2014 US Open – Women's singles

Two-time defending champion Serena Williams defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 US Open. It was her sixth US Open singles title, a joint Open Era record (shared with Chris Evert), and 18th major singles title overall. For the third time in her career, Williams did not lose a set during the tournament, and did not lose more than three games in any set.^[1] This was the first leg in her second 'Serena Slam', a non-calendar year Grand Slam.

Women's singles
2014 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Caroline Wozniacki
Score	6–3, 6–3
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2014 US Open (tennis)

The top three seeds (Williams, Simona Halep and Petra Kvitová) were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Williams retained the top position after Halep and Kvitová lost in the third round.

15-year-old CiCi Bellis was the youngest player to win a match at the US Open since Anna Kournikova in 1996.^[2][3][4]

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (champion)

02.   Simona Halep (third round)

03.   Petra Kvitová (third round)

04.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)

05.   Maria Sharapova (fourth round)

06.   Angelique Kerber (third round)

07.   Eugenie Bouchard (fourth round)

08.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)

09.   Jelena Janković (fourth round)

10.   Caroline Wozniacki (final)

11.   Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)

12.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)

13.   Sara Errani (quarterfinals)

14.   Lucie Šafářová (fourth round)

15.   Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)

16.   Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)

17.   Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)

18.   Andrea Petkovic (third round)

19.   Venus Williams (third round)

20.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)

21.   Sloane Stephens (second round)

22.   Alizé Cornet (third round)

23.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

24.   Samantha Stosur (second round)

25.   Garbiñe Muguruza (first round)

26.   Sabine Lisicki (third round)

27.   Madison Keys (second round)

28.   Roberta Vinci (third round)

29.   Casey Dellacqua (fourth round)

30.   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (third round)

31.   Kurumi Nara (second round)

32.   Zhang Shuai (first round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2014 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	11	Flavia Pennetta	3	2
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								17	Ekaterina Makarova	1	3
	16	Victoria Azarenka	4	2
	17	Ekaterina Makarova	6	6
															1	Serena Williams	6	6
															10	Caroline Wozniacki	3	3
		Belinda Bencic	2	1
		Peng Shuai	6	6
									Peng Shuai	61	3r
								10	Caroline Wozniacki	77	4
	10	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
	13	Sara Errani	0	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
	WC	T Townsend	3	1				1	S Williams	6	6
		F Schiavone	3	6	3				V King	1	0
		V King	6	3	6										1	S Williams	6	6
		V Lepchenko	7	6												V Lepchenko	3	3
		A Van Uytvanck	5	2					V Lepchenko	6	6
		M Barthel	6	6					M Barthel	4	0
	32	S Zhang	1	2																		1	S Williams	6	6
	24	S Stosur	6	6																			K Kanepi	3	3
		L Davis	1	4				24	S Stosur	6	3	68
		P Parmentier	63	6	1				K Kanepi	3	6	710
		K Kanepi	77	3	6											K Kanepi	7	6
		C Vandeweghe	2	6	6										15	C Suárez Navarro	5	0
		D Vekić	6	3	1				C Vandeweghe	3	3
		A Tomljanović	6	2	1			15	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	15	C Suárez Navarro	3	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	F Pennetta	6	4	6
		J Görges	3	6	1			11	F Pennetta	6	6
		S Rogers	6	6					S Rogers	4	3
	Q	M Zanevska	4	3											11	F Pennetta	6	6
	WC	N Gibbs	6	2	6										WC	N Gibbs	4	0
		C Garcia	2	6	3			WC	N Gibbs	6	66	6
		T Pereira	2	0				23	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	78	3
	23	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6																		11	F Pennetta	7	6
	29	C Dellacqua	7	6																		29	C Dellacqua	5	2
		P Mayr-Achleitner	5	3				29	C Dellacqua	4	6	6
	Q	P Kania	2	0				Q	Q Wang	6	4	2
	Q	Q Wang	6	6											29	C Dellacqua	6	3	6
		Ka Plíšková	6	6												Ka Plíšková	3	6	4
		Y Meusburger	2	2					Ka Plíšková	7	6
		A Riske	3	0				8	A Ivanovic	5	4
	8	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	P Kvitová	6	6
		K Mladenovic	1	0				3	P Kvitová	6	6
		K Koukalová	1	6	3				P Cetkovská	4	2
		P Cetkovská	6	2	6										3	P Kvitová	4	4
	Q	A Krunić	6	6											Q	A Krunić	6	6
		K Piter	4	1				Q	A Krunić	77	2	7
	WC	J Gajdošová	0	3				27	M Keys	64	6	5
	27	M Keys	6	6																		Q	A Krunić	6	4	4
	20	S Kuznetsova	6	2	63																	16	V Azarenka	4	6	6
		M Erakovic	3	6	77				M Erakovic	5	6	4
		E Vesnina	6	7					E Vesnina	7	2	6
	Q	Y-j Chan	0	5												E Vesnina	1	1
		C Scheepers	2	6	65										16	V Azarenka	6	6
		C McHale	6	1	77				C McHale	3	2
		M Doi	77	4	1			16	V Azarenka	6	6
	16	V Azarenka	63	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	D Cibulková	1	6	4
	WC	C Bellis	6	4	6			WC	C Bellis	3	6	2
		Z Diyas	6	6					Z Diyas	6	0	6
	Q	L Tsurenko	1	2												Z Diyas	2	4
		E Svitolina	2	64											17	E Makarova	6	6
		P Hercog	6	77					P Hercog	1	2
	WC	G Min	4	2				17	E Makarova	6	6
	17	E Makarova	6	6																		17	E Makarova	77	6
	30	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6																		7	E Bouchard	62	4
	Q	A Barty	1	3				30	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	6	6
		Y Shvedova	77	1	5				M Niculescu	6	4	2
		M Niculescu	65	6	7										30	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	77	4
		S Cîrstea	6	6											7	E Bouchard	6	62	6
		H Watson	1	1					S Cîrstea	2	77	4
		O Govortsova	2	1				7	E Bouchard	6	64	6
	7	E Bouchard	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	A Kerber	6	3	7
	Q	K Pervak	2	6	5			6	A Kerber	6	6
	Q	Y Duan	6	2	4			Q	A Kudryavtseva	2	4
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	2	6	6										6	A Kerber	1	5
		B Bencic	6	6												B Bencic	6	7
		Y Wickmayer	3	2					B Bencic	6	4	6
		A Wozniak	2	1				31	K Nara	4	6	1
	31	K Nara	6	6																			B Bencic	78	6
	21	S Stephens	6	6																		9	J Janković	66	3
		A Beck	0	3				21	S Stephens	7	4	2
		V Razzano	0	0					J Larsson	5	6	6
		J Larsson	6	6												J Larsson	1	0
		K Knapp	4	3											9	J Janković	6	6
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	5	4
		B Jovanovski	2	3				9	J Janković	7	6
	9	J Janković	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	L Šafářová	6	7
		T Babos	4	5				14	L Šafářová	6	4	6
	Q	S Zheng	1	6	6			Q	S Zheng	3	6	2
		S Vögele	6	2	2										14	L Šafářová	6	63	6
	PR	R Oprandi	6	2	3										22	A Cornet	3	77	4
		D Hantuchová	4	6	6				D Hantuchová	3	3
	WC	A Hesse	1	2				22	A Cornet	6	6
	22	A Cornet	6	6																		14	L Šafářová	3	4
	28	R Vinci	6	6																			S Peng	6	6
		P Ormaechea	3	3				28	R Vinci	2	6	6
		I-C Begu	77	6					I-C Begu	6	4	1
		S Soler Espinosa	64	3											28	R Vinci	4	3
		S Peng	6	6												S Peng	6	6
		J Zheng	3	3					S Peng	6	6
		S Fichman	1	0				4	A Radwańska	3	4
	4	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	M Sharapova	6	6
		M Kirilenko	4	0				5	M Sharapova	4	6	6
		Kr Plíšková	3	4					A Dulgheru	6	3	2
		A Dulgheru	6	6											5	M Sharapova	6	6
		J Glushko	3	2											26	S Lisicki	2	4
	WC	M Brengle	6	6				WC	M Brengle	4	1
	Q	F Abanda	3	5				26	S Lisicki	6	6
	26	S Lisicki	6	7																		5	M Sharapova	4	6	2
	18	A Petkovic	79	1	6																	10	C Wozniacki	6	2	6
	Q	O Jabeur	67	6	3			18	A Petkovic	3	6	77
		T Smitková	6	3	3				M Puig	6	3	65
		M Puig	3	6	6										18	A Petkovic	3	2
		A Schmiedlová	4	3											10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	A Sasnovich	6	6				Q	A Sasnovich	3	4
		M Rybáriková	1	6	0r			10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	10	C Wozniacki	6	3	2

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	S Errani	6	7
		K Flipkens	1	5				13	S Errani	6	77
	Q	An Rodionova	1	7	6			Q	An Rodionova	4	62
		C Giorgi	6	5	3										13	S Errani	6	0	77
		K Bertens	79	3r											19	V Williams	0	6	65
		T Bacsinszky	67	4					T Bacsinszky	1	4
		K Date-Krumm	6	3	3			19	V Williams	6	6
	19	V Williams	2	6	6																	13	S Errani	6	2	6
	25	G Muguruza	3	64																		Q	M Lučić-Baroni	3	6	0
	Q	M Lučić-Baroni	6	77				Q	M Lučić-Baroni	66	6	6
		J Konta	2	3					S Pe'er	78	3	2
		S Pe'er	6	6											Q	M Lučić-Baroni	78	6
		J Čepelová	2	7	6										2	S Halep	66	2
		MT Torró Flor	6	5	1				J Čepelová	2	1
	WC	D Collins	77	1	2			2	S Halep	6	6
	2	S Halep	62	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Wozniacki
1st serve %	26/49 (53%)	41/65 (63%)
1st serve points won	20 of 26 = 77%	23 of 41 = 56%
2nd serve points won	12 of 23 = 52%	9 of 24 = 38%
Total service points won	32 of 49 = 65.31%	32 of 65 = 49.23%
Aces	7	3
Double faults	3	3
Winners	21	1
Unforced errors	23	15
Net points won	12 of 14 = 86%	3 of 4 = 75%
Break points converted	5 of 10 = 50%	2 of 4 = 50%
Return points won	33 of 65 = 51%	17 of 49 = 35%
Total points won	65	49
Source