2014 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2014 Italian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Sara Errani
Score	6–3, 6–0
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2014 Italian Open (tennis)

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Sara Errani in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Italian Open.

Maria Sharapova's loss in the third round ended her 16-match winning streak in the tournament dating back to 2008. The streak includes two Italian Open titles. She would go on to win her third and last title in Rome in following year.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Serena Williams (champion)

02.   Li Na (quarterfinals)

03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

04.   Simona Halep (third round, withdrew because of an abdominal injury)

05.   Petra Kvitová (second round)

06.   Jelena Janković (semifinals)

07.   Angelique Kerber (second round)

08.   Maria Sharapova (third round)

09.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)

10.   Sara Errani (final)

11.   Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)

12.   Flavia Pennetta (third round)

13.   Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)

14.   Caroline Wozniacki (withdrew because of a knee injury)

15.   Sabine Lisicki (first round)

16.   Sloane Stephens (second round)

17.   Eugenie Bouchard (first round)

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
		Zhang Shuai	1	3
								1	Serena Williams	6	3	6
								11	Ana Ivanovic	1	6	1
	13	Carla Suárez Navarro	4	6	4
	11	Ana Ivanovic	6	3	6
															1	Serena Williams	6	6
															10	Sara Errani	3	0
	6	Jelena Janković	6	6
	3	Agnieszka Radwańska	4	4
								6	Jelena Janković	3	5
								10	Sara Errani	6	7
	10	Sara Errani	6	4	6
	2	Li Na	3	6	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	6	6
	PR	R Oprandi	3	0					A Petkovic	2	2
		A Petkovic	6	6											1	S Williams	6	6
		S Peng	1	0												V Lepchenko	1	2
		V Lepchenko	6	6					V Lepchenko	6	6
		B Jovanovski	6	3	3			16	S Stephens	2	2
	16	S Stephens	3	6	6																	1	S Williams	6	6
	9	D Cibulková	4	6^2																			S Zhang	1	3
	WC	C Giorgi	6	7^7				WC	C Giorgi	6	3	1
	Q	C McHale	6	4	6			Q	C McHale	1	6	6
		S Cîrstea	3	6	1										Q	C McHale	2	6	2
	Q	L Davis	4	0												S Zhang	6	4	6
		S Zhang	6	6					S Zhang	7^8	5	6
								5	P Kvitová	6^6	7	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	S Halep	5	6	6
		M Keys	6	6					M Keys	7	0	1
		A Riske	2	2											4	S Halep
		A Beck	3	1											13	C Suárez Navarro	w/o
		V Williams	6	6					V Williams	4	2
	Q	M Barthel	2	2				13	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	13	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																		13	C Suárez Navarro	4	6	4
	11	A Ivanovic	6	6																		11	A Ivanovic	6	3	6
	WC	K Knapp	1	1				11	A Ivanovic	7^7	7
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	6^1	5
		K Flipkens	3	2											11	A Ivanovic	6	6
	Q	M Puig	6	4	6										8	M Sharapova	1	4
		D Hantuchová	0	6	0			Q	M Puig	3	5
								8	M Sharapova	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	J Janković	6	4
		S Kuznetsova	7	6					S Kuznetsova	2	0^r
		M Kirilenko	5	0											6	J Janković	6	6
	Q	B Bencic	6	3	6										12	F Pennetta	2	3
		A Pavlyuchenkova	3	6	3			Q	B Bencic	2	6	3
		Y Meusburger	2	3				12	F Pennetta	6	2	6
	12	F Pennetta	6	6																		6	J Janković	6	6
	17	E Bouchard	4	2																		3	A Radwańska	4	4
		F Schiavone	6	6					F Schiavone	3	6	7^7
		G Muguruza	6	6					G Muguruza	6	1	6^5
	WC	N Burnett	1	3												F Schiavone	4	1
	LL	P Ormaechea	6	6											3	A Radwańska	6	6
		K Nara	4	3				LL	P Ormaechea	3	2
								3	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Kerber	6	3	4
		T Pironkova	6	1	4			Q	P Cetkovská	4	6	6
	Q	P Cetkovská	1	6	6										Q	P Cetkovská	4	6^3
		E Makarova	6	7^8											10	S Errani	6	7^7
		R Vinci	2	6^6					E Makarova	2	3
	Q	C Scheepers	5	3				10	S Errani	6	6
	10	S Errani	7	6																		10	S Errani	6	4	6
	15	S Lisicki	3	3																		2	N Li	3	6	2
		S Stosur	6	6					S Stosur	6	6
		E Svitolina	2	3					E Vesnina	2	3
		E Vesnina	6	6												S Stosur	3	1
		M Rybáriková	6	1	4										2	N Li	6	6
	Q	C Dellacqua	4	6	6			Q	C Dellacqua	1	4
								2	N Li	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. María Teresa Torró Flor (first round)
2. Jana Čepelová (first round)
3. Casey Dellacqua (qualified)
4. Christina McHale (qualified)
5. Marina Erakovic (first round)
6. Polona Hercog (first round)
7. Zheng Jie (first round)
8. Monica Puig (qualified)
9. Vania King (first round)
10. Lauren Davis (qualified)
11. Paula Ormaechea (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
12. Stefanie Vögele (qualifying competition)
13. Urszula Radwańska (qualifying competition)
14. Virginie Razzano (qualifying competition, retired)
15. Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)
16. Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Mona Barthel
2. Petra Cetkovská
3. Casey Dellacqua
4. Christina McHale
5. Lauren Davis
6. Belinda Bencic
7. Chanelle Scheepers
8. Monica Puig

Lucky loser

1. Paula Ormaechea

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	María Teresa Torró Flor	1	2
		Mona Barthel	6	6
									Mona Barthel	6	0
								14	Virginie Razzano	3	0^r
	WC	Gioia Barbieri	5	6	3
	14	Virginie Razzano	7	1	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Jana Čepelová	4	3
		Petra Cetkovská	6	6
									Petra Cetkovská	4	7	6
								16	Monica Niculescu	6	5	1
		Shahar Pe'er	3	0
	16	Monica Niculescu	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Casey Dellacqua	6	7
	WC	Marina Shamayko	4	5
								3	Casey Dellacqua	6	6
								11	Paula Ormaechea	1	1
	WC	Anastasia Grymalska	2	4
	11	Paula Ormaechea	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Christina McHale	6	6
		Julia Glushko	3	4
								4	Christina McHale	6	6
								12	Stefanie Vögele	4	2
	WC	Corinna Dentoni	1	3
	12	Stefanie Vögele	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Marina Erakovic	5	5
		Julia Görges	7	7
									Julia Görges	3	4
								10	Lauren Davis	6	6
		Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	5	6	2
	10	Lauren Davis	7	0	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Polona Hercog	7^7	3	4
		Belinda Bencic	6^5	6	6
									Belinda Bencic	6	6
								13	Urszula Radwańska	1	2
		Zarina Diyas	6^6	2
	13	Urszula Radwańska	7^8	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Zheng Jie	2	1
		Chanelle Scheepers	6	6
									Chanelle Scheepers	6	6
								15	Ajla Tomljanović	2	0
		Katarzyna Piter	0	1
	15	Ajla Tomljanović	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Monica Puig	6	6
		Teliana Pereira	2	1
								8	Monica Puig	6	6
									Kristina Mladenovic	4	3
		Kristina Mladenovic	7^7	7^7
	9	Vania King	6^5	6^5

External links

• WTA tournament draws