2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

January 2025 2014 Western & Southern Open USA Serena Williams SRB Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 6–1 56 16 2014 Western & Southern Open 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.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/serena-williams-finally-wins-elusive-cincinnati-title-1.2739148 Serena Williams finally wins elusive Cincinnati title CBC 14 May 2026 Victoria Azarenka was the reigning champion,https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-19/victoria-azarenka-wins-thrilling-final-against-serena-williams/4895848 Victoria Azarenka wins thrilling Cincinnati final against Serena Williams Australian Broadcasting Corporation 14 May 2026 but withdrew due to a right knee injury.https://www.si.com/tennis/2014/08/12/victoria-azarenka-knee-injury-withdraws-western-southern-open Victoria Azarenka withdraws from Western & Southern Open Sports Illustrated 14 May 2026 Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em 1 1USA Serena Williams (champion) 2 4ROU Simona Halep (quarterfinals) 3 3CZE Petra Kvitová (second round) 4 2POL Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals) 5 4RUS Maria Sharapova (semifinals) 6 2GER Angelique Kerber (third round) 7 3CAN Eugenie Bouchard (second round) 8 1SRB Jelena Janković (quarterfinals) 9 3SRB Ana Ivanovic (final) 10 1BLR Victoria Azarenka (withdrew because of a right knee injury) 11 4SVK Dominika Cibulková (first round) 12 2DEN Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals) 13 1ITA Flavia Pennetta (third round) 14 2ITA Sara Errani (second round) 15 3ESP Carla Suárez Navarro (third round) 16 4CZE Lucie Šafářová (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 8 SRB Jelena Janković 1 3 4 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 4 65 12 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6 77 9 SRB Ana Ivanovic 6 6 UKR Elina Svitolina 2 3 5 RUS Maria Sharapova 3 6 6 2 ROU Simona Halep 6 4 4 1 USA Serena Williams 2 6 6 12 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6 2 4 9 SRB Ana Ivanovic 6 5 7 5 RUS Maria Sharapova 2 7 5 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 9 SRB Ana Ivanovic 4 1 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS S Stosur 6 7 Q USA V Lepchenko 2 5 CZE K Koukalová 3 6 5 Q USA T Townsend 6 4 7 Q RSA C Scheepers 3 77 2 13 ITA F Pennetta 6 63 6 LL GER M Barthel 5 0 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 7 6 GER A Petkovic 3 3 USA S Stephens 6 6 ESP G Muguruza 3 6 3 Q GER A Beck 6 2 6 1 USA S Williams 79 79 AUS S Stosur 67 67 Q USA T Townsend 4 3 13 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 5 1 USA S Stephens 7 6 Q GER A Beck 1 60 8 SRB J Janković 6 77 1 USA S Williams 6 6 13 ITA F Pennetta 2 2 USA S Stephens 64 4 8 SRB J Janković 77 6 1 USA S Williams 6 6 8 SRB J Janković 1 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals JPN K Nara 6 6 PR SUI R Oprandi 0 2 ITA R Vinci 3 6 2 GER S Lisicki 6 2 6 Q BEL Y Wickmayer 5 6 62 14 ITA S Errani 7 3 77 12 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 SVK M Rybáriková 2 3 CHN S Zhang 6 2 7 Q GBR H Watson 3 6 5 SVK D Hantuchová 2 2 RUS E Makarova 6 6 4 POL A Radwańska 6 6 JPN K Nara 2 2 GER S Lisicki 6 2 77 14 ITA S Errani 4 6 62 12 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 CHN S Zhang 2 3 RUS E Makarova 4 1 6 GER A Kerber 6 6 4 POL A Radwańska 6 6 GER S Lisicki 1 1 12 DEN C Wozniacki 7 6 6 GER A Kerber 5 2 4 POL A Radwańska 4 65 12 DEN C Wozniacki 6 77 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ITA C Giorgi 4 77 3 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 64 6 Q USA N Gibbs 6 3 1 WC USA C McHale 4 6 6 ROM S Cîrstea 1 5 9 SRB A Ivanovic 6 7 15 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 1 6 BUL T Pironkova 3 6 2 Q FRA P Parmentier 77 6 AUS C Dellacqua 64 2 UKR E Svitolina 6 6 WC USA L Davis 3 2 7 CAN E Bouchard 4 6 2 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 3 6 WC USA C McHale 4 0 9 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 15 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 7 Q FRA P Parmentier 3 5 UKR E Svitolina 6 77 3 CZE P Kvitová 2 62 RUS S Kuznetsova 2 6 3 9 SRB A Ivanovic 6 2 6 15 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 4 4 UKR E Svitolina 4 6 6 9 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 UKR E Svitolina 2 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA A Cornet 2 4 USA M Keys 6 6 Q ITA K Knapp 6 77 WC SUI B Bencic 2 61 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 11 SVK D Cibulková 3 3 16 CZE L Šafářová 62 6 6 USA V Williams 77 3 4 Q KAZ Z Diyas 77 77 Q ROU I-C Begu 64 65 Q SLO P Hercog 3 2 BEL K Flipkens 6 6 5 RUS M Sharapova 6 3 6 USA M Keys 1 6 3 Q ITA K Knapp 1 3 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 16 CZE L Šafářová 6 6 Q KAZ Z Diyas 4 2 BEL K Flipkens 4 2 2 ROU S Halep 6 6 5 RUS M Sharapova 6 77 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 4 62 16 CZE L Šafářová 4 5 2 ROU S Halep 6 7 5 RUS M Sharapova 3 6 6 2 ROU S Halep 6 4 4 Qualifying Seeds 30em SRB Bojana Jovanovski (first round) CHN Peng Shuai (withdrew, still playing in Montréal) CZE Karolína Plíšková (first round) GER Mona Barthel (qualifying competition, lucky loser) USA Alison Riske (first round) USA Varvara Lepchenko (qualified) FRA Caroline Garcia (first round) RUS Elena Vesnina (qualifying competition, retired) KAZ Zarina Diyas (qualified) KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova (first round) CRO Ajla Tomljanović (first round) GBR Heather Watson (qualified) ESP María Teresa Torró Flor (qualifying competition) ROU Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified) ROU Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition) BEL Yanina Wickmayer (qualified) PUR Monica Puig (qualifying competition) GER Annika Beck (qualified) SVK Anna Schmiedlová (first round) SLO Polona Hercog (qualified) ITA Francesca Schiavone (qualifying competition) ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualifying competition) RSA Chanelle Scheepers (qualified) NZL Marina Erakovic (first round) ITA Karin Knapp (qualified) Qualifiers 30em SLO Polona Hercog ITA Karin Knapp FRA Pauline Parmentier GER Annika Beck USA Taylor Townsend USA Varvara Lepchenko RSA Chanelle Scheepers ROU Irina-Camelia Begu KAZ Zarina Diyas USA Nicole Gibbs BEL Yanina Wickmayer GBR Heather Watson Lucky losers GER Mona Barthel Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 SRB Bojana Jovanovski 5 2 ISR Julia Glushko 7 6 ARG Paula Ormaechea 2 6 3 20 SLO Polona Hercog 6 3 6 ISR Julia Glushko 3 1 20 SLO Polona Hercog 6 6 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 25 ITA Karin Knapp 6 6 Alt POL Urszula Radwańska 3 3 AUT Tamira Paszek 4 4 17 PUR Monica Puig 6 6 25 ITA Karin Knapp 2 6 77 17 PUR Monica Puig 6 3 65 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 CZE Karolína Plíšková 65 6 64 FRA Pauline Parmentier 77 1 77 NED Kiki Bertens 4 1 13 ESP María Teresa Torró Flor 6 6 FRA Pauline Parmentier 78 77 13 ESP María Teresa Torró Flor 66 64 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 GER Mona Barthel 6 6 WC KAZ Yulia Putintseva 4 2 WC USA Melanie Oudin 1 3 18 GER Annika Beck 6 6 4 GER Mona Barthel 2 3 18 GER Annika Beck 6 6 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 USA Alison Riske 3 4 WC USA Taylor Townsend 6 6 WC CZE Andrea Hlaváčková 3 2 22 ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa 6 6 WC USA Taylor Townsend 6 6 22 ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa 4 3 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 USA Varvara Lepchenko 6 0 ROU Alexandra Dulgheru 4 0r USA Anna Tatishvili 6 6 19 SVK Anna Schmiedlová 1 2 6 USA Varvara Lepchenko 7 77 USA Anna Tatishvili 5 61 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 FRA Caroline Garcia 4 3 HUN Tímea Babos 6 6 SUI Timea Bacsinszky 5 2 23 RSA Chanelle Scheepers 7 6 HUN Tímea Babos 0 4 23 RSA Chanelle Scheepers 6 6 Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 8 RUS Elena Vesnina 6 6 WC USA Sachia Vickery 4 3 JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 6 2 4 14 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 1 6 6 8 RUS Elena Vesnina 4 0r 14 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 6 4 Ninth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 9 KAZ Zarina Diyas 6 6 USA Shelby Rogers 1 4 CRO Donna Vekić 3 3 15 ROU Monica Niculescu 6 6 9 KAZ Zarina Diyas 6 6 15 ROU Monica Niculescu 2 2 Tenth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 10 KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 62 2 WC USA Nicole Gibbs 77 6 FRA Kristina Mladenovic 4 2 21 ITA Francesca Schiavone 6 6 WC USA Nicole Gibbs 6 4 6 21 ITA Francesca Schiavone 3 6 2 Eleventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 11 CRO Ajla Tomljanović 0 6 4 GER Julia Görges 6 4 6 BEL Alison Van Uytvanck 77 64 2 16 BEL Yanina Wickmayer 65 77 6 GER Julia Görges 4 6 5 16 BEL Yanina Wickmayer 6 3 7 Twelfth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 12 GBR Heather Watson 6 6 CZE Kristýna Plíšková 3 4 ISR Shahar Pe'er 4 6 6 24 NZL Marina Erakovic 6 0 4 12 GBR Heather Watson 6 6 ISR Shahar Pe'er 3 0 References Main Draw Qualifying Draw Western and Southern Open Category:2014 Western & Southern Open