2014 WTA Tour
The 2014 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions).[1] Also included in the 2014 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.
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Duration | December 30, 2013 – November 9, 2014 |
Edition | 44th |
Tournaments | 58 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Tour Championships WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (31) WTA Tournament of Champions |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Serena Williams (7) |
Most tournament finals | Serena Williams (7) |
Prize money leader | Serena Williams (US$9,317,298) |
Points leader | Serena Williams (8,487) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Serena Williams |
Doubles Team of the year | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
Most improved player of the year | Eugenie Bouchard |
Newcomer of the year | Belinda Bencic |
Comeback player of the year | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni |
← 2013 2015 → |
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Team events |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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November 3 | Fed Cup Final Prague, Czech Republic – Hard (i) |
Czech Republic 3–1 |
Germany |
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2014 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.[1] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
19 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |||||
16 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | ||||
13 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
12 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
10 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
9 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
9 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
5 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Croatia (CRO) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
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The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
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Top 10 entry
The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
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WTA rankings
These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players at the current date of the 2014 season.[2] Players with a gold background qualified for the WTA Tour Championships.
Singles
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Number 1 ranking
Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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Serena Williams (USA) | Year-End 2013 | Held Through The Entirety of 2014 |
Doubles
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Number 1 ranking
Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Sara Errani (ITA) Roberta Vinci (ITA) |
Year-end 2013 | 16 February 2014 |
Peng Shuai (CHN) | 17 February 2014 | |
Peng Shuai (CHN) Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) |
12 May 2014 |
18 May 2014 |
Peng Shuai (CHN) | 19 May 2014 | |
Peng Shuai (CHN) Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) |
9 June 2014 |
6 July 2014 |
Sara Errani (ITA) Roberta Vinci (ITA) |
7 July 2014 | Year-end 2014 |
Prize money leaders
Serena Williams lead for the 2nd consecutive year, and 5th overall, with the second highest single-season earnings. Also for the second consecutive season, top-25 players earned over $1,000,000.The top-37 players earned over $1,000,000. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci each made $1,001,168 by playing in doubles tournaments. It was the 1st time in WTA Tour history a player earned over $1,000,000 in doubles events.
# | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Bonus Pool | Year-to-date |
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1 | Serena Williams (USA) | $8,823,749 | $43,549 | $0 | $450,000 | $9,317,298 |
2 | Maria Sharapova (RUS) | $5,439,357 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 | $5,839,357 |
3 | Petra Kvitová (CZE) | $4,845,342 | $7,894 | $0 | $350,000 | $5,203,236 |
4 | Simona Halep (ROU) | $4,506,687 | $13,076 | $0 | $0 | $4,519,763 |
5 | Li Na (CHN) | $3,409,885 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,409,885 |
6 | Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) | $3,172,350 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $3,372,350 |
7 | Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) | $3,196,832 | $24,097 | $0 | $0 | $3,220,929 |
8 | Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) | $2,745,411 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $3,195,411 |
9 | Sara Errani (ITA) | $1,363,388 | $1,001,168 | $0 | $225,000 | $2,589,556 |
10 | Flavia Pennetta (ITA) | $2,083,590 | $314,655 | $0 | $0 | $2,398,245 |
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Statistics leaders
as of November 10, 2014[8]
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Points distribution
The points distribution was modified for the 2014 season.[9] Main draw rounds usually give a little less points, but there is no change for the champion (W). Points for qualifying rounds (Q) have changed in both directions depending on the tournament category. Points earned in 2013 retain their value until they expire after 52 weeks.
Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 40 | – | – | – |
WTA Championships (S) | +810 | +360 | (230 for each round robin win, 70 for each loss) | |||||||||
WTA Championships (D) | 1500 | 1050 | 780 | 460 | – | |||||||
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
WTA Premier 5 (56S,48/32Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier 5 (16D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tournament of Champions | +195 | +75 | (60 for each round robin win, 25 for each loss) | |||||||||
WTA International (32S,32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
WTA International (32S,16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | – | 12 | 1 |
WTA International (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA Rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2014 season:
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Comebacks
Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2014 WTA Tour season:
List of comebacks |
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Awards
The winners of the 2014 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last two weeks of November.
List of Award Winners |
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References
- "2014 WTA calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- "Singles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2014-02-08.
- "WTA Championships Road to Singapore Singles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2014-02-08.
- "Singles Rankings Numeric List 4 November 2013" (PDF). wtatour.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016.
- "WTA Rankings (doubles)". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01.
- "WTA Championships Race to Singapore Singles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "WTA Prize Money" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-24.
- WTA Tour MATCHFACTS Date : 9/23/2014 Archived 2016-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
- "All About Rankings". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
External links
- WTA Tour's 2014 match-facts statistics
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website