2014 BGL Luxembourg Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2014 BGL Luxembourg Open
Champions Flag of Switzerland.svg Timea Bacsinszky
Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois
Runners-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková
Final score 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Events
Singles Doubles
  2013  · BGL Luxembourg Open ·  2015  

Stephanie Vogt and Yanina Wickmayer were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.

Stephanie Vogt Liechtensteiner tennis player

Stephanie Vogt is a retired professional tennis player from Liechtenstein.

Yanina Wickmayer Belgian tennis player

Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals at the 2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she reached a career high of world no. 71 on 15 February 2010. She won the award for "WTA Most Improved Player" in 2009. In June 2011, Time Magazine named her one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future". After struggling with form in 2013 and 2014, Wickmayer won her 1st WTA Title since 2010 at the 2015 Japan Women's Open beating Magda Linette in the final. Then, in 2016, Wickmayer won both the singles and doubles title at the 2016 Citi Open.

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Timea Bacsinszky and Kristina Barrois won the tournament, defeating Lucie Hradecká and Barbora Krejčíková in the final, 3–6, 6–4, [10–4].

Timea Bacsinszky Swiss professional tennis player

Timea Bacsinszky is a Swiss professional tennis player who has won four singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. A former top-10 player, Bacsinszky reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9 on 16 May 2016. She had her breakthrough year in singles in 2015, winning a career-best 15 consecutive matches spanning two titles, and then reaching the semifinals of the French Open, the first time she advanced past the third round of a Major. She also reached her first Premier Mandatory final at the China Open and became the first Swiss female tennis player to be ranked in the top 10 since Martina Hingis in 2007. She once again reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2017. She also reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2015, and of the French Open in 2016.

Kristina Barrois German tennis player

Kristina Barrois is a retired German tennis player.

Lucie Hradecká Czech tennis player

Lucie Hradecká is a tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won 19 WTA doubles titles, and two Grand Slam titles, the 2011 French Open and the 2013 US Open, partnered both times by fellow Czech Andrea Hlaváčková. The pair are also the 2012 Olympic silver medallists in doubles. Hradecká has also won a mixed doubles title at the 2013 French Open with František Čermák, and an Olympic bronze medal alongside Radek Štěpánek at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Her biggest singles career highlight to date was defeating former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the first round of the 2015 Australian Open.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues / Flag of Spain.svg Sílvia Soler Espinosa (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges / Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková (final)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel / Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg S Soler Espinosa
66 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broady
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Hrdinová
1 4  1 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg S Soler Espinosa
66
Flag of Romania.svg E Bogdan
Flag of the United States.svg N Melichar
777 Flag of Romania.svg E Bogdan
Flag of the United States.svg N Melichar
0 2
Flag of France.svg A Cornet
Flag of France.svg P Parmentier
635 1 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg S Soler Espinosa
3 4
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Krejčíková
5 6[10]3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Krejčíková
66
Flag of Poland.svg K Piter
Flag of Ukraine.svg M Zanevska
73 [7] 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Krejčíková
66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Rae
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Smith
67 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Rae
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Smith
1 3
Flag of Germany.svg A Beck
Flag of Austria.svg S Klemenschits
2 5 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Krejčíková
64 [4]
Flag of Switzerland.svg T Bacsinszky
Flag of Germany.svg K Barrois
2 6[10] Flag of Switzerland.svg T Bacsinszky
Flag of Germany.svg K Barrois
3 6[10]
Flag of Austria.svg P Mayr-Achleitner
Flag of France.svg L Thorpe
61 [7] Flag of Switzerland.svg T Bacsinszky
Flag of Germany.svg K Barrois
66
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson
Flag of Spain.svg MT Torró Flor
77 Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson
Flag of Spain.svg MT Torró Flor
0 4
4 Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel
Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella
5 5 Flag of Switzerland.svg T Bacsinszky
Flag of Germany.svg K Barrois
66
Flag of Germany.svg A Lottner
Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund
66 Flag of Germany.svg A Lottner
Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund
3 4
Flag of Argentina.svg T Búa
Flag of Switzerland.svg V Golubic
2 0 Flag of Germany.svg A Lottner
Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund
66
Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
4 6[10] Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
2 1
2 Flag of Germany.svg J Görges
Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld
64 [4]

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