2014 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2014 Australian Open
Champion	Li Na
Runner-up	Dominika Cibulková
Final score	7–6(7–3), 6–0

Main article: 2014 Australian Open

Li Na defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final, 7–6^(7–3), 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Australian Open. She became the first Asian champion at the tournament and the sixth woman to win the title after being match point down (in the third round against Lucie Šafářová).

Victoria Azarenka was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated by Agnieszka Radwańska in the quarterfinals, ending her 18-match winning streak at the Australian Open.

By winning her third round match, Serena Williams surpassed Margaret Court's record of 60 match victories at the Australian Open. She lost to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round, ending her 25-match winning streak dating back to the 2013 US Open.

Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian to reach a major semifinal since Carling Bassett-Seguso at the 1984 US Open.

This was also the first major where future world No. 1 and two-time major champion Simona Halep reached the quarterfinals. It was also the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 4 and Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic, who lost to Li in the second round.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (fourth round)

02.   Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)

03.   Maria Sharapova (fourth round)

04.   Li Na (champion)

05.   Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)

06.   Petra Kvitová (first round)

07.   Sara Errani (first round)

08.   Jelena Janković (fourth round)

09.   Angelique Kerber (fourth round)

10.   Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

11.   Simona Halep (quarterfinals)

12.   Roberta Vinci (first round)

13.   Sloane Stephens (fourth round)

14.   Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)

15.   Sabine Lisicki (second round)

16.   Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)

17.   Samantha Stosur (third round)

18.   Kirsten Flipkens (second round)

19.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)

20.   Dominika Cibulková (final)

21.   Sorana Cîrstea (first round)

22.   Ekaterina Makarova (fourth round)

23.   Elena Vesnina (first round)

24.   Kaia Kanepi (first round)

25.   Alizé Cornet (third round)

26.   Lucie Šafářová (third round)

27.   Jamie Hampton (withdrew because of a hip injury)

28.   Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)

29.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

30.   Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals)

31.   Daniela Hantuchová (third round)

32.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round)

33.   Bojana Jovanovski (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Wildcards

Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	14	Ana Ivanovic	7	5	2
	30	Eugenie Bouchard	5	7	6
								30	Eugenie Bouchard	2	4
								4	Li Na	6	6
	4	Li Na	6	6
	28	Flavia Pennetta	2	2
															4	Li Na	77	6
															20	Dominika Cibulková	63	0
	11	Simona Halep	3	0
	20	Dominika Cibulková	6	6
								20	Dominika Cibulková	6	6
								5	Agnieszka Radwańska	1	2
	5	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	5	6
	2	Victoria Azarenka	1	7	0

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
	WC	A Barty	2	1				1	S Williams	6	6
		V Dolonc	2	6	6				V Dolonc	1	2
		L Arruabarrena	6	2	4										1	S Williams	6	6
	WC	P Parmentier	0	1											31	D Hantuchová	3	3
		Ka Plíšková	6	6					Ka Plíšková	3	6	10
	Q	H Watson	5	6	3			31	D Hantuchová	6	3	12
	31	D Hantuchová	7	3	6																	1	S Williams	6	3	3
	17	S Stosur	6	6																		14	A Ivanovic	4	6	6
		K Zakopalová	3	4				17	S Stosur	6	6
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	2	0
		S Soler Espinosa	3	2											17	S Stosur	710	4	2
		A Beck	6	6											14	A Ivanovic	68	6	6
		P Martić	0	0					A Beck	1	2
		K Bertens	4	4				14	A Ivanovic	6	6
	14	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	R Vinci	4	3
		J Zheng	6	6					J Zheng	77	1	7
		P Mayr-Achleitner	2	710	7				M Keys	65	6	5
		M Keys	6	68	9											J Zheng	2	4
	WC	C Dellacqua	6	6											WC	C Dellacqua	6	6
	PR	V Zvonareva	2	2				WC	C Dellacqua	6	6
		L Robson	3	0				18	K Flipkens	3	0
	18	K Flipkens	6	6																		WC	C Dellacqua	77	2	0
	30	E Bouchard	7	6																		30	E Bouchard	65	6	6
	WC	H Tang	5	1				30	E Bouchard	6	712
		A Van Uytvanck	63	63					V Razzano	2	610
		V Razzano	77	77											30	E Bouchard	6	6
	WC	S Vickery	3	3												L Davis	2	2
		L Davis	6	6					L Davis	7	2	6
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	5	6	4
	7	S Errani	3	2

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	N Li	6	6
	Q	A Konjuh	2	0				4	N Li	6	77
	Q	B Bencic	6	4	6			Q	B Bencic	0	65
		K Date-Krumm	4	6	3										4	N Li	1	77	6
		D Vekić	3	1											26	L Šafářová	6	62	3
	Q	L Hradecká	6	6				Q	L Hradecká	77	3	0
		J Glushko	5	6	1			26	L Šafářová	64	6	6
	26	L Šafářová	7	3	6																	4	N Li	6	6
	22	E Makarova	2	6	6																	22	E Makarova	2	0
		V Williams	6	4	4			22	E Makarova	6	7
		A Medina Garrigues	3	1				LL	I Falconi	2	5
	LL	I Falconi	6	6											22	E Makarova	6	6
		S Pe'er	4	1												M Niculescu	4	4
		M Niculescu	6	6					M Niculescu	2	6	6
		M Lučić-Baroni	2	1				15	S Lisicki	6	2	2
	15	S Lisicki	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	A Kerber	6	0	6
	WC	J Gajdošová	3	6	2			9	A Kerber	6	6
		C Garcia	2	67				Q	A Kudryavtseva	4	2
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	6	79											9	A Kerber	6	6
		D Pfizenmaier	65	3												A Riske	3	4
		Y Wickmayer	77	6					Y Wickmayer	1	1
		A Riske	6	6					A Riske	6	6
	23	E Vesnina	2	2																		9	A Kerber	1	6	5
	28	F Pennetta	6	6																		28	F Pennetta	6	4	7
		A Cadanțu	0	2				28	F Pennetta	6	6
		M Puig	6	6					M Puig	3	4
	Q	A Tatishvili	2	4											28	F Pennetta	6	7
		S Zhang	64	3												M Barthel	1	5
		M Barthel	77	6					M Barthel	4	6	6
		L Kumkhum	6	1	6				L Kumkhum	6	3	4
	6	P Kvitová	2	6	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	J Janković	6	6
		M Doi	1	2				8	J Janković	6	6
		N Kichenok	2	65					A Morita	2	0
		A Morita	6	77											8	J Janković	6	7
		K Nara	7	4	6											K Nara	4	5
		S Peng	5	6	3				K Nara	6	6
		A Petkovic	2	3				32	M Rybáriková	4	3
	32	M Rybáriková	6	6																		8	J Janković	4	6	0
	21	S Cîrstea	4	66																		11	S Halep	6	2	6
		M Erakovic	6	78					M Erakovic	4	0
	Q	Z Diyas	6	6				Q	Z Diyas	6	6
	Q	K Siniaková	2	4											Q	Z Diyas	1	4
		L Tsurenko	6	3	4										11	S Halep	6	6
		V Lepchenko	2	6	6				V Lepchenko	6	0	1
	Q	K Piter	0	1				11	S Halep	4	6	6
	11	S Halep	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		V King	3	2				16	C Suárez Navarro	77	3	8
		G Voskoboeva	7	4	7				G Voskoboeva	62	6	6
	Q	I-C Begu	5	6	5										16	C Suárez Navarro	1	0
		K Mladenovic	5	5											20	D Cibulková	6	6
		S Vögele	7	7					S Vögele	0	1
		F Schiavone	3	4				20	D Cibulková	6	6
	20	D Cibulková	6	6																		20	D Cibulková	3	6	6
	25	A Cornet	1																			3	M Sharapova	6	4	1
		P Hercog	0r					25	A Cornet	6	4	6
		C Giorgi	4	6	6				C Giorgi	3	6	4
	WC	S Sanders	6	1	4										25	A Cornet	1	66
		P Ormaechea	4	2											3	M Sharapova	6	78
		K Knapp	6	6					K Knapp	3	6	8
		B Mattek-Sands	3	4				3	M Sharapova	6	4	10
	3	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	A Radwańska	6	5	6
		Y Putintseva	0	7	2			5	A Radwańska	6	7
		O Govortsova	6	78					O Govortsova	0	5
	Q	Y Duan	0	66											5	A Radwańska	5	6	6
	Q	C Witthöft	1	4											29	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	2	2
		M Minella	6	6					M Minella	2	2
		T Pereira	67	4				29	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	29	A Pavlyuchenkova	79	6																		5	A Radwańska	6	6
	24	K Kanepi	2	6	2																		G Muguruza	1	3
		G Muguruza	6	2	6				G Muguruza	6	6
		T Babos	6	4	5				AK Schmiedlová	3	3
		AK Schmiedlová	4	6	7											G Muguruza	4	7	6
		C McHale	7	6											10	C Wozniacki	6	5	3
	PR	Y-j Chan	5	4					C McHale	0	6	2
		L Domínguez Lino	0	2				10	C Wozniacki	6	1	6
	10	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	S Stephens	77	6
		Y Shvedova	61	3				13	S Stephens	3	6	7
		T Majerič	6	61	4				A Tomljanović	6	2	5
		A Tomljanović	3	77	6										13	S Stephens	7	6
	WC	O Rogowska	6	6												E Svitolina	5	4
		M Duque	3	3				WC	O Rogowska	4	5
		E Svitolina	6	6					E Svitolina	6	7
	19	S Kuznetsova	3	3																		13	S Stephens	3	2
	33	B Jovanovski	61	6	6																	2	V Azarenka	6	6
		J Čepelová	77	1	3			33	B Jovanovski	6	3	2
		C Scheepers	63	4					Y Meusburger	3	6	6
		Y Meusburger	77	6												Y Meusburger	1	0
		S-w Hsieh	1	6	1										2	V Azarenka	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	4	6				B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	4
		J Larsson	62	2				2	V Azarenka	6	6
	2	V Azarenka	77	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Li	Cibulková
1st serve %	36/60 (60%)	49/73 (67%)
1st serve points won	21 of 36 = 58%	29 of 49 = 59%
2nd serve points won	15 of 24 = 63%	5 of 24 = 21%
Total service points won	36 of 60 = 60.00%	34 of 73 = 46.58%
Aces	2	0
Double faults	3	7
Winners	30	11
Unforced errors	28	22
Net points won	7 of 12 = 58%	2 of 3 = 67%
Break points converted	5 of 10 = 50%	2 of 3 = 67%
Return points won	39 of 73 = 53%	24 of 60 = 40%
Total points won	75	58
Source

References

General

• Women drawsheet on ausopen.com

Specific

External links

• 2014 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2013 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2014 French Open – Women's singles