2014 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

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.

Singles
2014 Bank of the West Classic
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upGermany Angelique Kerber
Score7–6(7–1), 6–3
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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

  1.   Serena Williams (champion)
  2.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
  3.   Angelique Kerber (final)
  4.   Victoria Azarenka (second round)
  5.   Ana Ivanovic (Quarterfinal)
  6.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)
  7.   Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
  8.   Andrea Petkovic (semifinals)

Draw

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Finals

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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

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  1.   Aleksandra Wozniak (qualifying competition)
  2.   Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
  3.   Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (first round)
  4.   Alla Kudryavtseva (first round)
  5.   Paula Kania (qualified)
  6.   Sachia Vickery (qualified)
  7.   Petra Martić (qualifying competition)
  8.   Xu Yifan (withdrew, playing in Nanchang doubles final)
  9.   Marina Shamayko (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Ivanovic explains reason for coaching change, tennis.com, 2 August 2014
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