2014 Wuhan Open
Tennis tournament
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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.
| 2014 Wuhan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21–27 September |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 32D |
| Prize money | $2,440,070 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Wuhan, China |
| Venue | Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Petra Kvitová | |
| Doubles | |
 Martina Hingis /  Flavia Pennetta | |
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
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $441,000 | $220,200 | $110,100 | $50,700 | $25,135 | $12,900 | $6,630 | $3,700 | $1,900 |
| Doubles * | $126,000 | $63,750 | $31,665 | $15,880 | $8,020 | 3,980 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA |
Serena Williams | 1 | 1 |
 ROU |
Simona Halep | 2 | 2 |
| CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 |
 RUS |
Maria Sharapova | 4 | 4 |
 POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 5 |
 CAN |
Eugenie Bouchard | 7 | 6 |
 GER |
Angelique Kerber | 8 | 7 |
 DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 9 | 8 |
 SRB |
Ana Ivanovic | 10 | 9 |
| SRB |
Jelena Janković | 11 | 10 |
| ITA |
Sara Errani | 12 | 11 |
 SVK |
Dominika Cibulková | 13 | 12 |
| RUS |
Ekaterina Makarova | 14 | 13 |
| CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 15 | 14 |
| ITA |
Flavia Pennetta | 16 | 15 |
| GER |
Andrea Petkovic | 17 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of September 15, 2014.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
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:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Victoria Azarenka (right foot injury) → replaced by 
Annika Beck
Li Na (retirement from professional tennis)[2] → 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 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA |
Sara Errani | ITA |
Roberta Vinci | 2 | 1 |
| CZE |
Květa Peschke |  SLO |
Katarina Srebotnik | 19 | 2 |
| USA |
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA |
Abigail Spears | 22 | 3 |
| CZE |
Andrea Hlaváčková |  CHN |
Peng Shuai | 25 | 4 |
| RUS |
Alla Kudryavtseva |  AUS |
Anastasia Rodionova | 30 | 5 |
| SUI |
Martina Hingis | ITA |
Flavia Pennetta | 37 | 6 |
 ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 37 | 7 |
 ZIM |
Cara Black |  FRA |
Caroline Garcia | 51 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of September 15, 2014.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
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)