2014 Aegon Nottingham Challenge – Women's Singles

Elena Baltacha was the defending champion, having won the event in 2013, but retired at the end of the season[1] and died in May 2014 of liver cancer.[2]

Women's Singles
2014 Aegon Nottingham Challenge
Champion	Jarmila Gajdošová
Runner-up	Timea Bacsinszky
Final score	6–2, 6–2

Jarmila Gajdošová won the title, defeating Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

Seeds

1. Misaki Doi (Second round)
2. Anna-Lena Friedsam (First round)
3. Timea Bacsinszky (Final)
4. Andrea Hlaváčková (Semifinals)
5. Claire Feuerstein (First round)
6. Magda Linette (Second round)
7. Olivia Rogowska (Second round)
8. Zheng Saisai (First round)

Main 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Nicole Gibbs	4	1
	3	Timea Bacsinszky	6	6
								3	Timea Bacsinszky	2	2
								Q	Jarmila Gajdošová	6	6
	4	Andrea Hlaváčková	4	4
	Q	Jarmila Gajdošová	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Doi	6	7
		S Arvidsson	3	5				1	M Doi	5	6	5
	WC	I Wallace	2	2					N Gibbs	7	3	7
		N Gibbs	6	6												N Gibbs	6	6
	WC	S Murray	6	4	4											L Tsurenko	4	4
		L Tsurenko	2	6	6				L Tsurenko	6	6
		E Bychkova	6	3	3			7	O Rogowska	2	4
	7	O Rogowska	3	6	6																		N Gibbs	4	1
	3	T Bacsinszky	5	6	6																	3	T Bacsinszky	6	6
		N Burnett	7	4	2			3	T Bacsinszky	4	6	6
		S Vogt	4	6	6^1			LL	K Kozlova	6	4	2
	LL	K Kozlova	6	3	7^7										3	T Bacsinszky	6	3	7^7
		Ç Büyükakçay	6	2	4											M Johansson	2	6	6^3
	Q	M Imanishi	1	6	6			Q	M Imanishi	2	3
		M Johansson	6	6					M Johansson	6	6
	8	S Zheng	3	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	M Linette	6	6
	WC	J Windley	2	3				6	M Linette	3	4
	Q	A Kontaveit	6	6				Q	A Kontaveit	6	6
		M Brengle	1	2											Q	A Kontaveit	7^7	0	4
		P Parmentier	1	3											4	A Hlaváčková	6^2	6	6
		T Majerič	6	6					T Majerič	1	3
		A Krunić	1	2				4	A Hlaváčková	6	6
	4	A Hlaváčková	6	6																		4	A Hlaváčková	4	4
	5	C Feuerstein	2	4																		Q	J Gajdošová	6	6
	Q	O Jabeur	6	6				Q	O Jabeur	6	6
	WC	K Boulter	6	6				WC	K Boulter	3	4
		V Cepede Royg	3	2											Q	O Jabeur	3	6^3
		E Hozumi	7^7	4	3										Q	J Gajdošová	6	7^7
		M Sirotkina	6^4	6	6				M Sirotkina	4	6	4
	Q	J Gajdošová	7^7	6				Q	J Gajdošová	6	3	6
	2	A-L Friedsam	6^3	4

References

1. "Elena Baltacha announces retirement from tennis". BBC Sport. 18 November 2013.
2. "Elena Baltacha: Former British number one dies of liver cancer". BBC Sport. 5 May 2014.

External links

• Main draw