2014 Malaysian Open – Singles

Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Dominika Cibulková.

Singles
2014 Malaysian Open
Final
ChampionCroatia Donna Vekić
Runner-upSlovakia Dominika Cibulková
Score5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Donna Vekić won her first WTA title, defeating Cibulková in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4).

Seeds

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01.    Dominika Cibulková (final)
02.    Zhang Shuai (semifinals)
03.    Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)
04.    Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (quarterfinals)
05.    Kimiko Date-Krumm (first round, retired)
06.    Zarina Diyas (quarterfinals)
07.    Donna Vekić (champion)
08.    Ayumi Morita (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Dominika Cibulková 63 6 6
3   Karolína Plíšková 77 3 3
1   Dominika Cibulková 7 5 64
7   Donna Vekić 5 7 77
7   Donna Vekić 1 6 6
2   Zhang Shuai 6 3 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   D Cibulková 6 6
Q   P Özgen 1 3 1   D Cibulková 6 6
  S-w Hsieh 2 6 6   S-w Hsieh 1 2
WC   J Gajdošová 6 4 3 1   D Cibulková 4 6 6
  O Jabeur 6 4 2 6   Z Diyas 6 2 4
Q   G Gatto-Monticone 3 6 6 Q   G Gatto-Monticone 1 4
WC   E Daniilidou 2 2 6   Z Diyas 6 6
6   Z Diyas 6 6 1   D Cibulková 63 6 6
3   Ka Plíšková 6 6 3   Ka Plíšková 77 3 3
  A Krunić 2 2 3   Ka Plíšková 6 6
Q   Y Duan 6 6 Q   Y Duan 1 3
Q   A Vrljić 3 2 3   Ka Plíšková 6 6
  T Majerič 4 6 6   Ç Büyükakçay 4 4
  A Amanmuradova 6 2 0   T Majerič 4 4
  Ç Büyükakçay 5   Ç Büyükakçay 6 6
5   K Date-Krumm 3r

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   D Vekić 3 6 6
  Y-j Chan 6 4 1 7   D Vekić 1 6 7
  T Babos 66 6 4   Kr Plíšková 6 3 5
  Kr Plíšková 78 3 6 7   D Vekić 6 7
  D Kovinić 6 6 4   P Mayr-Achleitner 4 5
  A-S Mestach 4 2   D Kovinić 4 6 1
Q   E Hozumi 4 6 3 4   P Mayr-Achleitner 6 3 6
4   P Mayr-Achleitner 6 2 6 7   D Vekić 1 6 6
8   A Morita 4 2 2   S Zhang 6 3 4
Q   L Kichenok 6 6 Q   L Kichenok 1 2
  M Linette 6 6   M Linette 6 6
  A Lim 3 0   M Linette 2 6 1
WC   L Zhang 6 6 2   S Zhang 6 2 6
  O Savchuk 3 2 WC   L Zhang 3 6 0
  S Zheng 6 2 2 2   S Zhang 6 4 6
2   S Zhang 2 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Eri Hozumi (qualified)
  2.   Erika Sema (qualifying competition)
  3.   Duan Yingying (qualified)
  4.   Lyudmyla Kichenok (qualified)
  5.   Pemra Özgen (qualified)
  6.   Ana Vrljić (qualified)
  7.   Yurika Sema (first round)
  8.   Samantha Murray (first round)
  9.   Wang Qiang (qualifying competition)
  10.   Giulia Gatto-Monticone (qualified)
  11.   Arina Rodionova (qualifying competition)
  12.   Miharu Imanishi (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Eri Hozumi 6 6
  Chan Chin-wei 3 1
1   Eri Hozumi 6 1 7
  Rika Fujiwara 1 6 5
  Rika Fujiwara 6 3 7
8   Samantha Murray 4 6 5

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Erika Sema 6 6
WC   Chan Hao-Ching 1 3
2   Erika Sema 3 6 3
10   Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6 2 6
  Xu Yifan 4 3
10   Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Duan Yingying 6 6
  Peangtarn Plipuech 1 3
3   Duan Yingying 6 6
12   Miharu Imanishi 0 1
  Nicha Lertpitaksinchai 2 6 1
12   Miharu Imanishi 6 4 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Lyudmyla Kichenok 6 7
  Liu Fangzhou 2 5
4   Lyudmyla Kichenok 6 6
9   Wang Qiang 2 2
  Yang Zi 3 4
9   Wang Qiang 6 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Pemra Özgen 6 6
WC   Hsieh Shu-ying 0 2
5   Pemra Özgen 6 7
WC   Miki Miyamura 0 5
WC   Miki Miyamura 6 3 6
7   Yurika Sema 3 6 3

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Ana Vrljić 7 6
  Sandra Zaniewska 5 4
6   Ana Vrljić 6 66 6
11   Arina Rodionova 3 78 0
WC   Alyssa Boey 1 1
11   Arina Rodionova 6 6
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