# 2014 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but she chose not to participate this year.
Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Camila Giorgi in the final, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, despite being a championship match point down in the third set.

## Seeds

* Eugenie Bouchard (second round; withdrew due to a left thigh injury)
* Ana Ivanovic (second round; withdrew due to a hip injury)
* Dominika Cibulková (first round)
* Andrea Petkovic (first round)
* Sabine Lisicki (first round)
* Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round)
* Karolína Plíšková (champion)
* Caroline Garcia (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 |
| | Karin Knapp | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | Camila Giorgi | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 7 | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| Q | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Karolína Plíšková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Mayr-Achleitner | 4 | 1 | | 1 | E Bouchard | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L-M Moser | 2 | 3 | | | T Pironkova | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | T Pironkova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | K Knapp | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 4 | 7 | 2 | | M Rybáriková | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | K Knapp | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 5/WC | S Lisicki | 5 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | K Knapp | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | A Petkovic | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 5 | 1 | | Q | O Jabeur | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Jabeur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | C Giorgi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | K Siniaková | 5 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | M Erakovic | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | K Koukalová | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Garcia | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | S Vögele | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | A Schmiedlová | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Schmiedlová | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | S Vögele | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6$^1$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Q | A-L Friedsam | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | J Čepelová | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-L Friedsam | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Cibulková | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | K Flipkens | 2 | 4 | | 7 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Bertens | 3 | 1 | | | M Barthel | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | Q | M Brengle | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Brengle | 7 | 3 | | Q | M Brengle | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 3 | 2 | | 2 | A Ivanovic | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Monica Niculescu (first round)
* Polona Hercog (first round)
* Kiki Bertens (qualifying competition; Lucky loser)
* Tereza Smitková (qualifying competition)
* Johanna Larsson (second round)
* Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualified)
* Kristýna Plíšková (second round)
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Anna-Lena Friedsam
* Madison Brengle
* Ons Jabeur
* Kateřina Siniaková

### Lucky loser

* Kiki Bertens

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Monica Niculescu | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Panova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Panova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Alexandra Panova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mandy Minella | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Mandy Minella | 5 | 7 | 3 | | Mandy Minella | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 7 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 7 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | Alexandra Panova | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Kristína Kučová | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristína Kučová | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | Kristína Kučová | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dinah Pfizenmaier | 1 | 0 | | 6 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Polona Hercog | 3 | 6 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 4 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 4 | 7$^{11}$ | | Lucie Hradecká | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Madison Brengle | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | Madison Brengle | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Gioia Barbieri | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Gioia Barbieri | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | Madison Brengle | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | Denisa Allertová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | Carina Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carina Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | Carina Witthöft | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Paula Kania | 3 | 4 | | 8 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Kiki Bertens | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tamira Paszek | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tamira Paszek | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Katarzyna Piter | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 6 | 6 | | | Katarzyna Piter | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Julia Grabher | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julia Grabher | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | Kiki Bertens | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 |
| | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Antonia Lottner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Antonia Lottner | 4 | 4 | | | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Kristýna Plíšková | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Anna Maria Heil | 2 | 3 | | 7 | Kristýna Plíšková | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Tatishvili | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Tatishvili | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sofia Arvidsson | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Pia König | 4 | 5 | | | Sofia Arvidsson | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Sofia Arvidsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sofia Arvidsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | Tereza Smitková | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kateřina Siniaková | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | Maryna Zanevska | 6$^{10}$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Kateřina Siniaková | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | Kateřina Siniaková | 7$^{12}$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kateřina Siniaková | 7$^{12}$ | 5 | 6 | | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Johanna Larsson | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 4 | 5 | | 5 | Johanna Larsson | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |