Serena Williams was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–4, 7–5. Williams became the first woman to defend her title at the event.

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	79
	3	Maria Sharapova	2	67
								1	Serena Williams	6	7
								2	Victoria Azarenka	4	5
	4	Jelena Janković	6	3	4
	2	Victoria Azarenka	1	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S Williams	6	6
		A Petkovic	6	7					A Petkovic	4	4
		B Mattek-Sands	4	5											1	S Williams	6	6
		K Date-Krumm	6	7											9	D Cibulková	3	3
	WC	O Rogowska	3	5					K Date-Krumm	3	6	3
	Q	H Watson	4	3				9	D Cibulková	6	1	6
	9	D Cibulková	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	79
	3	M Sharapova	6	6																		3	M Sharapova	2	67
		C Garcia	3	0				3	M Sharapova	w/o
	Q	A Barty	6	7				Q	A Barty
		D Hantuchová	3	5											3	M Sharapova	4	6	6
	Q	A Panova	3	7	2											K Kanepi	6	3	2
		K Kanepi	6	68	6				K Kanepi	6	6
	LL	S-w Hsieh	2	1				8	C Suárez Navarro	2	2
	8	C Suárez Navarro	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	A Kerber	6	6
		K Mladenovic	2	2				5	A Kerber	6	4
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	64	6	3				A Pavlyuchenkova	2	3r
		A Pavlyuchenkova	77	4	6										5	A Kerber	710	3	1
		V Lepchenko	3	3											4	J Janković	68	6	6
		E Svitolina	6	6					E Svitolina	1	3
		F Schiavone	2	66				4	J Janković	6	6
	4	J Janković	6	78																		4	J Janković	6	3	4
	7	S Lisicki	6	6																		2	V Azarenka	1	6	6
		M Rybáriková	3	4				7	S Lisicki
		S Vögele	6	6					S Vögele	w/o
		M Keys	4	3												S Vögele	4	79	1
		G Voskoboeva	6	2	3										2	V Azarenka	6	67	6
	WC	C Dellacqua	3	6	6			WC	C Dellacqua	3	1
								2	V Azarenka	6	6

1. Hsieh Su-wei

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Yaroslava Shvedova	7	6
		Stephanie Vogt	5	4
								1	Yaroslava Shvedova	1	77	4
									Anastasia Rodionova	6	63	6
		Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
		Anna Tatishvili	2	2
																Anastasia Rodionova	4	3
																Alla Kudryavtseva	6	6
	WC	Arina Rodionova	7	4	4
		Alla Kudryavtseva	5	6	6
									Alla Kudryavtseva	78	6
									Arantxa Rus	66	2
		Arantxa Rus	6	6
	5	Misaki Doi	3	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Chanelle Scheepers	6	77
		Maryna Zanevska	3	62
								2	Chanelle Scheepers	6	3	0
									Heather Watson	2	6	6
		Mandy Minella	65	5
		Heather Watson	77	7
																Heather Watson	6	6
															WC	Jarmila Gajdošová	4	4
	WC	Jarmila Gajdošová	4	6	6
		Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	6	4	4
								WC	Jarmila Gajdošová	6	6
								7	Teliana Pereira	3	1
		Madison Brengle	612	0
	7	Teliana Pereira	714	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
		Olga Puchkova	2	0
								3	Hsieh Su-wei	4	6	6
								WC	Storm Sanders	6	3	1
	WC	Storm Sanders	0	6	6
		Irina-Camelia Begu	6	0	3
															3	Hsieh Su-wei	6	2	1
																Alexandra Panova	4	6	6
		Katarzyna Piter	3	4
		Alexandra Panova	6	6
									Alexandra Panova	6	77
									Alizé Lim	3	65
		Alizé Lim	7	6
	8	Vesna Dolonc	5	3

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Kiki Bertens	6	7
		Danka Kovinić	3	5
								4	Kiki Bertens	6	6
									Victoria Duval	2	1
		Vera Dushevina	6	5	0
		Victoria Duval	1	7	6
															4	Kiki Bertens	6	3	5
															WC	Ashleigh Barty	2	6	7
		Çağla Büyükakçay	5	77	3
	WC	Ashleigh Barty	7	64	6
								WC	Ashleigh Barty	6	6
								6	Julia Glushko	3	2
		Yulia Putintseva	63	1
	6	Julia Glushko	77	6

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

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