2014 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2014 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Caroline Wozniacki
Final score	6–3, 6–3

Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–3, 6–3. Williams did not lose a set in the entire tournament and did not lose more than three games in any set. This was Williams' 18th Grand Slam (tennis) singles title, tying the number won by Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. With the victory, Serena tied the open era record of six US Open titles held by Evert. This was Williams' third US Open championship that she competed in without losing a set, also tying Evert.^[1]

This tournament was the Grand Slam debut of CiCi Bellis, who became the youngest player to win a match at the US Open since 1996 (and the youngest American to do so since 1986) when she defeated the twelfth seed Dominika Cibulkova in the first round at just the age of 15.^[2][3][4]

All three top seeds (Williams, Simona Halep and Petra Kvitová) were in contention for the World No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Williams retained the top position after Halep and Kvitová both lost in the third round.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (Champion)

02.   Simona Halep (Third round)

03.   Petra Kvitová (Third round)

04.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Second round)

05.   Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)

06.   Angelique Kerber (Third round)

07.   Eugenie Bouchard (Fourth round)

08.   Ana Ivanovic (Second round)

09.   Jelena Janković (Fourth round)

10.   Caroline Wozniacki (Final)

11.   Flavia Pennetta (Quarterfinals)

12.   Dominika Cibulková (First round)

13.   Sara Errani (Quarterfinals)

14.   Lucie Šafářová (Fourth round)

15.   Carla Suárez Navarro (Third round)

16.   Victoria Azarenka (Quarterfinals)

17.   Ekaterina Makarova (Semifinals)

18.   Andrea Petkovic (Third round)

19.   Venus Williams (Third round)

20.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (First round)

21.   Sloane Stephens (Second round)

22.   Alizé Cornet (Third round)

23.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second round)

24.   Samantha Stosur (Second round)

25.   Garbiñe Muguruza (First round)

26.   Sabine Lisicki (Third round)

27.   Madison Keys (Second round)

28.   Roberta Vinci (Third round)

29.   Casey Dellacqua (Fourth round)

30.   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (Third round)

31.   Kurumi Nara (Second round)

32.   Zhang Shuai (First round)

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

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
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	11	Flavia Pennetta	3	2
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								17	Ekaterina Makarova	1	3
	16	Victoria Azarenka	4	2
	17	Ekaterina Makarova	6	6
															1	Serena Williams	6	6
															10	Caroline Wozniacki	3	3
		Belinda Bencic	2	1
		Peng Shuai	6	6
									Peng Shuai	6^1	3^r
								10	Caroline Wozniacki	7^7	4
	10	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
	13	Sara Errani	0	1

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	S Williams	6	6
WC	T Townsend	3	1				1	S Williams	6	6
	F Schiavone	3	6	3				V King	1	0
	V King	6	3	6										1	S Williams	6	6
	V Lepchenko	7	6												V Lepchenko	3	3
	A Van Uytvanck	5	2					V Lepchenko	6	6
	M Barthel	6	6					M Barthel	4	0
32	S Zhang	1	2																		1	S Williams	6	6
24	S Stosur	6	6																			K Kanepi	3	3
	L Davis	1	4				24	S Stosur	6	3	6^8
	P Parmentier	6^3	6	1				K Kanepi	3	6	7^10
	K Kanepi	7^7	3	6											K Kanepi	7	6
	C Vandeweghe	2	6	6										15	C Suárez Navarro	5	0
	D Vekić	6	3	1				C Vandeweghe	3	3
	A Tomljanović	6	2	1			15	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
15	C Suárez Navarro	3	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
11	F Pennetta	6	4	6
	J Görges	3	6	1			11	F Pennetta	6	6
	S Rogers	6	6					S Rogers	4	3
Q	M Zanevska	4	3											11	F Pennetta	6	6
WC	N Gibbs	6	2	6										WC	N Gibbs	4	0
	C Garcia	2	6	3			WC	N Gibbs	6	6^6	6
	T Pereira	2	0				23	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	7^8	3
23	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6																		11	F Pennetta	7	6
29	C Dellacqua	7	6																		29	C Dellacqua	5	2
	P Mayr-Achleitner	5	3				29	C Dellacqua	4	6	6
Q	P Kania	2	0				Q	Q Wang	6	4	2
Q	Q Wang	6	6											29	C Dellacqua	6	3	6
	Ka Plíšková	6	6												Ka Plíšková	3	6	4
	Y Meusburger	2	2					Ka Plíšková	7	6
	A Riske	3	0				8	A Ivanovic	5	4
8	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
3	P Kvitová	6	6
	K Mladenovic	1	0				3	P Kvitová	6	6
	K Koukalová	1	6	3				P Cetkovská	4	2
	P Cetkovská	6	2	6										3	P Kvitová	4	4
Q	A Krunić	6	6											Q	A Krunić	6	6
	K Piter	4	1				Q	A Krunić	7^7	2	7
WC	J Gajdošová	0	3				27	M Keys	6^4	6	5
27	M Keys	6	6																		Q	A Krunić	6	4	4
20	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6^3																	16	V Azarenka	4	6	6
	M Erakovic	3	6	7^7				M Erakovic	5	6	4
	E Vesnina	6	7					E Vesnina	7	2	6
Q	Y-j Chan	0	5												E Vesnina	1	1
	C Scheepers	2	6	6^5										16	V Azarenka	6	6
	C McHale	6	1	7^7				C McHale	3	2
	M Doi	7^7	4	1			16	V Azarenka	6	6
16	V Azarenka	6^3	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
12	D Cibulková	1	6	4
WC	C Bellis	6	4	6			WC	C Bellis	3	6	2
	Z Diyas	6	6					Z Diyas	6	0	6
Q	L Tsurenko	1	2												Z Diyas	2	4
	E Svitolina	2	6^4											17	E Makarova	6	6
	P Hercog	6	7^7					P Hercog	1	2
WC	G Min	4	2				17	E Makarova	6	6
17	E Makarova	6	6																		17	E Makarova	7^7	6
30	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6																		7	E Bouchard	6^2	4
Q	A Barty	1	3				30	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	6	6
	Y Shvedova	7^7	1	5				M Niculescu	6	4	2
	M Niculescu	6^5	6	7										30	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	7^7	4
	S Cîrstea	6	6											7	E Bouchard	6	6^2	6
	H Watson	1	1					S Cîrstea	2	7^7	4
	O Govortsova	2	1				7	E Bouchard	6	6^4	6
7	E Bouchard	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
6	A Kerber	6	3	7
Q	K Pervak	2	6	5			6	A Kerber	6	6
Q	Y Duan	6	2	4			Q	A Kudryavtseva	2	4
Q	A Kudryavtseva	2	6	6										6	A Kerber	1	5
	B Bencic	6	6												B Bencic	6	7
	Y Wickmayer	3	2					B Bencic	6	4	6
	A Wozniak	2	1				31	K Nara	4	6	1
31	K Nara	6	6																			B Bencic	7^8	6
21	S Stephens	6	6																		9	J Janković	6^6	3
	A Beck	0	3				21	S Stephens	7	4	2
	V Razzano	0	0					J Larsson	5	6	6
	J Larsson	6	6												J Larsson	1	0
	K Knapp	4	3											9	J Janković	6	6
	T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	5	4
	B Jovanovski	2	3				9	J Janković	7	6
9	J Janković	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
14	L Šafářová	6	7
	T Babos	4	5				14	L Šafářová	6	4	6
Q	S Zheng	1	6	6			Q	S Zheng	3	6	2
	S Vögele	6	2	2										14	L Šafářová	6	6^3	6
PR	R Oprandi	6	2	3										22	A Cornet	3	7^7	4
	D Hantuchová	4	6	6				D Hantuchová	3	3
WC	A Hesse	1	2				22	A Cornet	6	6
22	A Cornet	6	6																		14	L Šafářová	3	4
28	R Vinci	6	6																			S Peng	6	6
	P Ormaechea	3	3				28	R Vinci	2	6	6
	I-C Begu	7^7	6					I-C Begu	6	4	1
	S Soler Espinosa	6^4	3											28	R Vinci	4	3
	S Peng	6	6												S Peng	6	6
	J Zheng	3	3					S Peng	6	6
	S Fichman	1	0				4	A Radwańska	3	4
4	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	M Sharapova	6	6
	M Kirilenko	4	0				5	M Sharapova	4	6	6
	Kr Plíšková	3	4					A Dulgheru	6	3	2
	A Dulgheru	6	6											5	M Sharapova	6	6
	J Glushko	3	2											26	S Lisicki	2	4
WC	M Brengle	6	6				WC	M Brengle	4	1
Q	F Abanda	3	5				26	S Lisicki	6	6
26	S Lisicki	6	7																		5	M Sharapova	4	6	2
18	A Petkovic	7^9	1	6																	10	C Wozniacki	6	2	6
Q	O Jabeur	6^7	6	3			18	A Petkovic	3	6	7^7
	T Smitková	6	3	3				M Puig	6	3	6^5
	M Puig	3	6	6										18	A Petkovic	3	2
	A Schmiedlová	4	3											10	C Wozniacki	6	6
Q	A Sasnovich	6	6				Q	A Sasnovich	3	4
	M Rybáriková	1	6	0^r			10	C Wozniacki	6	6
10	C Wozniacki	6	3	2

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
13	S Errani	6	7
	K Flipkens	1	5				13	S Errani	6	7^7
Q	An Rodionova	1	7	6			Q	An Rodionova	4	6^2
	C Giorgi	6	5	3										13	S Errani	6	0	7^7
	K Bertens	7^9	3^r											19	V Williams	0	6	6^5
	T Bacsinszky	6^7	4					T Bacsinszky	1	4
	K Date-Krumm	6	3	3			19	V Williams	6	6
19	V Williams	2	6	6																	13	S Errani	6	2	6
25	G Muguruza	3	6^4																		Q	M Lučić-Baroni	3	6	0
Q	M Lučić-Baroni	6	7^7				Q	M Lučić-Baroni	6^6	6	6
	J Konta	2	3					S Pe'er	7^8	3	2
	S Pe'er	6	6											Q	M Lučić-Baroni	7^8	6
	J Čepelová	2	7	6										2	S Halep	6^6	2
	MT Torró Flor	6	5	1				J Čepelová	2	1
WC	D Collins	7^7	1	2			2	S Halep	6	6
2	S Halep	6^2	6	6

Nationalities in the field

North America (22)	South America (2)	Europe (81)	Oceania (7)	Asia (14)	Africa (2)
Canada (4)	Argentina (1)	Austria (2)	Australia (6)	China (6)	South Africa (1)
Puerto Rico (1)	Brazil (1)	Belarus (3)	New Zealand (1)	Taiwan (1)	Tunisia (1)
United States (17)		Belgium (3)		Japan (3)
		Bulgaria (1)		Kazakhstan (2)
		Croatia (2)		Israel (2)
		Czech Republic (8)
		Denmark (1)
		Estonia (1)
		France (6)
		Germany (6)
		Hungary (1)
		Italy (6)
		Netherlands (1)
		Poland (3)
		Romania (5)
		Russia (8)
		Serbia (4)
		Slovakia (5)
		Slovenia (1)
		Spain (4)
		Sweden (1)
		Switzerland (4)
		Ukraine (3)
		United Kingdom (2)

References

1. "Serena Williams beats Caroline Wozniacki in US Open final as world No 1 claims 18th career Grand Slam title in straight sets". Daily Mail. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
2. "American Bellis, 15, upsets Cibulkova at US Open". The News Tribune. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
3. Nguyen, Courtney (2014-08-26). "What you need to know about Catherine 'CiCi' Bellis". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
4. "Serena Williams powers past Caroline Wozniacki for sixth title". Guardian. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

External links

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