2014 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

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Singles
2014 Generali Ladies Linz
Final
Champion Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
Runner-up Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi
Score6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Events
Singles Doubles
  2013  · Generali Ladies Linz ·  2015  

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but she chose not to participate this year.

Contents

Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Camila Giorgi in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4), despite being a championship match point down in the third set.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard (second round; withdrew due to a left thigh injury)
  2. Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic (second round; withdrew due to a hip injury)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková (first round)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic (first round)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki (first round)
  6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková (champion)
  8. Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp 4 2
Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi 66
Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi 773 64
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 64677
Q Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam 63 3
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 2 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bouchard 66
WC Flag of Austria.svg P Mayr-Achleitner 4 1 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bouchard
WC Flag of Austria.svg L-M Moser 2 3 Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova w/o
Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 66 Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 4 64
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 65 6 Flag of Italy.svg K Knapp 64 6
Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 4 72 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 3 0r
Flag of Italy.svg K Knapp 72 77 Flag of Italy.svg K Knapp 60
5/WC Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 5 661 Flag of Italy.svg K Knapp 4 2
4 Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 1 2 Flag of Italy.svg C Giorgi 66
Flag of Italy.svg C Giorgi 66 Flag of Italy.svg C Giorgi 66
Flag of Croatia.svg D Vekić 5 1 Q Flag of Tunisia.svg O Jabeur 3 2
Q Flag of Tunisia.svg O Jabeur 76 Flag of Italy.svg C Giorgi 67
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková 5 663 Flag of New Zealand.svg M Erakovic 3 5
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Koukalová 73 77 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Koukalová 0 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg M Erakovic 64 6 Flag of New Zealand.svg M Erakovic 66
8 Flag of France.svg C Garcia 2 64

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová 645
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Vögele 777 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Vögele 2 66
Flag of Germany.svg A Beck 664 Flag of Slovakia.svg A Schmiedlová 61 4
Flag of Slovakia.svg A Schmiedlová 786 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Vögele 62 3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 6164 Q Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 4 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová 771 6 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová 0 4
Q Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 2 66Q Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 66
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 63 4 Q Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 63 3
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ka Plíšková 667 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ka Plíšková 2 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens 2 4 7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ka Plíšková 66
LL Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Bertens 3 1 Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 4 2
Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 667 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ka Plíšková 66
Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 5 1rQ Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle 4 4
Q Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle 73 Q Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle w/o
Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 3 2 2 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic
2 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu (first round)
  2. Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog (first round)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens (qualifying competition; Lucky loser)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Smitková (qualifying competition)
  5. Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson (second round)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualified)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková (second round)
  8. Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens

Draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 3 64
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova 63 6
  Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova 776
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 604
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 5 73
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić 75 0r
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova 64 2
6 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam 4 66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richèl Hogenkamp 6462
Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 7777
Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 5 0
6 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam 76
Flag of Germany.svg Dinah Pfizenmaier 1 0
6 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam 66

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog 3 669
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká 64 711
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká 63773
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 77646
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 66
Alt Flag of Italy.svg Gioia Barbieri 2 3
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 4 66
8 Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 64 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová 4 4
Flag of Germany.svg Carina Witthöft 66
Flag of Germany.svg Carina Witthöft 1 4
8 Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 66
Flag of Poland.svg Paula Kania 3 4
8 Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 66

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 5 67
Flag of Austria.svg Tamira Paszek 72 5
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 66
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter 1 3
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter 66
WC Flag of Austria.svg Julia Grabher 2 2
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 3 3
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 66
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg Antonia Lottner 4 4
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 66
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková 2 2
WC Flag of Austria.svg Anna Maria Heil 2 3
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Smitková 65 6
Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili 2 70
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Smitková 66
Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson 3 4
WC Flag of Austria.svg Pia König 4 5
Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson 67
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Smitková 75 1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 5 76
Flag of Ukraine.svg Maryna Zanevska 61073
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 7125 6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 66
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 4 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady 4 5
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 67

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