2014 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

The women's singles tournament of the 2014 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from August 25 to 31. Ratchanok Inthanon enters as the 2013 World Champion.

Seeds
🇨🇳 Li Xuerui (final) 🇨🇳 Wang Shixian (quarterfinals) 🇨🇳 Wang Yihan (third round) 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon (third round) 🇰🇷 Sung Ji-hyun (quarterfinals) 🇰🇷 Bae Youn-joo (third round) 🇮🇳 Saina Nehwal (quarterfinals) Tai Tzu-ying (quarterfinals)

🇪🇸 Carolina Marín (champion) 🇹🇭 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (second round) 🇮🇳 Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (semifinals) 🇨🇳 Han Li (third round) 🇯🇵 Sayaka Takahashi (third round) 🇹🇭 Nichaon Jindapon (second round) 🇯🇵 Eriko Hirose (first round, withdrew) 🇯🇵 Minatsu Mitani (semifinals)