2014 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
# 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Venus Williams defeated Alizé Cornet in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships. It was her 45th career WTA Tour title. She also extended her winning streak at the Dubai Tennis Championships to 15 matches, having previously won when she last played in 2009 and 2010.

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Carla Suárez Navarro.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

    01. Serena Williams (semifinals)
    02. Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
    03. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    04. Sara Errani (second round)
    05. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
    06. Angelique Kerber (first round)
    07. Simona Halep (first round, retired because of a right Achilles tendon strain)
    08. Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | Serena Williams | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 6 | | Alizé Cornet | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | WC | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Caroline Wozniacki | 3 | 2 | WC | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1/WC | S Williams | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Kleybanova | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | | E Makarova | $6^8$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | 1/WC | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | J Janković | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 7 | | | L Šafářová | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zanevska | 4 | 3 | | 5 | J Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | S Williams | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Cornet | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | P Kvitová | 6 | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Petrova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | A Cornet | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Ka Plíšková | 1 | 5 | | | K Flipkens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 1 | | | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Halep | 1 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 1 | 4 | Q | A Beck | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Beck | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 4 | 3 | | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Errani | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Wozniacki | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | A Kerber | 6 | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | WC | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | A Ivanovic | 3 | 6 | $7^8$ | | A Ivanovic | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | WC | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | V Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| PR | K Kanepi | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | F Pennetta | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | Q | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Radwańska | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Eugenie Bouchard (qualifying competition)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (withdrew, still competing in Doha)
* Flavia Pennetta (qualified)
* Andrea Petkovic (second round)
* Yvonne Meusburger (qualifying competition)
* Karin Knapp (second round)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands (second round)
* Zhang Shuai (second round)
* Varvara Lepchenko (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Annika Beck
* Maryna Zanevska
* Flavia Pennetta
* Karolína Plíšková

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eugenie Bouchard | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tsvetana Pironkova | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tsvetana Pironkova | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 5 | | Tsvetana Pironkova | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Vitalia Diatchenko | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Vitalia Diatchenko | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $0^r$ | | | | | 1 | Eugenie Bouchard | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Annika Beck | 6 | 6 |
| | Annika Beck | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Annika Beck | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Abigail Spears | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Abigail Spears | 6 | 0 | 2 | | Annika Beck | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Karin Knapp | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| | Andrea Hlaváčková | 1 | 2 | | 6 | Karin Knapp | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Karin Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Varvara Lepchenko | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 6 | | | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Petra Martić | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | |
| | Petra Martić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Petra Martić | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | |
| | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Maryna Zanevska | $7^{10}$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mona Barthel | $6^8$ | 4 |
| | Mona Barthel | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | Mona Barthel | $6^8$ | 4 |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | Mona Barthel | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 4 | $6^2$ | | | |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 3 | 4 | | 7 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 4 | $6^2$ | | | |
| 7 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Flavia Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristina Kučová | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristina Kučová | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Flavia Pennetta | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yulia Putintseva | $6^3$ | 0 | | | | | |
| | Misaki Doi | 2 | $6^4$ | | | Yulia Putintseva | $6^3$ | 0 | | | | | |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | 1 | 3 |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 4 | 6 | 3 | | Kristina Mladenovic | $7^7$ | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Michaela Hončová | 3 | 1 | | 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Claire Feuerstein | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Claire Feuerstein | 3 | 2 | | 4 | Andrea Petkovic | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Camila Giorgi | $7^9$ | 6 | | | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | Marta Domachowska | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Marta Domachowska | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | | Camila Giorgi | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Karolína Plíšková | 7 | 6 |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | Karolína Plíšková | 7 | 6 |
| | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 5 | 7 | | Karolína Plíšková | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Zhang Shuai | $6^5$ | 1 | | | |
| WC | Çağla Büyükakçay | 3 | 2 | | 8 | Zhang Shuai | $6^5$ | 1 | | | |
| 8 | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
