The 2014 Brisbane International was a joint 2014 ATP World Tour and 2014 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 29 December 2013 to 5 January 2014 and was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
In a major coup for the tournament, it was announced on 24 July 2013 that former world no. 1 and 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer had committed to the event for the first time, thus breaking from his tradition of beginning the season in the Middle East.Roger Federer to play Brisbane International tennis tournament , The Age, 24 July 2013 This announcement was dubbed "the biggest announcement in the history of the Brisbane International".Roger Federer to play in Queensland , The Age, 24 July 2013, Eurosport, 24 July 2013 Defending champion Serena Williams, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, 2013 Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, former world number ones Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Janković and former ATP world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt were also big drawcards for the event.Serena Williams and Lleyton Hewitt confirmed to play Brisbane International , ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 2 October 2013Victoria Azarenka to play Brisbane International in Australian Open build-up , ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 24 October 2013
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Men's singles250150904520012600 Men's doubles 0 Women's singles4703051851005512518131 Women's doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1Men's singles$82,040$43,210$23,405$13,335$7,860$4,655$750$360 Men's doubles *$24,920$13,100$7,100$4,060$2,380 Women's singles$196,670$104,890$56,298$21,780$11,681$6,371$3,327$1,770$1,003Women's doubles *$44,835$23,597$12,979$6,607$3,581 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedRoger Federer61Kei Nishikori172Gilles Simon193Kevin Anderson (withdrew)204Grigor Dimitrov235Feliciano López286Dmitry Tursunov297Jérémy Chardy348 1 Rankings as of 23 December 2013
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: James Duckworth Samuel Groth
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Thanasi Kokkinakis Yūichi Sugita Ryan Harrison Marius Copil
The following players received entry as a lucky losers: Pierre-Hugues Herbert Alex Kuznetsov
Withdrawals Before the tournament Kevin Anderson (illness) → replaced by Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nick Kyrgios (shoulder injury) → replaced by Alex Kuznetsov Jürgen Melzer → replaced by Matthew Ebden
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedJean-Julien RojerHoria Tecău381Mariusz FyrstenbergDaniel Nestor452Jamie MurrayJohn Peers593Juan Sebastián CabalRobert Farah914 1 Rankings as of 23 December 2013
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Matthew Ebden / Thanasi Kokkinakis Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedSerena Williams11Victoria Azarenka22Maria Sharapova43Jelena Janković84Angelique Kerber95Caroline Wozniacki106Sabine Lisicki157Carla Suárez Navarro178Dominika Cibulková239 1 Rankings as of 23 December 2013
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ashleigh Barty Alla Kudryavtseva Alexandra Panova Heather Watson The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Hsieh Su-wei
Withdrawals Before the tournament Caroline Wozniacki (shoulder injury) → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei During the tournament Ashleigh Barty (left abductor injury) Sabine Lisicki (illness)
Retirements Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (left thigh injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedKvěta PeschkeKatarina Srebotnik221Hsieh Su-weiJelena Janković232Ashleigh BartyCasey Dellacqua233Chan Hao-chingLiezel Huber484 1 Rankings as of 23 December 2013
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Olivia Rogowska / Monique Adamczak Francesca Schiavone / Carla Suárez Navarro
Withdrawals During the tournament Ashleigh Barty (left adductor injury)
Champions
Men's singles
Lleyton Hewitt def. Roger Federer, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Women's singles
Serena Williams def. Victoria Azarenka, 6–4, 7–5
Men's doubles
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Daniel Nestor def. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–7]
Women's doubles
Alla Kudryavtseva / Anastasia Rodionova def. Kristina Mladenovic / Galina Voskoboeva, 6–3, 6–1
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