# 2014 Nottingham Challenge – Women's singles

Elena Baltacha was the defending champion, having won the event in 2013, but retired at the end of the season and died in May 2014 of liver cancer.
Jarmila Gajdošová won the title, defeating Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Misaki Doi (second round)
* Anna-Lena Friedsam (first round)
* Timea Bacsinszky (final)
* Andrea Hlaváčková (semifinals)
* Claire Feuerstein (first round)
* Magda Linette (second round)
* Olivia Rogowska (second round)
* Zheng Saisai (first round)

## Main 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Timea Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Timea Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | 3 | Timea Bacsinszky | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | Q | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Andrea Hlaváčková | 4 | 4 | Q | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | M Doi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 3 | 5 | | 1 | M Doi | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Wallace | 2 | 2 | | | N Gibbs | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Gibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Gibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Murray | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | L Tsurenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 2 | 6 | 6 | | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | O Rogowska | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Rogowska | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Gibbs | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | T Bacsinszky | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 |
| | N Burnett | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | T Bacsinszky | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vogt | 4 | 6 | 6$^1$ | LL | K Kozlova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Kozlova | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 3 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | M Johansson | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| Q | M Imanishi | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Imanishi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | M Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Zheng | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | M Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Windley | 2 | 3 | | 6 | M Linette | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | A Kontaveit | 7$^7$ | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | A Hlaváčková | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Majerič | 6 | 6 | | | T Majerič | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 1 | 2 | | 4 | A Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Hlaváčková | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | C Feuerstein | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 |
| Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Boulter | 6 | 6 | | WC | K Boulter | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Cepede Royg | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | O Jabeur | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | E Hozumi | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Q | J Gajdošová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | M Sirotkina | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | M Sirotkina | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Gajdošová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | J Gajdošová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A-L Friedsam | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |