2014 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

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

Seeds

Li Xuerui '
Wang Shixian '
Wang Yihan '
Ratchanok Intanon '
Sung Ji-hyun '
Bae Youn-joo '
Saina Nehwal '
Tai Tzu-ying '
Carolina Marín
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk '
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu '
Han Li '
Sayaka Takahashi '
Nichaon Jindapon '
Eriko Hirose '
Minatsu Mitani ''''