2014 China Open (tennis)

2014 China Open
Date	27 September – 5 October
Edition	16th (ATP) / 18th (WTA)
Category	ATP World Tour 500 (men) Premier Mandatory (women)
Prize money	ATP $2,500,470 WTA $5,427,105
Surface	Hard
Location	Beijing, China
Venue	National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova
Men's Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău
Women's Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Peng Shuai

The 2014 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the China Open for the men (18th for the women). It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2014 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2014 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from September 27 to October 5, 2014.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Q	Q2	Q1
Men's Singles[1]	500	300	180	90	45	0	N/A	20	10	0
Men's Doubles[1]					0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Women's Singles[2]	1000	650	390	215	120	65	10	30	20	2
Women's Doubles[2]						5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

ATP singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
SRB	Novak Djokovic	1	1
ESP	Rafael Nadal	2	2
CZE	Tomáš Berdych	6	3
CRO	Marin Čilić	9	4
BUL	Grigor Dimitrov	10	5
GBR	Andy Murray	11	6
LAT	Ernests Gulbis	13	7
USA	John Isner	15	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 29, 2014

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Bai Yan
• Feliciano López
• Andy Murray ^[3]
• Viktor Troicki

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Teymuraz Gabashvili
• Peter Gojowczyk
• Martin Kližan
• Mikhail Kukushkin

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Lu Yen-hsun (playing at the Asian Games)
• Dmitry Tursunov

Retirements

• Ernests Gulbis

ATP doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
CAN	Daniel Nestor	SRB	Nenad Zimonjić	7	1
AUT	Alexander Peya	BRA	Bruno Soares	10	2
ESP	David Marrero	ESP	Fernando Verdasco	26	3
FRA	Julien Benneteau	CAN	Vasek Pospisil	29	4

• Rankings are as of September 22, 2014

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Novak Djokovic / Filip Krajinović
• Liu Siyu / Ning Yuqing

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Johan Brunström / Nicholas Monroe

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

• Teymuraz Gabashvili / Mikhail Kukushkin

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Fernando Verdasco (personal reasons)

During the tournament

• Ernests Gulbis
• Filip Krajinović (sickness)

WTA singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
USA	Serena Williams	1	1
ROU	Simona Halep	2	2
CZE	Petra Kvitová	3	3
RUS	Maria Sharapova	4	4
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	5
DEN	Caroline Wozniacki	7	6
GER	Angelique Kerber	8	7
CAN	Eugenie Bouchard	9	8
SRB	Ana Ivanovic	10	9
SRB	Jelena Janković	11	10
ITA	Sara Errani	12	11
RUS	Ekaterina Makarova	14	12
CZE	Lucie Šafářová	15	13
ITA	Flavia Pennetta	16	14
GER	Andrea Petkovic	17	15
USA	Venus Williams	18	16

• ¹ Rankings as of September 22, 2014.

Other Entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Maria Kirilenko
• Francesca Schiavone
• Xu Shilin
• Zhang Kailin
• Zhu Lin

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Mona Barthel
• Belinda Bencic
• Polona Hercog
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands
• Monica Niculescu
• Tsvetana Pironkova
• Sílvia Soler Espinosa
• Xu Yifan

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Victoria Azarenka (foot injury) --> replaced by Kaia Kanepi
• Dominika Cibulková --> replaced by Lauren Davis
• Li Na (retirement from professional tennis) --> replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
• Sloane Stephens --> replaced by Yaroslava Shvedova
• Vera Zvonareva --> replaced by Zarina Diyas

During the tournament

• Simona Halep (hip injury)
• Serena Williams (knee injury)
• Venus Williams (viral illness)

Retirements

• Daniela Hantuchová (left knee injury)
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (dizziness)

WTA doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
ITA	Sara Errani	ITA	Roberta Vinci	2	1
ZIM	Cara Black	IND	Sania Mirza	10	2
CZE	Květa Peschke	SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	19	3
USA	Raquel Kops-Jones	USA	Abigail Spears	22	4
CZE	Andrea Hlaváčková	CHN	Peng Shuai	25	5
RUS	Alla Kudryavtseva	AUS	Anastasia Rodionova	32	6
ESP	Garbiñe Muguruza	ESP	Carla Suárez Navarro	34	7
SUI	Martina Hingis	ITA	Flavia Pennetta	38	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 22, 2014

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Simona Halep / Raluca Olaru
• Han Xinyun / Zhang Kailin
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Zheng Saisai

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Mona Barthel / Mandy Minella

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Daniela Hantuchová (left knee injury)

During the tournament

• Casey Dellacqua (lower leg injury)
• Simona Halep (hip injury)

Champions

Men's Singles

• Novak Djokovic def. Tomáš Berdych, 6–0, 6–2

Women's Singles

• Maria Sharapova def. Petra Kvitová, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3

Men's Doubles

• Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău def. Julien Benneteau / Vasek Pospisil, 6–7^(6–8), 7–5, [10–5]

Women's Doubles

• Andrea Hlaváčková / Peng Shuai def. Cara Black / Sania Mirza, 6–4, 6–4

References

1. "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
2. "Rankings explained". WTA. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
3. "Murray Receives China Open Wild Card; Looks to Win First Title in Beijing". China Open. 2014-09-12.

External links

• Official Website