2014 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 2014 Australian Open CHN Li Na SVK Dominika Cibulková 7–6(7–3), 6–0 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wild Cards) 32 2014 Australian Open Li Na defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title (following two runner-up finishes at the event in 2011 and 2013) and her second and last major singles title. Li saved a match point en route to the title, in the third round against Lucie Šafářová, and became the first Asian champion at the Australian Open. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/25875113 Li Na beats Dominika Cibulkova to win Australian Open final 25 January 2014 BBC Sport 28 January 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jan/25/li-na-v-dominika-cibulkova-live Li Na wins Australian Open final against Dominika Cibulkova – as it happened 25 January 2014 Guardian 28 January 2014 Victoria Azarenka was the two-time defending champion and was attempting to become the first woman to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles since Martina Hingis in 1999, but was defeated by Agnieszka Radwańska in the quarterfinals.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/25838267 Defending champion Azarenka beaten BBC Sport By winning her third-round match, Serena Williams surpassed Margaret Court's record of 60 match victories at the Australian Open. She lost to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round, ending her 25-match winning streak dating back to the 2013 US Open. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/25771715 Novak Djokovic into round four 17 January 2014 BBC Sport 28 January 2014 Eugenie Bouchard was the first Canadian to reach a major semifinal since Carling Bassett-Seguso at the 1984 US Open.https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/eugenie-bouchard-first-canadian-to-reach-australian-open-semi-finals/ Eugenie Bouchard: First Canadian to reach Australian Open semi-finals CTV News 21 January 2014 16 May 2018 This event marked the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 4 and Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic, who lost to Li in the second round. In her previous match, Bencic knocked out 43 year old Kimiko Date, the oldest player in the draw, with Bencic herself being the second youngest player at 16.Australian Open: World's No.1 junior eliminates an opponent older than her mother https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-worlds-no1-junior-eliminates-an-opponent-older-than-her-mother-20140113-30qhq.html 2026-08-03 www.smh.com.au Seeds 1 1 USA Serena Williams (fourth round) 2 8 BLR Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals) 3 6 RUS Maria Sharapova (fourth round) 4 3 CHN Li Na (champion) 5 7 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals) 6 4 CZE Petra Kvitová (first round) 7 2 ITA Sara Errani (first round) 8 5 SRB Jelena Janković (fourth round) 9 4 GER Angelique Kerber (fourth round) 10 7 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (third round) 11 5 ROU Simona Halep (quarterfinals) 12 2 ITA Roberta Vinci (first round) 13 8 USA Sloane Stephens (fourth round) 14 1 SRB Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals) 15 3 GER Sabine Lisicki (second round) 16 6 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro (third round) 17 1 AUS Samantha Stosur (third round) 18 2 BEL Kirsten Flipkens (second round) 19 8 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round) 20 6 SVK Dominika Cibulková (final) 21 5 ROU Sorana Cîrstea (first round) 22 3 RUS Ekaterina Makarova (fourth round) 23 4 RUS Elena Vesnina (first round) 24 7 EST Kaia Kanepi (first round) 25 6 FRA Alizé Cornet (third round) 26 3 CZE Lucie Šafářová (third round) 27 USA Jamie Hampton (withdrew because of a hip injury) 28 4 ITA Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals) 29 7 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round) 30 2 CAN Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals) 31 1 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) 32 5 SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round) 33 8 SRB Bojana Jovanovski (second round) Qualifying 2014 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Wildcards 2014 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 14 SRB Ana Ivanovic 7 5 2 30 CAN Eugenie Bouchard 5 7 6 4 CHN Li Na 6 6 28 ITA Flavia Pennetta 2 2 11 ROU Simona Halep 3 0 20 SVK Dominika Cibulková 6 6 5 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6 5 6 2 BLR Victoria Azarenka 1 7 0 30 CAN Eugenie Bouchard 2 4 4 CHN Li Na 6 6 20 SVK Dominika Cibulková 6 6 5 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 1 2 4 CHN Li Na 77 6 20 SVK Dominika Cibulková 63 0 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA S Williams 6 6 WC AUS A Barty 2 1 SRB V Dolonc 2 6 6 ESP L Arruabarrena 6 2 4 WC FRA P Parmentier 0 1 CZE Ka Plíšková 6 6 Q GBR H Watson 5 6 3 31 SVK D Hantuchová 7 3 6 17 AUS S Stosur 6 6 CZE K Zakopalová 3 4 BUL T Pironkova 6 6 ESP S Soler Espinosa 3 2 GER A Beck 6 6 CRO P Martić 0 0 NED K Bertens 4 4 14 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 1 USA S Williams 6 6 SRB V Dolonc 1 2 CZE Ka Plíšková 3 6 10 31 SVK D Hantuchová 6 3 12 17 AUS S Stosur 6 6 BUL T Pironkova 2 0 GER A Beck 1 2 14 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 1 USA S Williams 6 6 31 SVK D Hantuchová 3 3 17 AUS S Stosur 710 4 2 14 SRB A Ivanovic 68 6 6 1 USA S Williams 6 3 3 14 SRB A Ivanovic 4 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 ITA R Vinci 4 3 CHN J Zheng 6 6 AUT P Mayr-Achleitner 2 710 7 USA M Keys 6 68 9 WC AUS C Dellacqua 6 6 PR RUS V Zvonareva 2 2 GBR L Robson 3 0 18 BEL K Flipkens 6 6 30 CAN E Bouchard 7 6 WC CHN H Tang 5 1 BEL A Van Uytvanck 63 63 FRA V Razzano 77 77 WC USA S Vickery 3 3 USA L Davis 6 6 GER J Görges 6 6 7 ITA S Errani 3 2 CHN J Zheng 77 1 7 USA M Keys 65 6 5 WC AUS C Dellacqua 6 6 18 BEL K Flipkens 3 0 30 CAN E Bouchard 6 712 FRA V Razzano 2 610 USA L Davis 7 2 6 GER J Görges 5 6 4 CHN J Zheng 2 4 WC AUS C Dellacqua 6 6 30 CAN E Bouchard 6 6 USA L Davis 2 2 WC AUS C Dellacqua 77 2 0 30 CAN E Bouchard 65 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 CHN N Li 6 6 Q CRO A Konjuh 2 0 Q SUI B Bencic 6 4 6 JPN K Date-Krumm 4 6 3 CRO D Vekić 3 1 Q CZE L Hradecká 6 6 ISR J Glushko 5 6 1 26 CZE L Šafářová 7 3 6 22 RUS E Makarova 2 6 6 USA V Williams 6 4 4 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 1 LL USA I Falconi 6 6 ISR S Pe'er 4 1 ROU M Niculescu 6 6 CRO M Lučić-Baroni 2 1 15 GER S Lisicki 6 6 4 CHN N Li 6 77 Q SUI B Bencic 0 65 Q CZE L Hradecká 77 3 0 26 CZE L Šafářová 64 6 6 22 RUS E Makarova 6 7 LL USA I Falconi 2 5 ROU M Niculescu 2 6 6 15 GER S Lisicki 6 2 2 4 CHN N Li 1 77 6 26 CZE L Šafářová 6 62 3 22 RUS E Makarova 6 6 ROU M Niculescu 4 4 4 CHN N Li 6 6 22 RUS E Makarova 2 0 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 GER A Kerber 6 0 6 WC AUS J Gajdošová 3 6 2 FRA C Garcia 2 67 Q RUS A Kudryavtseva 6 79 GER D Pfizenmaier 65 3 BEL Y Wickmayer 77 6 USA A Riske 6 6 23 RUS E Vesnina 2 2 28 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 ROU A Cadanțu 0 2 PUR M Puig 6 6 Q GEO A Tatishvili 2 4 CHN S Zhang 64 3 GER M Barthel 77 6 THA L Kumkhum 6 1 6 6 CZE P Kvitová 2 6 4 9 GER A Kerber 6 6 Q RUS A Kudryavtseva 4 2 BEL Y Wickmayer 1 1 USA A Riske 6 6 28 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 PUR M Puig 3 4 GER M Barthel 4 6 6 THA L Kumkhum 6 3 4 9 GER A Kerber 6 6 USA A Riske 3 4 28 ITA F Pennetta 6 7 GER M Barthel 1 5 9 GER A Kerber 1 6 5 28 ITA F Pennetta 6 4 7 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 SRB J Janković 6 6 JPN M Doi 1 2 UKR N Kichenok 2 65 JPN A Morita 6 77 JPN K Nara 7 4 6 CHN S Peng 5 6 3 GER A Petkovic 2 3 32 SVK M Rybáriková 6 6 21 ROU S Cîrstea 4 66 NZL M Erakovic 6 78 Q KAZ Z Diyas 6 6 Q CZE K Siniaková 2 4 UKR L Tsurenko 6 3 4 USA V Lepchenko 2 6 6 Q POL K Piter 0 1 11 ROU S Halep 6 6 8 SRB J Janković 6 6 JPN A Morita 2 0 JPN K Nara 6 6 32 SVK M Rybáriková 4 3 NZL M Erakovic 4 0 Q KAZ Z Diyas 6 6 USA V Lepchenko 6 0 1 11 ROU S Halep 4 6 6 8 SRB J Janković 6 7 JPN K Nara 4 5 Q KAZ Z Diyas 1 4 11 ROU S Halep 6 6 8 SRB J Janković 4 6 0 11 ROU S Halep 6 2 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 6 USA V King 3 2 KAZ G Voskoboeva 7 4 7 Q ROU I-C Begu 5 6 5 FRA K Mladenovic 5 5 SUI S Vögele 7 7 ITA F Schiavone 3 4 20 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 25 FRA A Cornet 1 SVN P Hercog 0r ITA C Giorgi 4 6 6 WC AUS S Sanders 6 1 4 ARG P Ormaechea 4 2 ITA K Knapp 6 6 USA B Mattek-Sands 3 4 3 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 16 ESP C Suárez Navarro 77 3 8 KAZ G Voskoboeva 62 6 6 SUI S Vögele 0 1 20 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 25 FRA A Cornet 6 4 6 ITA C Giorgi 3 6 4 ITA K Knapp 3 6 8 3 RUS M Sharapova 6 4 10 16 ESP C Suárez Navarro 1 0 20 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 25 FRA A Cornet 1 66 3 RUS M Sharapova 6 78 20 SVK D Cibulková 3 6 6 3 RUS M Sharapova 6 4 1 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 POL A Radwańska 6 5 6 KAZ Y Putintseva 0 7 2 BLR O Govortsova 6 78 Q CHN Y Duan 0 66 Q GER C Witthöft 1 4 LUX M Minella 6 6 BRA T Pereira 67 4 29 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 79 6 24 EST K Kanepi 2 6 2 ESP G Muguruza 6 2 6 HUN T Babos 6 4 5 SVK AK Schmiedlová 4 6 7 USA C McHale 7 6 PR TPE Y-j Chan 5 4 ESP L Domínguez Lino 0 2 10 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 5 POL A Radwańska 6 7 BLR O Govortsova 0 5 LUX M Minella 2 2 29 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 ESP G Muguruza 6 6 SVK AK Schmiedlová 3 3 USA C McHale 0 6 2 10 DEN C Wozniacki 6 1 6 5 POL A Radwańska 5 6 6 29 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 7 2 2 ESP G Muguruza 4 7 6 10 DEN C Wozniacki 6 5 3 5 POL A Radwańska 6 6 ESP G Muguruza 1 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 USA S Stephens 77 6 KAZ Y Shvedova 61 3 SLO T Majerič 6 61 4 CRO A Tomljanović 3 77 6 WC AUS O Rogowska 6 6 COL M Duque 3 3 UKR E Svitolina 6 6 19 RUS S Kuznetsova 3 3 33 SRB B Jovanovski 61 6 6 SVK J Čepelová 77 1 3 RSA C Scheepers 63 4 AUT Y Meusburger 77 6 TPE S-w Hsieh 1 6 1 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 4 6 SWE J Larsson 62 2 2 BLR V Azarenka 77 6 13 USA S Stephens 3 6 7 CRO A Tomljanović 6 2 5 WC AUS O Rogowska 4 5 UKR E Svitolina 6 7 33 SRB B Jovanovski 6 3 2 AUT Y Meusburger 3 6 6 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 1 4 2 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 13 USA S Stephens 7 6 UKR E Svitolina 5 4 AUT Y Meusburger 1 0 2 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 13 USA S Stephens 3 2 2 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 Championship match statistics Category CHN Li SVK Cibulková 1st serve % 36/60 (60%) 49/73 (67%) 1st serve points won 21 of 36 = 58% 29 of 49 = 59% 2nd serve points won15 of 24 = 63% 5 of 24 = 21% Total service points won36 of 60 = 60.00% 34 of 73 = 46.58% Aces2 0 Double faults 3 7 Winners3011 Unforced errors28 22 Net points won 7 of 12 = 58% 2 of 3 = 67% Break points converted 5 of 10 = 50% 2 of 3 = 67% Return points won 39 of 73 = 53% 24 of 60 = 40% Total points won 75 58Source References General Women drawsheet on ausopen.com Specific External links 2014 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2013 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2014 French Open – Women's singles Women's Singles 2014 Category:2014 in Australian women's sport Category:2014 WTA Tour