2014 US Open (tennis)

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2014 US Open
DateAugust 25 – September 8
Edition134th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money$38,251,760
Surface Hard
LocationNew York City, United States
Venue USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Attendance713,642
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova / Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Mixed doubles
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza / Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Lapthorne
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet / Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's doubles
Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair quad doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Taylor / Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner
Boys' singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Omar Jasika
Girls' singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková
Boys' doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Omar Jasika / Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakagawa
Girls' doubles
Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jil Teichmann
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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.

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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

Arthur Ashe Stadium where the Finals of US Open take place Arthur Ashe Stadium 01.JPG
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

Broadcast

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

Point distribution

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

Senior

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles [7] 20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles [7] 0
Women's singles [8] 130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles [8] 10

Prize money

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.

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
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

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 Finish2014 US Open FinishAwardees
WFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
1st place$1,000,000$500,000$250,000$125,000$70,000$40,000$25,000$15,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic $70,000
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams $1,000,000
2nd place$500,000$250,000$125,000$62,500$35,000$20,000$12,500$7,500 Flag of the United States.svg John Isner $20,000
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber $20,000
3rd place$250,000$125,000$62,500$31,250$17,500$10,000$6,250$3,750 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer $62,500
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska $6,250

Singles players

2014 US Open – Men's singles

2014 US Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Events

Seniors

Men's singles

• 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

• 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

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

• 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

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

Wheelchair

Wheelchair men's singles

Wheelchair women's singles

Wheelchair quad singles

Wheelchair men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

Wheelchair quad doubles

Singles seeds

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

Men's singles

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

Withdrawn players

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

Women's singles

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

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

Withdrawn players

RankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points won Withdrawal reason
3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
6,170
900
5,270
Knee injury [12]

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

TeamRank1Seed
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares 81
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya 132
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black Flag of India.svg Leander Paes 173
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor 184
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău 325
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna 356
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić 427
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal 428

Wild card entries

Mixed Doubles

Source: USTA – Mixed Doubles Wild Cards

Qualifiers entries

Protected ranking

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

Withdrawals

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

Before the tournament

See also

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