2014 WNBA Finals
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| Dates | September 7–12 | |||||||||
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| MVP |
 Diana Taurasi (Phoenix)
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| Television | U.S.: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 (HD) | |||||||||
| Announcers | Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo | |||||||||
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| Eastern Finals | Chicago defeated Indiana, 2-1 | |||||||||
| Western Finals | Phoenix defeated Minnesota, 2–1 | |||||||||
| Game 1: | Amy Bonner, Roy Gulbeyan, Lamont Simpson |
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| Game 2: | Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Kurt Walker |
| Game 3: | Denise Brooks, Michael Price, Maj Forsberg |
The 2014 WNBA Finals was the playoff series for the 2014 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Phoenix Mercury, champions of the Western Conference, faced the Chicago Sky, champions of the Eastern Conference.
The WNBA Finals were under a 2–2–1 rotation. The Mercury held home-court advantage as they had a better regular season record (29–5) than the Sky (15–19). The Mercury swept the Sky in three games to win their third title in franchise history.
The Chicago Sky finished 15–19, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Sky defeated the Atlanta Dream in three games, setting up a conference final against the Indiana Fever. Chicago lost the first game of the series, but rallied to win two straight to reach the finals for the first time in franchise history.
The Phoenix Mercury finished with the best record in the WNBA, finishing with a 29–5 record. The Mercury swept the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Sparks in the conference semifinals, and defeated the Minnesota Lynx in the Western Conference Finals in three games.
The Phoenix Mercury won the season series 2–0:
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