# 2014 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jana Čepelová, ending her 15-match winning streak at this tournament, and her 28-match winning streak on clay.
Andrea Petkovic won the title, defeating Čepelová in the final, 7–5, 6–2.
This was the last WTA tournament that former World No. 3 and two-time French Open semifinalist Nadia Petrova competed in. Having been awarded a wild card into the main draw, she was beaten by Marina Erakovic in the first round.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Serena Williams (second round)
    02. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
    03. Sara Errani (quarterfinals)
    04. Sabine Lisicki (third round)
    05. Sloane Stephens (second round)
    06. Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals)
    07. Samantha Stosur (third round)
    08. Sorana Cîrstea (second round)
    09. Lucie Šafářová (quarterfinals)
    10. Maria Kirilenko (first round)
    11. Venus Williams (third round)
    12. Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
    13. Elena Vesnina (third round)
    14. Andrea Petkovic (champion)
    15. Madison Keys (second round)
    16. Zhang Shuai (second 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 |
| | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Daniela Hantuchová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Daniela Hantuchová | 2 | 1 | | | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 5 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Belinda Bencic | 4 | 7 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| 3 | Sara Errani | 6 | 2 | 1 | Q | Belinda Bencic | 4 | 7 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | Belinda Bencic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Belinda Bencic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Jana Čepelová | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Andrea Petkovic | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Lucie Šafářová | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Andrea Petkovic | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | Andrea Petkovic | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Jelena Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Oudin | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | J Čepelová | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 13 | E Vesnina | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| PR | P Cetkovská | 6 | 2 | 6 | PR | P Cetkovská | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 2 | 1 | | 13 | E Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | D Hantuchová | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | D Hantuchová | 2 | 1 |
| WC | S Rogers | 5 | 5 | | 12 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Min | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | G Min | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Mayr-Achleitner | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | T Pereira | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | T Pereira | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 3 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | S Errani | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Ormaechea | 5 | 6 | 3 | Q | K Bertens | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Bertens | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Errani | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Peng | 6$^6$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 6$^0$ | 6$^3$ | | 15 | M Keys | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Keys | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Errani | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | M Kirilenko | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | B Bencic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | B Bencic | 6 | 7 | | Q | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Erakovic | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Petrova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Q | B Bencic | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | E Svitolina | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | J Gajdošová | 1 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Stephens | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | S Stosur | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Zheng | 2 | 6 | 5 | | Y Shvedova | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | S Stosur | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | L Šafářová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 5 | 6 | | V Razzano | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 2 | 3 | | 9 | L Šafářová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | L Šafářová | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | A Petkovic | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Petkovic | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Q | L Tsurenko | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | 14 | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 2 | | | L Domínguez Lino | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | V King | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Lisicki | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | J Glushko | 6 | 5 | 3 | | V King | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Lisicki | 7 | 4 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 3 | 5 | | Q | A Kudryavtseva | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | E Bouchard | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | V Williams | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Scheepers | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | V Williams | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | V Williams | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Bouchard | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | S Zhang | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^0$ | 16 | S Zhang | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 7$^7$ | 1 | 5 | | A Tomljanović | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A Tomljanović | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | D Pfizenmaier | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | | L Davis | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
* Estrella Cabeza Candela (qualifying competition, retired)
* Alla Kudryavtseva (qualified)
* Michelle Larcher de Brito (qualified)
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualifying competition)
* Victoria Duval (qualifying competition)
* Belinda Bencic (qualified)
* Alizé Lim (first round)
* Mathilde Johansson (qualifying competition)
* Danka Kovinić (first round)
* Kiki Bertens (qualified)
* Zheng Saisai (qualified)
* Madison Brengle (qualifying competition)
* Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
* Sesil Karatantcheva (qualifying competition)
* Tamira Paszek (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Grace Min
* Zheng Saisai
* Alla Kudryavtseva
* Michelle Larcher de Brito
* Lesia Tsurenko
* Kiki Bertens
* Belinda Bencic
* Jarmila Gajdošová

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 1 | Zarina Diyas | 1 | 2 |
| | Grace Min | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | Grace Min | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Danka Kovinić | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 2 | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Zheng Saisai | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| | Sanaz Marand | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Jennifer Elie | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Jennifer Elie | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 7 | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 13 | Madison Brengle | 5 | 7 | 6$^3$ |
| WC | Alicja Rosolska | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 13 | Madison Brengle | 5 | 7 | 6$^3$ |
| 13 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Petra Rampre | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Petra Rampre | 5 | 1 | 5 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | 14 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Alexandra Mueller | 0 | 2 | 14 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Victoria Duval | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ellie Halbauer | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Ellie Halbauer | 2 | 2 | 6 | Victoria Duval | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | 11 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 7 |
| | Olga Savchuk | 4 | 2 | 11 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Chan Yung-jan | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Chan Yung-jan | 3 | 3 | 7 | Belinda Bencic | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Mathilde Johansson | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | Louisa Chirico | 1 | 4 | 9 | Mathilde Johansson | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Alizé Lim | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | Taylor Townsend | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| 16 | Tamira Paszek | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |