| Champ: |  Li Na |
| Runner: |  Dominika Cibulková |
| Score: | 7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
| Draw: | 128 (12 / 8) |
| Seeds: | 32 |
See main article: 2014 Australian Open.
Li Na defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and her second and final major singles title. Li saved a match point en route to the title, in the third round against Lucie Šafářová, and became the first Asian champion at the Australian Open.[1] [2]
Victoria Azarenka was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated by Agnieszka Radwańska in the quarterfinals, ending her 18-match winning streak at the Australian Open.[3]
By winning her third-round match, Serena Williams surpassed Margaret Court's record of 60 match victories at the Australian Open. She lost to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round, ending her 25-match winning streak dating back to the 2013 US Open.[4]
Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian to reach a major semifinal since Carling Bassett-Seguso at the 1984 US Open.[5]
This event marked the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 4 and Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic, who lost to Li in the second round.
See also: 1 and 1. 
Serena Williams (fourth round)
See also: 2 and 8. 
Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
See also: 3 and 6. 
Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
See also: 4 and 3. Li Na (champion)
See also: 5 and 7. 
Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
See also: 6 and 4. 
Petra Kvitová (first round)
See also: 7 and 2. 
Sara Errani (first round)
See also: 8 and 5. 
Jelena Janković (fourth round)
See also: 9 and 4. Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
See also: 10 and 7. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
See also: 11 and 5. 
Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
See also: 12 and 2. Roberta Vinci (first round)
See also: 13 and 8. Sloane Stephens (fourth round)
See also: 14 and 1. Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
See also: 15 and 3. Sabine Lisicki (second round)
See also: 16 and 6. 
Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
See also: 17 and 1. 
Samantha Stosur (third round)
See also: 18 and 2. 
Kirsten Flipkens (second round)
See also: 19 and 8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
See also: 20 and 6. Dominika Cibulková (final)
See also: 21 and 5. Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
See also: 22 and 3. Ekaterina Makarova (fourth round)
See also: 23 and 4. Elena Vesnina (first round)
See also: 24 and 7. 
Kaia Kanepi (first round)
See also: 25 and 6. 
Alizé Cornet (third round)
See also: 26 and 3. Lucie Šafářová (third round)
See also: 27. Jamie Hampton (withdrew because of a hip injury)
See also: 28 and 4. Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
See also: 29 and 7. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
See also: 30 and 2. 
Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals)
See also: 31 and 1. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
See also: 32 and 5. Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round)
See also: 33 and 8. Bojana Jovanovski (second round)
See main article: 2014 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying.
See main article: 2014 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries.
| Category | Li | Cibulková | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st serve % | 36/60 (60%) | 49/73 (67%) | |
| 1st serve points won | 21 of 36 = 58% | 29 of 49 = 59% | |
| 2nd serve points won | bgcolor=98FB98 | 15 of 24 = 63% | 5 of 24 = 21% |
| Total service points won | 36 of 60 = 60.00% | 34 of 73 = 46.58% | |
| Aces | 2 | 0 | |
| Double faults | 3 | 7 | |
| Winners | 30 | 11 | |
| Unforced errors | 28 | 22 | |
| Net points won | 7 of 12 = 58% | 2 of 3 = 67% | |
| Break points converted | 5 of 10 = 50% | 2 of 3 = 67% | |
| Return points won | 39 of 73 = 53% | 24 of 60 = 40% | |
| Total points won | bgcolor=98FB989 | 75 | 58 |
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