2014 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Singles
2014 Bank of the West Classic
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Score	7–6(7–1), 6–3
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Serena Williams defeated Angelique Kerber in the final, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2014 Bank of the West Classic.

Dominika Cibulková was the defending champion, but lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the first round.

Sabine Lisicki hit the fastest serve of all time in women's tennis, blasting a 131 mph serve against Ana Ivanovic in the first round. As a result of her quarterfinals run, former world No. 1 Ivanovic returned to top ten in the WTA rankings for the first time since the 2009 French Open.^[1]

This tournament marked the WTA Tour main-draw debut of future four-time major champion and world No. 1, Naomi Osaka.

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	7	6
	8	Andrea Petkovic	5	0
								1	Serena Williams	77	6
								3	Angelique Kerber	61	3
	3	Angelique Kerber	4	77	6
		Varvara Lepchenko	6	64	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S Williams	7	6
		K Date-Krumm	1	3					Ka Plíšková	5	2
		Ka Plíšková	6	6											1	S Williams	2	6	7
	Q	C Zhao	6	1											5	A Ivanovic	6	3	5
		Y Wickmayer	2	0r				Q	C Zhao	1	1
		S Lisicki	62	1				5	A Ivanovic	6	6
	5	A Ivanovic	77	6																		1	S Williams	7	6
																						8	A Petkovic	5	0
								4/WC	V Azarenka	4	61
	WC	V Williams	6	6				WC	V Williams	6	77
	Q	P Kania	3	2											WC	V Williams	1	6	5
		S Stosur	6	67	5										8	A Petkovic	6	3	7
	Q	N Osaka	4	79	7			Q	N Osaka	2	2
		A Tomljanović	1	4				8	A Petkovic	6	6
	8	A Petkovic	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	D Cibulková	2	6	2
		G Muguruza	6	4	6				G Muguruza	6	6
		P Ormaechea	3	4					D Hantuchová	4	4
		D Hantuchová	6	6												G Muguruza	2	1
		C Vandeweghe	6	7											3	A Kerber	6	6
	WC	K Ahn	2	5					C Vandeweghe	64	6	2
								3	A Kerber	77	0	6
																						3	A Kerber	4	77	6
	7	C Suárez Navarro	3	5																			V Lepchenko	6	64	2
		M Puig	6	7					M Puig	77	2	1
	Q	S Vickery	6	6				Q	S Vickery	64	6	6
		S Zhang	1	2											Q	S Vickery	1	0
		C Garcia	4	3												V Lepchenko	6	6
		V Lepchenko	6	6					V Lepchenko	6	3	6
								2	A Radwańska	3	6	4

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Aleksandra Wozniak	7	6
	WC	Caroline Doyle	5	3
								1	Aleksandra Wozniak	4	1
								6	Sachia Vickery	6	6
	WC	Michaela Gordon	4	1
	6	Sachia Vickery	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kateřina Siniaková	7	4	63
	WC	Carol Zhao	5	6	77
								WC	Carol Zhao	6	1	6
								9	Marina Shamayko	1	6	4
	Alt	Mari Osaka	6	3	3
	9	Marina Shamayko	2	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	2	68
	WC	Raquel Kops-Jones	6	710
								WC	Raquel Kops-Jones	4	1
								5	Paula Kania	6	6
		Daria Gavrilova	6	3	4
	5	Paula Kania	3	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Alla Kudryavtseva	4	6	1
		Naomi Osaka	6	3	6
									Naomi Osaka	64	6	6
								7	Petra Martić	77	4	1
		Arantxa Parra Santonja	4	2
	7	Petra Martić	6	6

References

External links

• WTA tournament draws