2014 Open GDF Suez

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2014 Open GDF Suez
Date25 January – 2 February
Edition22nd
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$710,000
Surface Hard / Indoor
Location Paris, France
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Doubles
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2011

The 2014 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It was the 22nd edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and a Premier tournament on the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from January 25 through February 2, 2014. [1]

Contents

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles4703051851005512518131
Doubles1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1
Singles$96,774$51,613$27,703$14,887$7,984$5,073$2,298$1,210$685
Doubles *$30,645$16,129$8,871$4,516$2,448N/AN/AN/AN/A

1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRanking1Seeding
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Maria Sharapova [2] 31
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 62
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani 73
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Angelique Kerber 94
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 115
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberta Vinci 126
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 167
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kirsten Flipkens 198

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberta Vinci 21
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nadia Petrova 292
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Květa Peschke 313
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 574

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

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