2014 Bank of the West Classic

The 2014 Bank of the West Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament, which was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place in Stanford, United States between 28 July and 3 August 2014. It was the first women's event on the 2014 US Open Series.

Prize money
The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $710,000

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of July 21, 2014

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Kristie Ahn
 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka
 * 🇺🇸 Venus Williams

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇵🇱 Paula Kania
 * 🇯🇵 Naomi Osaka
 * 🇺🇸 Sachia Vickery
 * 🇨🇦 Carol Zhao

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇮🇹 Sara Errani, replaced by CoCo Vandeweghe
 * 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová, replaced by Kimiko Date-Krumm

Retirements

 * 🇧🇪 Yanina Wickmayer (viral illness)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of July 21, 2014

Withdrawals

 * During the tournament
 * 🇨🇦 Aleksandra Wozniak (viral illness)

Singles

 * 🇺🇸 Serena Williams defeated 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber, 7–6(7–1), 6–3

Doubles

 * 🇪🇸 Garbiñe Muguruza / 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro defeated 🇵🇱 Paula Kania / 🇨🇿 Kateřina Siniaková, 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]