2014 WTA Shenzhen Open

This article is about the WTA Tour tournament that took place in January 2014. For the ATP World Tour tournament taking place in September 2014, see 2014 ATP Shenzhen Open.

2014 WTA Shenzhen Open
Date	29 December 2013 – 5 January 2014
Edition	2nd
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$500,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Shenzhen, China
Venue	Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center
Champions
Singles
Li Na
Doubles
Monica Niculescu / Klára Zakopalová
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The 2014 Shenzhen Open (known as 2014 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Shenzhen Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 29 December 2013 to 5 January 2014. First-seeded Li Na won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2014 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

• Li Na defeated Peng Shuai, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles

Main article: 2014 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles

• Monica Niculescu / Klára Zakopalová defeated Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok, 6–3, 6–4

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q2	Q1
Singles	$111,163	$55,323	$29,730	$8,934	$4,928	$3,199	$1,852	$1,081
Doubles *	$17,724	$9,222	$4,951	$2,623	$1,383	—	—	—

<sub>¹ Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team</sub>

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CHN	Li Na	3	1
ITA	Sara Errani	7	2
CZE	Klára Zakopalová	35	3
SRB	Bojana Jovanovski	36	4
CHN	Peng Shuai	42	5
CHN	Zhang Shuai [1]	52	6
CHN	Zheng Jie	53	7
GER	Annika Beck	58	8

• ¹ Rankings as of November 18, 2013.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Liu Fangzhou
• Zheng Saisai
• Vera Zvonareva ^{[2] [3]}

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

• Chan Yung-jan
• Aleksandra Wozniak

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Viktorija Golubic
• Lyudmyla Kichenok
• Risa Ozaki

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• María Teresa Torró Flor → replaced by Donna Vekić
• Dinah Pfizenmaier → replaced by Nadiia Kichenok

During the tournament

• Vania King (right thigh injury)

Retirements

• Tímea Babos (gastrointestinal illness)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CHN	Zhang Shuai	CHN	Zheng Saisai	95	1
HUN	Tímea Babos	CRO	Petra Martić	123	2
UKR	Irina Buryachok	GEO	Oksana Kalashnikova	125	3
TPE	Chan Yung-Jan	SVK	Janette Husárová	139	4

• ¹ Rankings as of December 23, 2013

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Liu Fangzhou / You Xiaodi
• Xu Shilin / Sun Ziyue

Withdrawals

During the tournament

• Tímea Babos (gastrointestinal illness)

References

1. "News | WTA Tennis English". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
2. "WTA - Li Na and Sara Errani confirm for WTA Shenzhen Open". 23 October 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
3. Li, Errani to headline in Shenzhen

External links

• Official website Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine