Two-time defending champion Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2014 WTA Finals. Williams became the third player to win three consecutive Tour Finals singles titles (after Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles), and the first since Seles in 1992. During the tournament, she clinched her second consecutive and fourth career year-end world No. 1 ranking. She became the first woman to hold the top ranking for the entire calendar year since Steffi Graf in 1996. This was also Williams' final appearance in the Tour Finals.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2014 WTA Finals | |
| Champion |  Serena Williams |
| Runner-up |  Simona Halep |
| Score | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Simona Halep and Eugenie Bouchard made their debuts at the event.
For the first time since 2004 and just the second time ever, a player with a 2–1 round robin record failed to reach the semifinals. This was Ana Ivanovic, who would have reached the semifinal had she defeated Halep in straight sets in her last round-robin match.
Players edit
Serena Williams (champion)
Maria Sharapova (round robin)
Petra Kvitová (round robin)
Simona Halep (final)
Eugenie Bouchard (round robin)
Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
Ana Ivanovic (round robin)
Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
Alternates edit
Angelique Kerber (Not used)- Ekaterina Makarova (Not used)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Simona Halep
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 |  Agnieszka Radwańska
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Simona Halep
| 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Serena Williams
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  Caroline Wozniacki
| 6 | 3 | 66 | |||||||||
| 1 | Serena Williams
| 2 | 6 | 78 | |||||||||
Red group edit
| Williams
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Halep
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 Bouchard
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 Ivanovic
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Serena Williams
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0–6, 2–6 | 6–1, 6–1 | 6–4, 6–4 | 2–1 | 4–2 (66.7%) | 26–22 (54.2%) | 2 | |
| 4 | Simona Halep
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6–0, 6–2 | 6–2, 6–3 | 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 3–6 | 2–1 | 5–2 (71.4%) | 39–23 (62.9%) | 1 | |
| 5 | Eugenie Bouchard
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1–6, 1–6 | 2–6, 3–6 | 1–6, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 (0.0%) | 11–36 (23.4%) | 4 | |
| 7 | Ana Ivanovic
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4–6, 4–6 | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–3 | 6–1, 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 (57.1%) | 36–31 (53.7%) | 3 |
White group edit
 Sharapova
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 Kvitová
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Radwańska
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Wozniacki
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova
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3–6, 2–6 | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 2–6 | 1–2 | 3–5 (37.5%) | 39–45 (46.4%) | 3 | |
| 3 | Petra Kvitová
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6–3, 6–2 | 2–6, 3–6 | 2–6, 3–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33.3%) | 22–29 (43.1%) | 4 | |
| 6 | Agnieszka Radwańska
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5–7, 7–6(7–4), 2–6 | 6–2, 6–3 | 5–7, 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 (42.8%) | 34–37 (47.8%) | 2 | |
| 8 | Caroline Wozniacki
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | 6–2, 6–3 | 7–5, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 (85.7%) | 44–28 (61.1%) | 1 |