2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles
# 2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Cincinnati Masters.

Victoria Azarenka was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to a right knee injury.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

    01. Serena Williams (champion)
    02. Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
    03. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    04. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
    05. Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
    06. Angelique Kerber (third round)
    07. Eugenie Bouchard (second round)
    08. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
    09. Ana Ivanovic (final)
    10. Victoria Azarenka (withdrew because of a right knee injury)
    11. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
    12. Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
    13. Flavia Pennetta (third round)
    14. Sara Errani (second round)
    15. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
    16. Lucie Šafářová (third round)

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

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jelena Janković | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jelena Janković | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Serena Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | $6^5$ | | 12 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 1 |
| | Elina Svitolina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elina Svitolina | 2 | 3 | | 9 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Simona Halep | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | S Williams | $7^9$ | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 7 | | | S Stosur | $6^7$ | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Lepchenko | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 13 | F Pennetta | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | T Townsend | 6 | 4 | 7 | Q | T Townsend | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Scheepers | 3 | $7^7$ | 2 | 13 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | F Pennetta | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| LL | M Barthel | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Janković | 1 | 3 |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7 | 6 | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 3 | 3 | | | S Stephens | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Stephens | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 8 | J Janković | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Beck | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | A Beck | 1 | $6^0$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | J Janković | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | K Nara | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | R Oprandi | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | S Lisicki | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 2 | 6 | | S Lisicki | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Wickmayer | 5 | 6 | $6^2$ | 14 | S Errani | 4 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Errani | 7 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 4 | $6^5$ |
| 12 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | C Wozniacki | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | M Rybáriková | 2 | 3 | | 12 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 2 | 7 | | S Zhang | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Watson | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 12 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | A Kerber | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | E Bouchard | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | N Gibbs | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | C McHale | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | C McHale | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 1 | 5 | | 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Svitolina | 2 | 3 |
| | T Pironkova | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Parmentier | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | P Parmentier | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Davis | 3 | 2 | | | E Svitolina | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | P Kvitová | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | M Sharapova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 2 | 4 | | | M Keys | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Sharapova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | K Knapp | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
| WC | B Bencic | 2 | $6^1$ | | Q | K Knapp | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Cibulková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Sharapova | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | L Šafářová | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | V Williams | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | 16 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Diyas | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | Q | Z Diyas | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I-C Begu | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | 16 | L Šafářová | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | P Hercog | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | K Flipkens | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
* Peng Shuai (withdrew, still playing in Montréal)
* Karolína Plíšková (first round)
* Mona Barthel (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Alison Riske (first round)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
* Caroline Garcia (first round)
* Elena Vesnina (qualifying competition, retired)
* Zarina Diyas (qualified)
* Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
* Ajla Tomljanović (first round)
* Heather Watson (qualified)
* María Teresa Torró Flor (qualifying competition)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified)
* Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition)
* Yanina Wickmayer (qualified)
* Monica Puig (qualifying competition)
* Annika Beck (qualified)
* Anna Schmiedlová (first round)
* Polona Hercog (qualified)
* Francesca Schiavone (qualifying competition)
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualifying competition)
* Chanelle Scheepers (qualified)
* Marina Erakovic (first round)
* Karin Knapp (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Polona Hercog
* Karin Knapp
* Pauline Parmentier
* Annika Beck
* Taylor Townsend
* Varvara Lepchenko
* Chanelle Scheepers
* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Zarina Diyas
* Nicole Gibbs
* Yanina Wickmayer
* Heather Watson

### Lucky losers

* Mona Barthel

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bojana Jovanovski | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Julia Glushko | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Julia Glushko | 7 | 6 | | | Julia Glushko | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 20 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| | Paula Ormaechea | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | Karin Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Urszula Radwańska | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Alt | Urszula Radwańska | 3 | 3 | 25 | Karin Knapp | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | 17 | Monica Puig | 6 | 3 | $6^5$ |
| | Tamira Paszek | 4 | 4 | 17 | Monica Puig | 6 | 3 | $6^5$ |
| 17 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Karolína Plíšková | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | Pauline Parmentier | $7^7$ | 1 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Pauline Parmentier | $7^7$ | 1 | $7^7$ | | Pauline Parmentier | $7^8$ | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | 13 | María Teresa Torró Flor | $6^6$ | $6^4$ |
| | Kiki Bertens | 4 | 1 | | 13 | María Teresa Torró Flor | $6^6$ | $6^4$ |
| 13 | María Teresa Torró Flor | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Yulia Putintseva | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Yulia Putintseva | 4 | 2 | 4 | Mona Barthel | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 18 | Annika Beck | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Melanie Oudin | 1 | 3 | 18 | Annika Beck | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | Annika Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Alison Riske | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 6 | WC | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 22 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Andrea Hlaváčková | 3 | 2 | 22 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Dulgheru | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | |
| | Alexandra Dulgheru | 4 | $0^r$ | 6 | Varvara Lepchenko | 7 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | Anna Tatishvili | 5 | $6^1$ |
| | Anna Tatishvili | 6 | 6 | | Anna Tatishvili | 5 | $6^1$ |
| 19 | Anna Schmiedlová | 1 | 2 | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Caroline Garcia | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | Tímea Babos | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | 23 | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 |
| | Timea Bacsinszky | 5 | 2 | 23 | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 |
| 23 | Chanelle Scheepers | 7 | 6 | | | | |

**Eighth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Sachia Vickery | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Sachia Vickery | 4 | 3 | | 8 | Elena Vesnina | 4 | $0^r$ |
| | | | | | 14 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 4 |
| | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Ninth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Shelby Rogers | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Shelby Rogers | 1 | 4 | 9 | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 15 | Monica Niculescu | 2 | 2 |
| | Donna Vekić | 3 | 3 | 15 | Monica Niculescu | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Tenth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Yaroslava Shvedova | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Nicole Gibbs | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Nicole Gibbs | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 21 | Francesca Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 4 | 2 | 21 | Francesca Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Eleventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Ajla Tomljanović | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Julia Görges | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Julia Görges | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Julia Görges | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 16 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | Alison Van Uytvanck | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 2 | 16 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | Yanina Wickmayer | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

**Twelfth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 3 | 4 | | 12 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Shahar Pe'er | 3 | 0 |
| | Shahar Pe'er | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Shahar Pe'er | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
