The 2014 Apia International Sydney was a joint 2014 ATP World Tour and 2014 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales. It was the 122nd edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It was held from 5 to 11 January 2014. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
Women's singles defending champion, Agnieszka RadwańskaRadwanska signals Sydney return - Apia International Sydney Tennis and ATP players, Juan Martín del Potro, Jerzy Janowicz and Bernard TomicTowering line-up set for Sydney - Apia International Sydney Tennis announced their participation in the event.
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$120,000$64,000$33,865$18,220$9,700$5,385$2,210$1,010$635Women's doubles *$38,000$20,000$11,000$5,600$3,035 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team
Broadcast In Australia, all matches were broadcast live on 7Two. The men's final was also due to air on 7Two, however it was moved to Channel Seven (7Two's parent channel) when Australian Bernard Tomic made the final match. A movie which was due to air on Channel Seven was swapped to 7Two. Day coverage was hosted by Ryan Phelan while night coverage was hosted by Matt White.
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedJuan Martín del Potro51Jerzy Janowicz212Andreas Seppi253Dmitry Tursunov294Julien Benneteau355Marin Čilić376Marcel Granollers387Jarkko Nieminen398 1 Rankings as of 30 December 2013.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:Matosevic, Ebden awarded main draw wildcards - Apia International Sydney Tennis Marinko Matosevic Matthew Ebden Samuel Groth
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jan-Lennard Struff Blaž Kavčič Ryan Harrison Sergiy Stakhovsky
The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: Albert Ramos
Withdrawals Before the tournament Nicolás Almagro → replaced by Bernard Tomic Fabio Fognini (left leg strain) → replaced by Nicolas Mahut Vasek Pospisil (lower back injury) → replaced by Albert Ramos
Retirements Édouard Roger-Vasselin (fatigue)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed Bob Bryan Mike Bryan11Leander PaesRadek Štěpánek192Rohan BopannaAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi283Mariusz FyrstenbergMarcin Matkowski384 1 Rankings as of 30 December 2013.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: James Duckworth / Samuel Groth The following pair received entry as alternates: Mikhail Elgin / Denis Istomin
Withdrawals Before the tournament Matthew Ebden (left ankle injury)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedAgnieszka Radwańska51Petra Kvitová62Sara ErraniWTA SYDNEY - MAIN DRAW: derby Errani-Vinci al primo turno!73Jelena Janković84Angelique Kerber95Caroline Wozniacki106Simona Halep117Sloane Stephens128 1 Rankings as of 30 December 2013.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Jarmila Gajdošová Ajla Tomljanović The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Lauren Davis Victoria Duval Bethanie Mattek-Sands Christina McHale Paula Ormaechea Tsvetana Pironkova The following players received entry as lucky losers: Julia Görges Varvara Lepchenko
Withdrawals Before the tournament Jamie Hampton (hip injury) → replaced by Julia Görges Sloane Stephens (wrist injury) → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
Retirements Bethanie Mattek-Sands (lumbar spine injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedSara ErraniRoberta Vinci21Květa PeschkeKatarina Srebotnik222Cara BlackSania Mirza223Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears464 1 Rankings as of 30 December 2013.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Simona Halep / Raluca Olaru Jarmila Gajdošová / Ajla Tomljanović
Finals
Men's singles
Juan Martín del Potro defeated Bernard Tomic 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles
Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Angelique Kerber, 6–4, 6–4
Men's doubles
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Women's doubles
Tímea Babos / Lucie Šafářová defeated Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci, 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
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