2014 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2014 Australian Open
2013 Champion	Victoria Azarenka

Main article: 2014 Australian Open

Victoria Azarenka is the two-time defending champion. A third consecutive title would see her become the first woman since Martina Hingis in 1997–1999 to win three Australian Open titles in a row.

By winning her third round encounter, women's top seed Serena Williams broke Margaret Court's record of 60 match victories at the Australian Open. Williams lost in the next round to Ana Ivanovic.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (Fourth round)

02.   Victoria Azarenka

03.   Maria Sharapova

04.   Li Na

05.   Agnieszka Radwańska

06.   Petra Kvitová (First round)

07.   Sara Errani (First round)

08.   Jelena Janković

09.   Angelique Kerber (Fourth round)

10.   Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)

11.   Simona Halep

12.   Roberta Vinci (First round)

13.   Sloane Stephens

14.   Ana Ivanovic

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

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

29.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third round)

30.   Eugenie Bouchard

31.   Daniela Hantuchová (Third round)

32.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (Second round)

33.   Bojana Jovanovski (Second round)

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

14

Ana Ivanovic

4

Li Na

28

Flavia Pennetta

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	7	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	7	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
	30	E Bouchard	7	6																		30	E Bouchard	65
	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
	21	S Cîrstea	4	66																		11	S Halep
		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
	25	A Cornet	1																			3	M Sharapova
		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
	24	K Kanepi	2	6	2																		G Muguruza
		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
	33	B Jovanovski	61	6	6																	2	V Azarenka
		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

External links

• Main draw