# 2014 Italian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Sara Errani in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Italian Open.
Maria Sharapova's loss in the third round ended her 16-match winning streak in the tournament dating back to 2008. The streak includes two Italian Open titles. She would go on to win her third and last title in Rome in following year.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Serena Williams (champion)
    02. Li Na (quarterfinals)
    03. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
    04. Simona Halep (third round, withdrew because of an abdominal injury)
    05. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    06. Jelena Janković (semifinals)
    07. Angelique Kerber (second round)
    08. Maria Sharapova (third round)
    09. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
    10. Sara Errani (final)
    11. Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
    12. Flavia Pennetta (third round)
    13. Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
    14. Caroline Wozniacki (withdrew because of a knee injury)
    15. Sabine Lisicki (first round)
    16. Sloane Stephens (second round)
    17. Eugenie Bouchard (first 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Ana Ivanovic | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 13 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Ana Ivanovic | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 11 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Sara Errani | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Sara Errani | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 4 | | 6 | Jelena Janković | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Sara Errani | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 10 | Sara Errani | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Sara Errani | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Li Na | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | R Oprandi | 3 | 0 | | | A Petkovic | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | V Lepchenko | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | S Stephens | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Stephens | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | D Cibulková | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 1 | 3 |
| WC | C Giorgi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | C Giorgi | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | C McHale | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | Q | C McHale | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | L Davis | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | S Zhang | 7$^8$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | P Kvitová | 6$^6$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | S Halep | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | M Keys | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | S Halep | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | C Suárez Navarro | w/o | | | | | | |
| | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | V Williams | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Barthel | 2 | 2 | | 13 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | K Knapp | 1 | 1 | | 11 | A Ivanovic | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | A Cornet | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Puig | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Sharapova | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 0 | 6 | 0 | Q | M Puig | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 | | | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Bencic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | F Pennetta | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 6 | 3 | Q | B Bencic | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 2 | 3 | | 12 | F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | E Bouchard | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 4 | 4 |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | G Muguruza | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Burnett | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| LL | P Ormaechea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Nara | 4 | 3 | | LL | P Ormaechea | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | A Kerber | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 1 | 4 | Q | P Cetkovská | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Cetkovská | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | P Cetkovská | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 10 | S Errani | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | E Makarova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Scheepers | 5 | 3 | | 10 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Errani | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Errani | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | S Lisicki | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Li | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 2 | 3 | | | E Vesnina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Stosur | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Dellacqua | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Dellacqua | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* María Teresa Torró Flor (first round)
* Jana Čepelová (first round)
* Casey Dellacqua (qualified)
* Christina McHale (qualified)
* Marina Erakovic (first round)
* Polona Hercog (first round)
* Zheng Jie (first round)
* Monica Puig (qualified)
* Vania King (first round)
* Lauren Davis (qualified)
* Paula Ormaechea (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Stefanie Vögele (qualifying competition)
* Urszula Radwańska (qualifying competition)
* Virginie Razzano (qualifying competition, retired)
* Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)
* Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Mona Barthel
* Petra Cetkovská
* Casey Dellacqua
* Christina McHale
* Lauren Davis
* Belinda Bencic
* Chanelle Scheepers
* Monica Puig

### Lucky loser

* Paula Ormaechea

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | María Teresa Torró Flor | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | Mona Barthel | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | 14 | Virginie Razzano | 3 | 0$^r$ |
| WC | Gioia Barbieri | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | Virginie Razzano | 3 | 0$^r$ |
| 14 | Virginie Razzano | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Jana Čepelová | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Petra Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Petra Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | Petra Cetkovská | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 16 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | Shahar Pe'er | 3 | 0 | 16 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Casey Dellacqua | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Marina Shamayko | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Marina Shamayko | 4 | 5 | 3 | Casey Dellacqua | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Paula Ormaechea | 1 | 1 |
| WC | Anastasia Grymalska | 2 | 4 | 11 | Paula Ormaechea | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Paula Ormaechea | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Julia Glushko | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Julia Glushko | 3 | 4 | 4 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Stefanie Vögele | 4 | 2 |
| WC | Corinna Dentoni | 1 | 3 | 12 | Stefanie Vögele | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Marina Erakovic | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Julia Görges | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Julia Görges | 7 | 7 | | | Julia Görges | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 |
| | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Lauren Davis | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Polona Hercog | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Belinda Bencic | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Belinda Bencic | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Urszula Radwańska | 1 | 2 |
| | Zarina Diyas | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 13 | Urszula Radwańska | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Urszula Radwańska | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Zheng Jie | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 | | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 15 | Ajla Tomljanović | 2 | 0 |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 0 | 1 | 15 | Ajla Tomljanović | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Teliana Pereira | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Teliana Pereira | 2 | 1 | 8 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Kristina Mladenovic | 4 | 3 |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | Kristina Mladenovic | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Vania King | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |