2014 Korea Open – Singles

Singles
2014 Korea Open
Champion	Karolína Plíšková
Runner-up	Varvara Lepchenko
Final score	6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Varvara Lepchenko	3	6	7^7
		Christina McHale	6	1	6^5
								5	Varvara Lepchenko	3	7^7	2
								2	Karolína Plíšková	6	6^5	6
	WC	Maria Kirilenko	6	6^5	3
	2	Karolína Plíšková	4	7^7	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	A Radwańska	6	6
	P Hercog	3	3				1	A Radwańska	6	6
	C Scheepers	6	3	7				C Scheepers	0	0
	I-C Begu	2	6	5										1	A Radwańska	7^7	2	2
WC	N-l Han	7^7	4	6										5	V Lepchenko	6^4	6	6
WC	S-j Jang	6^5	6	3			WC	N-l Han	5	1
	O Rogowska	1	2				5	V Lepchenko	7	6
5	V Lepchenko	6	6																		5	V Lepchenko	3	6	7^7
4	M Rybáriková	6	3	6																		C McHale	6	1	6^5
	F Schiavone	4	6	2			4	M Rybáriková	6	6
Q	M Minella	6	4	4				Y Wickmayer	2	2
	Y Wickmayer	2	6	6										4	M Rybáriková	2	0^r
	C McHale	6	6												C McHale	6	2
	L Arruabarrena	2	3					C McHale	6	4	6
	M Barthel	7^7	6					M Barthel	1	6	3
7	C Garcia	6^3	2

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	K Kanepi	6	6
Q	E Kulichkova	2	4				6	K Kanepi	3	6	6
	Kr Plíšková	6	7^7					Kr Plíšková	6	3	2
	S Vögele	3	6^4											6	K Kanepi	7^7	2	3
WC	M Kirilenko	3	6	6										WC	M Kirilenko	6^3	6	6
	D Vekić	6	2	4			WC	M Kirilenko	6^4	6	6
	K Bertens	0	6	4			3	K Koukalová	7^7	4	0
3	K Koukalová	6	4	6																	WC	M Kirilenko	6	6^5	3
8	H Watson	5	2																		2	Ka Plíšková	4	7^7	6
Q	N Gibbs	7	6				Q	N Gibbs	1	6	7^7
	A Schmiedlová	7^9	4	6^3			Q	D Kovinić	6	4	6^5
Q	D Kovinić	6^7	6	7^7										Q	N Gibbs	3	4
	A-L Friedsam	7^7	7											2	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	Y Shvedova	6^5	5					A-L Friedsam	4	7^7	2
	J Glushko	1	2				2	Ka Plíšková	6	6^5	6
2	Ka Plíšková	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Nicole Gibbs (Qualified)
2. Danka Kovinić (Qualified)
3. Mandy Minella (Qualified)
4. Grace Min (First round)
5. Hiroko Kuwata (Second round)
6. Renata Voráčová (Qualifying competition)
7. Nastja Kolar (Qualifying competition)
8. Elizaveta Kulichkova (Qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Nicole Gibbs
2. Danka Kovinić
3. Mandy Minella
4. Elizaveta Kulichkova

Qualifying Draw

First Qualifier

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

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Danka Kovinić	6	6
	WC	Megan Moulton-Levy	1	1
								2	Danka Kovinić	6	6
									Erika Sema	2	1
	WC	Choi Su-yeon	1	1
		Erika Sema	6	6
															2	Danka Kovinić	0	7^7	6
															6	Renata Voráčová	6	6^3	4
		Elena Bogdan	6	0	4
		Han Xinyun	4	6	6
									Han Xinyun	3	2
								6	Renata Voráčová	6	6
		Hsu Wen-hsin	6	3	6^1
	6	Renata Voráčová	2	6	7^7

Third Qualifier

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

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Grace Min	6	2	4
		Oksana Kalashnikova	4	6	6
									Oksana Kalashnikova	5	6^4
									Ana Bogdan	7	7^7
	WC	Jung So-hee	1	2
		Ana Bogdan	6	6
																Ana Bogdan	3	0^r
															8	Elizaveta Kulichkova	6	2
		Yuuki Tanaka	7	4	7
		Lee Ya-hsuan	5	6	5
									Yuuki Tanaka	0	3
								8	Elizaveta Kulichkova	6	6
	WC	Ahn Yu-jin	2	3
	8	Elizaveta Kulichkova	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw

1. http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4156848/title/lepchenko-trips-up-radwanska-again