2014 Coupe Banque Nationale

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2014 Coupe Banque Nationale
DateSeptember 8–14
Edition22nd
Category WTA International
Draw32S (24Q) / 16D (0Q)
Prize money US$250,000
Surface Carpet – indoors
Location Quebec City, Canada
Venue PEPS de l'Université Laval
Champions
Singles
Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká / Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
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The 2014 Coupe Banque Nationale was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Tournoi de Québec and the first with National Bank of Canada as the main sponsor, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the PEPS de l'Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, from September 8 through September 14, 2014.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni defeated Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká / Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni defeated Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková, 6–3, 7–6(10–8)

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles [1] [2] 2801801106030118121
Doubles [3] 1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32 * Q2Q1
Singles [1] [2] $43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600
Doubles [3] $12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960
Doubles prize money per team

^* Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Venus Williams [4] 201
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ajla Tomljanović 552
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 733
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shelby Rogers 864
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges 945
Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Michelle Larcher de Brito 1046
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Tatishvili 1087
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos 1148

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 291
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Hlaváčková 452
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Hradecká Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 863
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of Poland.svg  POL Paula Kania 1494

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

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