# 2014 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's singles

Luksika Kumkhum was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to countrywoman Tamarine Tanasugarn.
An-Sophie Mestach won the title, defeating Shuko Aoyama in the final, 6–1, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Luksika Kumkhum (quarterfinals)
* Kimiko Date-Krumm (semifinals; retired)
* Misaki Doi (quarterfinals)
* An-Sophie Mestach (champion)
* Misa Eguchi (first round)
* Eri Hozumi (first round)
* Hiroko Kuwata (first round)
* Xu Yifan (second round)

## Main 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 6 | 6 | | Shuko Aoyama | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | 4 | An-Sophie Mestach | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | An-Sophie Mestach | 6 | 0 | 4 | An-Sophie Mestach | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Lykina | 3 | 0 | | 1 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Y Higuchi | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | A Okuno | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Okuno | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | L Kumkhum | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | J Namigata | 2 | 3 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | K-c Chang | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | PR | K-c Chang | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Eguchi | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | M Doi | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | S Aoyama | 6 | 6 |
| Q | K Hisami | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | 3 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Tanaka | 2 | 4 | | WC | M Kato | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Kato | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Doi | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | N-l Han | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Aoyama | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Aoyama | 6 | 6 | | | S Aoyama | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-j Jang | 4 | 1 | | 8 | Y Xu | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Y Xu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | E Hozumi | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Imanishi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Imanishi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sawayanagi | 5 | 6 | 2 | WC | Y Tanaka | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Tanaka | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | M Imanishi | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | A Omae | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A-S Mestach | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Kinard | 4 | 3 | | Q | A Omae | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | X Han | 4 | 0 | | 4 | A-S Mestach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A-S Mestach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A-S Mestach | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | H Kuwata | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Date-Krumm | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | M Hibi | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | M Hibi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sema | 6 | 6 | | | E Sema | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | M Hibi | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Lertcheewakarn | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | R Ozaki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Inoue | 4 | 1 | | 2 | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |