Two-time defending champion
Serena Williams
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defeated
Caroline Wozniacki
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in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 US Open. It was her
Open Era-record-equaling sixth
US Open singles title and 18th
major
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singles title overall, equaling
Martina Navratilova
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and
Chris Evert
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's tally. She
did not lose a set during the tournament for a record-equaling third time, and did not lose more than three games in any set. This was the first leg in her second 'Serena Slam', a
non-calendar year Grand Slam.
The top three seeds (Williams,
Simona Halep and
Petra Kvitová
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) were in contention for the
world No. 1 singles ranking. Williams retained the top position after Halep and Kvitová lost in the third round.
15-year-old
CiCi Bellis was the youngest player to win a match at the US Open since
Anna Kournikova in
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
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.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics
References
External links
Main drawQualifying draw2014 US Open – Women's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
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Women's Singles
US Open
US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
2014 in women's tennis
2014 in American women's sports