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

Victoria Azarenka was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Agnieszka Radwańska in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Li Na won the title, defeating Dominika Cibulková in the final, 7–6^(7–3), 6–0, becoming the first Asian Australian Open champion and sixth woman to win the title after being match point down (in the third round against Lucie Šafářová).^[2][3][4]

By winning her third round match, women's top seed Serena Williams broke Margaret Court's record of 60 match victories at the Australian Open.^[5]

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)

Qualifying

Wildcards

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	7^7	6
															20	Dominika Cibulková	6^3	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	7^10	4	2
		A Beck	6	6											14	A Ivanovic	6^8	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	7^7	1	7
		P Mayr-Achleitner	2	7^10	7				M Keys	6^5	6	5
		M Keys	6	6^8	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	7^7	2	0
	30	E Bouchard	7	6																		30	E Bouchard	6^5	6	6
	WC	H Tang	5	1				30	E Bouchard	6	7^12
		A Van Uytvanck	6^3	6^3					V Razzano	2	6^10
		V Razzano	7^7	7^7											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	7^7
	Q	B Bencic	6	4	6			Q	B Bencic	0	6^5
		K Date-Krumm	4	6	3										4	N Li	1	7^7	6
		D Vekić	3	1											26	L Šafářová	6	6^2	3
	Q	L Hradecká	6	6				Q	L Hradecká	7^7	3	0
		J Glushko	5	6	1			26	L Šafářová	6^4	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	6^7				Q	A Kudryavtseva	4	2
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	6	7^9											9	A Kerber	6	6
		D Pfizenmaier	6^5	3												A Riske	3	4
		Y Wickmayer	7^7	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	6^4	3												M Barthel	1	5
		M Barthel	7^7	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	6^5					A Morita	2	0
		A Morita	6	7^7											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	6^6																		11	S Halep	6	2	6
		M Erakovic	6	7^8					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	7^7	3	8
		G Voskoboeva	7	4	7				G Voskoboeva	6^2	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	0^r					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	6^6
		P Ormaechea	4	2											3	M Sharapova	6	7^8
		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	7^8					O Govortsova	0	5
	Q	Y Duan	0	6^6											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	6^7	4				29	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	29	A Pavlyuchenkova	7^9	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	7^7	6
		Y Shvedova	6^1	3				13	S Stephens	3	6	7
		T Majerič	6	6^1	4				A Tomljanović	6	2	5
		A Tomljanović	3	7^7	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	6^1	6	6																	2	V Azarenka	6	6
		J Čepelová	7^7	1	3			33	B Jovanovski	6	3	2
		C Scheepers	6^3	4					Y Meusburger	3	6	6
		Y Meusburger	7^7	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	6^2	2				2	V Azarenka	6	6
	2	V Azarenka	7^7	6

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Nationalities in the field

North America (14)	South America (3)	Europe (84)	Oceania (7)	Asia (19)	Africa (1)
Canada (1)	Argentina (1)	Austria (2)	Australia (6)	China (6)	South Africa (1)
Puerto Rico (1)	Brazil (1)	Belarus (2)	New Zealand (1)	Israel (2)
United States (12)	Colombia (1)	Belgium (3)		Japan (4)
		Bulgaria (1)		Kazakhstan (4)
		Croatia (5)		Taiwan (2)
		Czech Republic (7)		Thailand (1)
		Denmark (1)
		Estonia (1)
		France (5)
		Georgia (1)
		Germany (8)
		Hungary (1)
		Italy (6)
		Luxembourg (1)
		Netherlands (1)
		Poland (2)
		Romania (5)
		Russia (7)
		Serbia (4)
		Slovakia (5)
		Slovenia (2
		Spain (6)
		Sweden (1)
		Switzerland (2)
		Ukraine (3)
		United Kingdom (2)

References

General

• Women drawsheet on ausopen.com

Specific

1. "Two-time champion Azarenka sent crashing out at quarter-final stage by in-form Radwanska". Daily Mail. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
2. "Li Na beats Dominika Cibulkova to win Australian Open final". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
3. "Li Na wins Australian Open final against Dominika Cibulkova – as it happened". Guardian. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
4. "Third time lucky for Li as rapid victory over Cibulkova brings Australian Open title". Daily Mail. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
5. "Novak Djokovic into round four". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.