2014 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2014 French Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Final score	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4

Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title and 5th major overall by defeating first-time finalist Simona Halep 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4 in a match that lasted over three hours. It was the first time since 2001 that the final went to three sets.^[1]

The defending champion Serena Williams lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the second round.^[2]

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (Second round) 02.   Li Na (First round) 03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Third round) 04.   Simona Halep (Final) 05.   Petra Kvitová (Third round) 06.   Jelena Janković (Fourth round) 07.   Maria Sharapova (Champion) 08.   Angelique Kerber (Fourth round) 09.   Dominika Cibulková (Third round) 10.   Sara Errani (Quarterfinals) 11.   Ana Ivanovic (Third round) 12.   Flavia Pennetta (Second round) 13.   Caroline Wozniacki (First round) 14.   Carla Suárez Navarro (Quarterfinals) 15.   Sloane Stephens (Fourth round) 16.   Sabine Lisicki (Second round, retired because of a right wrist injury)

17.   Roberta Vinci (First round) 18.   Eugenie Bouchard (Semifinals) 19.   Samantha Stosur (Fourth round) 20.   Alizé Cornet (Second round) 21.   Kirsten Flipkens (Second round) 22.   Ekaterina Makarova (Third round) 23.   Lucie Šafářová (Fourth round) 24.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second round, retired because of back pain) 25.   Kaia Kanepi (First round) 26.   Sorana Cîrstea (Third round) 27.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals) 28.   Andrea Petkovic (Semifinals) 29.   Venus Williams (Second round) 30.   Klára Koukalová (First round) 31.   Daniela Hantuchová (Third round) 32.   Elena Vesnina (Second round)

Qualifying

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
		Garbiñe Muguruza	6	5	1
	7	Maria Sharapova	1	7	6
								7	Maria Sharapova	4	7	6
								18	Eugenie Bouchard	6	5	2
	14	Carla Suárez Navarro	6^4	6	5
	18	Eugenie Bouchard	7^7	2	7
															7	Maria Sharapova	6	6^5	6
															4	Simona Halep	4	7^7	4
	27	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	2
	4	Simona Halep	6	6
								4	Simona Halep	6	7^7
								28	Andrea Petkovic	2	6^4
	10	Sara Errani	2	2
	28	Andrea Petkovic	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
	WC	A Lim	2	1				1	S Williams	2	2
	Q	G Min	5	6^6					G Muguruza	6	6
		G Muguruza	7	7^8												G Muguruza	6	6
		AK Schmiedlová	6^2	6	6											AK Schmiedlová	2	4
		J Zheng	7^7	3	4				AK Schmiedlová	2	6	6
		B Bencic	4	1				29	V Williams	6	3	4
	29	V Williams	6	6																			G Muguruza	6	6
	17	R Vinci	6	3	2																	WC	P Parmentier	4	2
	WC	P Parmentier	3	6	6			WC	P Parmentier	1	6	6
		Y Shvedova	3	7	6				Y Shvedova	6	3	3
		L Davis	6	5	4										WC	P Parmentier	1	6	7
		K Knapp	4	0												M Barthel	6	1	5
		M Barthel	6	6					M Barthel	6	3
	WC	F Ferro	1	5				16	S Lisicki	1	0^r
	16	S Lisicki	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	D Cibulková	7	6
		V Razzano	5	0				9	D Cibulková	6	6
	Q	T Paszek	6	7^7				Q	T Paszek	3	4
		A Van Uytvanck	2	6^5											9	D Cibulková	4	4
	WC	A Hesse	6	3	4										19	S Stosur	6	6
		Y Meusburger	3	6	6				Y Meusburger	1	3
		M Puig	1	1				19	S Stosur	6	6
	19	S Stosur	6	6																		19	S Stosur	6	4	0
	25	K Kanepi	7	3	1																	7	M Sharapova	3	6	6
		M Niculescu	5	6	6				M Niculescu	6	5	2
		R Oprandi	5	2					P Ormaechea	2	7	6
		P Ormaechea	7	6												P Ormaechea	0	0
		A Beck	7^7	3	2										7	M Sharapova	6	6
		T Pironkova	6^5	6	6				T Pironkova	5	2
	Q	K Pervak	1	2				7	M Sharapova	7	6
	7	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Radwańska	6	6
		S Zhang	3	0				3	A Radwańska	6	6
	WC	M Johansson	1	6^5					Ka Plíšková	3	4
		Ka Plíšková	6	7^7											3	A Radwańska	4	4
		A Tomljanović	6	6												A Tomljanović	6	6
		F Schiavone	3	3					A Tomljanović	7^8	6
		C McHale	6^0	6	3			32	E Vesnina	6^6	2
	32	E Vesnina	7^7	4	6																		A Tomljanović	3	3
	20	A Cornet	6	6																		14	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	WC	A Barty	2	1				20	A Cornet	4	6	4
	WC	T Townsend	7	6				WC	T Townsend	6	4	6
		V King	5	1											WC	T Townsend	2	2
	Q	T Bacsinszky	6	6											14	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	Q	M Zanevska	1	4				Q	T Bacsinszky	5	6	4
	Q	Y Beygelzimer	5	5				14	C Suárez Navarro	7	1	6
	14	C Suárez Navarro	7	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	F Pennetta	6	6
		P Mayr-Achleitner	2	2				12	F Pennetta	7	4	2
		M Kirilenko	1	2					J Larsson	5	6	6
		J Larsson	6	6												J Larsson	5	4
	Q	M Larcher de Brito	2	3											18	E Bouchard	7	6
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	6	2	1
		S Peer	0	2				18	E Bouchard	2	6	6
	18	E Bouchard	6	6																		18	E Bouchard	6	6
	31	D Hantuchová	2	6	6																	8	A Kerber	1	2
		J Jakšić	6	2	4			31	D Hantuchová	6	6
	WC	C Feuerstein	6	7				WC	C Feuerstein	1	4
		O Govortsova	1	5											31	D Hantuchová	5	3
		P Cetkovská	4	1											8	A Kerber	7	6
		V Lepchenko	6	6					V Lepchenko	2	5
		K Piter	3	1				8	A Kerber	6	7
	8	A Kerber	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	P Kvitová	7	6
		Z Diyas	5	2				5	P Kvitová	6	6
		M Erakovic	6	6					M Erakovic	4	4
		N Kichenok	2	1											5	P Kvitová	7^7	1	7
		B Jovanovski	4	3											27	S Kuznetsova	6^3	6	9
		C Giorgi	6	6					C Giorgi	6^5	3
	Q	S Shapatava	3	1				27	S Kuznetsova	7^7	6
	27	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		27	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	23	L Šafářová	6	7																		23	L Šafářová	3	4
		M Minella	3	5				23	L Šafářová	6	5	6
		C Dellacqua	7	6					C Dellacqua	1	7	3
		L Domínguez Lino	5	3											23	L Šafářová	6	6
		E Svitolina	5												11	A Ivanovic	3	3
		P Martić	0^r						E Svitolina	5	2
		C Garcia	1	3				11	A Ivanovic	7	6
	11	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	S Stephens	6	7^10
		S Peng	4	6^8				15	S Stephens	6	6
		P Hercog	6	6					P Hercog	1	3
		J Čepelová	2	3											15	S Stephens	6	6
	PR	I Melzer	6^6	2											22	E Makarova	3	4
		C Vandeweghe	7^8	6					C Vandeweghe	4	3
		S Rogers	2	3				22	E Makarova	6	6
	22	E Makarova	6	6																		15	S Stephens	4	3
	30	K Koukalová	6^4	2																		4	S Halep	6	6
		MT Torró Flor	7^7	6					MT Torró Flor	6	2	6
		M Rybáriková	4	6	3				M Rybáriková	2	6	2
		U Radwańska	6	4	0^r											MT Torró Flor	3	0
	Q	H Watson	6	6											4	S Halep	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	4				Q	H Watson	2	4
		A Kleybanova	0	2				4	S Halep	6	6
	4	S Halep	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	J Janković	5	6	6
		S Fichman	7	1	3			6	J Janković	7	6
		A Tatishvili	1	4					K Nara	5	0
		K Nara	6	6											6	J Janković	6	6
		T Pereira	4	6	6										26	S Cîrstea	1	2
		L Kumkhum	6	1	1				T Pereira	2	5
	Q	A Wozniak	7^7	5	2			26	S Cîrstea	6	7
	26	S Cîrstea	6^3	7	6																	6	J Janković	6^5	2
	21	K Flipkens	7^8	6																		10	S Errani	7^7	6
	Q	D Kovinić	6^6	2				21	K Flipkens	4	6	4
		D Vekić	5	6	4				J Glushko	6	3	6
		J Glushko	7	2	6											J Glushko	0	1
		E Cabeza Candela	6	3	3										10	S Errani	6	6
		D Pfizenmaier	4	6	6				D Pfizenmaier	2	4
		M Keys	5	6	1			10	S Errani	6	6
	10	S Errani	7	3	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	C Wozniacki	6^5	6	2
		Y Wickmayer	7^7	4	6				Y Wickmayer	2	4
		S Soler Espinosa	6	6					S Soler Espinosa	6	6
		C Scheepers	2	3												S Soler Espinosa	2	1
		A Cadanțu	6^5	1											Q	K Bertens	6	6
	Q	K Bertens	7^7	6				Q	K Bertens	5	6	3
		K Date-Krumm	3	6	2			24	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	4	0^r
	24	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	0	6																	Q	K Bertens	6	2	5
	28	A Petkovic	6	6																		28	A Petkovic	1	6	7
		M Doi	3	3				28	A Petkovic	6	4	6
		A-L Friedsam	7^7	5	2				S Vögele	2	6	2
		S Vögele	6^3	7	6										28	A Petkovic	6	4	6
		A Riske	7^7	6												K Mladenovic	4	6	4
		M Lučić-Baroni	6^2	3					A Riske	6^5	6	3
		K Mladenovic	7	3	6				K Mladenovic	7^7	3	6
	2	N Li	5	6	1

Final

Seventh-seeded Sharapova beat 18th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 in the first semi-final, while fourth-seeded Simona Halep beat 28th-seeded Andrea Petkovic, 6–2, 7–6^(7–4) in the second. In the first set, Halep won the first two games before Sharapova won five consecutive games.^[1][3] Halep fought back and narrowed the margin to 5–4, before Sharapova broke Halep to win the set 6–4. The second set went to a tiebreaker where Sharapova jumped out to a 5–3 lead. However, Halep won the next four points to take the set 7–6^(7–5). While leading 2–1 in the third set, Halep had break point but Sharapova recovered and won the game. She then broke Halep to take a 4–2 lead. Halep held, then broke back to level the set at 4–4, but got broken again in the next game. Serving for the match, Sharapova held at love, taking the set 6–4.^[3] It was the first time since 2001 that the final went to 3 sets.^[1]

References

1. "Maria Sharapova beats Simona Halep to win French Open". BBC Sport. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
2. Naila-Jean Meyers (May 28, 2014). "A Lifelong Student of Williams Learns How to Defeat Her". The New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
3. "Maria Sharapova outlasts Simona Halep to win her second French Open title". Sports Illustrated. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

External links

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