2014 Korea Open – Singles

2014 Korea Open
Champion   Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Runner-up   United States Varvara Lepchenko
Final score   6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Events
Singles   Doubles
Main article: 2014 Korea Open

Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost to Varvara Lepchenko in the quarterfinals.

Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Lepchenko in the final, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2.

Seeds

  1. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals)
  2. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (Champion)
  3. Czech Republic Klára Koukalová (Second round)
  4. Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková (Quarterfinals, retired due to a hip injury)[1]
  5. United States Varvara Lepchenko (Final)
  6. Estonia Kaia Kanepi (Quarterfinals)
  7. France Caroline Garcia (First round)
  8. United Kingdom Heather Watson (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  5  United States Varvara Lepchenko 3 6 77  
 United States Christina McHale 6 1 65  
  5  United States Varvara Lepchenko 3 77 2
  2  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 65 6
WC  Russia Maria Kirilenko 6 65 3
  2  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 4 77 6  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
1  Poland A Radwańska 6 6  
 Slovenia P Hercog 3 3     1  Poland A Radwańska 6 6  
 South Africa C Scheepers 6 3 7      South Africa C Scheepers 0 0  
 Romania I-C Begu 2 6 5       1  Poland A Radwańska 77 2 2  
WC  South Korea N-l Han 77 4 6       5  United States V Lepchenko 64 6 6  
WC  South Korea S-j Jang 65 6 3     WC  South Korea N-l Han 5 1
 Australia O Rogowska 1 2     5  United States V Lepchenko 7 6  
5  United States V Lepchenko 6 6       5  United States V Lepchenko 3 6 77
4  Slovakia M Rybáriková 6 3 6        United States C McHale 6 1 65
 Italy F Schiavone 4 6 2     4  Slovakia M Rybáriková 6 6  
Q  Luxembourg M Minella 6 4 4      Belgium Y Wickmayer 2 2  
 Belgium Y Wickmayer 2 6 6       4  Slovakia M Rybáriková 2 0r
 United States C McHale 6 6        United States C McHale 6 2  
 Spain L Arruabarrena 2 3      United States C McHale 6 4 6
 Germany M Barthel 77 6      Germany M Barthel 1 6 3  
7  France C Garcia 63 2  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  Estonia K Kanepi 6 6  
Q  Russia E Kulichkova 2 4     6  Estonia K Kanepi 3 6 6  
 Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 77      Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 3 2  
 Switzerland S Vögele 3 64       6  Estonia K Kanepi 77 2 3  
WC  Russia M Kirilenko 3 6 6       WC  Russia M Kirilenko 63 6 6  
 Croatia D Vekić 6 2 4     WC  Russia M Kirilenko 64 6 6
 Netherlands K Bertens 0 6 4     3  Czech Republic K Koukalová 77 4 0  
3  Czech Republic K Koukalová 6 4 6       WC  Russia M Kirilenko 6 65 3
8  United Kingdom H Watson 5 2       2  Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 4 77 6
Q  United States N Gibbs 7 6     Q  United States N Gibbs 1 6 77  
 Slovakia A Schmiedlová 79 4 63     Q  Montenegro D Kovinić 6 4 65  
Q  Montenegro D Kovinić 67 6 77       Q  United States N Gibbs 3 4
 Germany A-L Friedsam 77 7       2  Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6  
 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 65 5      Germany A-L Friedsam 4 77 2
 Israel J Glushko 1 2     2  Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 65 6  
2  Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. United States Nicole Gibbs (Qualified)
  2. Montenegro Danka Kovinić (Qualified)
  3. Luxembourg Mandy Minella (Qualified)
  4. United States Grace Min (First round)
  5. Japan Hiroko Kuwata (Second round)
  6. Czech Republic Renata Voráčová (Qualifying competition)
  7. Slovenia Nastja Kolar (Qualifying competition)
  8. Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova (Qualified)

Qualifiers

Qualifying Draw

First Qualifier

First Round   Second Round   Qualifying Competition
 
    1  United States Nicole Gibbs 6 6  
WC  Japan Naoko Eto 0 0     WC  South Korea Lee So-ra 1 3  
WC  South Korea Lee So-ra 6 6       1  United States Nicole Gibbs 6 6
WC  South Korea Kim Da-hye 6 6       7  Slovenia Nastja Kolar 2 3
WC  South Korea Lee Se-jin 3 1     WC  South Korea Kim Da-hye 4 2
WC  South Korea Park Sang-hee 1 0     7  Slovenia Nastja Kolar 6 6  
7  Slovenia Nastja Kolar 6 6  

Second Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  2  Montenegro Danka Kovinić 6 6  
WC  United States Megan Moulton-Levy 1 1  
  2  Montenegro Danka Kovinić 6 6  
     Japan Erika Sema 2 1  
WC  South Korea Choi Su-yeon 1 1
     Japan Erika Sema 6 6  
    2  Montenegro Danka Kovinić 0 77 6
  6  Czech Republic Renata Voráčová 6 63 4
     Romania Elena Bogdan 6 0 4  
   China Han Xinyun 4 6 6  
     China Han Xinyun 3 2
  6  Czech Republic Renata Voráčová 6 6  
   Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin 6 3 61
  6  Czech Republic Renata Voráčová 2 6 77  

Third Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  3  Luxembourg Mandy Minella 6 6  
WC  South Korea Choi Ji-hee 2 2  
  3  Luxembourg Mandy Minella 6 6  
  WC  South Korea Hong Seung-yeon 2 1  
WC  Croatia Darija Jurak 6 3 5
  WC  South Korea Hong Seung-yeon 3 6 7  
    3  Luxembourg Mandy Minella 7 6
  WC  Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu 5 1
     Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei 2 3  
WC  Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu 6 6  
  WC  Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu 6 6
  5  Japan Hiroko Kuwata 2 2  
WC  South Korea Kang Seo-kyung 4 5
  5  Japan Hiroko Kuwata 6 7  

Fourth Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  4  United States Grace Min 6 2 4  
   Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova 4 6 6  
     Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova 5 64  
     Romania Ana Bogdan 7 77  
WC  South Korea Jung So-hee 1 2
     Romania Ana Bogdan 6 6  
       Romania Ana Bogdan 3 0r
  8  Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova 6 2
     Japan Yuuki Tanaka 7 4 7  
   Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan 5 6 5  
     Japan Yuuki Tanaka 0 3
  8  Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova 6 6  
WC  South Korea Ahn Yu-jin 2 3
  8  Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova 6 6  

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