2014 Apia International Sydney

May 2020 2014 Apia International Sydney 200px 5–11 January 2014 122nd Sydney NSW Tennis Centre ARG Juan Martín del Potro BUL Tsvetana Pironkova CAN Daniel Nestor / SRB Nenad Zimonjić HUN Tímea Babos / CZE Lucie Šafářová Sydney International The 2014 Apia International Sydney was a joint 2014 ATP World Tour and 2014 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales. It was the 122nd edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It was held from 5 to 11 January 2014. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Women's singles defending champion, Agnieszka RadwańskaRadwanska signals Sydney return - Apia International Sydney Tennis and ATP players, Juan Martín del Potro, Jerzy Janowicz and Bernard TomicTowering line-up set for Sydney - Apia International Sydney Tennis announced their participation in the event. Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Men's singles250150904520012600 Men's doubles 0 Women's singles4703051851005512518131 Women's doubles 1 Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1Men's singles$82,040$43,210$23,405$13,335$7,860$4,655$750$360 Men's doubles *$24,920$13,100$7,100$4,060$2,380 Women's singles$120,000$64,000$33,865$18,220$9,700$5,385$2,210$1,010$635Women's doubles *$38,000$20,000$11,000$5,600$3,035 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team Broadcast In Australia, all matches were broadcast live on 7Two. The men's final was also due to air on 7Two, however it was moved to Channel Seven (7Two's parent channel) when Australian Bernard Tomic made the final match. A movie which was due to air on Channel Seven was swapped to 7Two. Day coverage was hosted by Ryan Phelan while night coverage was hosted by Matt White. ATP singles main-draw entrants Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedARGJuan Martín del Potro51POLJerzy Janowicz212ITAAndreas Seppi253RUSDmitry Tursunov294FRAJulien Benneteau355CROMarin Čilić376ESPMarcel Granollers387FINJarkko Nieminen398 1 Rankings as of 30 December 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:Matosevic, Ebden awarded main draw wildcards - Apia International Sydney Tennis AUS Marinko Matosevic AUS Matthew Ebden AUS Samuel Groth The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Germany Jan-Lennard Struff Slovenia Blaž Kavčič USA Ryan Harrison Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: ESP Albert Ramos Withdrawals Before the tournament ESP Nicolás Almagro → replaced by AUS Bernard Tomic ITA Fabio Fognini (left leg strain) → replaced by FRA Nicolas Mahut CAN Vasek Pospisil (lower back injury) → replaced by ESP Albert Ramos Retirements FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin (fatigue) ATP doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedUSA Bob BryanUSA Mike Bryan11INDLeander PaesCZERadek Štěpánek192INDRohan BopannaPAKAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi283POLMariusz FyrstenbergPOLMarcin Matkowski384 1 Rankings as of 30 December 2013. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: AUS James Duckworth / AUS Samuel Groth The following pair received entry as alternates: RUS Mikhail Elgin / UZB Denis Istomin Withdrawals Before the tournament AUS Matthew Ebden (left ankle injury) WTA singles main-draw entrants Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedPOLAgnieszka Radwańska51CZEPetra Kvitová62ITASara ErraniWTA SYDNEY - MAIN DRAW: derby Errani-Vinci al primo turno!73SRBJelena Janković84GERAngelique Kerber95DENCaroline Wozniacki106ROUSimona Halep117USASloane Stephenshttp://m.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/11/sloane-stephens-hires-coach-paul-annacone-trial-basis/49824/#.UowmGagazCQ Sloane Stephens hires coach Paul Annacone on trial basis – TENNIS.com 20 November 2013 8 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140108193328/http://m.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/11/sloane-stephens-hires-coach-paul-annacone-trial-basis/49824/#.UowmGagazCQ dead 128 1 Rankings as of 30 December 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: AUS Jarmila Gajdošová CRO Ajla Tomljanović The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: USA Lauren Davis USA Victoria Duval USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA Christina McHale ARG Paula Ormaechea BUL Tsvetana Pironkova The following players received entry as lucky losers: GER Julia Görges USA Varvara Lepchenko Withdrawals Before the tournament USA Jamie Hampton (hip injury) → replaced by GER Julia Görges USA Sloane Stephens (wrist injury) → replaced by USA Varvara Lepchenko Retirements USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands (lumbar spine injury) WTA doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedITASara ErraniITARoberta Vinci21CZEKvěta PeschkeSLOKatarina Srebotnik222ZIMCara BlackINDSania Mirza223USARaquel Kops-JonesUSAAbigail Spears464 1 Rankings as of 30 December 2013. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: ROU Simona Halep / ROU Raluca Olaru AUS Jarmila Gajdošová / CRO Ajla Tomljanović Finals Men's singles 2014 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles ARG Juan Martín del Potro defeated AUS Bernard Tomic 6–3, 6–1 Women's singles 2014 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles BUL Tsvetana Pironkova defeated GER Angelique Kerber, 6–4, 6–4 Men's doubles 2014 Apia International Sydney – Men's doubles CAN Daniel Nestor / SRB Nenad Zimonjić defeated IND Rohan Bopanna / PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) Women's doubles 2014 Apia International Sydney – Women's doubles HUN Tímea Babos / CZE Lucie Šafářová defeated ITA Sara Errani / ITA Roberta Vinci, 7–5, 3–6, [10–7] References External links http://www.apiainternational.com.au/ Category:2014 in Sydney