2014 Australian Open

The 2014 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 13–26 January 2014.[1] It was the 102nd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.

2014 Australian Open
Date13–26 January
Edition102nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize moneyA$33,000,000
SurfaceHard (Plexicushion)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Attendance643,280
Champions
Men's Singles
Stan Wawrinka
Women's Singles
Li Na
Men's Doubles
Łukasz Kubot / Robert Lindstedt
Women's Doubles
Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
Mixed Doubles
Kristina Mladenovic / Daniel Nestor
Boys' Singles
Alexander Zverev
Girls' Singles
Elizaveta Kulichkova
Boys' Doubles
Lucas Miedler / Bradley Mousley
Girls' Doubles
Anhelina Kalinina / Elizaveta Kulichkova
Men's Legends Doubles
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
Women's Legends Doubles
Nicole Bradtke / Rennae Stubbs
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Sabine Ellerbrock
Wheelchair Quad Singles
David Wagner
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Andrew Lapthorne / David Wagner

Li Na won the women's singles, beating Dominika Cibulková in the final. Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final to win his first grand slam title. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defended their women's doubles title with a victory over Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Łukasz Kubot and Robert Lindstedt took the men's doubles title with a victory over Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen. The mixed doubles were won by Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor, with Sania Mirza and Horia Tecău the runners-up.

Both defending singles champions lost in the quarterfinals, the first time in the open era.[2] Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, but failed to defend his title, losing to eventual champion Wawrinka. Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka also failed to defend her title in the women's singles, losing to Agnieszka Radwańska. In addition, the men's doubles defending champions Bob & Mike Bryan also failed to defend their title, while Errani and Vinci managed to retain their title. As in previous years, this tournament's title sponsor was Kia.

Tournament
Rod Laver Arena where the Finals of the Australian Open take place

The 2014 Australian Open was the 102nd edition of the tournament and was held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2014 ATP World Tour and the 2014 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 16 courts, including the three main showcourts: Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Margaret Court Arena. The latter was undergoing refurbishment, as part of the Melbourne Park Redevelopment project.[3]

Broadcast

In Australia, all matches were broadcast live by the Seven Network. The majority of matches were shown on the network's primary channel Channel Seven, however during news programming nationwide and most night matches in Perth, coverage shifted to 7Two. Coverage was presented by Johanna Griggs, Jim Wilson, Matt White, Hamish McLachlan and Basil Zempilas, with commentary from Bruce McAvaney, Jim Courier, Sam Smith, Todd Woodbridge, John Newcombe, Rennae Stubbs, Henri Leconte and John Fitzgerald. Lleyton Hewitt, who was competing in the tournament, would become a commentator if he is knocked out.[4] Some outside court matches were shown on Fox Sports on Foxtel.

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Senior points
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's Singles 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Men's Doubles 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Women's Singles 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's Doubles 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Prize money

The Australian Open total prize money for 2014 was increased by three million Australian dollars to tournament record A$33,000,000.[5][6]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 1281 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles A$2,650,000 A$1,325,000 A$540,000 A$270,000 A$135,000 A$75,000 A$50,000 A$30,000 A$14,400 A$7,200 A$3,600
Doubles * A$520,000 A$260,000 A$130,000 A$65,000 A$36,000 A$21,000 A$13,500 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mixed Doubles * A$135,500 A$67,750 A$33,900 A$15,500 A$7,800 A$3,800 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 128 prize money.
*per team

Singles players

2014 Australian Open – Men's Singles

2014 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Day-by-day summaries
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries

Champions

Seniors
Li Na and Stan Wawrinka photographed at the 2015 Australian Open with the trophies they won in 2014.

Men's Singles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Men's Singles
• It was Wawrinka's 1st career Major title.

Women's Singles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Women's Singles
• It was Li's 2nd and last career Major title and her 1st and only title in Australian Open.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
• It was Kubot and Lindstedt's 1st career Major doubles title.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
• It was Errani and Vinci's 4th career Major doubles title and their 2nd respective title in Australian Open.

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
• It was Nestor's 8th career Major mixed doubles title and his 4th title in Australian Open.
• It was Mladenovic's 3rd career Major mixed doubles title and her 1st title in Australian Open.

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Boys' Singles

Girls' Singles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Girls' Singles

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Boys' Doubles

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Girls' Doubles

Legends

Legends' Men Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Men Legends' Doubles

Legends Women's Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Women Legends' Doubles

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair Men's Singles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles

Wheelchair Women's Singles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles

Wheelchair Quad Singles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles

Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles

Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles

Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Wheelchair Quad Doubles

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeding are arranged according to ATP and WTA rankings on 6 January 2014, while ranking and points before are as of 13 January 2014.

Men's Singles
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Rafael Nadal 13,130 0 1,200 14,330 Runner-up, lost to Stan Wawrinka [8]
2 2 Novak Djokovic 12,260 2,000 360 10,620 Quarterfinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [8]
3 3 David Ferrer 5,640 720 360 5,280 Quarterfinals lost to Tomáš Berdych [7]
4 4 Andy Murray 5,560 1,200 360 4,720 Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [6]
5 5 Juan Martín del Potro 5,415 90 45 5,370 Second round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut
6 6 Roger Federer 4,355 720 720 4,355 Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
7 7 Tomáš Berdych 4,180 360 720 4,540 Semifinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [8]
8 8 Stan Wawrinka 3,890 180 2,000 5,710 Champion, defeated Rafael Nadal [1]
9 9 Richard Gasquet 3,140 180 90 3,050 Third round lost to Tommy Robredo [17]
10 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3,065 360 180 2,885 Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [6]
11 11 Milos Raonic 2,860 180 90 2,770 Third round lost to Grigor Dimitrov [22]
12 12 Tommy Haas 2,435 10 10 2,435 First round retired against Guillermo García López
13 13 John Isner 2,310 0 10 2,320 First round retired against Martin Kližan [LL]
14 15 Mikhail Youzhny 2,145 45 45 2,145 Second round lost to Florian Mayer
15 16 Fabio Fognini 1,930 10 180 2,100 Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
16 17 Kei Nishikori 1,915 180 180 1,915 Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
17 18 Tommy Robredo 1,810 10 180 1,980 Fourth round lost to Stan Wawrinka [8]
18 19 Gilles Simon 1,790 180 90 1,700 Third round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10]
19 21 Kevin Anderson 1,580 180 180 1,580 Fourth round lost to Tomáš Berdych [7]
20 20 Jerzy Janowicz 1,615 90 90 1,615 Third round lost to Florian Mayer
21 23 Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,420 90 0 1,330 Withdrew due to hamstring injury
22 22 Grigor Dimitrov 1,460 10 360 1,810 Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
23 24 Ernests Gulbis 1,418 (20)† 45 1,443 Second round lost to Sam Querrey
24 25 Andreas Seppi 1,360 180 45 1,225 Second round lost to Donald Young
25 32 Gaël Monfils 1,245 90 90 1,245 Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
26 27 Feliciano López 1,310 45 90 1,355 Third round lost to Andy Murray [4]
27 28 Benoît Paire 1,300 10 90 1,380 Third round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut
28 30 Vasek Pospisil 1,289 (20)† 90 1,359 Third round withdrew due to back injury
29 31 Jérémy Chardy 1,255 360 90 985 Third round lost to David Ferrer [3]
30 26 Dmitry Tursunov 1,314 (45)† 45 1,314 Second round lost to Denis Istomin
31 33 Fernando Verdasco 1,235 90 45 1,190 Second round lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili
32 34 Ivan Dodig 1,190 90 45 1,145 Second round retired against Damir Džumhur [Q]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2013. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew before the event.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
14 Nicolás Almagro 2,290 360 1,930 Right shoulder injury[7]
29 Jürgen Melzer 1,290 90 1,200 Shoulder injury[8]

Women's Singles
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Serena Williams 13,260 500 240 13,000 Fourth round lost to Ana Ivanovic [14]
2 2 Victoria Azarenka 8,151 2,000 430 6,581 Quarterfinals lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [5]
3 3 Maria Sharapova 6,076 900 240 5,416 Fourth round lost to Dominika Cibulková [20]
4 4 Li Na 5,970 1,400 2,000 6,570 Champion, defeated Dominika Cibulková [20]
5 5 Agnieszka Radwańska 5,470 500 780 5,750 Semifinals lost to Dominika Cibulková [20]
6 6 Petra Kvitová 4,835 100 10 4,745 First round lost to Luksika Kumkhum
7 7 Sara Errani 4,435 5 10 4,440 First round lost to Julia Görges
8 8 Jelena Janković 4,230 160 240 4,310 Fourth round lost to Simona Halep [11]
9 9 Angelique Kerber 4,070 280 240 4,030 Fourth round lost to Flavia Pennetta [28]
10 10 Caroline Wozniacki 3,520 280 130 3,370 Third round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza
11 11 Simona Halep 3,335 5 430 3,760 Quarterfinals lost to Dominika Cibulková [20]
12 12 Roberta Vinci 3,170 160 10 3,020 First round lost to Zheng Jie
13 13 Sloane Stephens 3,075 900 240 2,415 Fourth round lost to Victoria Azarenka [2]
14 14 Ana Ivanovic 3,010 280 430 3,160 Quarterfinals lost to Eugenie Bouchard [30]
15 15 Sabine Lisicki 2,915 5 70 2,980 Second round lost to Monica Niculescu
16 16 Carla Suárez Navarro 2,775 160 130 2,745 Third round lost to Dominika Cibulková [20]
17 17 Samantha Stosur 2,675 100 130 2,705 Third round lost to Ana Ivanovic [14]
18 19 Kirsten Flipkens 2,465 280 70 2,255 Second round lost to Casey Dellacqua [WC]
19 20 Svetlana Kuznetsova 2,202 500 10 1,712 First round lost to Elina Svitolina
20 24 Dominika Cibulková 1,856 100 1,300 3,056 Runner-up, lost to Li Na [4]
21 21 Sorana Cîrstea 2,170 160 10 2,020 First round lost to Marina Erakovic
22 22 Ekaterina Makarova 2,061 500 240 1,801 Fourth round lost to Li Na [4]
23 28 Elena Vesnina 1,745 280 10 1,475 First round lost to Alison Riske
24 23 Kaia Kanepi 1,922 0 10 1,932 First round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza
25 25 Alizé Cornet 1,840 100 130 1,870 Third round lost to Maria Sharapova [3]
26 26 Lucie Šafářová 1,775 100 130 1,805 Third round lost to Li Na [4]
27 27 Jamie Hampton 1,761 160 0 1,601 Withdrew due to hip injury
28 29 Flavia Pennetta 1,735 0 430 2,165 Quarterfinals lost to Li Na [4]
29 30 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,715 5 130 1,840 Third round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [5]
30 31 Eugenie Bouchard 1,629 40 780 2,369 Semifinals lost to Li Na [4]
31 33 Daniela Hantuchová 1,475 5 130 1,600 Third round lost to Serena Williams [1]
32 35 Magdaléna Rybáriková 1,450 5 70 1,515 Second round lost to Kurumi Nara
33 34 Bojana Jovanovski 1,475 280 70 1,265 Second round lost to Yvonne Meusburger

The following player would have been seeded, but not entered before the event.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
18 Maria Kirilenko 2,605 280 2,325 Ankle injury[9]

Main draw wildcard entries
Main article: 2014 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries

Main draw qualifier entries

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Women's Singles

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.

References
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Preceded by
2013 US Open		 Grand Slam Tournaments Succeeded by
2014 French Open
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