# 2014 Citi Open – Women's singles

Magdaléna Rybáriková was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Ekaterina Makarova in the first round.
Svetlana Kuznetsova won the title, defeating Kurumi Nara in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Lucie Šafářová (first round)
* Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)
* Alizé Cornet (first round)
* Sloane Stephens (first round)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion)
* Madison Keys (first round)
* Sorana Cîrstea (second round)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Kurumi Nara | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Kurumi Nara | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Ekaterina Makarova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | L Šafářová | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q | T Townsend | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Townsend | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | TA Black | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | Z Diyas | 6 | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 7 | 6 | | | K Nara | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Keys | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | K Nara | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | A Cornet | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | M Erakovic | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| WC | S Rogers | 7 | 4 | 6 | WC | S Rogers | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 2 | 4 | | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | | B Jovanovski | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | O Rogowska | 7$^7$ | 5 | 5 | | B Jovanovski | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 3 | 2 | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | K Flipkens | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | w/o | | | | | |
| | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V King | | | | | | |
| WC | F Abanda | 2 | 0 | | | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C McHale | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Stephens | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Makarova | 3 | 2 |
| | V Razzano | 2 | 2 | | 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 0 | 5 | | Q | H Kuwata | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Kuwata | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | L Davis | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | E Makarova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 4 | 2 | | L Davis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 1 | 1 | | 2 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Tereza Smitková (qualifying competition)
* Michelle Larcher de Brito (first round)
* Olivia Rogowska (qualified)
* Tamira Paszek (first round)
* Taylor Townsend (qualified)
* Gabriela Dabrowski (qualifying competition)
* Hiroko Kuwata (qualified)
* Louisa Chirico (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Taylor Townsend
* Hiroko Kuwata
* Olivia Rogowska
* Tornado Alicia Black

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Tereza Smitková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Petra Rampre | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Petra Rampre | 5 | 4 | | 1 | Tereza Smitková | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 5 | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 6 |
| | Alexandra Mueller | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Dubois | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Dubois | 6 | 7 | | Stéphanie Dubois | 6 | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | 7 | Hiroko Kuwata | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Sanaz Marand | 5 | 5 | 7 | Hiroko Kuwata | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Hiroko Kuwata | 7 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Olivia Rogowska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Julie Coin | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Julie Coin | 4 | 6$^3$ | 3 | Olivia Rogowska | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 6 | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ |
| | Arina Rodionova | 3 | 1 | 6 | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ |
| 6 | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tamira Paszek | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Emily Webley-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Emily Webley-Smith | 6 | 6 | | Emily Webley-Smith | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | WC | Tornado Alicia Black | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Tornado Alicia Black | 6 | 6 | WC | Tornado Alicia Black | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Louisa Chirico | 3 | 1 | | | | |