2014 İstanbul Cup – Singles

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Singles
2014 İstanbul Cup
Final
Champion Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Score6–1, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
  2010  · İstanbul Cup ·  2015  

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the champion when the event was last held in 2010, but she chose to participate in the Swedish Open instead.

Contents

Caroline Wozniacki won the title, defeating Roberta Vinci in the final 6–1, 6–1.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (final)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Koukalová (second round)
  4. Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Jovanovski (second round)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1/WC Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 66
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 2 3
1/WC Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 66
2 Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 1 1
Q Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh 4 2
2 Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg B Bencic 0 0 1/WC Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 4 66
Flag of Italy.svg K Knapp 66 Flag of Italy.svg K Knapp 62 1
WC Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu 2 2 1/WC Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 63 6
Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 1 668 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ka Plíšková 1 62
Q Flag of Russia.svg E Kulichkova 61 4 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 2 5
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Ç Büyükakçay 4 60 8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ka Plíšková 67
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ka Plíšková 63 61/WC Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Koukalová 4 66 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 2 3
Flag of Croatia.svg D Vekić 60 4 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Koukalová 1 3
Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 66 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 66
Flag of Austria.svg P Mayr-Achleitner 4 2 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 3 67
Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 66 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 63 5
Flag of Serbia.svg J Jakšić 2 3 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck 64 5 7 Flag of Serbia.svg B Jovanovski 1 4
7 Flag of Serbia.svg B Jovanovski 1 67

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 63 4
Q Flag of Croatia.svg A Konjuh 3 66Q Flag of Croatia.svg A Konjuh 6636
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 3r Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 4 774
Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 5 Q Flag of Croatia.svg A Konjuh 61 6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Vögele 674 Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 4 61
Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 4 5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Vögele 0 3
Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 1 64 4 Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 66
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 64 6Q Flag of Croatia.svg A Konjuh 4 2
6 Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 662 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 66
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 2 0 6 Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 77636
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková 66Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková 65772
Flag of Israel.svg J Glushko 2 4 6 Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 0 2
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg K Kozlova 60 3 2 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 66
Q Flag of Romania.svg A Dulgheru 3 66Q Flag of Romania.svg A Dulgheru 3 1r
Flag of the United States.svg A Tatishvili 2 2 2 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 64
2 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta (qualified)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková (qualifying competition)
  3. Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru (qualified)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Smitková (first round)
  5. Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok (first round)
  6. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella (first round)
  7. Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Kozlova (qualified)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
  9. Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva (qualifying competition)
  10. Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualifying competition)
  11. Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh (qualified)
  12. Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita (first round)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 66
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Melis Sezer 0 2
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 66
9 Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva 3 1
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Ayla Aksu 1 4
9 Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková 66
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen 3 4
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková 4 63
11 Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh 63 6
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Sesil Karatantcheva 4 2
11 Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru 66
Flag of Poland.svg Paula Kania 2 0
3 Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru 677
10 Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3 64
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer 1 1
10 Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Smitková 4 0
Flag of Japan.svg Misa Eguchi 66
Flag of Japan.svg Misa Eguchi 2 62
7 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Kozlova 62 6
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok 1 4
7 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Kozlova 66

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok 2 1
WC Flag of Russia.svg Elizaveta Kulichkova 66
WC Flag of Russia.svg Elizaveta Kulichkova 66
PR Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink 1 1
PR Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink 6466
12 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita 773 1

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 3 1
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 66
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 2 3
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 66
Flag of Russia.svg Marta Sirotkina 4 63
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 62 6

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