2014 Nottingham Challenge – Women's singles

Elena Baltacha was the defending champion, having won the event in 2013, but retired at the end of the season[1] and died in May 2014 of liver cancer.[2]

Women's singles
2014 Nottingham Challenge
Final
ChampionAustralia Jarmila Gajdošová
Runner-upSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Score6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Jarmila Gajdošová won the title, defeating Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

Seeds

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  1.   Misaki Doi (second round)
  2.   Anna-Lena Friedsam (first round)
  3.   Timea Bacsinszky (final)
  4.   Andrea Hlaváčková (semifinals)
  5.   Claire Feuerstein (first round)
  6.   Magda Linette (second round)
  7.   Olivia Rogowska (second round)
  8.   Zheng Saisai (first round)

Main draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Nicole Gibbs 4 1
3   Timea Bacsinszky 6 6
3   Timea Bacsinszky 2 2
Q   Jarmila Gajdošová 6 6
4   Andrea Hlaváčková 4 4
Q   Jarmila Gajdošová 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Doi 6 7
    S Arvidsson 3 5 1   M Doi 5 6 5
WC   I Wallace 2 2   N Gibbs 7 3 7
    N Gibbs 6 6   N Gibbs 6 6
WC   S Murray 6 4 4   L Tsurenko 4 4
    L Tsurenko 2 6 6   L Tsurenko 6 6
    E Bychkova 6 3 3 7   O Rogowska 2 4
7   O Rogowska 3 6 6   N Gibbs 4 1
3   T Bacsinszky 5 6 6 3   T Bacsinszky 6 6
    N Burnett 7 4 2 3   T Bacsinszky 4 6 6
    S Vogt 4 6 61 LL   K Kozlova 6 4 2
LL   K Kozlova 6 3 77 3   T Bacsinszky 6 3 77
    Ç Büyükakçay 6 2 4   M Johansson 2 6 63
Q   M Imanishi 1 6 6 Q   M Imanishi 2 3
    M Johansson 6 6   M Johansson 6 6
8   S Zheng 3 1

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   M Linette 6 6
WC   J Windley 2 3 6   M Linette 3 4
Q   A Kontaveit 6 6 Q   A Kontaveit 6 6
    M Brengle 1 2 Q   A Kontaveit 77 0 4
    P Parmentier 1 3 4   A Hlaváčková 62 6 6
    T Majerič 6 6   T Majerič 1 3
    A Krunić 1 2 4   A Hlaváčková 6 6
4   A Hlaváčková 6 6 4   A Hlaváčková 4 4
5   C Feuerstein 2 4 Q   J Gajdošová 6 6
Q   O Jabeur 6 6 Q   O Jabeur 6 6
WC   K Boulter 6 6 WC   K Boulter 3 4
    V Cepede Royg 3 2 Q   O Jabeur 3 63
    E Hozumi 77 4 3 Q   J Gajdošová 6 77
    M Sirotkina 64 6 6   M Sirotkina 4 6 4
Q   J Gajdošová 77 6 Q   J Gajdošová 6 3 6
2   A-L Friedsam 63 4

References

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  1. ^ "Elena Baltacha announces retirement from tennis". BBC Sport. 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Elena Baltacha: Former British number one dies of liver cancer". BBC Sport. 5 May 2014.
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