The 2014 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place from March 31 to April 6, 2014. It was the 42nd edition of the tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It is the only event of the clay court season played on green clay.
| 2014 Family Circle Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 31 – April 6 |
| Edition | 42nd |
| Category | Premier level |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $710,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, SC, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Attendance | 87,997 [1] |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Andrea Petkovic | |
| Doubles | |
 Anabel Medina Garrigues /  Yaroslava Shvedova | |
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 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $710,000
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[2] | $120,000 | $64,000 | $31,510 | $16,200 | $8,400 | $4,300 | $2,200 | $1,000 | $600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[2] | $38,000 | $20,000 | $11,000 | $5,600 | $3,035 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player[3] | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
Serena Williams | 1 | 1 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 6 | 2 |
 ITA
|
Sara Errani | 10 | 3 |
| GER
|
Sabine Lisicki | 15 | 4 |
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 16 | 5 |
 CAN
|
Eugenie Bouchard | 19 | 6 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 20 | 7 |
 ROU
|
Sorana Cîrstea | 26 | 8 |
 CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 27 | 9 |
 RUS
|
Maria Kirilenko | 29 | 10 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 31 | 11 |
 SVK
|
Daniela Hantuchová | 33 | 12 |
| RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 35 | 13 |
| GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 37 | 14 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 38 | 15 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 41 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 17, 2014
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Belinda Bencic
Kiki Bertens
Jarmila Gajdošová
Alla Kudryavtseva
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Grace Min
Lesia Tsurenko
Zheng Saisai
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Alizé Cornet → replaced by Caroline Garcia- Casey Dellacqua → replaced by
Dinah Pfizenmaier 
Polona Hercog → replaced by Virginie Razzano- Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by
Anabel Medina Garrigues - Bethanie Mattek-Sands (hip injury) → replaced by
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by
Julia Glushko 
Galina Voskoboeva → replaced by Julia Görges
Retirements edit
- Kiki Bertens (lower back injury)
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 3 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Květa Peschke | CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 24 | 2 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 36 | 3 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 41 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 17, 2014
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Eugenie Bouchard / Taylor Townsend
Sorana Cîrstea / Maria Kirilenko
Jelena Janković / Andrea Petkovic
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (left wrist injury)
Retirements edit
- Peng Shuai (abdominal strain)
- Anastasia Rodionova (concussion)
Finals edit
Singles edit
- Andrea Petkovic defeated
Jana Čepelová 7–5, 6–2
Doubles edit
- Anabel Medina Garrigues / Yaroslava Shvedova defeated
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan 7–6(7–4), 6–2
References edit
- ^ Gene Sapakoff (August 30, 2015). "Tourney to take a ride with Volvo Tennis cup's new sponsor might help draw big names". The Post and Courier.
- ^ a b "Family Circle match notes" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Family Circle Cup".