2014 WTA Finals – Singles

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Singles
2014 WTA Finals
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upRomania Simona Halep
Score6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Two-time defending champion Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2014 WTA Finals. Williams became the third player to win three consecutive Tour Finals singles titles (after Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles), and the first since Seles in 1992. During the tournament, she clinched her second consecutive and fourth career year-end world No. 1 ranking. She became the first woman to hold the top ranking for the entire calendar year since Steffi Graf in 1996. This was also Williams' final appearance in the Tour Finals.

Simona Halep and Eugenie Bouchard made their debuts at the event.

For the first time since 2004 and just the second time ever, a player with a 2–1 round robin record failed to reach the semifinals. This was Ana Ivanovic, who would have reached the semifinal had she defeated Halep in straight sets in her last round-robin match.

Players[edit]

  1. United States Serena Williams (champion)
  2. Russia Maria Sharapova (round robin)
  3. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (round robin)
  4. Romania Simona Halep (final)
  5. Canada Eugenie Bouchard (round robin)
  6. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
  7. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (round robin)
  8. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)

Alternates[edit]

  1. Germany Angelique Kerber (Not used)
  2. Russia Ekaterina Makarova (Not used)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
4 Romania Simona Halep 6 6
6 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 2 2
4 Romania Simona Halep 3 0
1 United States Serena Williams 6 6
8 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 3 66
1 United States Serena Williams 2 6 78

Red group[edit]

United States Williams Romania Halep Canada Bouchard Serbia Ivanovic RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 United States Serena Williams 0–6, 2–6 6–1, 6–1 6–4, 6–4 2–1 4–2 (66.7%) 26–22 (54.2%) 2
4 Romania Simona Halep 6–0, 6–2 6–2, 6–3 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 3–6 2–1 5–2 (71.4%) 39–23 (62.9%) 1
5 Canada Eugenie Bouchard 1–6, 1–6 2–6, 3–6 1–6, 3–6 0–3 0–6 (0.0%) 11–36 (23.4%) 4
7 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 4–6, 4–6 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–3 6–1, 6–3 2–1 4–3 (57.1%) 36–31 (53.7%) 3

White group[edit]

Russia Sharapova Czech Republic Kvitová Poland Radwańska Denmark Wozniacki RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Russia Maria Sharapova 3–6, 2–6 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 2–6 1–2 3–5 (37.5%) 39–45 (46.4%) 3
3 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6–3, 6–2 2–6, 3–6 2–6, 3–6 1–2 2–4 (33.3%) 22–29 (43.1%) 4
6 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 2–6 6–2, 6–3 5–7, 3–6 1–2 3–4 (42.8%) 34–37 (47.8%) 2
8 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–2 6–2, 6–3 7–5, 6–3 3–0 6–1 (85.7%) 44–28 (61.1%) 1

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