See main article: 2014 French Open.
| Champ: |  Maria Sharapova |
| Runner: |  Simona Halep |
| Score: | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 |
Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 French Open. It was her second French Open title and her fifth and last major title overall. In a final that lasted over three hours, it was the first time since 2001 that the final went to three sets. Halep became the first Romanian to reach the final since Virginia Ruzici in 1980.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the second round by Garbiñe Muguruza.[1]
The top three seeds (Williams, Li Na and Agnieszka Radwańska) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. However, they all failed to reach the fourth round and so Williams retained the top spot. As a result, this marked the first time in the Open Era the top three seeds failed to reach the fourth round of a major.
See also: 1 and 1. 
Serena Williams (second round)
See also: 2 and 8. 
Li Na (first round)
See also: 3 and 3. 
Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
See also: 4 and 6. Simona Halep (final)
See also: 5 and 5. 
Petra Kvitová (third round)
See also: 6 and 7. 
Jelena Janković (fourth round)
See also: 7 and 2. Maria Sharapova (champion)
See also: 8 and 4. Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
See also: 9 and 2. 
Dominika Cibulková (third round)
See also: 10 and 7. 
Sara Errani (quarterfinals)
See also: 11 and 5. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
See also: 12 and 4. Flavia Pennetta (second round)
See also: 13 and 8. Caroline Wozniacki (first round)
See also: 14 and 3. 
Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
See also: 15 and 6. Sloane Stephens (fourth round)
See also: 16 and 1. Sabine Lisicki (second round, retired because of a right wrist injury)
See also: 17 and 1. Roberta Vinci (first round)
See also: 18 and 4. 
Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals)
See also: 19 and 2. 
Samantha Stosur (fourth round)
See also: 20 and 3. 
Alizé Cornet (second round)
See also: 21 and 7. 
Kirsten Flipkens (second round)
See also: 22 and 6. Ekaterina Makarova (third round)
See also: 23 and 5. Lucie Šafářová (fourth round)
See also: 24 and 8. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round, retired because of back pain)
See also: 25 and 2. 
Kaia Kanepi (first round)
See also: 26 and 7. Sorana Cîrstea (third round)
See also: 27 and 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
See also: 28 and 8. Andrea Petkovic (semifinals)
See also: 29 and 1. Venus Williams (second round)
See also: 30 and 6. Klára Koukalová (first round)
See also: 31 and 4. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
See also: 32 and 3. Elena Vesnina (second round)
See main article: article and 2014 French Open – Women's singles qualifying.
Seventh-seeded Sharapova beat 18th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 in the first semi-final, while fourth-seeded Simona Halep beat 28th-seeded Andrea Petkovic, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the second. In the first set, Halep won the first two games before Sharapova won five consecutive games.[2] [3] Halep fought back and narrowed the margin to 5–4, before Sharapova broke Halep to win the set 6–4. The second set went to a tiebreaker where Sharapova jumped out to a 5–3 lead. However, Halep won the next four points to take the set 7–6(7–5). While leading 2–1 in the third set, Halep had break point but Sharapova recovered and won the game. She then broke Halep to take a 4–2 lead. Halep held, then broke back to level the set at 4–4, but got broken again in the next game. Serving for the match, Sharapova held at love, taking the set 6–4. It was the first time since 2001 that the final went to 3 sets.
| Category | Sharapova | Halep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st serve % | 74/115 (64%) | 72/112 (64%) | |
| 1st serve points won | bgcolor=98FB98 | 45 of 74 = 61% | 41 of 72 = 57% |
| 2nd serve points won | bgcolor=98FB98 | 16 of 41 = 39% | 12 of 40 = 30% |
| Total service points won | 61 of 115 = 53.04% | 53 of 112 = 47.32% | |
| Aces | 3 | 1 | |
| Double faults | 12 | 4 | |
| Winners | 40 | 19 | |
| Unforced errors | 56 | 37 | |
| Net points won | 8 of 11 = 73% | 6 of 10 = 60% | |
| Break points converted | 9 of 20 = 45% | 7 of 13 = 54% | |
| Return points won | 59 of 112 = 53% | 54 of 115 = 47% | |
| Total points won | bgcolor=98FB989 | 120 | 107 |
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