2014 French Open – Women's Singles

Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title and fifth major title overall by defeating first-time finalist Simona Halep 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2014 French Open. In a match that lasted over three hours, it was the first time since 2001 that the final went to three sets.[1] Halep became the first Romanian to reach the final since Virginia Ruzici in 1980.

Women's Singles
2014 French Open
Champion Maria Sharapova
Runner-up Simona Halep
Final score6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Main article: 2014 French Open

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the second round by Garbiñe Muguruza.[2]

The top three seeds (Williams, Li Na and Agnieszka Radwańska) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. However, they all failed to reach the fourth round and so Williams retained the top spot in the end. As a result, this marked the first time in the Open Era the top three seeds failed to reach the fourth round of the French Open, and any major.

Seeds
01.   Serena Williams (Second round)
02.   Li Na (First round)
03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Third round)
04.   Simona Halep (Final)
05.   Petra Kvitová (Third round)
06.   Jelena Janković (Fourth round)
07.   Maria Sharapova (Champion)
08.   Angelique Kerber (Fourth round)
09.   Dominika Cibulková (Third round)
10.   Sara Errani (Quarterfinals)
11.   Ana Ivanovic (Third round)
12.   Flavia Pennetta (Second round)
13.   Caroline Wozniacki (First round)
14.   Carla Suárez Navarro (Quarterfinals)
15.   Sloane Stephens (Fourth round)
16.   Sabine Lisicki (Second round, retired because of a right wrist injury)
17.   Roberta Vinci (First round)
18.   Eugenie Bouchard (Semifinals)
19.   Samantha Stosur (Fourth round)
20.   Alizé Cornet (Second round)
21.   Kirsten Flipkens (Second round)
22.   Ekaterina Makarova (Third round)
23.   Lucie Šafářová (Fourth round)
24.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second round, retired because of back pain)
25.   Kaia Kanepi (First round)
26.   Sorana Cîrstea (Third round)
27.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals)
28.   Andrea Petkovic (Semifinals)
29.   Venus Williams (Second round)
30.   Klára Koukalová (First round)
31.   Daniela Hantuchová (Third round)
32.   Elena Vesnina (Second round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2014 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Garbiñe Muguruza 6 5 1
7 Maria Sharapova 1 7 6
7 Maria Sharapova 4 7 6
18 Eugenie Bouchard 6 5 2
14 Carla Suárez Navarro 64 6 5
18 Eugenie Bouchard 77 2 7
7 Maria Sharapova 6 65 6
4 Simona Halep 4 77 4
27 Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 2
4 Simona Halep 6 6
4 Simona Halep 6 77
28 Andrea Petkovic 2 64
10 Sara Errani 2 2
28 Andrea Petkovic 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 S Williams 6 6
WC A Lim 2 1 1 S Williams 2 2
Q G Min 5 66 G Muguruza 6 6
G Muguruza 7 78 G Muguruza 6 6
AK Schmiedlová 62 6 6 AK Schmiedlová 2 4
J Zheng 77 3 4 AK Schmiedlová 2 6 6
B Bencic 4 1 29 V Williams 6 3 4
29 V Williams 6 6 G Muguruza 6 6
17 R Vinci 6 3 2 WC P Parmentier 4 2
WC P Parmentier 3 6 6 WC P Parmentier 1 6 6
Y Shvedova 3 7 6 Y Shvedova 6 3 3
L Davis 6 5 4 WC P Parmentier 1 6 7
K Knapp 4 0 M Barthel 6 1 5
M Barthel 6 6 M Barthel 6 3
WC F Ferro 1 5 16 S Lisicki 1 0r
16 S Lisicki 6 7

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 D Cibulková 7 6
V Razzano 5 0 9 D Cibulková 6 6
Q T Paszek 6 77 Q T Paszek 3 4
A Van Uytvanck 2 65 9 D Cibulková 4 4
WC A Hesse 6 3 4 19 S Stosur 6 6
Y Meusburger 3 6 6 Y Meusburger 1 3
M Puig 1 1 19 S Stosur 6 6
19 S Stosur 6 6 19 S Stosur 6 4 0
25 K Kanepi 7 3 1 7 M Sharapova 3 6 6
M Niculescu 5 6 6 M Niculescu 6 5 2
R Oprandi 5 2 P Ormaechea 2 7 6
P Ormaechea 7 6 P Ormaechea 0 0
A Beck 77 3 2 7 M Sharapova 6 6
T Pironkova 65 6 6 T Pironkova 5 2
Q K Pervak 1 2 7 M Sharapova 7 6
7 M Sharapova 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 A Radwańska 6 6
S Zhang 3 0 3 A Radwańska 6 6
WC M Johansson 1 65 Ka Plíšková 3 4
Ka Plíšková 6 77 3 A Radwańska 4 4
A Tomljanović 6 6 A Tomljanović 6 6
F Schiavone 3 3 A Tomljanović 78 6
C McHale 60 6 3 32 E Vesnina 66 2
32 E Vesnina 77 4 6 A Tomljanović 3 3
20 A Cornet 6 6 14 C Suárez Navarro 6 6
WC A Barty 2 1 20 A Cornet 4 6 4
WC T Townsend 7 6 WC T Townsend 6 4 6
V King 5 1 WC T Townsend 2 2
Q T Bacsinszky 6 6 14 C Suárez Navarro 6 6
Q M Zanevska 1 4 Q T Bacsinszky 5 6 4
Q Y Beygelzimer 5 5 14 C Suárez Navarro 7 1 6
14 C Suárez Navarro 7 7

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 F Pennetta 6 6
P Mayr-Achleitner 2 2 12 F Pennetta 7 4 2
M Kirilenko 1 2 J Larsson 5 6 6
J Larsson 6 6 J Larsson 5 4
Q M Larcher de Brito 2 3 18 E Bouchard 7 6
J Görges 6 6 J Görges 6 2 1
S Peer 0 2 18 E Bouchard 2 6 6
18 E Bouchard 6 6 18 E Bouchard 6 6
31 D Hantuchová 2 6 6 8 A Kerber 1 2
J Jakšić 6 2 4 31 D Hantuchová 6 6
WC C Feuerstein 6 7 WC C Feuerstein 1 4
O Govortsova 1 5 31 D Hantuchová 5 3
P Cetkovská 4 1 8 A Kerber 7 6
V Lepchenko 6 6 V Lepchenko 2 5
K Piter 3 1 8 A Kerber 6 7
8 A Kerber 6 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 P Kvitová 7 6
Z Diyas 5 2 5 P Kvitová 6 6
M Erakovic 6 6 M Erakovic 4 4
N Kichenok 2 1 5 P Kvitová 77 1 7
B Jovanovski 4 3 27 S Kuznetsova 63 6 9
C Giorgi 6 6 C Giorgi 65 3
Q S Shapatava 3 1 27 S Kuznetsova 77 6
27 S Kuznetsova 6 6 27 S Kuznetsova 6 6
23 L Šafářová 6 7 23 L Šafářová 3 4
M Minella 3 5 23 L Šafářová 6 5 6
C Dellacqua 7 6 C Dellacqua 1 7 3
L Domínguez Lino 5 3 23 L Šafářová 6 6
E Svitolina 5 11 A Ivanovic 3 3
P Martić 0r E Svitolina 5 2
C Garcia 1 3 11 A Ivanovic 7 6
11 A Ivanovic 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 S Stephens 6 710
S Peng 4 68 15 S Stephens 6 6
P Hercog 6 6 P Hercog 1 3
J Čepelová 2 3 15 S Stephens 6 6
PR I Melzer 66 2 22 E Makarova 3 4
C Vandeweghe 78 6 C Vandeweghe 4 3
S Rogers 2 3 22 E Makarova 6 6
22 E Makarova 6 6 15 S Stephens 4 3
30 K Koukalová 64 2 4 S Halep 6 6
MT Torró Flor 77 6 MT Torró Flor 6 2 6
M Rybáriková 4 6 3 M Rybáriková 2 6 2
U Radwańska 6 4 0r MT Torró Flor 3 0
Q H Watson 6 6 4 S Halep 6 6
B Záhlavová-Strýcová 3 4 Q H Watson 2 4
A Kleybanova 0 2 4 S Halep 6 6
4 S Halep 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 J Janković 5 6 6
S Fichman 7 1 3 6 J Janković 7 6
A Tatishvili 1 4 K Nara 5 0
K Nara 6 6 6 J Janković 6 6
T Pereira 4 6 6 26 S Cîrstea 1 2
L Kumkhum 6 1 1 T Pereira 2 5
Q A Wozniak 77 5 2 26 S Cîrstea 6 7
26 S Cîrstea 63 7 6 6 J Janković 65 2
21 K Flipkens 78 6 10 S Errani 77 6
Q D Kovinić 66 2 21 K Flipkens 4 6 4
D Vekić 5 6 4 J Glushko 6 3 6
J Glushko 7 2 6 J Glushko 0 1
E Cabeza Candela 6 3 3 10 S Errani 6 6
D Pfizenmaier 4 6 6 D Pfizenmaier 2 4
M Keys 5 6 1 10 S Errani 6 6
10 S Errani 7 3 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 C Wozniacki 65 6 2
Y Wickmayer 77 4 6 Y Wickmayer 2 4
S Soler Espinosa 6 6 S Soler Espinosa 6 6
C Scheepers 2 3 S Soler Espinosa 2 1
A Cadanțu 65 1 Q K Bertens 6 6
Q K Bertens 77 6 Q K Bertens 5 6 3
K Date-Krumm 3 6 2 24 A Pavlyuchenkova 7 4 0r
24 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 0 6 Q K Bertens 6 2 5
28 A Petkovic 6 6 28 A Petkovic 1 6 7
M Doi 3 3 28 A Petkovic 6 4 6
A-L Friedsam 77 5 2 S Vögele 2 6 2
S Vögele 63 7 6 28 A Petkovic 6 4 6
A Riske 77 6 K Mladenovic 4 6 4
M Lučić-Baroni 62 3 A Riske 65 6 3
K Mladenovic 7 3 6 K Mladenovic 77 3 6
2 N Li 5 6 1

Final

Seventh-seeded Sharapova beat 18th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 in the first semi-final, while fourth-seeded Simona Halep beat 28th-seeded Andrea Petkovic, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the second. In the first set, Halep won the first two games before Sharapova won five consecutive games.[1][3] Halep fought back and narrowed the margin to 5–4, before Sharapova broke Halep to win the set 6–4. The second set went to a tiebreaker where Sharapova jumped out to a 5–3 lead. However, Halep won the next four points to take the set 7–6(7–5). While leading 2–1 in the third set, Halep had break point but Sharapova recovered and won the game. She then broke Halep to take a 4–2 lead. Halep held, then broke back to level the set at 4–4, but got broken again in the next game. Serving for the match, Sharapova held at love, taking the set 6–4.[3] It was the first time since 2001 that the final went to 3 sets.[1]

References
  1. "Maria Sharapova beats Simona Halep to win French Open". BBC Sport. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  2. Naila-Jean Meyers (May 28, 2014). "A Lifelong Student of Williams Learns How to Defeat Her". The New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  3. "Maria Sharapova outlasts Simona Halep to win her second French Open title". Sports Illustrated. June 7, 2014. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
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