2014 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Singles

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Singles
2014 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko
Runner-up Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Final score1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2013  · OEC Taipei WTA Challenger ·  2015  

Alison Van Uytvanck was the defending champion, but chose to participate at the 2014 Open GDF Suez de Limoges instead.

Contents

Vitalia Diatchenko won the title, defeating Chan Yung-jan in the final, 1–6, 6–2, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Thailand.svg Luksika Kumkhum (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (first round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko (champion)
  7. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang (second round)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam 3 63
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan 64 6
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan 62 4
6 Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 1 66
Q Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bogdan 4 63
6 Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 63 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 3 66
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Vaňková 61 2 1 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 63 6
Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 66 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 3 62
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Xu 2 1 1 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 776
  Flag of Poland.svg M Linette 66 Flag of Poland.svg M Linette 604
  Flag of Slovenia.svg T Majerič 4 0 Flag of Poland.svg M Linette 796
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 2 1 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 672
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 661 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 3 63
4 Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva 3 67WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan 64 6
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg K-c Chang 64 5 4 Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva 66
  Flag of Hong Kong.svg L Zhang 3 61 Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 4 4
  Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 61 64 Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva 3 61
  Flag of Poland.svg P Kania 1 4 WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan 63 6
  Flag of Russia.svg E Bychkova 66 Flag of Russia.svg E Bychkova 2 63
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan 76WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan 63 6
5 Flag of Austria.svg P Mayr-Achleitner 5 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Japan.svg K Date-Krumm 5 2
Q Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 76Q Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Wang 676711 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Wang 3 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu 794 69Q Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 6366
Q Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 663 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 771 4
  Flag of Ukraine.svg K Kozlova 4 2 Q Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 64 4
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Fichman 4 2 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 0 66
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 66Q Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 4 63
6 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 666 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 63 6
  Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 3 2 6 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 66
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Duan 66 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Duan 3 1
Q Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama 3 4 6 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 66
  Flag of Russia.svg E Kulichkova 662 Flag of Thailand.svg L Kumkhum 2 3
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg K Zhang 0 2 Flag of Russia.svg E Kulichkova 4 4
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg H-c Chan 4 1 2 Flag of Thailand.svg L Kumkhum 66
2 Flag of Thailand.svg L Kumkhum 66

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