| 2014 Japan Women's Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 6–12 | 
| Edition | 6th | 
| Category | WTA International tournaments | 
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor | 
| Location | Osaka, Japan | 
| Venue | Utsubo Tennis Center | 
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur | |
| Doubles | |
|  Shuko Aoyama /  Renata Voráčová | |
The 2014 Japan Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. It was held at the Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka, Japan, from October 6 through October 12, 2014.
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 321 | 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 | — | — | — | — | 
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) AUS | Samantha Stosur | 21 | 1 | 
|  USA | Madison Keys | 32 | 2 | 
|  UKR | Elina Svitolina | 33 | 3 | 
|  USA | CoCo Vandeweghe | 38 | 4 | 
|  KAZ | Zarina Diyas | 39 | 5 | 
|  GBR | Heather Watson | 47 | 6 | 
|  USA | Christina McHale | 52 | 7 | 
|  USA | Lauren Davis | 55 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of September 29, 2014
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Kimiko Date-Krumm → replaced by Kimiko Date-Krumm → replaced by Erika Sema Erika Sema
.svg.png.webp) Casey Dellacqua (lower leg injury) → replaced by Casey Dellacqua (lower leg injury) → replaced by Tatjana Maria Tatjana Maria
 Julia Görges → replaced by Julia Görges → replaced by Misa Eguchi Misa Eguchi
 Kurumi Nara (respiratory illness) → replaced by Kurumi Nara (respiratory illness) → replaced by Miharu Imanishi Miharu Imanishi
 Paula Ormaechea → replaced by Paula Ormaechea → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands Bethanie Mattek-Sands
.svg.png.webp) Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Sachia Vickery Sachia Vickery
Retirements
.svg.png.webp) Jarmila Gajdošová (left ankle sprain) Jarmila Gajdošová (left ankle sprain)
 Madison Keys (right rib injury) Madison Keys (right rib injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  TPE | Chan Hao-ching |  TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 59 | 1 | 
|  POL | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik |  FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 79 | 2 | 
|  USA | Lisa Raymond | .svg.png.webp) AUS | Samantha Stosur | 84 | 3 | 
|  CRO | Darija Jurak |  USA | Megan Moulton-Levy | 114 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of September 29, 2014
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
.svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur def.
 Samantha Stosur def.  Zarina Diyas, 7–6(9–7), 6–3
 Zarina Diyas, 7–6(9–7), 6–3
- It was Stosur's 1st title of the year, her 3rd title at the HP Open, and the 6th title of her career.
Doubles
 Shuko Aoyama /
 Shuko Aoyama /  Renata Voráčová def.
 Renata Voráčová def.  Lara Arruabarrena /
 Lara Arruabarrena /  Tatjana Maria, 6–1, 6–2
 Tatjana Maria, 6–1, 6–2
