The 2014 Brisbane International was a joint 2014 ATP World Tour and 2014 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 29 December 2013 to 5 January 2014 and was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
| 2014 Brisbane International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 December 2013 – 5 January 2014 |
| Edition | 6th |
| Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Lleyton Hewitt | |
| Women's singles | |
 Serena Williams | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Mariusz Fyrstenberg /  Daniel Nestor | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Alla Kudryavtseva / Anastasia Rodionova | |
In a major coup for the tournament, it was announced on 24 July 2013 that former world no. 1 and 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer had committed to the event for the first time, thus breaking from his tradition of beginning the season in the Middle East.[1] This announcement was dubbed "the biggest announcement in the history of the Brisbane International".[2][3] Defending champion Serena Williams, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, 2013 Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, former world number ones Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Janković and former ATP world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt were also big drawcards for the event.[4][5]
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men'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 | $196,670 | $104,890 | $56,298 | $21,780 | $11,681 | $6,371 | $3,327 | $1,770 | $1,003 |
| Women's doubles * | $44,835 | $23,597 | $12,979 | $6,607 | $3,581 | — | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUI
|
Roger Federer | 6 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Kei Nishikori | 17 | 2 |
 FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 19 | 3 |
 RSA
|
20 | 4 | |
 BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 23 | 5 |
 ESP
|
Feliciano López | 28 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Dmitry Tursunov | 29 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Jérémy Chardy | 34 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 23, 2013
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as a lucky losers:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Kevin Anderson (illness) → replaced by 
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nick Kyrgios (shoulder injury) → replaced by 
Alex Kuznetsov
Jürgen Melzer → replaced by Matthew Ebden
ATP doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 38 | 1 |
| POL
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg | CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | 45 | 2 |
 GBR
|
Jamie Murray | AUS
|
John Peers | 59 | 3 |
 COL
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL
|
Robert Farah | 91 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 23, 2013
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Serena Williams | 1 | 1 |
 BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 2 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Maria Sharapova[6] | 4 | 3 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 8 | 4 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 9 | 5 |
 DEN |
|||
| GER
|
Sabine Lisicki | 15 | 7 |
| ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 17 | 8 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 23 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 23, 2013
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Caroline Wozniacki (shoulder injury) → replaced by 
Hsieh Su-wei
- During the tournament
- Ashleigh Barty (left abductor injury)
Sabine Lisicki (illness)
Retirements edit
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (left thigh injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CZE
|
Květa Peschke |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 22 | 1 |
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 23 | 2 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | AUS
|
Casey Dellacqua | 23 | 3 |
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | USA
|
Liezel Huber | 48 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 23, 2013
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals edit
- During the tournament
- Ashleigh Barty (left adductor injury)
Champions edit
Men's singles edit
- Lleyton Hewitt def.
Roger Federer, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Women's singles edit
- Serena Williams def.
Victoria Azarenka, 6–4, 7–5
Men's doubles edit
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / 
Daniel Nestor def. 
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–7]
Women's doubles edit
- Alla Kudryavtseva / Anastasia Rodionova def. Kristina Mladenovic /
Galina Voskoboeva, 6–3, 6–1
References edit
- ^ Roger Federer to play Brisbane International tennis tournament, The Age, 24 July 2013
- ^ Roger Federer to play in Queensland, The Age, 24 July 2013
- ^ Federer to start 2014 season in Brisbane, Eurosport, 24 July 2013
- ^ Serena Williams and Lleyton Hewitt confirmed to play Brisbane International, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 2 October 2013
- ^ Victoria Azarenka to play Brisbane International in Australian Open build-up, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 24 October 2013
- ^ "Maria Sharapova to make tennis comeback at Brisbane International". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2013.