2014 Malaysian Open

This article is about the WTA Tour tournament that took place in April 2014. For the ATP World Tour tournament taking place in September 2014, see 2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur.

2014 Malaysian Open
Date	April 14 – 20
Edition	5th
Category	WTA International tournaments
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Venue	Royal Selangor Golf Club
Champions
Singles
Donna Vekić
Doubles
Tímea Babos / Chan Hao-ching

The 2014 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2014 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from April 14 to 20 at the Royal Selangor Golf Club. This tournament had been discontinued, but was restarted when the rights were bought off the tournament in Palermo, Italy.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2014 Malaysian Open – Singles

• Donna Vekić defeated Dominika Cibulková, 5–7, 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)

Doubles

Main article: 2014 Malaysian Open – Doubles

• Tímea Babos / Chan Hao-ching defeated Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Saisai, 6–3, 6–4

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—	—

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking1	Seeds
SVK	Dominika Cibulková	10	1
CHN	Zhang Shuai	46	2
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	67	3
AUT	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	81	4
JPN	Kimiko Date-Krumm	83	5
KAZ	Zarina Diyas	93	6
CRO	Donna Vekić	95	7
JPN	Ayumi Morita	112	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of April 7, 2014.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Eleni Daniilidou
• Jarmila Gajdošová
• Zhang Ling

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Duan Yingying
• Giulia Gatto-Monticone
• Eri Hozumi
• Lyudmyla Kichenok
• Pemra Özgen
• Ana Vrljić

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Melinda Czink → replaced by Danka Kovinić
• Andrea Hlaváčková → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
• Jovana Jakšić → replaced by Akgul Amanmuradova
• Luksika Kumkhum → replaced by Zheng Saisai
• Venus Williams → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić

Retirements

• Kimiko Date-Krumm (left calf injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
HUN	Tímea Babos	TPE	Chan Hao-ching	59	1
CRO	Darija Jurak	USA	Megan Moulton-Levy	101	2
AUS	Jarmila Gajdošová	TPE	Hsieh Su-wei	108	3
TPE	Chan Yung-jan	CHN	Zheng Saisai	142	4

• Rankings are as of April 7, 2014.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Alyssa Boey / Yang Zi
• Çağla Büyükakçay / Pemra Özgen

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Hsieh Shu-ying / Arina Rodionova

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Kimiko Date-Krumm (left calf injury)

External links

• Official website