The 2014 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the China Open for the men (18th for the women). It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2014 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2014 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from September 27 to October 5, 2014.
| 2014 China Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 September – 5 October |
| Edition | 16th (ATP) / 18th (WTA) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) Premier Mandatory (women) |
| Prize money | ATP $2,500,470 WTA $5,427,105 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Venue | National Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
 Maria Sharapova | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Jean-Julien Rojer /  Horia Tecău | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Andrea Hlaváčková /  Peng Shuai | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[1] | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[1] | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles[2] | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Women's doubles[2] | 5 | — | — | — | — |
ATP singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB
|
Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
 ESP
|
Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 3 |
 CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 9 | 4 |
 BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 10 | 5 |
 GBR
|
Andy Murray | 11 | 6 |
 LAT
|
Ernests Gulbis | 13 | 7 |
 USA
|
John Isner | 15 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 29, 2014
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Lu Yen-hsun (playing at the Asian Games) → replaced by 
Vasek Pospisil
Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by 
Pablo Andújar
Retirements edit
ATP doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | SRB
|
Nenad Zimonjić | 7 | 1 |
 AUT
|
Alexander Peya |  BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 10 | 2 |
| ESP |
ESP |
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 FRA
|
Julien Benneteau | CAN
|
Vasek Pospisil | 29 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 22, 2014
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Fernando Verdasco (personal reasons)
- During the tournament
Ernests Gulbis
Filip Krajinović (sickness)
WTA singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Serena Williams | 1 | 1 |
| ROU
|
Simona Halep | 2 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Maria Sharapova | 4 | 4 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 5 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 7 | 6 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 8 | 7 |
| CAN
|
Eugenie Bouchard | 9 | 8 |
| SRB
|
Ana Ivanovic | 10 | 9 |
| SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 11 | 10 |
 ITA
|
Sara Errani | 12 | 11 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 14 | 12 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 15 | 13 |
| ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 16 | 14 |
| GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 17 | 15 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 18 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of September 22, 2014.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Mona Barthel
Belinda Bencic
Polona Hercog
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Monica Niculescu
Tsvetana Pironkova- Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Xu Yifan
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Victoria Azarenka (foot injury) → replaced by 
Kaia Kanepi
Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Lauren Davis- Li Na (retirement from professional tennis) → replaced by
Kirsten Flipkens - Sloane Stephens → replaced by
Yaroslava Shvedova - Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Zarina Diyas
- During the tournament
- Simona Halep (hip injury)
- Serena Williams (knee injury)
- Venus Williams (viral illness)
Retirements edit
- Daniela Hantuchová (left knee injury)
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (dizziness)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 2 | 1 |
 ZIM
|
Cara Black |  IND
|
Sania Mirza | 10 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Květa Peschke |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 19 | 3 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 22 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 25 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Alla Kudryavtseva |  AUS
|
Anastasia Rodionova | 32 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 34 | 7 |
 SUI
|
Martina Hingis | ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 38 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 22, 2014
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Daniela Hantuchová (left knee injury)
- During the tournament
Casey Dellacqua (lower leg injury)- Simona Halep (hip injury)
Champions edit
Men's singles edit
- Novak Djokovic def.
Tomáš Berdych, 6–0, 6–2
Women's singles edit
- Maria Sharapova def. Petra Kvitová, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Men's doubles edit
Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău def. 
Julien Benneteau / Vasek Pospisil, 6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–5]
Women's doubles edit
- Andrea Hlaváčková / Peng Shuai def.
Cara Black / 
Sania Mirza, 6–4, 6–4
References edit
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Murray Receives China Open Wild Card; Looks to Win First Title in Beijing". China Open. 2014-09-12.