2014 Australian Open – Women's singles

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 and her second and final 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.[1][2]

Women's singles
2014 Australian Open
Final
ChampionChina Li Na
Runner-upSlovakia Dominika Cibulková
Score7–6(7–3), 6–0
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Victoria Azarenka was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated by Agnieszka Radwańska in the quarterfinals, ending her 18-match winning streak at the Australian Open.[3]

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.[4]

Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian to reach a major semifinal since Carling Bassett-Seguso at the 1984 US Open.[5]

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.

Seeds

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01.     Serena Williams (fourth round)
02.     Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
03.     Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
04.     Li Na (champion)
05.     Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
06.     Petra Kvitová (first round)
07.     Sara Errani (first round)
08.     Jelena Janković (fourth round)
09.     Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
10.     Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
11.     Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
12.     Roberta Vinci (first round)
13.     Sloane Stephens (fourth round)
14.     Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
15.     Sabine Lisicki (second round)
16.     Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
17.     Samantha Stosur (third round)
18.     Kirsten Flipkens (second round)
19.     Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
20.     Dominika Cibulková (final)
21.     Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
22.     Ekaterina Makarova (fourth round)
23.     Elena Vesnina (first round)
24.     Kaia Kanepi (first round)
25.     Alizé Cornet (third round)
26.     Lucie Šafářová (third round)
27.     Jamie Hampton (withdrew because of a hip injury)
28.     Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
29.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
30.     Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals)
31.     Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
32.     Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round)
33.     Bojana Jovanovski (second round)

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

Qualifying

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Wildcards

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
14   Ana Ivanovic 7 5 2
30   Eugenie Bouchard 5 7 6
30   Eugenie Bouchard 2 4
4   Li Na 6 6
4   Li Na 6 6
28   Flavia Pennetta 2 2
4   Li Na 77 6
20   Dominika Cibulková 63 0
11   Simona Halep 3 0
20   Dominika Cibulková 6 6
20   Dominika Cibulková 6 6
5   Agnieszka Radwańska 1 2
5   Agnieszka Radwańska 6 5 6
2   Victoria Azarenka 1 7 0

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Williams 6 6
WC   A Barty 2 1 1   S Williams 6 6
  V Dolonc 2 6 6   V Dolonc 1 2
  L Arruabarrena 6 2 4 1   S Williams 6 6
WC   P Parmentier 0 1 31   D Hantuchová 3 3
  Ka Plíšková 6 6   Ka Plíšková 3 6 10
Q   H Watson 5 6 3 31   D Hantuchová 6 3 12
31   D Hantuchová 7 3 6 1   S Williams 6 3 3
17   S Stosur 6 6 14   A Ivanovic 4 6 6
  K Zakopalová 3 4 17   S Stosur 6 6
  T Pironkova 6 6   T Pironkova 2 0
  S Soler Espinosa 3 2 17   S Stosur 710 4 2
  A Beck 6 6 14   A Ivanovic 68 6 6
  P Martić 0 0   A Beck 1 2
  K Bertens 4 4 14   A Ivanovic 6 6
14   A Ivanovic 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   R Vinci 4 3
  J Zheng 6 6   J Zheng 77 1 7
  P Mayr-Achleitner 2 710 7   M Keys 65 6 5
  M Keys 6 68 9   J Zheng 2 4
WC   C Dellacqua 6 6 WC   C Dellacqua 6 6
PR   V Zvonareva 2 2 WC   C Dellacqua 6 6
  L Robson 3 0 18   K Flipkens 3 0
18   K Flipkens 6 6 WC   C Dellacqua 77 2 0
30   E Bouchard 7 6 30   E Bouchard 65 6 6
WC   H Tang 5 1 30   E Bouchard 6 712
  A Van Uytvanck 63 63   V Razzano 2 610
  V Razzano 77 77 30   E Bouchard 6 6
WC   S Vickery 3 3   L Davis 2 2
  L Davis 6 6   L Davis 7 2 6
  J Görges 6 6   J Görges 5 6 4
7   S Errani 3 2

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   N Li 6 6
Q   A Konjuh 2 0 4   N Li 6 77
Q   B Bencic 6 4 6 Q   B Bencic 0 65
  K Date-Krumm 4 6 3 4   N Li 1 77 6
  D Vekić 3 1 26   L Šafářová 6 62 3
Q   L Hradecká 6 6 Q   L Hradecká 77 3 0
  J Glushko 5 6 1 26   L Šafářová 64 6 6
26   L Šafářová 7 3 6 4   N Li 6 6
22   E Makarova 2 6 6 22   E Makarova 2 0
  V Williams 6 4 4 22   E Makarova 6 7
  A Medina Garrigues 3 1 LL   I Falconi 2 5
LL   I Falconi 6 6 22   E Makarova 6 6
  S Pe'er 4 1   M Niculescu 4 4
  M Niculescu 6 6   M Niculescu 2 6 6
  M Lučić-Baroni 2 1 15   S Lisicki 6 2 2
15   S Lisicki 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   A Kerber 6 0 6
WC   J Gajdošová 3 6 2 9   A Kerber 6 6
  C Garcia 2 67 Q   A Kudryavtseva 4 2
Q   A Kudryavtseva 6 79 9   A Kerber 6 6
  D Pfizenmaier 65 3   A Riske 3 4
  Y Wickmayer 77 6   Y Wickmayer 1 1
  A Riske 6 6   A Riske 6 6
23   E Vesnina 2 2 9   A Kerber 1 6 5
28   F Pennetta 6 6 28   F Pennetta 6 4 7
  A Cadanțu 0 2 28   F Pennetta 6 6
  M Puig 6 6   M Puig 3 4
Q   A Tatishvili 2 4 28   F Pennetta 6 7
  S Zhang 64 3   M Barthel 1 5
  M Barthel 77 6   M Barthel 4 6 6
  L Kumkhum 6 1 6   L Kumkhum 6 3 4
6   P Kvitová 2 6 4

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   J Janković 6 6
  M Doi 1 2 8   J Janković 6 6
  N Kichenok 2 65   A Morita 2 0
  A Morita 6 77 8   J Janković 6 7
  K Nara 7 4 6   K Nara 4 5
  S Peng 5 6 3   K Nara 6 6
  A Petkovic 2 3 32   M Rybáriková 4 3
32   M Rybáriková 6 6 8   J Janković 4 6 0
21   S Cîrstea 4 66 11   S Halep 6 2 6
  M Erakovic 6 78   M Erakovic 4 0
Q   Z Diyas 6 6 Q   Z Diyas 6 6
Q   K Siniaková 2 4 Q   Z Diyas 1 4
  L Tsurenko 6 3 4 11   S Halep 6 6
  V Lepchenko 2 6 6   V Lepchenko 6 0 1
Q   K Piter 0 1 11   S Halep 4 6 6
11   S Halep 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
  V King 3 2 16   C Suárez Navarro 77 3 8
  G Voskoboeva 7 4 7   G Voskoboeva 62 6 6
Q   I-C Begu 5 6 5 16   C Suárez Navarro 1 0
  K Mladenovic 5 5 20   D Cibulková 6 6
  S Vögele 7 7   S Vögele 0 1
  F Schiavone 3 4 20   D Cibulková 6 6
20   D Cibulková 6 6 20   D Cibulková 3 6 6
25   A Cornet 1 3   M Sharapova 6 4 1
  P Hercog 0r 25   A Cornet 6 4 6
  C Giorgi 4 6 6   C Giorgi 3 6 4
WC   S Sanders 6 1 4 25   A Cornet 1 66
  P Ormaechea 4 2 3   M Sharapova 6 78
  K Knapp 6 6   K Knapp 3 6 8
  B Mattek-Sands 3 4 3   M Sharapova 6 4 10
3   M Sharapova 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   A Radwańska 6 5 6
  Y Putintseva 0 7 2 5   A Radwańska 6 7
  O Govortsova 6 78   O Govortsova 0 5
Q   Y Duan 0 66 5   A Radwańska 5 6 6
Q   C Witthöft 1 4 29   A Pavlyuchenkova 7 2 2
  M Minella 6 6   M Minella 2 2
  T Pereira 67 4 29   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
29   A Pavlyuchenkova 79 6 5   A Radwańska 6 6
24   K Kanepi 2 6 2   G Muguruza 1 3
  G Muguruza 6 2 6   G Muguruza 6 6
  T Babos 6 4 5   AK Schmiedlová 3 3
  AK Schmiedlová 4 6 7   G Muguruza 4 7 6
  C McHale 7 6 10   C Wozniacki 6 5 3
PR   Y-j Chan 5 4   C McHale 0 6 2
  L Domínguez Lino 0 2 10   C Wozniacki 6 1 6
10   C Wozniacki 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   S Stephens 77 6
  Y Shvedova 61 3 13   S Stephens 3 6 7
  T Majerič 6 61 4   A Tomljanović 6 2 5
  A Tomljanović 3 77 6 13   S Stephens 7 6
WC   O Rogowska 6 6   E Svitolina 5 4
  M Duque 3 3 WC   O Rogowska 4 5
  E Svitolina 6 6   E Svitolina 6 7
19   S Kuznetsova 3 3 13   S Stephens 3 2
33   B Jovanovski 61 6 6 2   V Azarenka 6 6
  J Čepelová 77 1 3 33   B Jovanovski 6 3 2
  C Scheepers 63 4   Y Meusburger 3 6 6
  Y Meusburger 77 6   Y Meusburger 1 0
  S-w Hsieh 1 6 1 2   V Azarenka 6 6
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 4 6   B Záhlavová-Strýcová 1 4
  J Larsson 62 2 2   V Azarenka 6 6
2   V Azarenka 77 6


Championship match statistics

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Category   Li   Cibulková
1st serve % 36/60 (60%) 49/73 (67%)
1st serve points won 21 of 36 = 58% 29 of 49 = 59%
2nd serve points won 15 of 24 = 63% 5 of 24 = 21%
Total service points won 36 of 60 = 60.00% 34 of 73 = 46.58%
Aces 2 0
Double faults 3 7
Winners 30 11
Unforced errors 28 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 58
Source

References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ "Li Na beats Dominika Cibulkova to win Australian Open final". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Li Na wins Australian Open final against Dominika Cibulkova – as it happened". Guardian. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Defending champion Azarenka beaten". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Novak Djokovic into round four". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Eugenie Bouchard: First Canadian to reach Australian Open semi-finals". CTV News. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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