# 2014 China Open – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 China Open.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match with a knee injury.

## Seeds

    01. Serena Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew because of a knee injury)
    02. Simona Halep (quarterfinals, withdrew because of a hip injury)
    03. Petra Kvitová (final)
    04. Maria Sharapova (champion)
    05. Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
    06. Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
    07. Angelique Kerber (third round)
    08. Eugenie Bouchard (second round)
    09. Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
    10. Jelena Janković (first round)
    11. Sara Errani (first round)
    12. Ekaterina Makarova (third round)
    13. Lucie Šafářová (third round)
    14. Flavia Pennetta (second round)
    15. Andrea Petkovic (third round)
    16. Venus Williams (third round, withdrew because of a viral illness)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:
* Eugenie Bouchard
* Petra Kvitová
* Elina Svitolina
* Caroline Wozniacki

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Serena Williams | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samantha Stosur | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samantha Stosur | w/o | | | Samantha Stosur | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Petra Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 6 | 3 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Roberta Vinci | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberta Vinci | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Petra Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Ana Ivanovic | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ana Ivanovic | w/o | | 9 | Ana Ivanovic | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Simona Halep | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | S Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 5 | 2 | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Kirilenko | 4 | 1 | | Q | T Pironkova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| Q | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | 13 | L Šafářová | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| Q | M Barthel | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Barthel | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 13 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | L Šafářová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | |
| 10 | J Janković | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | S Stosur | w/o |
| | A Cornet | 7 | 3 | 6 | | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | | L Davis | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Xu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | A Cornet | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | F Schiavone | 4 | 2 | | | S Stosur | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 4 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Zhang | 4 | 1 | | | S Peng | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Kvitová | w/o | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | V Williams | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | C Garcia | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 3 | 1 | | 16 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | E Makarova | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Vinci | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | G Muguruza | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 4 | 12 | E Makarova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | P Hercog | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Hercog | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 12 | E Makarova | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | R Vinci | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 2 | 6 | 1 | | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 4 | 3 | | 5 | A Radwańska | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | A Kerber | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | Z Diyas | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | A Kerber | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 3 | 6 | 6 | | K Nara | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Errani | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | F Pennetta | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| | C McHale | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 14 | F Pennetta | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Svitolina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 4 | 1 | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | E Bouchard | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Xu | 6 | 2 | 0 | | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Lisicki | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| PR | R Oprandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 2 | 4 | | PR | R Oprandi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Bencic | 2 | 1 | | 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Ivanovic | w/o |
| 15 | A Petkovic | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | |
| Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 | 15 | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | | M Keys | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | 15 | A Petkovic | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6$^1$ | | | |
| WC | L Zhu | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 3$^r$ | | WC | L Zhu | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 1 | 4 | | 2 | S Halep | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Belinda Bencic (qualified)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
* Monica Niculescu (qualified)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (qualified)
* Mona Barthel (qualified)
* Annika Beck (first round)
* Monica Puig (qualifying competition)
* Stefanie Vögele (qualifying competition)
* Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
* Polona Hercog (qualified)
* Alison Van Uytvanck (qualifying competition)
* María Teresa Torró Flor (first round)
* Shelby Rogers (qualifying competition)
* Jarmila Gajdošová (first round)
* Chanelle Scheepers (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Belinda Bencic
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa
* Monica Niculescu
* Tsvetana Pironkova
* Mona Barthel
* Xu Yifan
* Polona Hercog
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Tian Ran | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Tian Ran | 0 | 4 | 1 | Belinda Bencic | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | Shelby Rogers | 7 | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 0 | 3 | 14 | Shelby Rogers | 7 | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| 14 | Shelby Rogers | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 10 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 1 | 5 | | 10 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Magda Linette | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Magda Linette | 1 | 0 | 3 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 3 | 2 |
| WC | Han Xinyun | 2 | 4 | 12 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Ajla Tomljanović | 3 | 1 |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | | 9 | Ajla Tomljanović | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Mona Barthel | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Misaki Doi | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Misaki Doi | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Marina Erakovic | 3 | 3 |
| | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | Marina Erakovic | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | María Teresa Torró Flor | 2 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Annika Beck | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | WC | Xu Yifan | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Xu Yifan | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | Xu Yifan | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | Chanelle Scheepers | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Monica Puig | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Olga Govortsova | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Olga Govortsova | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Monica Puig | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 11 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 6$^5$ | 7 | 4 | 11 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Polona Hercog | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mandy Minella | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Mandy Minella | 1 | 2 | | 8 | Stefanie Vögele | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | PR | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
| PR | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 4 | 6 | 6 | PR | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |