title: 2014 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Singles
text: # 2014 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of Hong Kong Tennis Open.
  
  Sabine Lisicki won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, 7–5, 6–3.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Sabine Lisicki (champion)
  * Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
  * Karolína Plíšková (final)
  * Christina McHale (first round)
  * Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
  * Yanina Wickmayer (second round)
  * Jana Čepelová (quarterfinals)
  * Anna Schmiedlová (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Francesca Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Francesca Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1/WC | Sabine Lisicki | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 3 |
  | 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 3 |
  | | Alison Van Uytvanck | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | S Lisicki | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | 1/WC | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Min | 6 | 6 | | | G Min | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Glushko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 1/WC | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Zheng | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | S Zheng | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Duan | $6^1$ | 5 | | | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Kulichkova | 4 | 4 | | 6 | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | S Lisicki | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 4 | C McHale | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 2 |
  | | F Schiavone | 6 | 5 | 6 | | F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Larsson | 3 | 3 | | | K Date-Krumm | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | L Zhu | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | J Čepelová | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | L Zhu | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Scheepers | 2 | 1 | | 7 | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | J Zheng | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | M Eguchi | 1 | $6^5$ | | 5 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Zhang | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Zhang | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Parmentier | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | J Zheng | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | P Mayr-Achleitner | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | M Puig | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Hercog | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | 8 | A Schmiedlová | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | A Van Uytvanck | 1 | 6 | 4 |
  | | K Bertens | 6 | $7^7$ | | | K Bertens | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Kumkhum | $6^3$ | 2 | | Q | J Gajdošová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Gajdošová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Gajdošová | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | K Piter | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | A Van Uytvanck | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Zhang | 1 | 4 | | 2 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Jarmila Gajdošová (qualified)
  * Tamira Paszek (second round)
  * Nicole Gibbs (first round)
  * Wang Qiang (first round)
  * Zheng Saisai (moved to main draw)
  * Misa Eguchi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Magda Linette (second round)
  * Ekaterina Bychkova (second round)
  * Nastja Kolar (second round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Jarmila Gajdošová
  * Zhang Kailin
  * Zhu Lin
  * Elizaveta Kulichkova
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Misa Eguchi
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yurika Sema | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yurika Sema | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | WC | Wu Ho-ching | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Hsieh Shu-ying | 5 | 4 | WC | Wu Ho-ching | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Wu Ho-ching | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Wu Ho-ching | 7 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Junri Namigata | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | | Petra Martić | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Junri Namigata | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 9 | Nastja Kolar | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | Claire Spackman | 4 | 2 | 9 | Nastja Kolar | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Nastja Kolar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Tamira Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hsu Wen-hsin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hsu Wen-hsin | 1 | 1 | 2 | Tamira Paszek | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 | | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Sofia Shapatava | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sofia Shapatava | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Zhang Kailin | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | 6 | Misa Eguchi | 5 | 3 |
  | | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Misa Eguchi | 5 | 3 |
  | WC | Ng Kwan-yau | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Ng Kwan-yau | 0 | 2 | | Arina Rodionova | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | 6 | Misa Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Shuko Aoyama | 1 | 2 | 6 | Misa Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 6 | Misa Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Nicole Gibbs | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Raluca Olaru | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Raluca Olaru | $7^7$ | 6 | | Alt | Raluca Olaru | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Wang Yafan | 5 | 2 | | | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Zhu Lin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Zhu Lin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Elitsa Kostova | 4 | 0 |
  | | Emily Webley-Smith | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Elitsa Kostova | 4 | 0 |
  | | Elitsa Kostova | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elitsa Kostova | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | Elitsa Kostova | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Magda Linette | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | |
  | | Han Xinyun | $6^0$ | 4 | | 7 | Magda Linette | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | |
  | 7 | Magda Linette | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Wang Qiang | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 6 | | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Erika Sema | 1 | 2 | | | |
  | | Miharu Imanishi | 2 | 7 | 1 | | Erika Sema | 1 | 2 | | | |
  | | Erika Sema | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Erika Sema | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Xu Yifan | 2 | 4 |
  | | Irena Pavlovic | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Xu Yifan | 2 | 4 |
  | | Xu Yifan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Xu Yifan | 6 | 6 | | | Xu Yifan | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | Ekaterina Bychkova | $6^5$ | 1 | | | |
  | | Melinda Czink | $6^2$ | 0 | | 8 | Ekaterina Bychkova | $6^5$ | 1 | | | |
  | 8 | Ekaterina Bychkova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  