# 2014 Malaysian Open – Singles

Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Dominika Cibulková.
Donna Vekić won her first WTA title, defeating Cibulková in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$.

## Seeds

    01. Dominika Cibulková (final)
    02. Zhang Shuai (semifinals)
    03. Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)
    04. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (quarterfinals)
    05. Kimiko Date-Krumm (first round, retired)
    06. Zarina Diyas (quarterfinals)
    07. Donna Vekić (champion)
    08. Ayumi Morita (first 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 |
| 1 | Dominika Cibulková | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | 1 | Dominika Cibulková | 7 | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 7 | Donna Vekić | 5 | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Donna Vekić | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Donna Vekić | 5 | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 2 | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Özgen | 1 | 3 | | 1 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 6 | 6 | | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gajdošová | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 1 | D Cibulková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 6 | Z Diyas | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | G Gatto-Monticone | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Gatto-Monticone | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Daniilidou | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Cibulková | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 |
| | A Krunić | 2 | 2 | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Duan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Vrljić | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Majerič | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 2 | 0 | | T Majerič | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 5 | | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Date-Krumm | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 7 | D Vekić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | D Vekić | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | D Vekić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | P Mayr-Achleitner | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | A-S Mestach | 4 | 2 | | | D Kovinić | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Hozumi | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | P Mayr-Achleitner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Mayr-Achleitner | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Vekić | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | A Morita | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Zhang | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Q | L Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Kichenok | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 6 | 6 | | | M Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Lim | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | M Linette | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | L Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Zhang | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 3 | 2 | | WC | L Zhang | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | S Zhang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Zhang | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Eri Hozumi (qualified)
* Erika Sema (qualifying competition)
* Duan Yingying (qualified)
* Lyudmyla Kichenok (qualified)
* Pemra Özgen (qualified)
* Ana Vrljić (qualified)
* Yurika Sema (first round)
* Samantha Murray (first round)
* Wang Qiang (qualifying competition)
* Giulia Gatto-Monticone (qualified)
* Arina Rodionova (qualifying competition)
* Miharu Imanishi (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Eri Hozumi
* Giulia Gatto-Monticone
* Duan Yingying
* Lyudmyla Kichenok
* Pemra Özgen
* Ana Vrljić

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Eri Hozumi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Chan Chin-wei | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Chan Chin-wei | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Eri Hozumi | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Rika Fujiwara | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | Rika Fujiwara | 6 | 3 | 7 | | Rika Fujiwara | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Samantha Murray | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Erika Sema | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Chan Hao-Ching | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Chan Hao-Ching | 1 | 3 | 2 | Erika Sema | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Xu Yifan | 4 | 3 | 10 | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Duan Yingying | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Peangtarn Plipuech | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Peangtarn Plipuech | 1 | 3 | | 3 | Duan Yingying | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Miharu Imanishi | 0 | 1 |
| | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | Miharu Imanishi | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Miharu Imanishi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Liu Fangzhou | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Liu Fangzhou | 2 | 5 | 4 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Wang Qiang | 2 | 2 |
| | Yang Zi | 3 | 4 | 9 | Wang Qiang | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Pemra Özgen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Hsieh Shu-ying | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Hsieh Shu-ying | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Pemra Özgen | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | WC | Miki Miyamura | 0 | 5 |
| WC | Miki Miyamura | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | Miki Miyamura | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Yurika Sema | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Ana Vrljić | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sandra Zaniewska | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Sandra Zaniewska | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ana Vrljić | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Arina Rodionova | 3 | 7$^8$ | 0 |
| WC | Alyssa Boey | 1 | 1 | 11 | Arina Rodionova | 3 | 7$^8$ | 0 |
| 11 | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |