the quarterfinals and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals. She lost to Simona Halep in the final. At the end of the season, Stosur parted company with her coach David Taylor and employed Miles Maclagan who had previously worked with Andy Murray and Laura Robson. 2014: Second Wimbledon mixed-doubles title Stosur started season at the Hopman Cup partnering Bernard Tomic. She lost to Agnieszka Radwańska, Eugenie Bouchard and Flavia Pennetta in all three of her singles matches, and subsequently the Australian pair did not qualify for the final. Stosur then played at the Hobart International, opting not to play at the Apia International for the first time in five years. Stosur was the top-seed at the tournament. Stosur defeated Madison Brengle, Kristina Mladenovic and eighth seed Bojana Jovanovski en route to the semifinals, saving match point against Mladenovic. She lost to Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals in straight sets. Stosur next played at the Australian Open. In the first round, she played Klára Zakopalová, having played Zakopalová just three days prior; Stosur reversed the result winning in straight sets. In the second round, she defeated Apia International champion Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets. Stosur lost to 14th seed Ana Ivanovic in the third round despite being a set up. Ivanovic would then go on to make the quarterfinals, defeating world No. 1, Serena Williams, in the following round. Stosur then headed to Hobart to compete in 2014 Fed Cup World Group. She led Australia to a 4–0 victory against Russia. Stosur won the second and third singles rubbers in straight sets over Veronika Kudermetova and Victoria Kan. She then competed at the Qatar Open where she was seeded 12th. Stosur won her first round over Marina Erakovic in straight sets. She lost to Jana Čepelová in the second round. Stosur then lost in the first round of the Dubai Championships against qualifier Annika Beck in three sets. Stosur then competed at Indian Wells where after receiving a first-round bye, she defeated Francesca Schiavone in straight sets. However, she lost to Flavia Pennetta in the third round. This was Stosur's fifth WTA Tour singles loss to Pennetta in her career. She dropped to world No. 20 after the tournament. Stosur was the 16th seed at the Miami Masters where she received a first-round bye. She then defeated qualifier Kiki Bertens in straight sets but lost to Vandeweghe in the next round. At