2014 Victoria Azarenka tennis season

Victoria Azarenka (15152388627).jpg Victoria Azarenka at the 2014 Toray Pan Pacific Open. Victoria Azarenka 15–9 (62.5%) $857,583 No. 31 29 QF A 2R QF Foot injury (Doha) 8 September 2014 Victoria Azarenka The 2014 Victoria Azarenka tennis season officially began at the 2014 Brisbane International, the first of two simultaneous events which opened the 2014 season, and ended with a second round loss to Ana Ivanovic at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September. Yearly summary Australian Open series Azarenka began her 2014 season as the second seed at the 2014 Brisbane International, in what was her third participation at the event.Victoria Azarenka to play Brisbane International in Australian Open build-up, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 24 October 2013 She reached the final for the first time since 2009, but lost to world No. 1 Serena Williams in straight sets.Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win Brisbane International, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 4 January 2014 Her next tournament was the Australian Open, where she was the two-time defending champion. She failed to defend her title, losing in the quarter-finals to Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets.Australian Open: Victoria Azarenka loses to Agnieszka Radwanska in quarter-finals, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 22 January 2014 Middle East series Azarenka was due to play in the Qatar Total Open, where she was the two-time defending champion, but she withdrew before the tournament started due to a left foot injury.http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/02/azarenka-pulls-out-doha-and-dubai/50525/ Serena joins Azarenka in pulling out of Doha; also pulls out of Indian Wells American hard court season Azarenka returned from her foot injury at the Indian Wells Masters, but she lost her first match to Lauren Davis, marking her earliest ever exit from Indian Wells.Victoria Azarenka crashes out in Indian Wells https://web.archive.org/web/20140308154824/http://tenniscircuits.wordpress.com/2014/03/08/victoria-azarenka-crashes-out-in-indian-wells/ 2014-03-08 , The Tennis Circuit, 8 March 2014 A recurrence of her foot injury at Indian Wells later forced her withdrawal from Miami for the second consecutive year. Azarenka withdrew from the Monterrey Open for the second consecutive year. Clay court season Azarenka was scheduled to play at both the Madrid Open and the Italian Open, however she withdrew from both tournaments after failing to recover from a left foot injury.Victoria Azarenka says she'll sit out Madrid, Rome https://web.archive.org/web/20140427201237/http://www.nbcsports.com/tennis/victoria-azarenka-says-shell-sit-out-madrid-rome 2014-04-27 , NBC Sports, 26 April 2014 Her absences from both events resulted in her dropping out of the top four for the first time since May 2011.Halep to rise to World No. 4, WTA official website, 14 May 2014 She ultimately withdrew from the French Open after failing to recover in time for the event.Victoria Azarenka to miss French Open https://web.archive.org/web/20160314141823/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/victoria-azarenka-miss-french-open-015120266--ten.html 2016-03-14 , Yahoo! Sports, 19 May 2014 Grass court season After three months out due to a foot injury, Azarenka returned to the Tour at the Eastbourne International as a wildcard entry.Azarenka to return in Eastbourne, WTA official website, 11 June 2014 She drew world No. 44 Camila Giorgi in the first round, and was defeated in three sets.Victoria Azarenka loses first match back from injury at Eastbourne International, ABC Grandstand Sport, 18 June 2014 Azarenka then played at Wimbledon, where she lost in the second round for the second year running; after defeating Mirjana Lučić-Baroni in the first round for her first win since January, she lost to Bojana Jovanovski in the second in three sets.Wimbledon 2014: Victoria Azarenka suffers early elimination to Bojana Jovanovski, ABC Grandstand Sport, 26 June 2014 US Open series Azarenka started her US Open series campaign as a wildcard entry at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. After receiving a second round bye, she was defeated in the second round by Venus Williams in straight sets; as a result of that loss, she dropped out of the top ten for the first time since September 2010. She had marked her 200th consecutive week in the top ten in the week of Stanford.Venus Beats Birthday Girl Azarenka, WTA Official Website, 31 July 2014200 недель в топ-10 Azarenka's spell outside the top ten lasted just one week; by reaching the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup, where she lost to Agnieszka Radwańska for the second time this season,Radwanska rounds out final four, WTA official website, 8 August 2014 she re-entered the top ten in the week starting 11 August 2014 at the expense of Ana Ivanovic.Azarenka, Radwanska set for QF duel, WTA official website, 7 August 2014Heather Watson goes down in straight sets to Victoria Azarenka in Montreal, The Guardian, 8 August 2014 She later withdrew from the Cincinnati Masters due to a right knee injury she suffered at the Rogers Cup. This defeat has, again, seen her drop out of the top ten as she was the defending champion.Safarova tops Venus in Cincinnati; Azarenka pulls out, tennis.com, 12 August 2014 At the US Open, Azarenka reached the quarter-finals for the third consecutive year, but was upset by Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets. The loss saw Azarenka drop out of the top 20 for the first time in over six years.US Open: Ekaterina Makarova beats Victoria Azarenka to reach semi-finals, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 4 September 2014 Asian hard court season After the US Open, Azarenka commenced her Asian swing at the downgraded Premier tournament in Tokyo, where she was unseeded. She defeated Kimiko Date-Krumm in the first round in three sets, before losing to fellow former world number one and eventual champion Ana Ivanovic in the second in straight sets.Ana Ivanovic stalls Victoria Azarenka's comeback in Pan Pacific Open, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 18 September 2014 She was then scheduled to play at the inaugural 2014 Wuhan Open and the China Open, however she announced that she will miss the remainder of the season due to knee and foot injuries. All matches Singles matches Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score Brisbane InternationalBrisbane, AustraliaWTA PremierHard, outdoor29 December 2013 – 5 January 2014 - 1R Bye 533 2R AUS Casey Dellacqua #142 Win 6–3, 6–1 534 QF SUI Stefanie Vögele #50 Win 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–1 535 SF SRB Jelena Janković #8 Win 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 536 F USA Serena Williams #1 Loss (1) 4–6, 5–7 Australian OpenMelbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard, outdoor13–26 January 2014 537 1R SWE Johanna Larsson #91 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–2 538 2R CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová #84 Win 6–1, 6–4 539 3R AUT Yvonne Meusburger #49 Win 6–1, 6–0 540 4R USA Sloane Stephens #13 Win 6–3, 6–2 541 QF POL Agnieszka Radwańska #5 Loss 1–6, 7–5, 0–6 Qatar Total Open Doha, QatarWTA Premier 5Hard, outdoor10–16 February 2014 Withdrew BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States of AmericaWTA Premier MandatoryHard, outdoor3–16 March 2014 - 1R Bye 542 2R USA Lauren Davis #66 Loss 0–6, 6–7(2–7) Sony Open Tennis Miami, United States of AmericaWTA Premier MandatoryHard, outdoor19–30 March 2014 Withdrew Mutua Madrid OpenMadrid, SpainWTA Premier MandatoryClay, outdoor5–11 May 2014 Withdrew Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRome, ItalyWTA Premier 5Clay, outdoor12–18 May 2014 Withdrew French OpenParis, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor25 May–8 June 2014 Withdrew Aegon InternationalEastbourne, United KingdomWTA PremierGrass, outdoor16–21 June 2014 543 1R ITA Camila Giorgi #44 Loss 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 Wimbledon ChampionshipsLondon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass, outdoor23 June–6 July 2014 544 1R CRO Mirjana Lučić-Baroni #108 Win 6–3, 7–5 545 2R SRB Bojana Jovanovski #46 Loss 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 Bank of the West ClassicStanford, United States of AmericaWTA PremierHard, outdoor28 July – 3 August 2014 - 1R Bye 546 2R USA Venus Williams #25 Loss 4–6, 6–7(1–7) Rogers CupMontreal, CanadaWTA Premier 5Hard, outdoor4–10 August 2014 - 1R Bye 547 2R FRA Alizé Cornet #22 Win 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 548 3R GBR Heather Watson #57 Win 6–2, 6–4 549 QF POL Agnieszka Radwańska #5 Loss 2–6, 2–6 Western & Southern OpenCincinnati, United States of AmericaWTA Premier 5Hard, outdoor11–17 August 2014 Withdrew US OpenNew York City, United States of AmericaGrand SlamHard, outdoor15 August–8 September 2014 550 1R JPN Misaki Doi #91 Win 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1 551 2R USA Christina McHale #44 Win 6–3, 6–2 552 3R RUS Elena Vesnina #56 Win 6–1, 6–1 553 4R SRB Aleksandra Krunić #145 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 554 QF RUS Ekaterina Makarova #18 Loss 4–6, 2–6 Toray Pan Pacific OpenTokyo, JapanWTA PremierHard, outdoor15 – 21 September 2014 555 1R JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm #86 Win 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 556 2R SRB Ana Ivanovic #10 Loss 4–6, 3–6 Tournament schedule Singles schedule Victoria Azarenka's 2014 singles tournament schedule is as follows: DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurface2013 result2013 points2014 pointsOutcome 29 December 2013–5 January 2014 Brisbane International AUS Brisbane WTA Premier Hard SF 200 305 FinalLost to Serena Williams 4–6, 5–7 14 January 2014–27 January 2014 Australian Open AUS Melbourne Grand Slam Hard W 2000 430 Quarter-finalsLost to Agnieszka Radwańska 1–6, 7–5, 0–6 10 February 2014–16 February 2014 Qatar Open QTR Doha WTA Premier 5 Hard W 900 0 Withdrew due to left foot injury 3 March 2014–16 March 2014 Indian Wells Masters USA Indian Wells WTA Premier Mandatory Hard QF 250 10 Second roundLost to Lauren Davis 0–6, 6–7(2–7) 17 March 2013–30 March 2014 Miami Masters USA Miami WTA Premier Mandatory Hard DNP 0 0 Withdrew due to left foot injury 5 May 2014–11 May 2014 Madrid Open ESP Madrid WTA Premier Mandatory Clay 2R 60 0 Withdrew due to left foot injury 12 May 2014–18 May 2014 Italian Open ITA Rome WTA Premier 5 Clay F 700 0 Withdrew due to left foot injury 25 May 2014–8 June 2014 French Open FRA Paris Grand Slam Clay SF 900 0 Withdrew due to left foot injury 16 June 2014–21 June 2014 Eastbourne International GBR Eastbourne WTA Premier Grass DNP 0 1 First roundLost to Camila Giorgi 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 23 June 2014–6 July 2014 Wimbledon GBR London Grand Slam Grass 2R 100 70 Second roundLost to Bojana Jovanovski 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 28 July 2014–3 August 2014 Stanford Classic USA Stanford WTA Premier Hard DNP 0 1 Second roundLost to Venus Williams 4–6, 6–7(1–7) 4 August 2014–10 August 2014 Canadian Open CAN Toronto WTA Premier 5 Hard DNP 0 190 Quarter-finalsLost to Agnieszka Radwańska 2–6, 2–6 11 August 2014–17 August 2014 Cincinnati Masters USA Cincinnati WTA Premier 5 Hard W 900 0 Withdrew due to right knee injury 25 August 2014–8 September 2014 US Open USA New York Grand Slam Hard F 1400 430 Quarter-finalsLost to Ekaterina Makarova 4–6, 2–6 15 September 2014–21 September 2014 Pan Pacific Open JPN Tokyo WTA Premier Hard 2R 60 TBD Second roundLost to Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 4–6 21 September 2014–27 September 2014 Wuhan Open CHN Wuhan WTA Premier 5 Hard 2R 0 0 Withdrew due to knee and foot injury 27 September 2014–5 October 2014 China Open CHN Beijing WTA Premier Mandatory Hard 1R 5 0 Withdrew due to knee and foot injuryTotal year-end points 6233 difference Yearly Records Head-to-head match-ups Bold indicates that the player was in the Top 10, italics denotes that the player was in the Top 20 (at the time of the match being played). This list is ordered by number of wins to number of losses in chronological order played. 22em AUS Casey Dellacqua 1–0 SUI Stefanie Vögele 1–0 SRB Jelena Janković 1–0 SWE Johanna Larsson 1–0 CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 1–0 AUT Yvonne Meusburger 1–0 USA Sloane Stephens 1–0 CRO Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 1–0 FRA Alizé Cornet 1–0 GBR Heather Watson 1–0 JPN Misaki Doi 1–0 USA Christina McHale 1–0 RUS Elena Vesnina 1–0 SRB Aleksandra Krunić 1–0 JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 1–0 USA Lauren Davis 0–1 ITA Camila Giorgi 0–1 SRB Ana Ivanovic 0–1 SRB Bojana Jovanovski 0–1 RUS Ekaterina Makarova 0–1 USA Venus Williams 0–1 USA Serena Williams 0–1 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 0–2 Finals Singles: 1 (0–1) CategoryGrand Slam (0–0)WTA Tour Championships (0–0)WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)WTA Premier 5 (0–0)WTA Premier (0–1)Titles by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Titles by conditionsOutdoors (0–1)Indoors (0–0) OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up1.January 4, 2014Brisbane International, AustraliaHardUSA Serena Williams4–6, 5–7 Earnings # Event Prize money Year-to-date 1 Brisbane International $104,890 $104,890 2 Australian Open $239,365 $344,255 3 BNP Paribas Open $16,000 $360,255 4 Aegon International $4,740 $364,995 5 Wimbledon $67,015 $432,010 6 Bank of the West Classic $10,000 $442,010 7 Rogers Cup $51,130 $493,140 8 US Open $364,443 $857,583 $857,583 Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted. See also 2014 Li Na tennis season 2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season 2014 Serena Williams tennis season 2014 WTA Tour References 2 Azarenka Azarenka Category:Victoria Azarenka tennis seasons Category:2014 in Belarusian sport Category:Tennis in Belarus