas [12] |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | Denis Kudla (Q) | Albert Ramos | Jordan Thompson (WC) |
| Jesse Huta Galung | Ričardas Berankis (Q) | Steve Johnson | Alejandro González |
| Andrey Golubev | Mikhail Kukushkin | Nicolas Mahut | Samuel Groth (WC) |
| Lukáš Rosol | Pablo Carreño | Łukasz Kubot | David Guez (Q) |
| Alex Bogomolov | Dudi Sela | Santiago Giraldo | Juan Mónaco |
| Michael Russell | Marcos Baghdatis | Albert Montañés | Lukáš Lacko |

### 2014 Australian Open – Women's singles

| Champion | Champion | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Li Na [4] | Li Na [4] | Dominika Cibulková [20] | Dominika Cibulková [20] |
| Semifinals out ||||
| Eugenie Bouchard [30] | Eugenie Bouchard [30] | Agnieszka Radwańska [5] | Agnieszka Radwańska [5] |
| Quarterfinals out ||||
| Ana Ivanovic [14] | Flavia Pennetta [28] | Simona Halep [11] | Victoria Azarenka [2] |
| 4th round out ||||
| Serena Williams [1] | Casey Dellacqua (WC) | Ekaterina Makarova [22] | Angelique Kerber [9] |
| Jelena Janković [8] | Maria Sharapova [3] | Garbiñe Muguruza | Sloane Stephens [13] |
| 3rd round out ||||
| Daniela Hantuchová [31] | Samantha Stosur [17] | Zheng Jie | Lauren Davis |
| Lucie Šafářová [26] | Monica Niculescu | Alison Riske | Mona Barthel |
| Kurumi Nara | Zarina Diyas (Q) | Carla Suárez Navarro [16] | Alizé Cornet [25] |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [29] | Caroline Wozniacki [10] | Elina Svitolina | Yvonne Meusburger |
| 2nd round out ||||
| Vesna Dolonc | Karolína Plíšková | Tsvetana Pironkova | Annika Beck |
| Madison Keys | Kirsten Flipkens [18] | Virginie Razzano | Julia Görges |
| Belinda Bencic (Q) | Lucie Hradecká (Q) | Irina Falconi (LL) | Sabine Lisicki [15] |
| Alla Kudryavtseva (Q) | Yanina Wickmayer | Monica Puig | Luksika Kumkhum |
| Ayumi Morita | Magdaléna Rybáriková [32] | Marina Erakovic | Varvara Lepchenko |
| Galina Voskoboeva | Stefanie Vögele | Camila Giorgi | Karin Knapp |
| Olga Govortsova | Mandy Minella | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | Christina McHale |
| Ajla Tomljanović | Olivia Rogowska (WC) | Bojana Jovanovski [33] | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
| 1st round out ||||
| Ashleigh Barty (WC) | Lara Arruabarrena | Pauline Parmentier (WC) | Heather Watson (Q) |
| Klára Zakopalová | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | Petra Martić | Kiki Bertens |
| Roberta Vinci [12] | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | Vera Zvonareva (PR) | Laura Robson |
| Tang Haochen (WC) | Alison Van Uytvanck | Sachia Vickery (WC) | Sara Errani [7] |
| Ana Konjuh (Q) | Kimiko Date-Krumm | Donna Vekić | Julia Glushko |
| Venus Williams | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Shahar Pe'er | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni |
| Jarmila Gajdošová (WC) | Caroline Garcia | Dinah Pfizenmaier | Elena Vesnina [23] |
| Alexandra Cadanțu | Anna Tatishvili (Q) | Zhang Shuai | Petra Kvitová [6] |
| Misaki Doi | Nadiia Kichenok | Peng Shuai | Andrea Petkovic |
| Sorana Cîrstea [21] | Kateřina Siniaková (Q) | Lesia Tsurenko | Katarzyna Piter (Q) |
| Vania King | Irina-Camelia Begu (Q) | Kristina Mladenovic | Francesca Schiavone |
| Polona Hercog | Storm Sanders (WC) | Paula Ormaechea | Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
| Yulia Putintseva | Duan Yingying (Q) | Carina Witthöft (Q) | Teliana Pereira |
| Kaia Kanepi [24] | Tímea Babos | Chan Yung-jan (PR) | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
| Yaroslava Shvedova | Tadeja Majerič | Mariana Duque | Svetlana Kuznetsova [19] |
| Jana Čepelová | Chanelle Scheepers | Hsieh Su-wei | Johanna Larsson |

## Champions
### Seniors
#### Men's singles

* Stan Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
    • It was Wawrinka's 1st career Major title.

#### Women's singles

* Li Na defeated Dominika Cibulková, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–0
    • It was Li's 2nd and last career Major title and her 1st and only title in Australian Open.

#### Men's doubles

* Łukasz Kubot / Robert Lindstedt defeated Eric Butorac / Raven Klaasen, 6–3, 6–3
    • It was Kubot and Lindstedt's 1st career Major doubles title.

#### Women's doubles

* Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci defeated Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
    • It was Errani and Vinci's 4th career Major doubles title and their 2nd respective title in Australian Open.

#### Mixed doubles

* Kristina Mladenovic / Daniel Nestor defeated Sania Mirza / Horia Tecău, 6–3, 6–2
    • It was Nestor's 8th career Major mixed doubles title and his 4th title in Australian Open.
    • It was Mladenovic's 3rd career Major mixed doubles title and her 1st title in Australian Open.

### Juniors
#### Boys' singles

* Alexander Zverev defeated Stefan Kozlov, 6–3, 6–0

#### Girls' singles

* Elizaveta Kulichkova defeated Jana Fett, 6–2, 6–1

#### Boys' doubles

* Lucas Miedler / Bradley Mousley defeated Quentin Halys / Johan Sébastien Tatlot, 6–4, 6–3

#### Girls' doubles

* Anhelina Kalinina / Elizaveta Kulichkova defeated Katie Boulter / Ivana Jorović, 6–4, 6–2

### Legends
#### Legends' men doubles

* Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Jonas Björkman / Thomas Enqvist, 4–6, 6–2, [13–11]

#### Legends women's doubles

* Nicole Bradtke / Rennae Stubbs

### Wheelchair events
#### Wheelchair men's singles

* Shingo Kunieda defeated Gustavo Fernández, 6–0, 6–1

#### Wheelchair women's singles

* Sabine Ellerbrock defeated Yui Kamiji, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2

#### Wheelchair quad singles

* David Wagner defeated Lucas Sithole, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

#### Wheelchair men's doubles

* Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda defeated Gordon Reid / Maikel Scheffers, 6–3, 6–3

#### Wheelchair women's doubles

* Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley defeated Marjolein Buis / Jiske Griffioen, 6–2, 6–7, 6–2

#### Wheelchair quad doubles

* Andrew Lapthorne / David Wagner defeated Dylan Alcott / Lucas Sithole, 6–4, 6–4

## Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeding are arranged according to ATP and WTA rankings on 6 January 2014, while ranking and points before are as of 13 January 2014.

### Men's singles

| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 13,130 | 0 | 1,200 | 14,330 | Runner-up, lost to Stan Wawrinka [8] |
| 2 | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 12,260 | 2,000 | 360 | 10,620 | Quarterfinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [8] |
| 3 | 3 | David Ferrer | 5,640 | 720 | 360 | 5,280 | Quarterfinals lost to Tomáš Berdych [7] |
| 4 | 4 | Andy Murray | 5,560 | 1,200 | 360 | 4,720 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [6] |
| 5 | 5 | Juan Martín del Potro | 5,415 | 90 | 45 | 5,370 | Second round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut |
| 6 | 6 | Roger Federer | 4,355 | 720 | 720 | 4,355 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1] |
| 7 | 7 | Tomáš Berdych | 4,180 | 360 | 720 | 4,540 | Semifinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [8] |
| 8 | 8 | Stan Wawrinka | 3,890 | 180 | 2,000 | 5,710 | Champion, defeated Rafael Nadal [1] |
| 9 | 9 | Richard Gasquet | 3,140 | 180 | 90 | 3,050 | Third round lost to Tommy Robredo [17] |
| 10 | 10 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 3,065 | 360 | 180 | 2,885 | Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [6] |
| 11 | 11 | Milos Raonic | 2,860 | 180 | 90 | 2,770 | Third round lost to Grigor Dimitrov [22] |
| 12 | 12 | Tommy Haas | 2,435 | 10 | 10 | 2,435 | First round retired against Guillermo García López |
| 13 | 13 | John Isner | 2,310 | 0 | 10 | 2,320 | First round retired against Martin Kližan [LL] |
| 14 | 15 | Mikhail Youzhny | 2,145 | 45 | 45 | 2,145 | Second round lost to Florian Mayer |
| 15 | 16 | Fabio Fognini | 1,930 | 10 | 180 | 2,100 | Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [2] |
| 16 | 17 | Kei Nishikori | 1,915 | 180 | 180 | 1,915 | Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [1] |
| 17 | 18 | Tommy Robredo | 1,810 | 10 | 180 | 1,980 | Fourth round lost to Stan Wawrinka [8] |
| 18 | 19 | Gilles Simon | 1,790 | 180 | 90 | 1,700 | Third round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] |
| 19 | 21 | Kevin Anderson | 1,580 | 180 | 180 | 1,580 | Fourth round lost to Tomáš Berdych [7] |
| 20 | 20 | Jerzy Janowicz | 1,615 | 90 | 90 | 1,615 | Third round lost to Florian Mayer |
| 21 | 23 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,420 | 90 | 0 | 1,330 | Withdrew due to hamstring injury |
| 22 | 22 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,460 | 10 | 360 | 1,810 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1] |
| 23 | 24 | Ernests Gulbis | 1,418 | (20)$^†$ | 45 | 1,443 | Second round lost to Sam Querrey |
| 24 | 25 | Andreas Seppi | 1,360 | 180 | 45 | 1,225 | Second round lost to Donald Young |
| 25 | 32 | Gaël Monfils | 1,245 | 90 | 90 | 1,245 | Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [1] |
| 26 | 27 | Feliciano López | 1,310 | 45 | 90 | 1,355 | Third round lost to Andy Murray [4] |
| 27 | 28 | Benoît Paire | 1,300 | 10 | 90 | 1,380 | Third round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut |
| 28 | 30 | Vasek Pospisil | 1,289 | (20)$^†$ | 90 | 1,359 | Third round withdrew due to back injury |
| 29 | 31 | Jérémy Chardy | 1,255 | 360 | 90 | 985 | Third round lost to David Ferrer [3] |
| 30 | 26 | Dmitry Tursunov | 1,314 | (45)$^†$ | 45 | 1,314 | Second round lost to Denis Istomin |
| 31 | 33 | Fernando Verdasco | 1,235 | 90 | 45 | 1,190 | Second round lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili |
| 32 | 34 | Ivan Dodig | 1,190 | 90 | 45 | 1,145 | Second round retired against Damir Džumhur [Q] |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2013. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew before the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
| 14 | Nicolás Almagro | 2,290 | 360 | 1,930 | Right shoulder injury |
| 29 | Jürgen Melzer | 1,290 | 90 | 1,200 | Shoulder injury |

### Women's singles

| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Serena Williams | 13,260 | 500 | 240 | 13,000 | Fourth round lost to Ana Ivanovic [14] |
| 2 | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 8,151 | 2,000 | 430 | 6,581 | Quarterfinals lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [5] |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6,076 | 900 | 240 | 5,416 | Fourth round lost to Dominika Cibulková [20] |
| 4 | 4 | Li Na | 5,970 | 1,400 | 2,000 | 6,570 | Champion, defeated Dominika Cibulková [20] |
| 5 | 5 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5,470 | 500 | 780 | 5,750 | Semifinals lost to Dominika Cibulková [20] |
| 6 | 6 | Petra Kvitová | 4,835 | 100 | 10 | 4,745 | First round lost to Luksika Kumkhum |
| 7 | 7 | Sara Errani | 4,435 | 5 | 10 | 4,440 | First round lost to Julia Görges |
| 8 | 8 | Jelena Janković | 4,230 | 160 | 240 | 4,310 | Fourth round lost to Simona Halep [11] |
| 9 | 9 | Angelique Kerber | 4,070 | 280 | 240 | 4,030 | Fourth round lost to Flavia Pennetta [28] |
| 10 | 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 3,520 | 280 | 130 | 3,370 | Third round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza |
| 11 | 11 | Simona Halep | 3,335 | 5 | 430 | 3,760 | Quarterfinals lost to Dominika Cibulková [20] |
| 12 | 12 | Roberta Vinci | 3,170 | 160 | 10 | 3,020 | First round lost to Zheng Jie |
| 13 | 13 | Sloane Stephens | 3,075 | 900 | 240 | 2,415 | Fourth round lost to Victoria Azarenka [2] |
| 14 | 14 | Ana Ivanovic | 3,010 | 280 | 430 | 3,160 | Quarterfinals lost to Eugenie Bouchard [30] |
| 15 | 15 | Sabine Lisicki | 2,915 | 5 | 70 | 2,980 | Second round lost to Monica Niculescu |
| 16 | 16 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2,775 | 160 | 130 | 2,745 | Third round lost to Dominika Cibulková [20] |
| 17 | 17 | Samantha Stosur | 2,675 | 100 | 130 | 2,705 | Third round lost to Ana Ivanovic [14] |
| 18 | 19 | Kirsten Flipkens | 2,465 | 280 | 70 | 2,255 | Second round lost to Casey Dellacqua [WC] |
| 19 | 20 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2,202 | 500 | 10 | 1,712 | First round lost to Elina Svitolina |
| 20 | 24 | Dominika Cibulková | 1,856 | 100 | 1,300 | 3,056 | Runner-up, lost to Li Na [4] |
| 21 | 21 | Sorana Cîrstea | 2,170 | 160 | 10 | 2,020 | First round lost to Marina Erakovic |
| 22 | 22 | Ekaterina Makarova | 2,061 | 500 | 240 | 1,801 | Fourth round lost to Li Na [4] |
| 23 | 28 | Elena Vesnina | 1,745 | 280 | 10 | 1,475 | First round lost to Alison Riske |
| 24 | 23 | Kaia Kanepi | 1,922 | 0 | 10 | 1,932 | First round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza |
| 25 | 25 | Alizé Cornet | 1,840 | 100 | 130 | 1,870 | Third round lost to Maria Sharapova [3] |
| 26 | 26 | Lucie Šafářová | 1,775 | 100 | 130 | 1,805 | Third round lost to Li Na [4] |
| 27 | 27 | Jamie Hampton | 1,761 | 160 | 0 | 1,601 | Withdrew due to hip injury |
| 28 | 29 | Flavia Pennetta | 1,735 | 0 | 430 | 2,165 | Quarterfinals lost to Li Na [4] |
| 29 | 30 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,715 | 5 | 130 | 1,840 | Third round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [5] |
| 30 | 31 | Eugenie Bouchard | 1,629 | 40 | 780 | 2,369 | Semifinals lost to Li Na [4] |
| 31 | 33 | Daniela Hantuchová | 1,475 | 5 | 130 | 1,600 | Third round lost to Serena Williams [1] |
| 32 | 35 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 1,450 | 5 | 70 | 1,515 | Second round lost to Kurumi Nara |
| 33 | 34 | Bojana Jovanovski | 1,475 | 280 | 70 | 1,265 | Second round lost to Yvonne Meusburger |
The following player would have been seeded, but not entered before the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
| 18 | Maria Kirilenko | 2,605 | 280 | 2,325 | Ankle injury |

## Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

### Women's singles

* Chan Yung-jan (PR 88)
* Vera Zvonareva (PR 15)

## Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.