2014 US Open (tennis)

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.

2014 US Open
Date	August 25 – September 8
Edition	134th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw	128S/64D/32X
Prize money	$38,251,760
Surface	Hard
Location	New York City, United States
Venue	USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Attendance	713,642
Champions
Men's singles
Marin Čilić
Women's singles
Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
Mixed doubles
Sania Mirza / Bruno Soares
Wheelchair men's singles
Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad singles
Andrew Lapthorne
Wheelchair men's doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's doubles
Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair quad doubles
Nick Taylor / David Wagner
Boys' singles
Omar Jasika
Girls' singles
Marie Bouzková
Boys' doubles
Omar Jasika / Naoki Nakagawa
Girls' doubles
İpek Soylu / Jil Teichmann

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, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

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

• In winning the women's singles, Serena Williams tied a number of Open Era records:
  • It was her sixth title tying fellow American Chris Evert.
  • It was her eighteenth grand slam singles title tying the American record held by Evert and Martina Navratilova.
• In winning the men's doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan reached a number of major milestones:
  • It was their 100th ATP World Tour title as a team.
  • This was their fifth US Open title, taking them past Bob Lutz and Stan Smith for the most in the Open era, and drawing them level with 1880s players Richard Sears and James Dwight for the most overall.
  • They also extended their own records for most Grand Slam titles as a team (16) and most consecutive seasons with at least one Grand Slam title (10).
  • The men's singles final represented the first time a Grand Slam men's singles final had not featured a member of the "Big Four" since the 2005 Australian Open.

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

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's singles	2000	1200	720	360	180	90	45	10	25	16	8	0
Men's doubles							0	—	—	—	—	—
Women's singles		1300	780	430	240	130	70	10	40	30	20	2
Women's doubles							10	—	—	—	—	—

Wheelchair

Event	W	F	SF/3rd	QF/4th
Singles	800	500	375	100
Doubles	800	500	100	—
Quad singles	800	500	375	100
Quad doubles	800	100	—	—

Junior

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3
Boys' singles	375	270	180	120	75	30	25	20
Girls' singles
Boys' doubles	270	180	120	75	45	—	—	—
Girls' doubles						—	—	—

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.

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128	Q3	Q2	Q1
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	—	—	—	—	—

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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.

2014 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish	2014 US Open Finish								Awardees
	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
1st place	$1,000,000	$500,000	$250,000	$125,000	$70,000	$40,000	$25,000	$15,000	Milos Raonic	$70,000
									Serena Williams	$1,000,000
2nd place	$500,000	$250,000	$125,000	$62,500	$35,000	$20,000	$12,500	$7,500	John Isner	$20,000
									Angelique Kerber	$20,000
3rd place	$250,000	$125,000	$62,500	$31,250	$17,500	$10,000	$6,250	$3,750	Roger Federer	$62,500
									Agnieszka Radwańska	$6,250

Singles players

2014 US Open – Men's singles

2014 US Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Main article: 2014 US Open – Day-by-day summaries

Events

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Men's singles

• Marin Čilić defeated Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3

• 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

Main article: 2014 US Open – Women's singles

• Serena Williams defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–3

• 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

Main article: 2014 US Open – Men's doubles

• Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Marcel Granollers / Marc López 6–4, 6–3

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

Women's doubles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Women's doubles

• Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina defeated Martina Hingis / Flavia Pennetta, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2

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

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Mixed doubles

• Sania Mirza / Bruno Soares defeated Abigail Spears / Santiago González, 6–1, 2–6, [11–9]

• 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

Main article: 2014 US Open – Boys' singles

• Omar Jasika defeated Quentin Halys, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Girls' singles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Girls' singles

• Marie Bouzková defeated Anhelina Kalinina, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Boys' doubles

• Omar Jasika / Naoki Nakagawa defeated Rafael Matos / João Menezes, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Girls' doubles

• İpek Soylu / Jil Teichmann defeated Vera Lapko / Tereza Mihalíková, 5–7, 6–2, [10–7]

Wheelchair

Wheelchair men's singles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles

• Shingo Kunieda defeated Gustavo Fernández, 7-6^(7-0), 6-4

Wheelchair women's singles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Wheelchair women's singles

• Yui Kamiji defeated Aniek van Koot, 6–3, 6–3

Wheelchair quad singles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Wheelchair quad singles

• Andrew Lapthorne defeated David Wagner, 7–5, 6–2

Wheelchair men's doubles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles

• Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda defeated Gordon Reid / Maikel Scheffers, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6^(7–4)

Wheelchair women's doubles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Wheelchair women's doubles

• Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley defeated Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Wheelchair quad doubles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Wheelchair quad doubles

• Nick Taylor / David Wagner defeated Andrew Lapthorne / Lucas Sithole, 6–3, 7–5

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

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

Withdrawn players

Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Withdrawal reason
2	Rafael Nadal	10,670	2,000	8,670	Wrist injury
13	Juan Martín del Potro	2,410	45	2,365	Wrist injury
22	Alexandr Dolgopolov	1,580	45	1,535	Knee injury
29	Nicolás Almagro	1,250	10	1,240	Foot injury
35	Tommy Haas	1,115	90	1,025	Shoulder injury

Women's singles

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

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

Withdrawn players

Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Withdrawal reason
3	Li Na	6,170	900	5,270	Knee injury

Doubles seeds

Men's doubles

• ¹ Rankings are as of August 18, 2014.

Women's doubles

• ¹ Rankings are as of August 18, 2014.

Mixed doubles

• ¹ Rankings are as of August 18, 2014.

Wild card entries

Men's Singles

• Jared Donaldson
• Marcos Giron
• Ryan Harrison
• Michaël Llodra
• Wayne Odesnik
• Noah Rubin
• Tim Smyczek
• Bernard Tomic

Source: USTA – Men's Singles Wild Cards

Women's Singles

• Catherine Bellis
• Madison Brengle
• Danielle Collins
• Jarmila Gajdošová
• Nicole Gibbs
• Amandine Hesse
• Grace Min
• Taylor Townsend

Source: USTA – Women's Singles Wild Cards

Men's Doubles

• Chase Buchanan / Tennys Sandgren
• Jared Donaldson / Michael Russell
• Marcos Giron / Kevin King
• Bradley Klahn / Tim Smyczek
• Peter Kobelt / Hunter Reese
• Stefan Kozlov / Noah Rubin
• Michael Mmoh / Francis Tiafoe

Source: USTA – Men's Doubles Wild Cards

Women's Doubles

• Tornado Alicia Black / Bernarda Pera
• Jennifer Brady / Samantha Crawford
• Louisa Chirico / Katerina Stewart
• Irina Falconi / Anna Tatishvili
• Nicole Gibbs / Maria Sanchez
• Grace Min / Melanie Oudin
• Asia Muhammad / Taylor Townsend

Source: USTA – Women's Doubles Wild Cards

Mixed Doubles

• Tornado Alicia Black / Ernesto Escobedo
• Jacqueline Cako / Joel Kielbowicz
• Lauren Davis / Nicholas Monroe
• Christina McHale / Stefan Kozlov
• Asia Muhammad / Taylor Harry Fritz
• Melanie Oudin / Rajeev Ram
• Shelby Rogers / Bradley Klahn
• Taylor Townsend / Donald Young

Source: USTA – Mixed Doubles Wild Cards

Qualifiers entries

Men's singles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

1. Marco Chiudinelli
2. Niels Desein
3. Filip Krajinović
4. Facundo Bagnis
5. Yoshihito Nishioka
6. Illya Marchenko
7. Andreas Beck
8. Alexander Kudryavtsev
9. Peter Gojowczyk
10. Taro Daniel
11. Tatsuma Ito
12. Matthias Bachinger
13. James McGee
14. Steve Darcis
15. Radu Albot
16. Borna Ćorić

Women's singles

Main article: 2014 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

1. Wang Qiang
2. Maryna Zanevska
3. Lesia Tsurenko
4. Alla Kudryavtseva
5. Ashleigh Barty
6. Ksenia Pervak
7. Françoise Abanda
8. Duan Yingying
9. Ons Jabeur
10. Aleksandra Krunić
11. Chan Yung-jan
12. Anastasia Rodionova
13. Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
14. Paula Kania
15. Zheng Saisai
16. Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Protected ranking

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

Women's Singles

• Romina Oprandi (PR 40)

Withdrawals

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

Before the tournament

Men's Singles

• Nicolás Almagro → replaced by Damir Džumhur
• Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Máximo González
• Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Albert Montañés
• Tommy Haas → replaced by Marcos Baghdatis
• Florian Mayer → replaced by Simone Bolelli
• Rafael Nadal → replaced by Kenny de Schepper
• Stéphane Robert → replaced by Evgeny Donskoy

Women's Singles

• Victoria Duval → replaced by Virginie Razzano
• Alisa Kleybanova → replaced by Shelby Rogers
• Li Na → replaced by Aleksandra Wozniak

See also

• US Open (tennis)

External links

• Official website