# 2014 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Zhang Shuai was defending champion, but withdrew with a right arm injury before the tournament.
Monica Niculescu won the title, defeating Alizé Cornet in the final 6–4, 6–0.

## Seeds

* Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Alizé Cornet (final)
* Sloane Stephens (first round)
* Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
* Zarina Diyas (first round)
* Roberta Vinci (first round)
* Jana Čepelová (first round)
* Annika Beck (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| WC | Wang Yafan | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Alizé Cornet | 4 | 0 |
| | Timea Bacsinszky | 1 | 6$^5$ | 2 | Alizé Cornet | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | S Stosur | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | Y Wang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6$^3$ | 1 | | Q | P Martić | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Martić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | WC | Y Wang | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | Q | K Zhang | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | A Riske | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Zhang | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Čepelová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Y Wang | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | B Jovanovski | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Piter | 7 | 4 | 3 | | M Doi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | M Puig | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 1 | 6 | 2 | | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Zhang | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Zhang | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Z Diyas | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | A Beck | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MT Torró Flor | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | MT Torró Flor | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Xu | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Xu | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mayr-Achleitner | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | MT Torró Flor | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Linette | 2 | 6 | 4 | | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Soler Espinosa | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Stephens | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | T Bacsinszky | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| 6 | R Vinci | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Cornet | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | L Zhu | 6 | 7$^9$ | | WC | L Zhu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | WC | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S-w Hsieh | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | WC | S-w Hsieh | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Cornet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 6$^8$ | 3 | | | S Pe'er | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Putintseva | 1 | 1 | | 2 | A Cornet | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Katarzyna Piter (moved to main draw)
* Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
* Shahar Pe'er (moved to main draw)
* Magda Linette (qualified)
* Ekaterina Bychkova (qualifying competition, retired)
* Sofia Shapatava (qualifying competition)
* Elitsa Kostova (first round)
* Petra Martić (qualified)
* Zhang Ling (qualified)
* Xu Yifan (qualified)
* Zhang Kailin (qualified)
* Yang Zhaoxuan (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Xu Yifan
* Yulia Putintseva
* Zhang Kailin
* Magda Linette
* Zhang Ling
* Petra Martić

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 5 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 3 | 1$^r$ |
| WC | Raluca Olaru | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Xu Yifan | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Xu Yifan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 2 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Liu Chang | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Liu Chang | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Elitsa Kostova | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 6 | Sofia Shapatava | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 2 |
| WC | Andreja Klepač | 6$^5$ | 3 | 11 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 |
| 11 | Zhang Kailin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 4 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 |
| | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik | 1 | 4 | 12 | Yang Zhaoxuan | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | Laura Thorpe | 1 | 4 |
| | Tian Ran | 1 | 1 | 9 | Zhang Ling | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Zhang Ling | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | | Xu Shilin | 6$^1$ | 1 |
| WC | Liang Chen | 6 | 4 | 6$^3$ | 8 | Petra Martić | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | Petra Martić | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |