The 2014 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and part of the WTA Premier 5 series of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China between 21 September and 27 September 2014. Third-seeded Petra Kvitová won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Petra Kvitová defeated Eugenie Bouchard, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
Martina Hingis / Flavia Pennetta defeated Cara Black/ Caroline Garcia, 6–4, 5–7, [12–10]
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1 Singles90058535019010560130201Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Singles$441,000$220,200$110,100$50,700$25,135$12,900$6,630$3,700$1,900Doubles *$126,000$63,750$31,665$15,880$8,0203,980 * per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedSerena Williams11Simona Halep22Petra Kvitová33Maria Sharapova44Agnieszka Radwańska55Eugenie Bouchard76Angelique Kerber87Caroline Wozniacki98Ana Ivanovic109Jelena Janković1110Sara Errani1211Dominika Cibulková1312Ekaterina Makarova1413Lucie Šafářová1514Flavia Pennetta1615Andrea Petkovic1716 1 Rankings as of September 15, 2014.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Victoria Azarenka Kirsten Flipkens María Teresa Torró Flor Xu Shilin Zhang Kailin
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Timea Bacsinszky Zarina Diyas Marina Erakovic Jarmila Gajdošová Karin Knapp Francesca Schiavone Donna Vekić Stefanie Vögele
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Annika Beck
Withdrawals Before the tournament Victoria Azarenka (right foot injury) → replaced by Annika Beck Li Na (retirement from professional tennis) → replaced by Christina McHale Sloane Stephens → replaced by Heather Watson
During the tournament Garbiñe Muguruza (gastritis)
Retirements Dominika Cibulková (left ankle injury) Ana Ivanovic (left thigh injury) Jelena Janković (back injury) Serena Williams (viral illness) Xu Shilin (heat illness)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedSara ErraniRoberta Vinci21Květa PeschkeKatarina Srebotnik192Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears223Andrea HlaváčkováPeng Shuai254Alla KudryavtsevaAnastasia Rodionova305Martina HingisFlavia Pennetta376Garbiñe MuguruzaCarla Suárez Navarro377Cara BlackCaroline Garcia518 1 Rankings as of September 15, 2014.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Dominika Cibulková / Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Andrea Petkovic Wang Yafan / Zhu Lin The following pair received entry as alternates: Tian Ran / Yang Zhaoxuan
Withdrawals Before the tournament Dominika Cibulková (left ankle injury) Lucie Šafářová (viral illness)
During the tournament Garbiñe Muguruza (gastritis)
Retirements Bethanie Mattek-Sands (viral illness)
References
External links Official website WTA tournament draws