2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2014 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Runner-up Canada Eugenie Bouchard
Final score 6–3, 6–0

Marion Bartoli was the reigning champion, but retired from professional tennis in August 2013 several weeks after she won the tournament meant she cannot defend her title.[1]

Like the previous major, the 2014 Wimbledon Championships was marked by two big upsets. The top two seeds – Serena Williams and Li Na – both lost in the third round. That marked the first time in Open Era top seeds didn't reach the second week of Wimbledon. Five-time Wimbledon champion Williams' shock defeat to 25th-seeded Alizé Cornet equalled her earliest exit from the tournament (she lost at the same stage in 1998 and 2005),[2] while Li fell to unseeded Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in straight-sets tiebreaks, and this was Li's final professional tennis match before she announced her retirement almost three months later.[3][4]

Petra Kvitová advanced to her second Wimbledon final. She won defeating Eugenie Bouchard in a comprehensive straight-sets victory that only took 55 minutes (see details below).[5] This marked the fifth-shortest women's singles final in Wimbledon history in terms of time elapsed.[6]

Seeds

01.   United States Serena Williams (Third round)
02.   China Li Na (Third round)
03.   Romania Simona Halep (Semifinals)
04.   Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
05.   Russia Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)
06.   Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (Champion)
07.   Serbia Jelena Janković (First round)
08.   Belarus Victoria Azarenka (Second round)
09.   Germany Angelique Kerber (Quarterfinals)
10.   Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (Third round)
11.   Serbia Ana Ivanovic (Third round)
12.   Italy Flavia Pennetta (Second round)
13.   Canada Eugenie Bouchard (Final)
14.   Italy Sara Errani (First round)
15.   Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (Second round)
16.   Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth round)

17.   Australia Samantha Stosur (First round)
18.   United States Sloane Stephens (First round)
19.   Germany Sabine Lisicki (Quarterfinals)
20.   Germany Andrea Petkovic (Third round)
21.   Italy Roberta Vinci (First round)
22.   Russia Ekaterina Makarova (Quarterfinals)
23.   Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (Semifinals)
24.   Belgium Kirsten Flipkens (Third round)
25.   France Alizé Cornet (Fourth round)
26.   Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (First round)
27.   Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (First round)
28.   Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (First round)
29.   Romania Sorana Cîrstea (First round)
30.   United States Venus Williams (Third round)
31.   Czech Republic Klára Koukalová (Second round)
32.   Russia Elena Vesnina (Second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  13  Canada Eugenie Bouchard 6 6  
9  Germany Angelique Kerber 3 4  
  13  Canada Eugenie Bouchard 77 6  
  3  Romania Simona Halep 65 2  
3  Romania Simona Halep 6 6
  19  Germany Sabine Lisicki 4 0  
    13  Canada Eugenie Bouchard 3 0
  6  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6
  23  Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6 6  
22  Russia Ekaterina Makarova 3 1  
  23  Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 66 1
  6  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 78 6  
6  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 7
     Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 1 5  

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 United States S Williams 6 6
United States A Tatishvili 1 2 1 United States S Williams 6 6
South Africa C Scheepers 6 6 South Africa C Scheepers 1 1
United States C McHale 3 3 1 United States S Williams 6 3 4
Serbia J Jakšić 2 6 5 25 France A Cornet 1 6 6
Czech Republic P Cetkovská 6 4 7 Czech Republic P Cetkovská 4 7 3
Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 6 4 2 25 France A Cornet 6 5 6
25 France A Cornet 4 6 6 25 France A Cornet 65 5
20 Germany A Petkovic 6 6 13 Canada E Bouchard 77 7
Poland K Piter 1 4 20 Germany A Petkovic 6 3 6
Romania I-C Begu 1 6 7 Romania I-C Begu 4 6 1
France V Razzano 6 4 5 20 Germany A Petkovic 3 4
WC Spain S Soler Espinosa 6 6 13 Canada E Bouchard 6 6
Belarus O Govortsova 2 3 WC Spain S Soler Espinosa 5 1
Slovakia D Hantuchová 5 5 13 Canada E Bouchard 7 6
13 Canada E Bouchard 7 7

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 Germany A Kerber 6 6
Poland U Radwańska 2 4 9 Germany A Kerber 6 5 6
United Kingdom H Watson 6 6 United Kingdom H Watson 2 7 1
Croatia A Tomljanović 3 2 9 Germany A Kerber 3 6 6
Croatia P Martić 0 1 24 Belgium K Flipkens 6 3 2
Spain L Domínguez Lino 6 6 Spain L Domínguez Lino 2 1
Q Austria T Paszek 4 77 2 24 Belgium K Flipkens 6 6
24 Belgium K Flipkens 6 63 6 9 Germany A Kerber 77 4 6
26 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 5 1 5 Russia M Sharapova 64 6 4
United States A Riske 4 7 6 United States A Riske 7 6
Romania A Cadanţu 1 65 Italy C Giorgi 5 2
Italy C Giorgi 6 77 United States A Riske 3 0
Q Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 6 5 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
Canada S Fichman 1 3 Q Switzerland T Bacsinszky 2 1
WC United Kingdom S Murray 1 0 5 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
5 Russia M Sharapova 6 6

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 Romania S Halep 6 6
Brazil T Pereira 2 2 3 Romania S Halep 6 4 6
Germany D Pfizenmaier 3 0 Q Ukraine L Tsurenko 3 6 4
Q Ukraine L Tsurenko 6 6 3 Romania S Halep 6 6
Switzerland B Bencic 2 6 6 Switzerland B Bencic 4 1
Slovakia M Rybáriková 6 3 3 Switzerland B Bencic 6 7
Q United States V Duval 6 3 6 Q United States V Duval 4 5
29 Romania S Cîrstea 4 6 1 3 Romania S Halep 6 6
21 Italy R Vinci 4 6 4 Kazakhstan Z Diyas 3 0
Croatia D Vekić 6 4 6 Croatia D Vekić 4 4
WC Russia V Zvonareva 6 63 9 WC Russia V Zvonareva 6 6
WC United Kingdom T Moore 4 77 7 WC Russia V Zvonareva 61 6 3
Kazakhstan Z Diyas 77 6 Kazakhstan Z Diyas 77 3 6
France K Mladenovic 64 4 Kazakhstan Z Diyas 714 5 6
China S Zhang 1 2 15 Spain C Suárez Navarro 612 7 2
15 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
11 Serbia A Ivanovic 78 6
Italy F Schiavone 66 4 11 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 6
Germany A Beck 1 3 China J Zheng 4 0
China J Zheng 6 6 11 Serbia A Ivanovic 4 6 1
Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 64 6 10 19 Germany S Lisicki 6 3 6
Italy K Knapp 77 4 8 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 3 5
Israel J Glushko 2 1 19 Germany S Lisicki 6 7
19 Germany S Lisicki 6 6 19 Germany S Lisicki 6 3 6
31 Czech Republic K Koukalová 7 6 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 3 6 4
WC United States T Townsend 5 2 31 Czech Republic K Koukalová 5 77 2
United States M Keys 6 6 United States M Keys 7 63 6
Puerto Rico M Puig 3 3 United States M Keys 67 6r
WC Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 4 6 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 79 6
Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 3 6 8 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 64 6
Estonia K Kanepi 6 6 Estonia K Kanepi 3 77 2
7 Serbia J Janković 3 2

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 Belarus V Azarenka 6 7
Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 3 5 8 Belarus V Azarenka 3 6 5
Sweden J Larsson 62 0 Serbia B Jovanovski 6 3 7
Serbia B Jovanovski 77 6 Serbia B Jovanovski 6 65 8
Q Czech Republic T Smitková 6 6 Q Czech Republic T Smitková 4 77 10
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 3 3 Q Czech Republic T Smitková 6 77
United States C Vandeweghe 6 3 7 United States C Vandeweghe 3 64
27 Spain G Muguruza 3 6 5 Q Czech Republic T Smitková 0 2
23 Czech Republic L Šafářová 77 77 23 Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 6
Germany J Görges 63 63 23 Czech Republic L Šafářová 79 7
Slovenia P Hercog 6 6 Slovenia P Hercog 67 5
Argentina P Ormaechea 4 4 23 Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 6
Romania M Niculescu 5 3 10 Slovakia D Cibulková 4 2
Belgium A Van Uytvanck 7 6 Belgium A Van Uytvanck 6 3 6
Q Canada A Wozniak 1 2 10 Slovakia D Cibulková 3 6 8
10 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 6

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 Italy S Errani 6 63 5
France C Garcia 2 77 7 France C Garcia 7 6
Bulgaria T Pironkova 78 2 2 United States V Lepchenko 5 3
United States V Lepchenko 66 6 6 France C Garcia 5 3
Japan M Doi 6 6 22 Russia E Makarova 7 6
Ukraine E Svitolina 4 1 Japan M Doi 5 4
Japan K Date-Krumm 6 4 5 22 Russia E Makarova 7 6
22 Russia E Makarova 3 6 7 22 Russia E Makarova 6 6
28 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 3 1 4 Poland A Radwańska 3 0
Q Portugal M Larcher de Brito 3 6 6 Q Portugal M Larcher de Brito 6 4 6
Switzerland S Vögele 3 66 WC Australia J Gajdošová 3 6 3
WC Australia J Gajdošová 6 78 Q Portugal M Larcher de Brito 2 0
Q Estonia A Kontaveit 6 64 3 4 Poland A Radwańska 6 6
Australia C Dellacqua 3 77 6 Australia C Dellacqua 4 0
Q Romania A Mitu 2 1 4 Poland A Radwańska 6 6
4 Poland A Radwańska 6 6

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6
Czech Republic A Hlaváčková 3 0 6 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6
Germany M Barthel 7 6 Germany M Barthel 2 0
PR Switzerland R Oprandi 5 0 6 Czech Republic P Kvitová 5 77 7
Japan K Nara 6 6 30 United States V Williams 7 62 5
Germany A-L Friedsam 4 4 Japan K Nara 64 1
Spain MT Torró Flor 4 6 2 30 United States V Williams 77 6
30 United States V Williams 6 4 6 6 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6
18 United States S Stephens 2 66 China S Peng 3 2
Russia M Kirilenko 6 78 Russia M Kirilenko 0 3
United Kingdom J Konta 4 6 4 China S Peng 6 6
China S Peng 6 3 6 China S Peng 0 6 6
United States L Davis 6 6 United States L Davis 6 3 3
Russia A Kleybanova 1 2 United States L Davis 6 77
Slovakia J Čepelová 2 3 12 Italy F Pennetta 4 64
12 Italy F Pennetta 6 6

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
16 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6
Israel S Pe'er 3 0 16 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6
WC United Kingdom N Broady 2 79 6 WC United Kingdom N Broady 3 2
Hungary T Babos 6 67 0 16 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6
Q Croatia A Konjuh 6 4 6 Q Croatia A Konjuh 3 0
New Zealand M Erakovic 3 6 0 Q Croatia A Konjuh 3 6 6
Belgium Y Wickmayer 6 6 Belgium Y Wickmayer 6 2 2
17 Australia S Stosur 3 4 16 Denmark C Wozniacki 2 5
32 Russia E Vesnina 6 6 Czech Republic B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 7
Austria P Mayr-Achleitner 0 4 32 Russia E Vesnina 4 2
Q Russia A Kudryavtseva 2 2 Czech Republic B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 6
Czech Republic B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 6 Czech Republic B Záhlavová-Strýcová 77 77
United States V King 5 3 2 China N Li 65 65
Austria Y Meusburger 7 6 Austria Y Meusburger 2 2
Q Poland P Kania 5 2 2 China N Li 6 6
2 China N Li 7 6

The final

Sixth-seeded Kvitová defeated her compatriot and 23rd-seeded Lucie Šafářová 7–6(8–6), 6–1 in the first semi-final, while thirteenth-seeded Eugenie Bouchard defeated third-seeded Simona Halep 7–6(7–5), 6–2 in the other.[7][8] Bouchard – playing in only her sixth grand slam tournament[5] – advanced to the final without losing a set,[9] becoming the first Canadian tennis player to reach the singles final of a grand slam.[5][10] The title match was the first grand slam final contested between two players born in the 1990s.[5] In the first set, Kvitová broke in the third game and broke again in the seventh to establish a 5–2 lead. With Kvitová serving for the set, Bouchard broke back, but Kvitová did the same in the following game to take the first set 6–3. The second set saw Kvitová lose only three points on serve as she bagelled Bouchard 6–0.[5] Only 10 other Wimbledon women singles champions lost "fewer games in the final than Kvitova did".[11]

The victory gave Kvitová her second Wimbledon title and second Grand Slam title overall.[5] After the tournament, Bouchard improved to a career-high World No. 7 in the WTA rankings – surpassing Carling Bassett-Seguso's record of being the highest-ranked Canadian woman of all-time – while Kvitová moved up to World No. 4.[9]

References

  1. "Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli retires from tennis". The Daily Telegraph. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. Isaacson, Melissa (28 June 2014). "A Most Unusual Upset for Serena". ESPNW. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. Garber, Greg (28 June 2014). "More major malaise for Li Na". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. Rothenberg, Ben (18 September 2014). "Li Na, Two-Time Major Winner, Is Retiring With Knee Woes". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Newbery, Piers (5 July 2014). "Petra Kvitova thrashes Eugenie Bouchard in final". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  6. Newbery, Piers (5 July 2014). "Petra Kvitova inspired by 'fan' Navratilova". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. Newbery, Piers (3 July 2014). "Petra Kvitova beats Lucie Safarova in semi-final". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  8. "Halep injured in Wimbledon semi". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Kvitova Re-conquers Wimbledon". WTA Tour. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  10. "Eugenie Bouchard reaches Wimbledon final". CBC Sports. CBC. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  11. "Petra Kvitova wins Wimbledon title". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

External links

Preceded by
2014 French Open – Women's Singles
Grand Slams
Women's Singles
Succeeded by
2014 US Open – Women's Singles
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