The 2014 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions). Also included in the 2014 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Key Grand Slam tournamentsYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA InternationalTeam events
January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists30 Dec Hopman Cup Perth, AustraliaITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR) 2–1 Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier Hard – $1,000,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles Serena Williams 6–4, 7–5 Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković Dominika Cibulková Kaia Kanepi Angelique Kerber Stefanie Vögele Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova 6–3, 6–1 Kristina Mladenovic Galina VoskoboevaShenzhen Open Shenzhen, China WTA InternationalHard – $500,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Li Na6–4, 7–5 Peng Shuai Annika Beck Vania King Monica Niculescu Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Jana Čepelová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 6–4 Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia KichenokASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Ana Ivanovic 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 Venus Williams Jamie Hampton Kirsten Flipkens Lauren Davis Garbiñe Muguruza Sachie Ishizu Kurumi Nara Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez 2–6, 6–0, [10–4] Lucie Hradecká Michaëlla Krajicek6 Jan Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia WTA Premier Hard – $710,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles Tsvetana Pironkova 6–4, 6–4 Angelique Kerber Madison Keys Petra Kvitová Bethanie Mattek-Sands Carla Suárez Navarro Sara Errani Lucie Šafářová Tímea Babos Lucie Šafářová 7–5, 3–6, [10–7] Sara Errani Roberta VinciHobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Garbiñe Muguruza 6–4, 6–0 Klára Zakopalová Samantha Stosur Estrella Cabeza Candela Bojana Jovanovski Alison Riske Monica Niculescu Kirsten Flipkens Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] Lisa Raymond Zhang Shuai13 Jan 20 Jan Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $12,122,762 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Li Na 7–6(7–3), 6–0 Dominika Cibulková Eugenie Bouchard Agnieszka Radwańska Ana Ivanovic Flavia Pennetta Simona Halep Victoria Azarenka Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor 6–3, 6–2 Sania Mirza Horia Tecău27 Jan Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier Hard (i) – $710,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Sara Errani Maria Sharapova Alizé Cornet Kirsten Flipkens Angelique Kerber Elina Svitolina Andrea Petkovic Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke 6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–5] Tímea Babos Kristina MladenovicPTT Pattaya Open Pattaya, Thailand WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Ekaterina Makarova6–3, 7–6(9–7) Karolína Plíšková Andrea Hlaváčková Julia Görges Peng Shuai Kimiko Date-Krumm Sorana Cîrstea Elena Vesnina Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6] Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova
February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists3 Feb Fed Cup QuarterfinalsCleveland, United States – hard (i) Sevilla, Spain – Clay (red) Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i) Hobart, Australia – hard Italy 3–1 Czech Republic 3–2 Germany 3–1 Australia 4–0 United States Spain Slovakia Russia 10 Feb Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/16D Singles – Doubles Simona Halep 6–2, 6–3 Angelique Kerber Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Cetkovská Petra Kvitová Sara Errani Yanina Wickmayer Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai6–4, 6–0 Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik17 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard – $2,000,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles Venus Williams 6–3, 6–0 Alizé Cornet Serena Williams Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Janković Carla Suárez Navarro Sorana Cîrstea Flavia Pennetta Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova6–2, 5–7, [10–8] Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail SpearsRio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Kurumi Nara 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 Klára Zakopalová Teliana Pereira Nastassja Burnett Katarzyna Piter Irina-Camelia Begu Paula Ormaechea Lourdes Domínguez Lino Irina-Camelia Begu María Irigoyen 6–2, 6–0 Johanna Larsson Chanelle Scheepers24 Feb Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Dominika Cibulková7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4 Christina McHale Zhang Shuai Caroline Garcia Marina Erakovic Ajla Tomljanović Kaia Kanepi Eugenie Bouchard Kristina Mladenovic Galina Voskoboeva6–3, 2–6, [10–5] Petra Cetkovská Iveta MelzerBrasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis, Brazil WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Klára Zakopalová 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro Yaroslava Shvedova Monica Niculescu Alexandra Dulgheru Alexandra Cadanțu Alison Van Uytvanck Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–3] Francesca Schiavone Sílvia Soler Espinosa
March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists3 Mar 10 Mar BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,946,740 – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 6–1 Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na Simona Halep Dominika Cibulková Sloane Stephens Casey Dellacqua Jelena Janković Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 7–6(7–5), 6–2 Cara Black Sania Mirza17 Mar24 Mar Sony Open Tennis Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,427,105 – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles Serena Williams 7–5, 6–1 Li Na Maria Sharapova Dominika Cibulková Angelique Kerber Petra Kvitová Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki Martina Hingis Sabine Lisicki 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina31 Mar Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States WTA Premier Clay – $710,000 (Green) – 56S/16D Singles – Doubles Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 6–2 Jana Čepelová Belinda Bencic Eugenie Bouchard Daniela Hantuchová Sara Errani Lucie Šafářová Jelena Janković Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova 7–6(7–4), 6–2 Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-janMonterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Ana Ivanovic 6–2, 6–1 Jovana Jakšić Kimiko Date-Krumm Caroline Wozniacki Monica Puig Julia Boserup Karolína Plíšková Magdaléna Rybáriková Darija Jurak Megan Moulton-Levy7–6(7–5), 3–6, [11–9] Tímea Babos Olga Govortsova
April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists7 Apr BNP Paribas Katowice OpenKatowice, PolandWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Alizé Cornet7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5 Camila Giorgi Agnieszka Radwańska Carla Suárez Navarro Yvonne Meusburger Klára Koukalová Magdaléna Rybáriková Shahar Pe'er Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk6–4, 5–7, [10–7] Klára Koukalová Monica NiculescuCopa ColsanitasBogotá, ColombiaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Caroline Garcia6–3, 6–4 Jelena Janković Chanelle Scheepers Vania King Lara Arruabarrena Lourdes Domínguez Lino Romina Oprandi Mariana Duque Mariño Lara Arruabarrena Caroline Garcia7–6(7–5), 6–4 Vania King Chanelle Scheepers14 Apr Fed Cup SemifinalsBrisbane, Australia – hard Ostrava, Czech Republic – hard (i) 4–0 3–1 Malaysian OpenKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Donna Vekić5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) Dominika Cibulková Karolína Plíšková Zhang Shuai Zarina Diyas Çağla Büyükakçay Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Magda Linette Tímea Babos Chan Hao-ching6–3, 6–4 Chan Yung-jan Zheng Saisai21 Apr Porsche Tennis Grand PrixStuttgart, GermanyWTA PremierClay (red) (i) – $710,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Maria Sharapova3–6, 6–4, 6–1 Ana Ivanovic Sara Errani Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska Carla Suárez Navarro Alisa Kleybanova Svetlana Kuznetsova Sara Errani Roberta Vinci6–2, 6–3 Cara Black Sania MirzaGrand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Marrakesh, MoroccoWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles María Teresa Torró Flor6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Romina Oprandi Daniela Hantuchová Garbiñe Muguruza Peng Shuai Yvonne Meusburger Polona Hercog Shahar Pe'er Garbiñe Muguruza Romina Oprandi4–6, 6–2, [11–9] Katarzyna Piter Maryna Zanevska28 Apr Portugal OpenOeiras, PortugalWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Carla Suárez Navarro6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Svetlana Kuznetsova Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Vesnina Polona Hercog Timea Bacsinszky Roberta Vinci Eugenie Bouchard Cara Black Sania Mirza6–4, 6–3 Eva Hrdinová Valeria Solovyeva
May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists5 May Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – $4,942,700 – 64S/28D Singles – Doubles Maria Sharapova 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 Simona Halep Petra Kvitová Agnieszka Radwańska Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic Caroline Garcia Li Na Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–3 Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro12 May Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay (red) – $2,369,000– 56S/28D Singles – Doubles Serena Williams 6–3, 6–0 Sara Errani Ana Ivanovic Jelena Janković Zhang Shuai Carla Suárez Navarro Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik 4–0, retired Sara Errani Roberta Vinci19 May Nürnberger Versicherungscup Nürnberg, Germany WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Eugenie Bouchard 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 Karolína Plíšková Elina Svitolina Karin Knapp Angelique Kerber Mona Barthel Caroline Garcia Yaroslava Shvedova Michaëlla Krajicek Karolína Plíšková 6–0, 4–6, [10–6] Raluca Olaru Shahar Pe'erInternationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Monica Puig 6–4, 6–3 Sílvia Soler Espinosa Madison Keys Christina McHale Julia Görges Andrea Petkovic Zarina Diyas Camila Giorgi Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua 4–6, 7–5, [10–4] Tatiana Búa Daniela Seguel26 May 2 Jun French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $11,315,740 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 Simona Halep Eugenie Bouchard Andrea Petkovic Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro Svetlana Kuznetsova Sara Errani Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 6–4, 6–1 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci Anna-Lena Grönefeld Jean-Julien Rojer 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] Julia Görges Nenad Zimonjić
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