Maria Sharapova defeated Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 China Open.

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match with a knee injury.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round.

They were as follows: