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.

2014 WTA Tour
Details
DurationDecember 30, 2013
– November 9, 2014
Edition44th
Tournaments58
CategoriesGrand 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
Li Na won her first Australian Open title and second grand slam singles title after twice being a finalist at the event. Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title and fifth grand slam singles title overall in May. Petra Kvitová won her second grand slam singles title at the Wimbledon Championships in July. Serena Williams won her first grand slam title of the year at the 2014 US Open, marking her record tying sixth US Open and eighteenth grand slam title.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events

January

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
December 30Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
 France
2–1
 Poland
Round Robin (Group A)
 Canada
 Italy
 Australia
Round Robin (Group B)
 Czech Republic
 United States
 Spain
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA Premier
$1,000,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–4, 7–5
Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova
Jelena Janković
Dominika Cibulková
Kaia Kanepi
Angelique Kerber
Stefanie Vögele
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova
6–3, 6–1
Kristina Mladenovic
Galina Voskoboeva
Shenzhen Open
Shenzhen, China
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Li Na
6–4, 7–5
Peng Shuai Annika Beck
Vania King
Monica Niculescu
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Jana Čepelová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Monica Niculescu
Klára Zakopalová
6–3, 6–4
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
ASB Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Ana Ivanovic
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Venus Williams Jamie Hampton
Kirsten Flipkens
Lauren Davis
Garbiñe Muguruza
Sachie Ishizu
Kurumi Nara
Sharon Fichman
Maria Sanchez

2–6, 6–0, [10–4]
Lucie Hradecká
Michaëlla Krajicek
January 6Apia International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
$710,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Tsvetana Pironkova
6–4, 6–4
Angelique Kerber Madison Keys
Petra Kvitová
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Carla Suárez Navarro
Sara Errani
Lucie Šafářová
Tímea Babos
Lucie Šafářová

7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Garbiñe Muguruza
6–4, 6–0
Klára Zakopalová Samantha Stosur
Estrella Cabeza Candela
Bojana Jovanovski
Alison Riske
Monica Niculescu
Kirsten Flipkens
Monica Niculescu
Klára Zakopalová
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Lisa Raymond
Zhang Shuai
January 13
January 20
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$12,122,762 – Hard
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
Li Na
7–6(7–3), 6–0
Dominika Cibulková Eugenie Bouchard
Agnieszka Radwańska
Ana Ivanovic
Flavia Pennetta
Simona Halep
Victoria Azarenka
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
Kristina Mladenovic
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–2
Sania Mirza
Horia Tecău
January 27Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
WTA Premier
$710,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Sara Errani Maria Sharapova
Alizé Cornet
Kirsten Flipkens
Angelique Kerber
Elina Svitolina
Andrea Petkovic
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–5]
Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
PTT Pattaya Open
Pattaya City, Thailand
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Ekaterina Makarova
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Karolína Plíšková Andrea Hlaváčková
Julia Görges
Peng Shuai
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Sorana Cîrstea
Elena Vesnina
Peng Shuai
Zhang Shuai
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 3Fed Cup Quarterfinals
Cleveland, United States – Hard (i)
Sevilla, Spain – Clay (Red)
Bratislava, Slovakia – Hard (i)
Hobart, Australia – Hard
Quarterfinals winners
Italy 3–1
Czech Republic 3–2
Germany 3–1
Australia 4–0
Quarterfinals losers
United States
Spain
Slovakia
Russia
February 10Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier 5
$2,369,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Simona Halep
6–2, 6–3
Angelique Kerber Jelena Janković
Agnieszka Radwańska
Petra Cetkovská
Petra Kvitová
Sara Errani
Yanina Wickmayer
Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai
6–4, 6–0
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
February 17Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
$2,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Venus Williams
6–3, 6–0
Alizé Cornet Serena Williams
Caroline Wozniacki
Jelena Janković
Carla Suárez Navarro
Sorana Cîrstea
Flavia Pennetta
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Kurumi Nara
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Klára Zakopalová Teliana Pereira
Nastassja Burnett
Katarzyna Piter
Irina-Camelia Begu
Paula Ormaechea
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Irina-Camelia Begu
María Irigoyen
6–2, 6–0
Johanna Larsson
Chanelle Scheepers
February 24Abierto Mexicano TELCEL
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Dominika Cibulková
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
Christina McHale Zhang Shuai
Caroline Garcia
Marina Erakovic
Ajla Tomljanović
Kaia Kanepi
Eugenie Bouchard
Kristina Mladenovic
Galina Voskoboeva
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Petra Cetkovská
Iveta Melzer
Brasil Tennis Cup
Florianópolis, Brazil
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Klára Zakopalová
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro
Yaroslava Shvedova
Monica Niculescu
Alexandra Dulgheru
Alexandra Cadanțu
Alison Van Uytvanck
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Yaroslava Shvedova
7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–3]
Francesca Schiavone
Sílvia Soler Espinosa

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 3
March 10
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$5,946,740 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Flavia Pennetta
6–2, 6–1
Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na
Simona Halep
Dominika Cibulková
Sloane Stephens
Casey Dellacqua
Jelena Janković
Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai

7–6(7–5), 6–2
Cara Black
Sania Mirza
March 17
March 24
Sony Open Tennis
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$5,427,105 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
7–5, 6–1
Li Na Maria Sharapova
Dominika Cibulková
Angelique Kerber
Petra Kvitová
Agnieszka Radwańska
Caroline Wozniacki
Martina Hingis
Sabine Lisicki

4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
March 31Family Circle Cup
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
$710,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Andrea Petkovic
7–5, 6–2
Jana Čepelová Belinda Bencic
Eugenie Bouchard
Daniela Hantuchová
Sara Errani
Lucie Šafářová
Jelena Janković
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Yaroslava Shvedova

7–6(7–4), 6–2
Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Ana Ivanovic
6–2, 6–1
Jovana Jakšić Kimiko Date-Krumm
Caroline Wozniacki
Monica Puig
Julia Boserup
Karolína Plíšková
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Darija Jurak
Megan Moulton-Levy

7–6(7–5), 3–6, [11–9]
Tímea Babos
Olga Govortsova

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 7BNP Paribas Katowice Open
Katowice, Poland
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Alizé Cornet
7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5
Camila Giorgi Agnieszka Radwańska
Carla Suárez Navarro
Yvonne Meusburger
Klára Koukalová
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Shahar Pe'er
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Olga Savchuk
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Klára Koukalová
Monica Niculescu
Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Caroline Garcia
6–3, 6–4
Jelena Janković Chanelle Scheepers
Vania King
Lara Arruabarrena
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Romina Oprandi
Mariana Duque Mariño
Lara Arruabarrena
Caroline Garcia
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Vania King
Chanelle Scheepers
April 14Fed Cup Semifinals
Brisbane, Australia – Hard
Ostrava, Czech Republic – Hard (i)
Semifinals winners
 Czech Republic 4–0
 Germany 3–1
Semifinals losers
 Italy
 Australia
Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Donna Vekić
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Dominika Cibulková Karolína Plíšková
Zhang Shuai
Zarina Diyas
Çağla Büyükakçay
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Magda Linette
Tímea Babos
Chan Hao-ching
6–3, 6–4
Chan Yung-jan
Zheng Saisai
April 21Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
$710,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Maria Sharapova
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Ana Ivanovic Sara Errani
Jelena Janković
Agnieszka Radwańska
Carla Suárez Navarro
Alisa Kleybanova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
6–2, 6–3
Cara Black
Sania Mirza
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Marrakesh, Morocco
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
María Teresa Torró Flor
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Romina Oprandi Daniela Hantuchová
Garbiñe Muguruza
Peng Shuai
Yvonne Meusburger
Polona Hercog
Shahar Pe'er
Garbiñe Muguruza
Romina Oprandi
4–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Katarzyna Piter
Maryna Zanevska
April 28Portugal Open
Oeiras, Portugal
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Carla Suárez Navarro
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Svetlana Kuznetsova Irina-Camelia Begu
Elena Vesnina
Polona Hercog
Timea Bacsinszky
Roberta Vinci
Eugenie Bouchard
Cara Black
Sania Mirza
6–4, 6–3
Eva Hrdinová
Valeria Solovyeva

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 5Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
$4,942,700 – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Maria Sharapova
1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Simona Halep Petra Kvitová
Agnieszka Radwańska
Serena Williams
Ana Ivanovic
Caroline Garcia
Li Na
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
6–4, 6–3
Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
May 12Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
$2,369,000 – Clay (Red)– 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–3, 6–0
Sara Errani Ana Ivanovic
Jelena Janković
Zhang Shuai
Carla Suárez Navarro
Agnieszka Radwańska
Li Na
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
4–0, retired
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
May 19Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Nürnberg, Germany
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Eugenie Bouchard
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Karolína Plíšková Elina Svitolina
Karin Knapp
Angelique Kerber
Mona Barthel
Caroline Garcia
Yaroslava Shvedova
Michaëlla Krajicek
Karolína Plíšková
6–0, 4–6, [10–6]
Raluca Olaru
Shahar Pe'er
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Monica Puig
6–4, 6–3
Sílvia Soler Espinosa Madison Keys
Christina McHale
Julia Görges
Andrea Petkovic
Zarina Diyas
Camila Giorgi
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Tatiana Búa
Daniela Seguel
(May 25)
May 26
June 2
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$11,315,740 – Clay (Red)
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
Maria Sharapova
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Simona Halep Eugenie Bouchard
Andrea Petkovic
Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Sara Errani
Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai
6–4, 6–1
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Jean-Julien Rojer
4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Julia Görges
Nenad Zimonjić

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 9Aegon Classic
Birmingham, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
$710,000 – Grass – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Ana Ivanovic
6–3, 6–2
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Zhang Shuai
Casey Dellacqua
Klára Koukalová
Sloane Stephens
Kirsten Flipkens
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears

7–6(7–1), 6–1
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
June 16Aegon International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
$710,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Madison Keys
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki
Heather Watson
Ekaterina Makarova
Camila Giorgi
Lauren Davis
Petra Kvitová
Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Martina Hingis
Flavia Pennetta
Topshelf Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
WTA International
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Coco Vandeweghe
6–2, 6–4
Zheng Jie Magdaléna Rybáriková
Klára Koukalová
Annika Beck
Elina Svitolina
Garbiñe Muguruza
Yaroslava Shvedova
Marina Erakovic
Arantxa Parra Santonja

0–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Michaëlla Krajicek
Kristina Mladenovic
June 23
June 30
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
$11,174,883 – Grass
128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
Petra Kvitová
6–3, 6–0
Eugenie Bouchard Simona Halep
Lucie Šafářová
Angelique Kerber
Sabine Lisicki
Ekaterina Makarova
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci

6–1, 6–3
Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
Samantha Stosur
Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 6–2
Chan Hao-ching
Max Mirnyi

July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 7BRD Bucharest Open
Bucharest, Romania
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Simona Halep
6–1, 6–3
Roberta Vinci Monica Niculescu
Kristína Kučová
Lara Arruabarrena
Polona Hercog
Danka Kovinić
Petra Cetkovská
Elena Bogdan
Alexandra Cadanțu

6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Çağla Büyükakçay
Karin Knapp
Gastein Ladies
Bad Gastein, Austria
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Andrea Petkovic
6–3, 6–3
Shelby Rogers Grace Min
Sara Errani
Karolína Plíšková
Stefanie Vögele
Camila Giorgi
Chanelle Scheepers
Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková

4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Andreja Klepač
María Teresa Torró Flor
July 14Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Mona Barthel
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Chanelle Scheepers Jana Čepelová
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Yulia Putintseva
Lara Arruabarrena
Kaia Kanepi
Alexandra Panova
Andreja Klepač
María Teresa Torró Flor

6–1, 6–1
Jocelyn Rae
Anna Smith
İstanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Caroline Wozniacki
6–1, 6–1
Roberta Vinci Kristina Mladenovic
Ana Konjuh
Karolína Plíšková
Francesca Schiavone
Elina Svitolina
Kurumi Nara
Misaki Doi
Elina Svitolina

6–4, 6–0
Oksana Kalashnikova
Paula Kania
July 21Baku Cup
Baku, Azerbaijan
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Elina Svitolina
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Bojana Jovanovski Stefanie Vögele
Francesca Schiavone
Shahar Pe'er
Misa Eguchi
Kristina Mladenovic
Pauline Parmentier
Alexandra Panova
Heather Watson

6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Raluca Olaru
Shahar Pe'er
July 28Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, United States
WTA Premier
$710,000 – Hard – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic
Varvara Lepchenko
Ana Ivanovic
Venus Williams
Garbiñe Muguruza
Sachia Vickery
Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Paula Kania
Kateřina Siniaková
Citi Open
Washington, D.C., United States
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Kurumi Nara Marina Erakovic
Ekaterina Makarova
Kristina Mladenovic
Bojana Jovanovski
Vania King
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Shuko Aoyama
Gabriela Dabrowski

6–1, 6–2
Hiroko Kuwata
Kurumi Nara

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 4Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
WTA Premier 5
$2,369,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Agnieszka Radwańska
6–4, 6–2
Venus Williams Serena Williams
Ekaterina Makarova
Caroline Wozniacki
Carla Suárez Navarro
Victoria Azarenka
Coco Vandeweghe
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci

7–6(7–4), 6–3
Cara Black
Sania Mirza
August 11Western & Southern Open
Mason, United States
WTA Premier 5
$2,369,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–4, 6–1
Ana Ivanovic Caroline Wozniacki
Maria Sharapova
Jelena Janković
Agnieszka Radwańska
Elina Svitolina
Simona Halep
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears

6–1, 2–0 retired
Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
August 18Connecticut Open
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
$710,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Petra Kvitová
6–4, 6–2
Magdaléna Rybáriková Camila Giorgi
Samantha Stosur
Alison Riske
Garbiñe Muguruza
Kirsten Flipkens
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Andreja Klepač
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Marina Erakovic
Arantxa Parra Santonja
August 25
September 1
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$11,517,008 – Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
Serena Williams
6–3, 6–3
Caroline Wozniacki Ekaterina Makarova
Peng Shuai
Flavia Pennetta
Victoria Azarenka
Belinda Bencic
Sara Errani
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Martina Hingis
Flavia Pennetta
Sania Mirza
Bruno Soares
6–1, 2–6, [11–9]
Abigail Spears
Santiago González

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 8Coupe Banque Nationale
Quebec City, Canada
WTA International
$250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
6–4, 6–3
Venus Williams Shelby Rogers
Julia Görges
Lucie Hradecká
Tatjana Maria
Sesil Karatantcheva
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Julia Görges
Andrea Hlaváčková
Prudential Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Sabine Lisicki
7–5, 6–3
Karolína Plíšková Francesca Schiavone
Alison Van Uytvanck
Zheng Saisai
Jana Čepelová
Zheng Jie
Jarmila Gajdošová
Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková
6–2, 2–6, [12–10]
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Arina Rodionova
Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Karin Knapp
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Bojana Jovanovski Nigina Abduraimova
Lesia Tsurenko
Urszula Radwańska
Akgul Amanmuradova
Olga Govortsova
Ksenia Pervak
Aleksandra Krunić
Kateřina Siniaková
6–2, 6–1
Margarita Gasparyan
Alexandra Panova
September 15Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier
$1,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Ana Ivanovic
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Caroline Wozniacki Angelique Kerber
Garbiñe Muguruza
Dominika Cibulková
Lucie Šafářová
Casey Dellacqua
Carla Suárez Navarro
Cara Black
Sania Mirza
6–2, 7–5
Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
Kia Korea Open
Seoul, South Korea
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Karolína Plíšková
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Varvara Lepchenko Christina McHale
Maria Kirilenko
Agnieszka Radwańska
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Kaia Kanepi
Nicole Gibbs
Lara Arruabarrena
Irina-Camelia Begu
6–3, 6–3
Mona Barthel
Mandy Minella
Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou, China
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Monica Niculescu
6–4, 6–0
Alizé Cornet Wang Yafan
Timea Bacsinszky
Zhang Kailin
Monica Puig
María Teresa Torró Flor
Hsieh Su-wei
Chuang Chia-jung
Liang Chen
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–7]
Alizé Cornet
Magda Linette
September 22Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
$2,440,070 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Petra Kvitová
6–3, 6–4
Eugenie Bouchard Caroline Wozniacki
Elina Svitolina
Alizé Cornet
Timea Bacsinszky
Caroline Garcia
Angelique Kerber
Martina Hingis
Flavia Pennetta
6–4, 5–7, [12–10]
Cara Black
Caroline Garcia
September 29China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
$5,427,105 – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Maria Sharapova
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Petra Kvitová Samantha Stosur
Ana Ivanovic
Serena Williams
Roberta Vinci
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Simona Halep
Andrea Hlaváčková
Peng Shuai
6–4, 6–4
Cara Black
Sania Mirza

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 6Tianjin Open
Tianjin, China
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Alison Riske
6–3, 6–4
Belinda Bencic Zheng Saisai
Peng Shuai
Sorana Cîrstea
Varvara Lepchenko
Hsieh Su-wei
Ajla Tomljanović
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova

6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–8]
Sorana Cîrstea
Andreja Klepač
HP Japan Women's Open Tennis
Osaka, Japan
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Samantha Stosur
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Zarina Diyas Elina Svitolina
Luksika Kumkhum
Yulia Putintseva
Lauren Davis
Ana Konjuh
Madison Keys
Shuko Aoyama
Renata Voráčová

6–1, 6–2
Lara Arruabarrena
Tatjana Maria
Generali Ladies Linz
Linz, Austria
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Karolína Plíšková
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Camila Giorgi Karin Knapp
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Tsvetana Pironkova
Marina Erakovic
Stefanie Vögele
Madison Brengle
Raluca Olaru
Anna Tatishvili

6–2, 6–1
Annika Beck
Caroline Garcia
October 13Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
$710,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Irina-Camelia Begu Kateřina Siniaková
Lucie Šafářová
Vitalia Diatchenko
Camila Giorgi
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Tsvetana Pironkova
Martina Hingis
Flavia Pennetta

6–3, 7–5
Caroline Garcia
Arantxa Parra Santonja
BGL Luxembourg Open
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Annika Beck
6–2, 6–1
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Denisa Allertová
Mona Barthel
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Varvara Lepchenko
Johanna Larsson
Kiki Bertens
Timea Bacsinszky
Kristina Barrois

3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Lucie Hradecká
Barbora Krejčíková
October 20BNP Paribas WTA Finals
Singapore
Year-end championships
$6,500,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–3, 6–0
Simona Halep Agnieszka Radwańska
Caroline Wozniacki
Round Robin losers
Eugenie Bouchard
Ana Ivanovic
Maria Sharapova
Petra Kvitová
Cara Black
Sania Mirza
6–1, 6–0
Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai
October 27WTA Tournament of Champions
Sofia, Bulgaria
Year-end championships
$750,000 – Hard (i) – 8S
Singles Draw
Andrea Petkovic
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Flavia Pennetta Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
Round Robin losers
Karolína Plíšková
Dominika Cibulková
Alizé Cornet
Tsvetana Pironkova
Ekaterina Makarova (withdrew)

November

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
November 3Fed 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

Total Player Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
7 Serena Williams (USA) 700
5 Sara Errani (ITA) 050
5 Roberta Vinci (ITA) 050
5 Peng Shuai (CHN) 050
5 Karolína Plíšková (CZE) 230
4 Maria Sharapova (RUS) 400
4 Sania Mirza (IND)031
4 Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 400
3 Petra Kvitová (CZE)300
3 Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)030
3 Andrea Petkovic (GER)300
3 Cara Black (ZIM)030
3 Flavia Pennetta (ITA)120
3 Martina Hingis (SUI)030
3 Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 030
3 Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 030
3 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)120
3 Klára Koukalová (CZE) 120
3 Monica Niculescu (ROU) 120
2 Li Na (CHN)200
2 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)110
2 Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER)011
2 Samantha Stosur (AUS)101
2 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)011
2 Sabine Lisicki (GER)110
2 Simona Halep (ROU)200
2 Raquel Kops-Jones (USA)020
2 Květa Peschke (CZE)020
2 Abigail Spears (USA)020
2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 200
2 Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP)110
2 Tímea Babos (HUN)020
2 Chan Hao-ching (TPE)020
2 Andreja Klepač (SLO)020
2 Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)020
2 Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)020
2 Caroline Garcia (FRA)110
2 Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (CRO)110
2 María Teresa Torró Flor (ESP)110
2 Elina Svitolina (UKR)110
2 Shuko Aoyama (JPN) 020
2 Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)020
2 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)020
2 Kristýna Plíšková (CZE) 020
1 Elena Vesnina (RUS)010
1 Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE)010
1 Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)100
1 Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)010
1 Madison Keys (USA)100
1 Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)100
1 Venus Williams (USA)100
1 Chan Yung-jan (TPE)010
1 Lucie Šafářová (CZE)010
1 Sílvia Soler Espinosa (ESP)010
1 Annika Beck (GER)100
1 Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)100
1 Mona Barthel (GER)100
1 Dominika Cibulková (SVK)100
1 Alizé Cornet (FRA)100
1 Karin Knapp (ITA)100
1 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)100
1 Kurumi Nara (JPN)100
1 Monica Puig (PUR)100
1 Alison Riske (USA)100
1 Coco Vandeweghe (USA)100
1 Donna Vekić (CRO)100
1 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)100
1 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)010
1 Kristina Barrois (GER)010
1 Ashleigh Barty (AUS)010
1 Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR)010
1 Elena Bogdan (ROU)010
1 Alexandra Cadanțu (ROU)010
1 Chan Hao-ching (TPE)010
1 Chuang Chia-jung (TPE)010
1 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)010
1 Casey Dellacqua (AUS)010
1 Misaki Doi (JPN)010
1 Marina Erakovic (NZL)010
1 Sharon Fichman (CAN)010
1 Lucie Hradecká (CZE)010
1 María Irigoyen (ARG)010
1 Darija Jurak (CRO)010
1 Michaëlla Krajicek (NED)010
1 Aleksandra Krunić (SRB)010
1 Megan Moulton-Levy (USA)010
1 Liang Chen (CHN)010
1 Raluca Olaru (ROU)010
1 Romina Oprandi (SUI)010
1 Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP)010
1 Olga Savchuk (UKR)010
1 Maria Sanchez (USA)010
1 Alexandra Panova (RUS)010
1 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)010
1 Anna Tatishvili (USA)010
1 Renata Voráčová (CZE)010
1 Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)010
1 Heather Watson (GBR)010
1 Zhang Shuai (CHN)010

Titles won by nation

Total Nation Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
19 Czech Republic (CZE)112112387120
16 United States (USA)1111141231150
13 Russia (RUS)1123222850
12 Spain (ESP)336390
10 Germany (GER)1111141631
9 Italy (ITA)211221270
9 Romania (ROU)126360
8 China (CHN)112112260
6 Chinese Taipei (TPE)11112060
6 France (FRA)123231
5 Australia (AUS)122041
5  Switzerland (SUI)1112050
5 Serbia (SRB)221410
4 India (IND)1111031
4 Croatia (CRO)22220
4 Japan (JPN)13130
3 Zimbabwe (ZIM)111030
3 Slovenia (SLO)111030
3 Kazakhstan (KAZ)12030
3 Canada (CAN)12120
3 Ukraine (UKR)12120
2 Hungary (HUN)11020
1 Poland (POL)1100
1 Bulgaria (BUL)1100
1 Denmark (DEN)1100
1 Puerto Rico (PUR)1100
1 Slovakia (SVK)1100
1 Argentina (ARG)1010
1 Great Britain (GBR)1010
1 Netherlands (NED)1010
1 New Zealand (NZL)1010

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Top 10 entry

The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:

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

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date Gained Date Forfeited
 Serena Williams (USA) Year-End 2013 Held Through The Entirety of 2014

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date gained Date forfeited
 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.

Statistics leaders

as of November 10, 2014[8]

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.

CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1
Grand Slam (S)2000130078043024013070104030202
Grand Slam (D)200013007804302401301040
WTA Championships (S)+810+360(230 for each round robin win, 70 for each loss)
WTA Championships (D)15001050780460
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)100065039021512065351030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)1000650390215120651030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)100065039021512010
WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q)9005853501901056013022151
WTA Premier 5 (56S,48/32Q)90058535019010560130201
WTA Premier 5 (28D)9005853501901051
WTA Premier 5 (16D)9005853501901
WTA Premier (56S)4703051851005530125131
WTA Premier (32S)4703051851005512518131
WTA Premier (16D)4703051851001
Tournament of Champions+195+75(60 for each round robin win, 25 for each loss)
WTA International (32S,32Q)280180110603011814101
WTA International (32S,16Q)2801801106030118121
WTA International (16D)280180110601

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:

Comebacks

Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2014 WTA Tour season:

Awards

The winners of the 2014 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last two weeks of November.

See also

References

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