The 2014 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 134th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

2014 US Open
DateAugust 25 – September 8
Edition134th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money$38,251,760
SurfaceHard
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueUSTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Attendance713,642
Champions
Men's singles
Croatia Marin Čilić
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's doubles
United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Russia Ekaterina Makarova / Russia Elena Vesnina
Mixed doubles
India Sania Mirza / Brazil Bruno Soares
Wheelchair men's singles
Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Japan Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad singles
United Kingdom Andrew Lapthorne
Wheelchair men's doubles
France Stéphane Houdet / Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's doubles
Japan Yui Kamiji / United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair quad doubles
United States Nick Taylor / United States David Wagner
Boys' singles
Australia Omar Jasika
Girls' singles
Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
Boys' doubles
Australia Omar Jasika / Japan Naoki Nakagawa
Girls' doubles
Turkey İpek Soylu / Switzerland Jil Teichmann
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Rafael Nadal was the defending champion in the men's event; however, on August 18, the Spaniard announced his withdrawal from the event after failing to recover from a wrist injury, while Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion in the women's event.

In the men's singles competition, Marin Čilić won his first grand slam,[1] while Serena Williams won her Open era record-tying sixth title in the women's singles competition, tying Chris Evert, and her eighteenth grand slam title, tying Evert and Martina Navratilova.[2] Winning the men's doubles, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan became the most victorious doubles team in Open era history at the tournament, and this was the team's 100th title together and sixteenth grand slam title tying Todd Woodbridge for the Open era record.[3] Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won women's doubles competition title, becoming two-time grand slam champions with their victory at the 2013 French Open.[4] The winning mixed doubles team was Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares, and for Mirza it was her third mixed doubles grand slam title in her career and Soares' second grand slam title for his career.[5] It was Soares' second US Open title in mixed doubles, and it was the first for Mirza.

Tournament edit

 
Arthur Ashe Stadium where the Finals of US Open take place

The 2014 US Open was the 134th edition of the tournament and it is held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, United States.

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2014 ATP World Tour and the 2014 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played on hard courts and is taking place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

Notable events edit

  • In winning the women's singles, Serena Williams tied a number of Open Era records:
    • It was her sixth title tying fellow American Chris Evert.
    • It was her eighteenth grand slam singles title tying the American record held by Evert and Martina Navratilova.
  • In winning the men's doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan reached a number of major milestones:[6]
    • It was their 100th ATP World Tour title as a team.
    • This was their fifth US Open title, taking them past Bob Lutz and Stan Smith for the most in the Open era, and drawing them level with 1880s players Richard Sears and James Dwight for the most overall.
    • They also extended their own records for most Grand Slam titles as a team (16) and most consecutive seasons with at least one Grand Slam title (10).
    • The men's singles final represented the first time a Grand Slam men's singles final had not featured a member of the "Big Four" since the 2005 Australian Open.

Broadcast edit

The tournament was scheduled to be broadcast in more than 200 countries around the world. In the United States the tournament was broadcast live on CBS, ESPN, and Tennis Channel. CBS ended its 47-year tenure as the broadcast home of the Open. Beginning in 2015, ESPN will have the exclusive television rights to all USTA events, including the Open and the US Open Series.

In 2014, live coverage emanated from seven courts, including Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and the Grandstand, as well as Court 5, Court 11, Court 13, and Court 17.

Point and prize money distribution edit

Point distribution edit

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Senior edit

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's singles[7] 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Men's doubles[7] 0
Women's singles[8] 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's doubles[8] 10

Prize money edit

The US Open total prize money for 2014 was increased by 11.7 percent to a record $38,251,760, which potentially could reach over 40 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus money at the US Open.

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $3,000,000 $1,450,000 $730,000 $370,250 $187,300 $105,090 $60,420 $35,754 $13,351 $8,781 $4,551
Doubles * $520,000 $250,000 $124,450 $62,060 $32,163 $20,063 $13,375
Mixed doubles * $150,000 $70,000 $30,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000

* per team

Bonus prize money edit

Top three players in the 2014 US Open Series received bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2014 US Open, according to money schedule below.[9]

2014 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish 2014 US Open Finish Awardees
W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
1st place $1,000,000 $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $70,000 $40,000 $25,000 $15,000   Milos Raonic $70,000
  Serena Williams $1,000,000
2nd place $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $35,000 $20,000 $12,500 $7,500   John Isner $20,000
  Angelique Kerber $20,000
3rd place $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $31,250 $17,500 $10,000 $6,250 $3,750   Roger Federer $62,500
  Agnieszka Radwańska $6,250

Singles players edit

2014 US Open – Men's singles

2014 US Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries edit

Events edit

Seniors edit

Men's singles edit

• It was Čilić's 1st career Grand Slam singles title. He was the first Croatian tennis player to win the US Open.
• Nishikori became the first Japanese tennis player (male or female) to reach the Grand Slam final. He was also the first Asian man to reach the Grand Slam final.

Women's singles edit

• It was Williams' 18th career Grand Slam singles title and her 6th at the US Open. It was her 6th career title of the year.

Men's doubles edit

• It was Bob and Mike's 16th career Grand Slam doubles title and their 5th at the US Open.

Women's doubles edit

• It was Makarova and Vesnina's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles titles and their 1st at the US Open.

Mixed doubles edit

• It was Mirza's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st at the US Open.
• It was Soares' 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd at the US Open.

Juniors edit

Boys' singles edit

Girls' singles edit

Boys' doubles edit

Girls' doubles edit

Wheelchair edit

Wheelchair men's singles edit

Wheelchair women's singles edit

Wheelchair quad singles edit

Wheelchair men's doubles edit

Wheelchair women's doubles edit

Wheelchair quad doubles edit

Singles seeds edit

Seedings are based on rankings as of August 18, 2014. Rankings and points before are as of August 25, 2014.

Men's singles edit

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1
1
  Novak Djokovic
12,770
1,200
720
12,290
Semifinals lost to   Kei Nishikori [10]
2
3
  Roger Federer
7,490
180
720
8,030
Semifinals lost to   Marin Čilić [14]
3
4
  Stan Wawrinka
5,985
720
360
5,625
Quarterfinals lost to   Kei Nishikori [10]
4
5
  David Ferrer
4,765
360
90
4,495
Third round lost to   Gilles Simon [26]
5
6
  Milos Raonic
4,225
180
180
4,225
Fourth round lost to   Kei Nishikori [10]
6
7
  Tomáš Berdych
4,060
180
360
4,240
Quarterfinals lost to   Marin Čilić [14]
7
8
  Grigor Dimitrov
3,540
10
180
3,710
Fourth round lost to   Gaël Monfils [20]
8
9
  Andy Murray
3,150
360
360
3,150
Quarterfinals lost to   Novak Djokovic [1]
9
10
  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
2,920
0
180
3,100
Fourth round lost to   Andy Murray [8]
10
11
  Kei Nishikori
2,680
10
1,200
3,870
Runner-up, lost to   Marin Čilić [14]
11
12
  Ernests Gulbis
2,580
10
45
2,615
Second round lost to   Dominic Thiem
12
14
  Richard Gasquet
2,360
720
90
1,730
Third round lost to   Gaël Monfils [20]
13
15
  John Isner
1,925
90
90
1,925
Third round lost to   Philipp Kohlschreiber [22]
14
16
  Marin Čilić
1,845
0
2,000
3,845
Champion, defeated   Kei Nishikori [10]
15
17
  Fabio Fognini
1,835
10
45
1,870
Second round lost to   Adrian Mannarino
16
18
  Tommy Robredo
1,825
360
180
1,645
Fourth round lost to   Stan Wawrinka [3]
17
19
  Roberto Bautista Agut
1,800
45
180
1,935
Fourth round lost to   Roger Federer [2]
18
20
  Kevin Anderson
1,795
45
90
1,840
Third round lost to   Marin Čilić [14]
19
21
  Feliciano López
1,770
90
90
1,770
Third round lost to   Dominic Thiem
20
24
  Gaël Monfils
1,530
45
360
1,845
Quarterfinals lost to   Roger Federer [2]
21
23
  Mikhail Youzhny
1,540
360
10
1,190
First round lost to   Nick Kyrgios
22
25
  Philipp Kohlschreiber
1,505
180
180
1,505
Fourth round lost to   Novak Djokovic [1]
23
26
  Leonardo Mayer
1,354
45
90
1,399
Third round lost to   Kei Nishikori [10]
24
28
  Julien Benneteau
1,285
90
10
1,205
First round lost to   Benoît Paire
25
30
  Ivo Karlović
1,220
70
45
1,195
Second round lost to   Marcel Granollers
26
31
  Gilles Simon
1,180
0
180
1,360
Fourth round lost to   Marin Čilić [14]
27
32
  Santiago Giraldo
1,180
10
10
1,180
First round lost to   Teymuraz Gabashvili
28
33
  Guillermo García López
1,168
10
45
1,203
Second round lost to   Sam Querrey
29
27
  Lukáš Rosol
1,290
10
10
1,290
First round lost to   Borna Ćorić [Q]
30
36
  Jérémy Chardy
1,105
45
45
1,105
Second round lost to   Blaž Kavčič
31
37
  Fernando Verdasco
1,100
10
45
1,135
Second round lost to   Andrey Kuznetsov
32
38
  João Sousa
1,077
90
45
1,032
Second round lost to   David Goffin

Withdrawn players edit

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Withdrawal reason
2
  Rafael Nadal
10,670
2,000
8,670
Wrist injury[10]
13
  Juan Martín del Potro
2,410
45
2,365
Wrist injury
22
  Alexandr Dolgopolov
1,580
45
1,535
Knee injury
29
  Nicolás Almagro
1,250
10
1,240
Foot injury[11]
35
  Tommy Haas
1,115
90
1,025
Shoulder injury

Women's singles edit

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1
1
  Serena Williams
9,430
2,000
2,000
9,430
Champion, defeated   Caroline Wozniacki [10]
2
2
  Simona Halep
6,310
280
130
6,160
Third round lost to   Mirjana Lučić-Baroni [Q]
3
4
  Petra Kvitová
5,956
160
130
5,926
Third round lost to   Aleksandra Krunić [Q]
4
5
  Agnieszka Radwańska
5,590
280
70
5,380
Second round lost to   Peng Shuai
5
6
  Maria Sharapova
5,335
0
240
5,575
Fourth round lost to   Caroline Wozniacki [10]
6
7
  Angelique Kerber
4,550
280
130
4,400
Third round lost to   Belinda Bencic
7
8
  Eugenie Bouchard
4,405
100
240
4,545
Fourth round lost to   Ekaterina Makarova [17]
8
9
  Ana Ivanovic
4,065
280
70
3,855
Second round lost to   Karolína Plíšková
9
10
  Jelena Janković
3,695
280
240
3,655
Fourth round lost to   Belinda Bencic
10
11
  Caroline Wozniacki
3,165
160
1,300
4,305
Runner-up, lost to   Serena Williams [1]
11
12
  Flavia Pennetta
3,121
900
430
2,651
Quarterfinals lost to   Serena Williams [1]
12
13
  Dominika Cibulková
3,002
5
10
3,007
First round lost to   Catherine Bellis [WC]
13
14
  Sara Errani
2,885
100
430
3,215
Quarterfinals lost to   Caroline Wozniacki [10]
14
15
  Lucie Šafářová
2,825
100
240
2,965
Fourth round lost to   Peng Shuai
15
16
  Carla Suárez Navarro
2,790
500
130
2,420
Third round lost to   Kaia Kanepi
16
17
  Victoria Azarenka
2,783
1,400
430
1,813
Quarterfinals lost to   Ekaterina Makarova [17]
17
18
  Ekaterina Makarova
2,565
500
780
2,845
Semifinals lost to   Serena Williams [1]
18
19
  Andrea Petkovic
2,400
5
130
2,525
Third round lost to   Caroline Wozniacki [10]
19
20
  Venus Williams
2,340
100
130
2,370
Third round lost to   Sara Errani [13]
20
22
  Svetlana Kuznetsova
2,010
160
10
1,860
First round lost to   Marina Erakovic
21
24
  Sloane Stephens
1,900
280
70
1,690
Second round lost to   Johanna Larsson
22
23
  Alizé Cornet
1,930
160
130
1,900
Third round lost to   Lucie Šafářová [14]
23
25
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
1,865
160
70
1,775
Second round lost to   Nicole Gibbs [WC]
24
21
  Samantha Stosur
2,045
5
70
2,110
Second round lost to   Kaia Kanepi
25
26
  Garbiñe Muguruza
1,793
0
10
1,803
First round lost to   Mirjana Lučić-Baroni [Q]
26
27
  Sabine Lisicki
1,576
160
130
1,546
Third round lost to   Maria Sharapova [5]
27
28
  Madison Keys
1,605
5
70
1,670
Second round lost to   Aleksandra Krunić [Q]
28
30
  Roberta Vinci
1,492
500
130
1,122
Third round lost to   Peng Shuai
29
32
  Casey Dellacqua
1,441
60
240
1,621
Fourth round lost to   Flavia Pennetta [11]
30
29
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
1,501
(30)
130
1,601
Third round lost to   Eugenie Bouchard [7]
31
33
  Kurumi Nara
1,412
220
70
1,262
Second round lost to   Belinda Bencic
32
34
  Zhang Shuai
1,412
(60)
10
1,362
First round lost to   Mona Barthel

†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2013. Accordingly, this was the 16th best result deducted instead.

Withdrawn players edit

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Withdrawal reason
3
  Li Na
6,170
900
5,270
Knee injury[12]

Doubles seeds edit

Mixed doubles edit

Team Rank1 Seed
  Sania Mirza   Bruno Soares 8 1
  Andrea Hlaváčková   Alexander Peya 13 2
  Cara Black   Leander Paes 17 3
  Kristina Mladenovic   Daniel Nestor 18 4
  Lucie Hradecká   Horia Tecău 32 5
  Katarina Srebotnik   Rohan Bopanna 35 6
  Julia Görges   Nenad Zimonjić 42 7
  Raquel Kops-Jones   Juan Sebastián Cabal 42 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of August 18, 2014.

Wild card entries edit

Mixed Doubles

Source: USTA – Mixed Doubles Wild Cards

Qualifiers entries edit

Protected ranking edit

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Withdrawals edit

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.

Before the tournament

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Chase, Chris (September 8, 2014). "Marin Cilic dominated the U.S. Open and became its most unexpected champion". USA Today. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Robson, Douglas (September 8, 2014). "Serena Williams beats Caroline Wozniacki for Open title". USA Today. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Bryan brothers win 5th US Open title, 16th major". USA Today. Associated Press. September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Makarova, Vesnina win 2nd Slam title". ESPN. Associated Press. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mirza-Soares win US Open mixed doubles title". USA Today. Associated Press. September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "Bryan brothers win 100th title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  9. ^ "Bonus Challenge – Emirates Airlines US Open Series". emiratesusopenseries.com. August 21, 2014.
  10. ^ "US Open – Nadal withdraws from US Open – Yahoo Eurosport UK". Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014., "Eurosport.com", August 18, 2014
  11. ^ Nicolas Almagro withdraws from US Open, ESPN, July 18, 2014
  12. ^ "Li Na to sit out of US Open with knee injury". Zee Media Corporation. July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

External links edit

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