2014 China Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles

2014 China Open

Final

Champion

Maria Sharapova

Runner-up

Petra Kvitová

Score

6–4, 2–6, 6–3

Details

Seeds

Events

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Maria Sharapova defeated Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 China Open.

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match with a knee injury.

Seeds

01.

Serena Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew because of a knee injury)

02.

Simona Halep (quarterfinals, withdrew because of a hip injury)

03.

Petra Kvitová (final)

04.

Maria Sharapova (champion)

05.

Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)

06.

Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

07.

Angelique Kerber (third round)

08.

Eugenie Bouchard (second round)

09.

Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)

10.

Jelena Janković (first round)

11.

Sara Errani (first round)

12.

Ekaterina Makarova (third round)

13.

Lucie Šafářová (third round)

14.

Flavia Pennetta (second round)

15.

Andrea Petkovic (third round)

16.

Venus Williams (third round, withdrew because of a viral illness)

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

The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Serena Williams

	Samantha Stosur	w/o
					Samantha Stosur	3	7	2

				3	Petra Kvitová	6	5	6
3	Petra Kvitová	7	6

	Roberta Vinci	6	4
									3	Petra Kvitová	4	6	3

									4	Maria Sharapova	6	2	6
	Svetlana Kuznetsova	0	4

4	Maria Sharapova	6	6
				4	Maria Sharapova	6	6

				9	Ana Ivanovic	0	4
9	Ana Ivanovic	w/o

2	Simona Halep

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

1	S Williams	7	6
Q	S Soler Espinosa	5	2		1	S Williams	6	6
WC	M Kirilenko	4	1		Q	T Pironkova	2	3
Q	T Pironkova	6	6						1	S Williams	6	1	6
Q	B Mattek-Sands	6	1	4					13	L Šafářová	1	6	2
Q	M Barthel	4	6	6	Q	M Barthel	3	3
	C Giorgi	6	4		13	L Šafářová	6	6
13	L Šafářová	7	6											1	S Williams
10	J Janković	5	6	4											S Stosur	w/o
	A Cornet	7	3	6		A Cornet	6	6
	L Davis	6	6			L Davis	2	1
Q	Y Xu	3	3							A Cornet	4	2
	S Stosur	6	6							S Stosur	6	6
WC	F Schiavone	4	2			S Stosur	6	7
					6	C Wozniacki	4	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	P Kvitová	6	6
WC	K Zhang	4	1			S Peng	4	2
	S Peng	6	6						3	P Kvitová	w/o
	S Zhang	1	4						16	V Williams
	C Garcia	6	6			C Garcia	4	3
	H Watson	3	1		16	V Williams	6	6
16	V Williams	6	6											3	P Kvitová	7	6
12	E Makarova	6	6	6											R Vinci	6	4
	G Muguruza	7	4	4	12	E Makarova	7	6
	Ka Plíšková	4	6	2	Q	P Hercog	5	0
Q	P Hercog	6	2	6					12	E Makarova	1	6	5
	R Vinci	6	2	6						R Vinci	6	0	7
	Y Shvedova	2	6	1		R Vinci	6	6
	C Vandeweghe	4	3		5	A Radwańska	4	4
5	A Radwańska	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

7	A Kerber	6	3	6
	C Dellacqua	1	6	3	7	A Kerber	6	6
	Z Diyas	6	6			Z Diyas	3	1
	K Koukalová	1	4							7	A Kerber	6	4	3
	S Kuznetsova	6	1								S Kuznetsova	2	6	6
	D Hantuchová	2	1			S Kuznetsova	6	6
	K Nara	3	6	6		K Nara	3	1
11	S Errani	6	3	4												S Kuznetsova	0	4
14	F Pennetta	7	6												4	M Sharapova	6	6
	C McHale	6	4		14	F Pennetta	1	6	2
	C Suárez Navarro	6	6			C Suárez Navarro	6	3	6
	K Flipkens	2	4								C Suárez Navarro	1	6
										4	M Sharapova	6	7
						E Svitolina	2	2
	K Kanepi	4	1		4	M Sharapova	6	6
4	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	E Bouchard	2	4
WC	S Xu	6	2	0		S Lisicki	6	6
	S Lisicki	4	6	6						S Lisicki	3	5
PR	R Oprandi	6	6						9	A Ivanovic	6	7
	B Jovanovski	2	4		PR	R Oprandi	4	2
Q	B Bencic	2	1		9	A Ivanovic	6	6
9	A Ivanovic	6	6											9	A Ivanovic	w/o
15	A Petkovic	2	7	6										2	S Halep
Q	M Niculescu	6	6	4	15	A Petkovic	6	6
	M Keys	6	6	7		M Keys	2	3
	A Riske	3	7	5					15	A Petkovic	6	7	6
WC	L Zhu	6	3						2	S Halep	7	5	7
	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	3		WC	L Zhu	5	4
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	4		2	S Halep	7	6
2	S Halep	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Belinda Bencic (qualified)
Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
Monica Niculescu (qualified)
Tsvetana Pironkova (qualified)
Mona Barthel (qualified)
Annika Beck (first round)
Monica Puig (qualifying competition)
Stefanie Vögele (qualifying competition)
Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)
Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
Polona Hercog (qualified)
Alison Van Uytvanck (qualifying competition)
María Teresa Torró Flor (first round)
Shelby Rogers (qualifying competition)
Jarmila Gajdošová (first round)
Chanelle Scheepers (first round)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Belinda Bencic	6	6

WC	Tian Ran	0	4
				1	Belinda Bencic	5	7	6

				14	Shelby Rogers	7	6	1
WC	Yang Zhaoxuan	0	3

14	Shelby Rogers	6	6

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Varvara Lepchenko	6	5	6

	Donna Vekić	3	7	2
					2	Varvara Lepchenko	6	5	2

					10	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	1	7	6
	Kristina Mladenovic	1	5

10	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	7

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Monica Niculescu	6	6

	Magda Linette	1	0
				3	Monica Niculescu	6	6

				12	Alison Van Uytvanck	3	2
WC	Han Xinyun	2	4

12	Alison Van Uytvanck	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Tsvetana Pironkova	4	6	7

	Nicole Gibbs	6	2	5
					4	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6

					9	Ajla Tomljanović	3	1
	Sorana Cîrstea	4	4

9	Ajla Tomljanović	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Mona Barthel	6	2	6

	Misaki Doi	4	6	4
					5	Mona Barthel	6	6

						Marina Erakovic	3	3
	Marina Erakovic	6	6

13	María Teresa Torró Flor	2	1

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Annika Beck	3	2

	Alla Kudryavtseva	6	6
						Alla Kudryavtseva	2	1

					WC	Xu Yifan	6	6
WC	Xu Yifan	6	2	6

16	Chanelle Scheepers	4	6	2

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

7	Monica Puig	2	6	6

	Olga Govortsova	6	2	2
					7	Monica Puig	3	1

					11	Polona Hercog	6	6
	Yulia Putintseva	6	7	4

11	Polona Hercog	7	5	6

Eighth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

8	Stefanie Vögele	6	6

	Mandy Minella	1	2
					8	Stefanie Vögele	4	4

					PR	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
PR	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	4	6	6

15	Jarmila Gajdošová	6	3	1

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Maria Sharapova

39 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 36 SGL & 3 DBL

Entourage

Yuri Sharapov (father & former coach)
Riccardo Piatti (coach; Jul 2019—Jan 2020)
Sven Groeneveld (coach; Nov 2013—Mar 2018)
Jimmy Connors (coach; Jul—Aug 2013)
Thomas Högstedt (coach; Jan 2011—Jul 2013, Mar 2018—Jul 2019)
Michael Joyce (coach; Sep 2005—Jan 2011)
Mauricio Hadad (coach; Mar 2004—Sep 2005)
Robert Lansdorp (coach; Sep 1998—Sep 2005)
Yuri Yudkin (coach; Nov 1991—May 1994)
Max Eisenbud (former agent)

Boyfriends
- Alexander Gilkes (since 2018; fiancé: since 2020)
- Grigor Dimitrov (2012—2015)
- Sasha Vujačić (2009—2012; fiancé: 2010—2012)

Title-winning doubles partners
- Tamarine Tanasugarn
- Maria Kirilenko

Career

Rivalries

Rivalry with Serena Williams

Seasons

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Year-end No.1

Grand Slam titles

Australian Open	SGL 2008
French Open	SGL 2012 2014
Wimbledon	SGL 2004
US Open	SGL 2006

WTA Tour titles

WTA Finals

SGL
2004 Los Angeles

WTA 1000 &
analogues

Qatar Open	SGL 2008
Indian Wells Open	SGL 2006 2013
Miami Open	Nil
Madrid Open	SGL 2014
Italian Open	SGL 2011 2012 2015
Canadian Open	Nil
San Diego Open → Cincinnati Open	SGL 2006 (SD) 2007 (SD) 2011 (CI)
Tokyo Open	SGL 2005 2009
Zurich Open & China Open	SGL 2006 (Z) 2014 (C)