2014 WTA Finals – Singles

Two-time defending champion Serena Williams successfully defended her title by beating Simona Halep in the final, 6–3, 6–0.

Singles
2014 WTA Finals
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Simona Halep
Final score6–3, 6–0
Main article: 2014 WTA Finals

Halep and Eugenie Bouchard made their debuts at the event.

Williams became the third female player to win three consecutive WTA Tour Championships singles titles, and the first since Monica Seles in 1992. During the tournament, Williams sealed her second consecutive and fourth overall year-end World No. 1 Ranking. She became the first woman to hold the No. 1 ranking for the entire calendar year since Steffi Graf in 1996.

For the first time since 2004 and just the second time ever, a player with a 2–1 round robin record failed to reach the semifinals. This was Ana Ivanovic, who would have reached the semifinal had she defeated Halep in straight sets in her last round robin match.

Players
  1. Serena Williams (Champion)
  2. Maria Sharapova (Round Robin)
  3. Petra Kvitová (Round Robin)
  4. Simona Halep (Final)
  5. Eugenie Bouchard (Round Robin)
  6. Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
  7. Ana Ivanovic (Round Robin)
  8. Caroline Wozniacki (Semifinals)

Alternates
  1. Angelique Kerber (Not used)
  2. Ekaterina Makarova (Not used)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
4 Simona Halep 6 6
6 Agnieszka Radwańska 2 2
4 Simona Halep 3 0
1 Serena Williams 6 6
8 Caroline Wozniacki 6 3 66
1 Serena Williams 2 6 78

Red Group
Williams Halep Bouchard Ivanovic RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 Serena Williams 0–6, 2–6 6–1, 6–1 6–4, 6–4 2–1 4–2 (66.7%) 26–22 (54.2%) 2
4 Simona Halep 6–0, 6–2 6–2, 6–3 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 3–6 2–1 5–2 (71.4%) 39–23 (62.9%) 1
5 Eugenie Bouchard 1–6, 1–6 2–6, 3–6 1–6, 3–6 0–3 0–6 (0.0%) 11–36 (23.4%) 4
7 Ana Ivanovic 4–6, 4–6 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–3 6–1, 6–3 2–1 4–3 (57.1%) 36–31 (53.7%) 3

White Group
Sharapova Kvitová Radwańska Wozniacki RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Maria Sharapova 3–6, 2–6 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 2–6 1–2 3–5 (37.5%) 39–45 (46.4%) 3
3 Petra Kvitová 6–3, 6–2 2–6, 3–6 2–6, 3–6 1–2 2–4 (33.3%) 22–29 (43.1%) 4
6 Agnieszka Radwańska 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 2–6 6–2, 6–3 5–7, 3–6 1–2 3–4 (42.8%) 34–37 (47.8%) 2
8 Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–2 6–2, 6–3 7–5, 6–3 3–0 6–1 (85.7%) 44–28 (61.1%) 1

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