2014 in tennis

none 2014 tennis This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2014. It primarily provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the Association of Tennis Professionals and Women's Tennis Association Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup. International Tennis Federation Grand Slam events Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalAustralian Open(January 13 – January 26)Men's singles SUI Stanislas Wawrinka ESP Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Women's singles CHN Li Na SVK Dominika Cibulková 7–6(7–3), 6–0Men's doubles POL Łukasz Kubot SWE Robert Lindstedt USA Eric Butorac RSA Raven Klaasen 6–3, 6–3Women's doubles ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci RUS Ekaterina Makarova RUS Elena Vesnina 6–4, 3–6, 7–5Mixed doubles FRA Kristina Mladenovic CAN Daniel Nestor IND Sania Mirza ROM Horia Tecău 6–3, 6–2 Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalFrench Open(May 26 – June 8)Men's singles ESP Rafael Nadal SRB Novak Djokovic 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4Women's singles RUS Maria Sharapova ROM Simona Halep 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4Men's doubles FRA Julien Benneteau FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin ESP Marcel Granollers ESP Marc López 6–3, 7–6(7–1)Women's doubles TPE Hsieh Su-wei CHN Peng Shuai ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–1Mixed doubles GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld NED Jean-Julien Rojer GER Julia Görges SRB Nenad Zimonjić 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalWimbledon Championships(June 23 – July 6)Men's singles SRB Novak Djokovic SUI Roger Federer 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4Women's singles CZE Petra Kvitová CAN Eugenie Bouchard 6–3, 6–0Men's doubles CAN Vasek Pospisil USA Jack Sock USA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6, 7–5Women's doubles ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci HUN Tímea Babos FRA Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 6–3Mixed doubles SRB Nenad Zimonjić AUS Samantha Stosur BLR Max Mirnyi TPE Chan Hao-ching 6–4, 6–2 Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalUS Open(August 25 – September 7)Men's singles HRV Marin Čilić JPN Kei Nishikori 6–3, 6–3, 6–3Women's singles USA Serena Williams DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–3Men's doubles USA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan SPA Marcel Granollers SPA Marc López 6–3, 6–4Women's doubles RUS Ekaterina Makarova RUS Elena Vesnina SUI Martina Hingis ITA Flavia Pennetta 2–6, 6–3, 6–2Mixed doubles IND Sania Mirza BRA Bruno Soares USA Abigail Spears MEX Santiago González 6–1, 2–6, [11–9] A total of ten men reached the third round at all four Grand Slams: Kevin Anderson, Roberto Bautista Agut, Tomáš Berdych, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Milos Raonic, Tommy Robredo, Gilles Simon, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Of the ten, only four managed to reach the fourth round or better at every major. Federer and Tsonga reached at least the fourth round at all four slams while Djokovic and Murray reached at least the quarterfinals at every major. Just six women reached the third round at all four Grand Slams: Eugenie Bouchard, Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, Ekaterina Makarova, Lucie Šafářová, and Maria Sharapova. Bouchard and Sharapova were the only two to reach at least the fourth round at every major. Davis Cup World Group Draw 31 January −2 February 4–6 April 12–14 September 21–23 November Ostrava, Czech Republic – (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021076 Czech Republic v Netherlands daviscup.com 2014-12-06 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141206071036/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021076 dead 1 CZE 3   NED 2 Tokyo, Japan – (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021077 Japan v Canada daviscup.com 2015-09-24 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033443/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021077 dead 7 CAN 1   JPN 4 Frankfurt, Germany – (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021078 Germany v Spain daviscup.com 2014-12-26 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226091942/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021078 dead 3 ESP 1   GER 4 Mouilleron-le-Captif, France – (indoor clay)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021079 France v Australia daviscup.com 2014-12-25 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141225074825/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021079 dead 5 FRA 5   AUS 0 San Diego, United States – (clay)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021080 United States v Great Britain daviscup.com 2014-01-25 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20140125081647/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021080 dead   GBR 3 6 USA 1 Mar de Plata, Argentina – (clay)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021081 Argentina v Italy daviscup.com 2014-12-16 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141216045113/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021081 dead   ITA 3 4 ARG 1 Astana, Kazakhstan – (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021082 Kazakhstan v Belgium daviscup.com 2015-03-12 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150312074703/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021082 dead   BEL 2 8 KAZ 3 Novi Sad, Serbia – (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021083 Serbia v Switzerland daviscup.com 2014-12-24 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224054830/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021083 dead   SUI 3 2 SRB 2 Tokyo, Japan – (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021084 Japan v Czech Republic daviscup.com 2014-12-26 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226091947/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021084 dead 1 CZE 5   JPN 0 Nancy, France – (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021085 France v Germany daviscup.com 2014-12-24 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224042151/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021085 dead GER 2 5 FRA 3 Naples, Italy – (clay)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021086 Italy v Great Britain daviscup.com 2014-12-26 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226092129/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021086 dead GBR 2 ITA 3 Geneva, Switzerland – (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021087 Switzerland v Kazakhstan daviscup.com 2014-12-24 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224035326/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021087 dead 8 KAZ 2 SUI 3 Paris, France – (clay)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021088 France v Czech Republic daviscup.com 2014-12-24 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224004721/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021088 dead 1 CZE 1 5 FRA 4 Geneva, Switzerland – (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021089 Switzerland v Italy daviscup.com 2016-03-22 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160322010617/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021089 dead ITA 2 SUI 3 Lille, France – (indoor clay)http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021090 France v Switzerland daviscup.com 2015-01-02 2014-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20150102143651/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021090 dead 5 FRA 1 SUI 3 Fed Cup World Group Draw 8–9 February 19–20 April 8–9 November 16 Cleveland, United States (indoor hard)http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020734 Italy v United States fedcup.com 2016-03-04 2014-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035116/http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieID=100020734 dead 1 ITA 3 USA 1 Seville, Spain (outdoor clay)http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020735 Spain v Czech Republic fedcup.com 2015-04-26 2014-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150426121852/http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020735 dead ESP 2 3 CZE 3 Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020736 Slovakia v Germany fedcup.com 2015-04-13 2014-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150413022914/http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieID=100020736 dead 4 SVK 1 GER 3 Hobart, Australia (outdoor hard)http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020737 Australia v Russia fedcup.com 2015-02-20 2014-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150220201621/http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020737 dead AUS 4 2 RUS 0 Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020738 Italy v Czech Republic fedcup.com 2015-04-13 2014-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150413074042/http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieID=100020738 dead 1 ITA 0 3 CZE 4 Brisbane, Australia (outdoor hard)http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020739 Germany v Australia fedcup.com 2014-11-03 2014-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20141103021928/http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020739 dead GER 3 AUS 1 Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020740 Czech Republic v Germany fedcup.com 1998-11-30 2014-04-21 https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/19981130000000/http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100020740 dead 3 CZE 3 GER 1 International Olympic Committee 7–18 March: South American Games 17–24 August: Youth Olympics 30–30 September: Asian Games 24–30 November: Central American and Caribbean Games Important events 2014 ATP World Tour 2014 WTA Tour 2014 US Open Series January The Australian Open along with five ATP tournaments, seven WTA tournaments, the Hopman Cup, and the first week of Davis Cup were scheduled in January. Grand Slam champions Andy Murrayhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/25526383 Andy Murray claims first win after returning from back injury BBC.com and Maria Sharapovahttp://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3597222/title/sharapova-makes-triumphant-return Sharapova makes triumphant return WTATennis.com along with former world number two, Vera Zvonareva,http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3598268/title/li-outdoes-newly-returned-zvonareva Li outdoes newly returned Zvonareva WTATennis.com returned to their respective tours after recovering from injury. French duo Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Alizé Cornet defeated Poland in the Hopman Cup Final to give France its first Hopman Cup victory.http://hopmancup.com/news/2014/01/04/tsonga-draws-first-blood-in-final France wins its first Hopman Cup Hopmancup.com Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer extended their historic rivalry when the Australian defeated Federer in the final of the Brisbane International.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/01/1/Brisbane-Singles-Final-Federer-Hewitt.aspx Lleyton Hewitt downs Roger Federer in Brisbane final ATPWorldTour.com After a record nine first-round retirements in the singles draws of the Australian Open,https://www.espn.com/tennis/aus14/story/_/id/10294836/australian-open-1st-round-retirements-match-record First-round retirements match record ESPN.com the ATP considers adding an extreme heat policy to mediate extreme temperatures on court.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/australian-open-2014-melbourne-meltdown-forces-atp-to-consider-rule-change-9068610.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/australian-open-2014-melbourne-meltdown-forces-atp-to-consider-rule-change-9068610.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Melbourne meltdown forces ATP to consider rule change independent.co.uk By winning her third round encounter against Daniela Hantuchová, women's top seed Serena Williams broke Margaret Court's record of 60 match victories at the Australian Open; however, she was subsequently defeated in the next round by Ana Ivanovic in three-sets.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/17/serena-williams-australian-open-wins-record_n_4613570.html Serena Williams Sets Australian Open Record With 3rd-Round Win huffingtonpost.com Doubles top seed, Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan made their earliest exit at the Australian Open in 11 years after they were defeated by the unseeded duo of Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen in the third round.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20140119/australian-open-bob-mike-bryan.ap/index.html?section=si_latest https://web.archive.org/web/20140203113137/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20140119/australian-open-bob-mike-bryan.ap/index.html?section=si_latest dead February 3, 2014 Bryans make earliest exit from Australian Open since 2003 SI.com Li Na followed up her win at the Shenzhen Open by reaching her third Australian Open final. She defeated first-time finalist Dominika Cibulková to earn her second career Grand Slam title. After fourteen consecutive losses to Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka defeated the three-time defending champion in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. He followed up this win by going on to defeat world number one Rafael Nadal in the final for the first time in thirteen career meetings with the Spaniard. It was Wawrinka's second title of the year after winning the Aircel Chennai Open earlier in January. The first round of the Davis Cup saw five seeds fail to advance to the second round. Of the top four seeds, only the Czech Republic won its tie while Serbia, Spain, and Argentina lost to Switzerland, Germany, and Italy, respectively. Japan, France, Great Britain, and Kazakhstan also advanced. Rafael Nadal, Juan Martín del Potro, John Isner, Ana Ivanovic, Garbiñe Muguruza, and Ekaterina Makarova also won titles. WTA Premier Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalBrisbanePremier (December 30 – January 5)Women's singles USA Serena Williams BLR Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 7–5Women's doublesRUS Alla Kudryavtseva AUS Anastasia Rodionova FRA Kristina Mladenovic KAZ Galina Voskoboeva 6–3, 6–1SydneyPremier (January 6 – January 12)Women's singles BUL Tsvetana Pironkova GER Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4Women's doublesHUN Tímea Babos CZE Lucie Šafářová ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]ParisPremier (January 27 – February 2)Women's singles RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ITA Sara Errani 3–6, 6–2, 6–3Women's doublesGER Anna-Lena Grönefeld CZE Květa Peschke HUN Tímea Babos FRA Kristina Mladenovic 6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–5] February Twelve ATP tournaments, five WTA tournaments, and the first week of Fed Cup were scheduled in February. The Czech Republic nearly joined fellow fallen seeds Russia and Slovakia, but pulled off a 3–2 victory over Spain in the first round of Fed Cup. Italy, Germany, and Australia also advanced to the semifinals. Peng Shuai made history and became the first Chinese number one in any tennis discipline, male or female, by reaching the top spot of the WTA's doubles rankings.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3668199/title/peng-shuai-new-doubles-world-no1 Peng Shuai new doubles world no1 wtatennis.com Marin Čilić continued his impressive start to the year by reaching his third consecutive ATP Tournament final. He defeated Kevin Anderson in the Delray Beacch final to add to his fourth Zagreb title he collected earlier in February. The win meant that Čilić led the tour in match wins with an 18–4 record.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/02/8/Delray-Beach-Sunday-Anderson-Cilic.aspx Cilic survives Anderson test for Delray Beach crown atpworldtour.com Gaël Monfils, Fabio Fognini, Kei Nishikori, David Ferrer, Ernests Gulbis, Federico Delbonis, Kurumi Nara, Dominika Cibulková, and Klára Zakopalová also won titles. ATP World Tour 500 Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalRotterdam(February 10 – February 16)Men's singles CZE Tomáš Berdych CRO Marin Čilić 6–4, 6–2Men's doublesFRA Michaël Llodra FRA Nicolas Mahut NED Jean-Julien Rojer ROU Horia Tecău 6–2, 7–6(4)Rio de Janeiro(February 17 – February 23)Men's singles ESP Rafael Nadal UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–3, 7–6(3)Men's doublesCOL Juan Sebastián Cabal COL Robert Farah ESP David Marrero BRA Marcelo Melo 6–4, 6–2Dubai(February 24 – March 2)Men's singles SUI Roger Federer CZE Tomáš Berdych 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Men's doublesIND Rohan Bopanna PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi CAN Daniel Nestor SRB Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–3Acapulco(February 24 – March 2)Men's singles BUL Grigor Dimitrov RSA Kevin Anderson 7–6(1), 3–6, 7–6(5)Men's doublesRSA Kevin Anderson AUS Matthew Ebden ESP Feliciano López BLR Max Mirnyi 6–3, 6–3 WTA Premier Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalQatarPremier 5(February 10 – February 16)Women's singles ROU Simona Halep GER Angelique Kerber 6–2, 6–3Women's doublesTPE Hsieh Su-wei CHN Peng Shuai CZE Květa Peschke SLO Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–0DubaiPremier (February 17 – February 23)Women's singles USA Venus Williams FRA Alizé Cornet 6–3, 6–0Women's doublesAUS Anastasia Rodionova RUS Alla Kudryavtseva USA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] March Two ATP tournaments, four WTA tournaments, and the second week of Davis Cup were scheduled in March. Due to their deep runs at Indian Wells, Simona Halep and Roger Federer reached the number five ranking on their respective tours. This was Halep's top five debuthttp://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3718550/title/stats-corner-the-top-5-club Stats corner the top 5 club wtatennis.com while Federer re-entered the top five after a twelve-year low ranked number eight.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/03/11/Indian-Wells-Saturday-Federer-Dolgopolov.aspx Federer to vie for fifth Indian Wells title atpworldtour.com The results of Indian Wells caused a considerable shift among the ATP Tour Top Ten Rankings.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=03.17.2014&r=1&c= March 17 ATP rankings atpworldtour.com Along with Federer's return to the top five, Tomáš Berdych fell to number seven, John Isner made a return to the top ten, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fell out of the top ten for the first time in nearly three years. Being led by former world number one, Roger Federer, and Australian Open champion, Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland pulled off another upset against the eighth seeded Kazakhstan to reach the semifinals of the Davis Cup. They will face off against Italy on the bottom half of the draw while the first and fifth seeded teams of Czech Republic and France will meet in the other semifinal. 17-year-old Belinda Bencic reached her first WTA semi-final at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston. Due to the result, Bencic is the first player to be born after 1996 to enter the WTA top 100.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3753413/title/10-things-to-know-this-week 10 things to know this week wtatennis.com The tournament also saw Serena Williams upset in her opening round match against Jana Čepelová. The upset snapped a 28-match winning streak Williams had on clay courts.http://tennis.si.com/2014/04/01/serena-williams-upset-loss-jana-cepelova-charleston/ Serena Williams stunned by no. 78 Jana Cepelova at Family Circle Cup SI.com Čepelová would be the eventual finalist of the tournament. Andrea Petkovic and Ana Ivanovic also won titles. ATP World Tour 1000/WTA Premier Mandatory Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalIndian Wells(March 3 – March 16)Men's singles SRB Novak Djokovic SUI Roger Federer 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)Women's singles ITA Flavia Pennetta POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–1Men's doublesUSA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan AUT Alexander Peya BRA Bruno Soares 6–4, 6–3Women's doubles TPE Hsieh Su-wei CHN Peng Shuai ZWE Cara Black IND Sania Mirza 7–6(7–5), 6–2Miami(March 17 – March 30)Men's singles SRB Novak Djokovic1 1 ESP Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–3Women's singles USA Serena Williams CHN Li Na 7–5, 6–1Men's doublesUSA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan COL Juan Sebastián Cabal COL Robert Farah 7–6(4), 6–4Women's doubles SUI Martina Hingis2 2 GER Sabine Lisicki RUS Ekaterina Makarova RUS Elena Vesnina 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] 1 Djokovic becomes the second man after Federer to win the Indian Wells-Miami double twice.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/03/13/Miami-Final-Djokovic-Nadal.aspx Djokovic denies Nadal to claim Miami crown atptennis.com This was Djokovic's fourth title in Miami. 2 This was Hingis' first tournament title since making her doubles comeback in 2013.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3740282/title/hingis-lisicki-conquer-miami Hingis, Lisicki conquer Miami wtatennis.com April Seven ATP tournaments, six WTA tournaments, and the second week of Fed Cup were scheduled in April. Dominika Cibulková led the WTA in match-wins after winning her 22nd match of the season at the Malaysian Open.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3772677/title/cibulkova-passes-li-radwanska Cibulkova passes Li, Radwanska wtatennis.com She would raise that total to 24 before falling in the final to first-time WTA titlist Donna Vekić. The Czech Republic reached its third Fed Cup final in four years after defeating defending champions, Italy, in the semifinals. After a 22-year final drought, Germany also advanced to the final with a win over Australia.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/27087835 Fed Cup: Germany & Czech Republic through to final BBC.com Russia, Canada, France and Poland earned places in the 2015 World Group. This will be Canada and Poland's first time contesting in the World Group.http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Heroes-and-Zeros-Stanimal,-Fabio-s-Transgressions.aspx Heroes: Canadian, Polish and Romanian Fed Cup Teams tennisnow.com For the first time in the tournament's history, the United States was regulated to World Group Two after its loss to France.http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/175603.aspx France stun USA to seal World Group place fedcup.com Fernando Verdasco, Guillermo García-López, Grigor Dimitrov, Carlos Berlocq, Martin Kližan, Alizé Cornet, Caroline Garcia, María Teresa Torró Flor, and Carla Suárez Navarro also won titles. ATP World Tour 1000 Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalMonte Carlo(April 14 – April 20)Men's singles SUI Stanislas Wawrinka1 1 SUI Roger Federer 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–2 Men's doublesUSA Bob BryanUSA Mike Bryan CRO Ivan Dodig BRA Marcelo Melo 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] ATP World Tour 500 Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalBarcelona(April 21 – April 27)Men's singles JPN Kei Nishikori COL Santiago Giraldo 6–2, 6–2Men's doublesNED Jesse Huta Galung FRA Stéphane Robert CAN Daniel Nestor SRB Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 6–3 WTA Premier Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalStuttgartPremier(April 21 – April 27)Women's singles RUS Maria Sharapova2 2 SRB Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 6–1Women's doublesITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci ZIM Cara Black IND Sania Mirza 6–2, 6–3 1 This was Wawrinka's first Masters 1000 title of his career. The win also propelled him to the top spot of the race to the ATP World Tour Finals.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/04/16/Monte-Carlo-Final-Race-Report.aspx Monte Carlo Final Race Report atpworldtour.com 2 This was Sharapova's third consecutive title in Stuttgart and the 30th career title of her career. It was also the first time Sharapova had won a tournament three different times.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3790809/title/sharapova-strikes-thirty-in-stuttgart Sharapova strikes thirty in Stuttgart wtatennis.com May The French Open along with four ATP tournaments and four WTA tournaments were scheduled in May. Since losing to Li Na in the 2011 French Open semifinals, Maria Sharapova's only losses in her next fifty matches on clay came at the hands of Serena Williams. This streak came to an end when Ana Ivanovic defeated the Russian in the third round in Rome.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3843167/title/french-open-contenders-sharapova French Open contenders Sharapova wtatennis.com For the first time in the history of the sport, both incumbent Grand Slam champions were defeated in the first round of the subsequent major.http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/05/li-na-stan-wawrinka-french-open-first-time-ever-loss Li Na and Stan Wawrinka made the wrong kind of history at the French Open usatoday.com The French Open saw Australian Open men's singles champions Stanislas Wawrinka upset by Guillermo García-López while Kristina Mladenovic defeated women's champion, Li Na, in the opening round. Defending champion and tournament favorite Serena Williams was upset in the second round of the French Open a day after Li Na was defeated in the first round. This marked the first time in the Open Era that the top two seeds in the women's singles main draw were knocked out before the third round of a Grand Slam.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3864421/title/5-things-to-know-williams-sisters-out 5 things to know Williams sisters out wtatennis.com More history was made when third seeded Agnieszka Radwańska was upset in the third round, marking the first time in the Open Era that a top three seed did not advance to the second week of a major.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3869936/title/radwanska-latest-casualty-in-paris Radwanska latest casualty in Paris wtatennis.com For the first time in her career, Maria Sharapova came back from a set down to win three consecutive matches at a tournament en route to her third consecutive French Open final.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3884691/title/10-things-sharapova-vs-halep 10 things Sharapova vs Halep wtatennis.com She would go on to win a 20th consecutive three-set match on clay by defeating Simona Halep in the championship match.https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sharapova-wins-1st-set-6-141458643--ten.html Sharapova edges Halep for 2nd French Open title Associated Press This was Sharapova's fifth Grand Slam title and her second at the French Open. Rafael Nadal made history by becoming the first player to win a ninth title at a single major championship by defeating Novak Djokovic in the French Open final.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/06/23/Roland-Garros-Final-Nadal-Djokovic.aspx Nadal wins battle for no. 1 Historic ninth Roland Garros crown atpworldtour.com This was also Nadal's fifth straight title at Roland Garros and his 90th match win at the tournament as well. WTA upstarts Eugenie Bouchard and Monica Puig won their maiden career titles, joining Philipp Kohlschreiber and Ernests Gulbis on the ATP Tour as title winners in the final week before the French Open. ATP Tour 1000/WTA Premier Mandatory Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalMadrid(May 5 – May 11)Men's singles ESP Rafael Nadal JPN Kei Nishikori 2–6, 6–4, 3–0 (ret)Women's singles RUS Maria Sharapova ROU Simona Halep 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 Men's doublesCAN Daniel Nestor SRB Nenad Zimonjić USA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–2Women's doubles ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci ESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 6–4, 6–3 ATP Tour 1000/WTA Premier 5 Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalRome(May 12 – May 18)Men's singles SRB Novak Djokovic ESPRafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 6–3Women's singles USA Serena Williams ITA Sara Errani 6–3, 6–0 Men's doublesCAN Daniel Nestor SRB Nenad Zimonjić NED Robin Haase ESP Feliciano López 6–4, 7–6(2)Women's doubles CZE Květa Peschke SLO Katarina Srebotnik ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci 4–0, ret. June The Wimbledon Championships along with four ATP tournaments and three WTA tournaments were scheduled in June. The top women seeds were on the wrong side of history yet again at a Grand Slam. Serena Williams and Li Na were both upset in the third round. It is the first time in the Open Era that the top two seeded women lost in the first week of Wimbledon.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3938625/title/10-things-halep-vs-radwanska-final 10 things Halep vs Radwanska wtatennis.com Agnieszka Radwańska and Maria Sharapova, the tournament's fourth and fifth seeds, were also defeated before the quarterfinals. Nick Kyrgios stunned Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of Wimbledon resulting in three players born in the 1990s being in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/06/27/Wimbledon-Tuesday-Kyrgios-Nadal-Numbers.aspx Kyrgios Nadal Numbers atpworldtour.com Kyrgios joined Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov in the last eight and the latter two would ultimately reach the final four as well. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci became the fifth partnership in the Open Era to complete a career Grand Slam in women's doubles after winning the Wimbledon title over Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3963773/title/errani-vinci-complete-grand-slam-set Errani Vinci complete grand slame set wtatennis.com The women's final at Wimbledon was the first Grand Slam final to be contested between two players born in the 1990s. Petra Kvitová would remain as the only Grand Slam champion born in this decade by capturing her second Wimbledon title. In the final, Kvitová defeated Eugenie Bouchard, who was Canada's first Grand Slam finalist.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3948490/title/10-things-kvitova-vs-bouchard 10 things Kvitova vs Bouchard wtatennis.com Novak Djokovic denied Roger Federer an unprecedented eighth Wimbledon title by defeating the Swiss in the championship final. This was Djokovic's second Wimbledon title of his career and his seventh major title overall. Roger Federer, Grigor Dimitrov, Roberto Bautista Agut, Feliciano López, and Coco Vandeweghe also won titles. WTA Premier Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalBirminghamPremier(June 9 – June 15)Women's singles SRB Ana Ivanovic1 1 CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–3, 6–2Women's doublesUSA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears AUS Ashleigh Barty AUS Casey Dellacqua 7–6(7–1), 6–1EastbournePremier (June 16 – June 22)Women's singles USA Madison Keys GER Angelique Kerber 6–3, 3–6, 7–5Women's doublesTPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan SUI Martina Hingis ITA Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 5–7, [10–7] 1 This was Ivanovic's first title on grass and her fourteenth title overall. The win was also a tour leading 37th match win-three more than the closest contender.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3907225/title/ivanovic-wins-first-grass-court-title Ivanovic wins first grass court title wtatennis.com July Ten ATP tournaments and seven WTA tournaments were scheduled in July. July also marked the beginning of the US Open Series. When the new rankings were released on July 7, Novak Djokovic officially became the first man to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals in November.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/07/28/London-Finale-Djokovic-First-To-Qualify.aspx London finale Djokovic first to qualify atpworldtour.com Rafael Nadal became the second man to qualify in the following week.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/07/29/London-Finale-Nadal-Bryans-Qualify.aspx Nadal, Bryans qualify for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals atpworldtour.com For the first time since 2004, former world number one Lleyton Hewitt won multiple titles in a single year by defeating Ivo Karlović in the Newport final, adding a fifth different grass court title to his career total.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/07/28/Newport-Final-Hewitt-Karlovic.aspx Hewitt completes Newport double atpworldtour.com The first ATP World Tour final contested between two players born in the 1990s occurred in Kitzbühel where David Goffin defeated Dominic Thiem to claim his first career title. Days later, more history was made at the Citi Open by Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. Not only was the matchup the second ATP World Tour final between two players born in the 1990s, it was also the first ever all-Canadian final on the ATP World Tour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/07/31/Washington-Saturday-Raonic-Gasquet-Young-Pospisil.aspx Raonic, Pospisil book all-Canadian final in Washington atpworldtour.com Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Cuevas(2), Bernard Tomic, Pablo Andújar, Simona Halep, Andrea Petkovic, Mona Barthel, Caroline Wozniacki, Elina Svitolina, and Svetlana Kuznetsova also won titles. ATP World Tour 500 Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalHamburg(July 14 – July 20)Men's singles ARG Leonardo Mayer ESP David Ferrer 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 7–6(7–4)Men's doublesCRO Marin Draganja ROU Florin Mergea AUT Alexander Peya BRA Bruno Soares 6–4, 7–5 US Open Series Week Date Men's Events Women's Events1 July 21–27 Atlanta2014 Champion: USA John Isner No Series Event Held This Week2 July 28 – August 3 Washington, D.C.2014 Champion: CAN Milos Raonic Stanford2014 Champion: USA Serena Williams August The US Open along with three ATP tournaments and three WTA tournaments were scheduled in August. August also marked the conclusion of the US Open Series. Venus and Serena Williams revived their sixteen-year rivalry in the semifinals of the Rogers Cup. In just their second meeting in the past four years, Venus snapped a five match losing streak to the current world number one and booked her place in the final.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4063508/title/venus-outdoes-serena-in-montreal Venus outdoes Serena in Montreal wtatennis.com In a dramatic three-set encounter, Ana Ivanovic defeated Maria Sharapova in the semifinals of the Western and Southern Open. The win meant that Ivanovic would enter the US Open with a tour-leading 47 match wins and a return to the top ten in the WTA Tour rankings.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4078953/title/ivanovic-wins-sharapova-thriller Ivanovic wins Sharapova thriller wtatennis.com Novak Djokovic's bid to become the first man to win all nine Masters 1000 titles was cut short in the round of sixteen at the Western and Southern Open.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/08/33/Cincinnati-Thursday-Djokovic-Reaction.aspx Djokovic: 'I expected more from myself' atpworldtour.com The world number one enters the final Grand Slam of the year with a 2–2 win loss record in the US Open Series. After withdrawing from all other summer hard court events, defending champion Rafael Nadal also withdrew from the US Open due to a right wrist injury.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/08/34/US-Open-Nadal-Withdraws.aspx Nadal withdraws from US Open atpworldtour.com Due to a recent rule change in which a player's point total is doubled by accumulating points from at least three different tournaments, Milos Raonic was the men's winner of the 2014 US Open Series despite not winning either of the two Masters 1000 titles. The rule did not affect the outcome of the women's winner in which Stanford and Cincinnati champion, Serena Williams was rewarded first place. The US Open women's top seeds had yet another disappointing showing at a Grand Slam event. For the third consecutive major tournament, three of the top four seeds failed to advance to the quarterfinals. The results matched those of the French Open in that three of the top four seeds failed to reach the second week of a Grand Slam. Agnieszka Radwańska was seeded fourth and lost in the second round while the third round resulted in upsets for the second seeded Simona Halep and the third seeded Petra Kvitová. Mike and Bob Bryan won a monumental 100th tour level title by capturing their fifth US Open championship in the men's doubles.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/09/36/US-Open-Doubles-Final-Bryans-Granollers-Lopez.aspx Bryans capture historic 100th team tile atpworldtour.com By virtue of advancing to the US Open final, Serena Williams became the first woman to qualify for the season ending championships in Singapore.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4124235/title/serena-qualifies-for-singapore Serena qualifies for singapore wtatennis.com In the final, Williams defeated Caroline Wozniacki to win her third straight US Open title and 18th Grand Slam title overall. The win was monumental in many aspects: it placed Williams in a three-way tie for second most Grand Slam titles in the open era with Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert and it also tied her with Evert for most US Open titles in the open era with six.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4128153/title/serena-wins-historic-18th-major Serena wins historic 18th major wtatennis.com For the first time since the 2005 Australian Open, neither Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, nor Novak Djokovic were present in a Grand Slam final. In the semifinals, Kei Nishikori knocked out top-ranked Djokovic, while Marin Čilić upset Federer to set up a historic final at the US Open. Čilić would go on to take the title, defeating Asia's first Grand Slam finalist, Nishikori, in straight sets. US Open Series Week Date Men's Events Women's Events3 Aug 4–10 Toronto2014 Champion: FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Montreal2014 Champion: POL Agnieszka Radwańska 4 Aug 11–17 Cincinnati2014 Champion: SUI Roger Federer1 1 Cincinnati2014 Champion: USA Serena Williams 5 Aug 18–24 Winston-Salem2014 Champion: CZE Lukáš Rosol New Haven2014 Champion: CZE Petra Kvitová 1 Due to his results in Cincinnati, Federer became the third man to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals. This was his record thirteenth consecutive year in which he qualified for the year end championships.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/08/34/London-Finale-Federer-Qualifies.aspx Federer to return to Barclays ATP world tour finals for record 13th straight year atpworldtour.com September Six ATP tournaments, eight WTA tournaments, and the third week of the Davis Cup were scheduled in September. Maria Sharapova became the second woman to qualify for the year-end Championships on September 9.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4131885/title/sharapova-qualifies-for-singapore Sharapova qualifies for Singapore wtatennis.com Simona Halep joined Sharapova in the eight woman line-up on September 15.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4146954/title/halep-qualifies-for-singapore Halep qualifies for Singapore wtatennis.com Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka continued Switzerland's dream run, carrying their team to the Davis Cup final in a 3–2 defeat of Italy. Led by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France upset defending champions, Czech Republic, in the semifinals to book a final against Switzerland. Mirjana Lučić-Baroni set a WTA record for longest gap between titles by winning the Coupe Banque Nationale sixteen years after capturing her last title.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4144343/title/lucic-baroni-stuns-venus-in-quebec Lucic-Baroni stuns Venus in Quebec wtatennis.com Australian Open champion Li Na announced her retirement from the sport on September 19.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4155316/title/li-na-announces-retirement Li Na announces retirement wtatennis.com Li was the first Asian Grand Slam singles champion, male or female, and was ranked number 6 at the time of the announcement. David Goffin, Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Sabine Lisicki, Karin Knapp, and Monica Niculescu also won titles. ATP World Tour 500 Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalTokyo(September 29 – October 5)Men's singles JPN Kei Nishikori CAN Milos Raonic 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4Men's doublesFRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert POL Michał Przysiężny CRO Ivan Dodig BRA Marcelo Melo 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5] WTA Premier Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalTokyoPremier(September 15 – September 21)Women's singles SRB Ana Ivanovic DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 7–6(2)Women's doublesZIM Cara Black IND Sania Mirza ESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 6–2, 7–5WuhanPremier 5(September 22 – September 28)Women's singles CZE Petra Kvitová1 1 CAN Eugenie Bouchard 6–3, 6–4Women's doublesSUI Martina Hingis ITA Flavia Pennetta ZIM Cara Black FRA Caroline Garcia 6–4, 5–7, [12–10] 1 Due to her results in Wuhan, Kvitová became the fourth woman to qualify for the WTA Tour Championships. This was her fourth consecutive year qualifying for the event.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4175453/title/kvitova-qualifies-for-singapore Kvitova qualifies for Singapore wtatennis.com ATP Tour 500/WTA Premier Mandatory Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalBeijing(September 29 – October 5)Men's singles SRB Novak Djokovic CZE Tomáš Berdych 6–0, 6–2Women's singles RUS Maria Sharapova CZE Petra Kvitová 6–4, 2–6, 6–3Men's doublesNED Jean-Julien Rojer ROU Horia Tecău FRA Julien Benneteau CAN Vasek Pospisil 6–7(6), 7–5, [10–5]Women's doubles CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CHN Peng Shuai ZIM Cara Black IND Sania Mirza 6–4, 6–4 October Seven ATP tournaments, five WTA tournaments, and both season-ending championships on the WTA Tour were scheduled in October. Roger Federer beats Gilles Simon to win the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the first time in his career. Andy Murray beats Tommy Robredo to win the Valencia Open again saving match points. Roger Federer beats David Goffin to win the Swiss Indoors marking the first time since 2011 that Federer has won it. After outside contenders, Angelique Kerber and Ekaterina Makarova both lost in the third round in Beijing, the final four spots of the WTA Finals were filled. Eugenie Bouchard, Agnieszka Radwańska, Ana Ivanovic, and Caroline Wozniacki completed the field. Serena Williams wins the WTA Finals dominating Simona Halep in the final after having already been beaten by her in the Round Robin stage and nearly getting knocked out of the semifinals against Caroline Wozniacki to end the year at No. 1 for the fourth time. ATP World Tour 1000 Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalShanghai(October 6 – October 12)Men's singles SUI Roger Federer FRA Gilles Simon 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2)Men's doublesUSA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan FRA Julien Benneteau FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6–3, 7–6(7–3)Paris(October 27 – November 2)Men's singles SRB Novak Djokovic CAN Milos Raonic 6–2, 6–3Men's doublesUSA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan POL Marcin Matkowski AUT Jürgen Melzer 7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–6] ATP World Tour 500 Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalValencia(October 20 – October 26)Men's singles GBR Andy Murray ESP Tommy Robredo 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(10–8)Men's doublesNED Jean-Julien Rojer ROM Horia Tecău RSA Kevin Anderson (tennis) FRA Jérémy Chardy 6–4, 6–2Basel(October 20 – October 26)Men's singles SUI Roger Federer BEL David Goffin 6–2, 6–2Men's doublesCAN Vasek Pospisil SRB Nenad Zimonjić CRO Marin Draganja FIN Henri Kontinen 7–6(15–13), 1–6, [10–5] Year-End Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalTour Championships – Singapore(October 20 – October 26)Women's singles USA Serena Williams ROM Simona Halep 6–3, 6–0Women's doubles ZIM Cara Black IND Sania Mirza TPE Hsieh Su-wei CHN Peng Shuai 6–1, 6–0Tournament of Champions – Sofia(October 27 – November 2)Women's singles GER Andrea Petkovic ITA Flavia Pennetta 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 November Novak Djokovic wins the ATP World Tour Finals after Roger Federer withdraws from the final due to a back injury. Roger Federer helps Switzerland win the Davis Cup for the first time. Year-End Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalTour Finals – London(November 10 – November 16)Men's singles SRB Novak Djokovic SUI Roger Federer w/oMen's doublesUSA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan CRO Ivan Dodig BRA Marcelo Melo 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–7] December No ATP or WTA tournaments were scheduled in December. 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