2014 French Open – Women's singles

Main article: 2014 French Open

Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 French Open. It was her second French Open title and her fifth and last major title overall. In a final that lasted over three hours, it was the first time since 2001 that the final went to three sets.^[1] Halep became the first Romanian to reach the final since Virginia Ruzici in 1980.

Women's singles
2014 French Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4

Maria Sharapova

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the second round by Garbiñe Muguruza.^[2]

The top three seeds (Williams, Li Na and Agnieszka Radwańska) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. However, they all failed to reach the fourth round and so Williams retained the top spot. As a result, this marked the first time in the Open Era the top three seeds failed to reach the fourth round of a major.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (second round)

02.   Li Na (first round)

03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)

04.   Simona Halep (final)

05.   Petra Kvitová (third round)

06.   Jelena Janković (fourth round)

07.   Maria Sharapova (champion)

08.   Angelique Kerber (fourth round)

09.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)

10.   Sara Errani (quarterfinals)

11.   Ana Ivanovic (third round)

12.   Flavia Pennetta (second round)

13.   Caroline Wozniacki (first round)

14.   Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)

15.   Sloane Stephens (fourth round)

16.   Sabine Lisicki (second round, retired because of a right wrist injury)

17.   Roberta Vinci (first round)

18.   Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals)

19.   Samantha Stosur (fourth round)

20.   Alizé Cornet (second round)

21.   Kirsten Flipkens (second round)

22.   Ekaterina Makarova (third round)

23.   Lucie Šafářová (fourth round)

24.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round, retired because of back pain)

25.   Kaia Kanepi (first round)

26.   Sorana Cîrstea (third round)

27.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

28.   Andrea Petkovic (semifinals)

29.   Venus Williams (second round)

30.   Klára Koukalová (first round)

31.   Daniela Hantuchová (third round)

32.   Elena Vesnina (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2014 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Garbiñe Muguruza	6	5	1
	7	Maria Sharapova	1	7	6
								7	Maria Sharapova	4	7	6
								18	Eugenie Bouchard	6	5	2
	14	Carla Suárez Navarro	64	6	5
	18	Eugenie Bouchard	77	2	7
															7	Maria Sharapova	6	65	6
															4	Simona Halep	4	77	4
	27	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	2
	4	Simona Halep	6	6
								4	Simona Halep	6	77
								28	Andrea Petkovic	2	64
	10	Sara Errani	2	2
	28	Andrea Petkovic	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
	WC	A Lim	2	1				1	S Williams	2	2
	Q	G Min	5	66					G Muguruza	6	6
		G Muguruza	7	78												G Muguruza	6	6
		AK Schmiedlová	62	6	6											AK Schmiedlová	2	4
		J Zheng	77	3	4				AK Schmiedlová	2	6	6
		B Bencic	4	1				29	V Williams	6	3	4
	29	V Williams	6	6																			G Muguruza	6	6
	17	R Vinci	6	3	2																	WC	P Parmentier	4	2
	WC	P Parmentier	3	6	6			WC	P Parmentier	1	6	6
		Y Shvedova	3	7	6				Y Shvedova	6	3	3
		L Davis	6	5	4										WC	P Parmentier	1	6	7
		K Knapp	4	0												M Barthel	6	1	5
		M Barthel	6	6					M Barthel	6	3
	WC	F Ferro	1	5				16	S Lisicki	1	0r
	16	S Lisicki	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	D Cibulková	7	6
		V Razzano	5	0				9	D Cibulková	6	6
	Q	T Paszek	6	77				Q	T Paszek	3	4
		A Van Uytvanck	2	65											9	D Cibulková	4	4
	WC	A Hesse	6	3	4										19	S Stosur	6	6
		Y Meusburger	3	6	6				Y Meusburger	1	3
		M Puig	1	1				19	S Stosur	6	6
	19	S Stosur	6	6																		19	S Stosur	6	4	0
	25	K Kanepi	7	3	1																	7	M Sharapova	3	6	6
		M Niculescu	5	6	6				M Niculescu	6	5	2
		R Oprandi	5	2					P Ormaechea	2	7	6
		P Ormaechea	7	6												P Ormaechea	0	0
		A Beck	77	3	2										7	M Sharapova	6	6
		T Pironkova	65	6	6				T Pironkova	5	2
	Q	K Pervak	1	2				7	M Sharapova	7	6
	7	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Radwańska	6	6
		S Zhang	3	0				3	A Radwańska	6	6
	WC	M Johansson	1	65					Ka Plíšková	3	4
		Ka Plíšková	6	77											3	A Radwańska	4	4
		A Tomljanović	6	6												A Tomljanović	6	6
		F Schiavone	3	3					A Tomljanović	78	6
		C McHale	60	6	3			32	E Vesnina	66	2
	32	E Vesnina	77	4	6																		A Tomljanović	3	3
	20	A Cornet	6	6																		14	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	WC	A Barty	2	1				20	A Cornet	4	6	4
	WC	T Townsend	7	6				WC	T Townsend	6	4	6
		V King	5	1											WC	T Townsend	2	2
	Q	T Bacsinszky	6	6											14	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	Q	M Zanevska	1	4				Q	T Bacsinszky	5	6	4
	Q	Y Beygelzimer	5	5				14	C Suárez Navarro	7	1	6
	14	C Suárez Navarro	7	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	F Pennetta	6	6
		P Mayr-Achleitner	2	2				12	F Pennetta	7	4	2
		M Kirilenko	1	2					J Larsson	5	6	6
		J Larsson	6	6												J Larsson	5	4
	Q	M Larcher de Brito	2	3											18	E Bouchard	7	6
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	6	2	1
		S Pe'er	0	2				18	E Bouchard	2	6	6
	18	E Bouchard	6	6																		18	E Bouchard	6	6
	31	D Hantuchová	2	6	6																	8	A Kerber	1	2
		J Jakšić	6	2	4			31	D Hantuchová	6	6
	WC	C Feuerstein	6	7				WC	C Feuerstein	1	4
		O Govortsova	1	5											31	D Hantuchová	5	3
		P Cetkovská	4	1											8	A Kerber	7	6
		V Lepchenko	6	6					V Lepchenko	2	5
		K Piter	3	1				8	A Kerber	6	7
	8	A Kerber	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	P Kvitová	7	6
		Z Diyas	5	2				5	P Kvitová	6	6
		M Erakovic	6	6					M Erakovic	4	4
		N Kichenok	2	1											5	P Kvitová	77	1	7
		B Jovanovski	4	3											27	S Kuznetsova	63	6	9
		C Giorgi	6	6					C Giorgi	65	3
	Q	S Shapatava	3	1				27	S Kuznetsova	77	6
	27	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		27	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	23	L Šafářová	6	7																		23	L Šafářová	3	4
		M Minella	3	5				23	L Šafářová	6	5	6
		C Dellacqua	7	6					C Dellacqua	1	7	3
		L Domínguez Lino	5	3											23	L Šafářová	6	6
		E Svitolina	5												11	A Ivanovic	3	3
		P Martić	0r						E Svitolina	5	2
		C Garcia	1	3				11	A Ivanovic	7	6
	11	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	S Stephens	6	710
		S Peng	4	68				15	S Stephens	6	6
		P Hercog	6	6					P Hercog	1	3
		J Čepelová	2	3											15	S Stephens	6	6
	PR	I Melzer	66	2											22	E Makarova	3	4
		C Vandeweghe	78	6					C Vandeweghe	4	3
		S Rogers	2	3				22	E Makarova	6	6
	22	E Makarova	6	6																		15	S Stephens	4	3
	30	K Koukalová	64	2																		4	S Halep	6	6
		MT Torró Flor	77	6					MT Torró Flor	6	2	6
		M Rybáriková	4	6	3				M Rybáriková	2	6	2
		U Radwańska	6	4	0r											MT Torró Flor	3	0
	Q	H Watson	6	6											4	S Halep	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	4				Q	H Watson	2	4
		A Kleybanova	0	2				4	S Halep	6	6
	4	S Halep	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	J Janković	5	6	6
		S Fichman	7	1	3			6	J Janković	7	6
		A Tatishvili	1	4					K Nara	5	0
		K Nara	6	6											6	J Janković	6	6
		T Pereira	4	6	6										26	S Cîrstea	1	2
		L Kumkhum	6	1	1				T Pereira	2	5
	Q	A Wozniak	77	5	2			26	S Cîrstea	6	7
	26	S Cîrstea	63	7	6																	6	J Janković	65	2
	21	K Flipkens	78	6																		10	S Errani	77	6
	Q	D Kovinić	66	2				21	K Flipkens	4	6	4
		D Vekić	5	6	4				J Glushko	6	3	6
		J Glushko	7	2	6											J Glushko	0	1
		E Cabeza Candela	6	3	3										10	S Errani	6	6
		D Pfizenmaier	4	6	6				D Pfizenmaier	2	4
		M Keys	5	6	1			10	S Errani	6	6
	10	S Errani	7	3	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	C Wozniacki	65	6	2
		Y Wickmayer	77	4	6				Y Wickmayer	2	4
		S Soler Espinosa	6	6					S Soler Espinosa	6	6
		C Scheepers	2	3												S Soler Espinosa	2	1
		A Cadanțu	65	1											Q	K Bertens	6	6
	Q	K Bertens	77	6				Q	K Bertens	5	6	3
		K Date-Krumm	3	6	2			24	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	4	0r
	24	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	0	6																	Q	K Bertens	6	2	5
	28	A Petkovic	6	6																		28	A Petkovic	1	6	7
		M Doi	3	3				28	A Petkovic	6	4	6
		A-L Friedsam	77	5	2				S Vögele	2	6	2
		S Vögele	63	7	6										28	A Petkovic	6	4	6
		A Riske	77	6												K Mladenovic	4	6	4
		M Lučić-Baroni	62	3					A Riske	65	6	3
		K Mladenovic	7	3	6				K Mladenovic	77	3	6
	2	N Li	5	6	1

Final

Seventh-seeded Sharapova beat 18th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 in the first semi-final, while fourth-seeded Simona Halep beat 28th-seeded Andrea Petkovic, 6–2, 7–6^(7–4) in the second. In the first set, Halep won the first two games before Sharapova won five consecutive games.^[1][3] Halep fought back and narrowed the margin to 5–4, before Sharapova broke Halep to win the set 6–4. The second set went to a tiebreaker where Sharapova jumped out to a 5–3 lead. However, Halep won the next four points to take the set 7–6^(7–5). While leading 2–1 in the third set, Halep had break point but Sharapova recovered and won the game. She then broke Halep to take a 4–2 lead. Halep held, then broke back to level the set at 4–4, but got broken again in the next game. Serving for the match, Sharapova held at love, taking the set 6–4.^[3] It was the first time since 2001 that the final went to 3 sets.^[1]

Championship match statistics

Category	Sharapova	Halep
1st serve %	74/115 (64%)	72/112 (64%)
1st serve points won	45 of 74 = 61%	41 of 72 = 57%
2nd serve points won	16 of 41 = 39%	12 of 40 = 30%
Total service points won	61 of 115 = 53.04%	53 of 112 = 47.32%
Aces	3	1
Double faults	12	4
Winners	40	19
Unforced errors	56	37
Net points won	8 of 11 = 73%	6 of 10 = 60%
Break points converted	9 of 20 = 45%	7 of 13 = 54%
Return points won	59 of 112 = 53%	54 of 115 = 47%
Total points won	120	107
Source

References

1. "Maria Sharapova beats Simona Halep to win French Open". BBC Sport. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
2. Naila-Jean Meyers (May 28, 2014). "A Lifelong Student of Williams Learns How to Defeat Her". The New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
3. "Maria Sharapova outlasts Simona Halep to win her second French Open title". Sports Illustrated. June 7, 2014. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

External links

• Main draw
• 2014 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2014 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles