The 2014 Western & Southern Open (the Cincinnati Masters) was a men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts August 11–17, 2014. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2014 ATP World Tour and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. The 2014 tournament was the men's 113th edition and the women's 86th edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason (a suburb of Cincinnati), Ohio, United States.
Rafael Nadal and Victoria Azarenka were the defending champions, but both had to withdraw from the tournament due to injuries.
Points and prize money
Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Men's singles100060036018090451025160Men's doubles0Women's singles90058535019010560130201Women's doubles1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Men's singles$638,850$313,240$157,645$80,165$41,625$21,945$11,850$2,730$1,390Women's singles$467,300$227,000 $113,770$54,170$26,090$13,370$7,215 $2,930$1,775 Men's doubles$197,830$96,860$48,580$24,940$12,890$6,800Women's doubles$133,700$67,530$33,430 $16,830 $8,530$4,210
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking Seed Novak Djokovic 1 1 Roger Federer 3 2 Stan Wawrinka 4 3 Tomáš Berdych 5 4 Milos Raonic 6 5 David Ferrer 7 6 Grigor Dimitrov 8 7 Andy Murray 9 8 Ernests Gulbis 12 9 Richard Gasquet 13 10 John Isner 14 11 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 15 12 Roberto Bautista Agut 16 13 Marin Čilić 18 14 Fabio Fognini 19 15 Tommy Robredo 20 16 Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Robby Ginepri Steve Johnson Sam Querrey Jack Sock
The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw: Jürgen Melzer
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Benjamin Becker Chase Buchanan Teymuraz Gabashvili Marinko Matosevic Benoît Paire Bernard Tomic James Ward
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Blaž Rola
Withdrawals Before the tournament Nicolás Almagro (foot injury) → replaced by Denis Istomin Carlos Berlocq → replaced by Édouard Roger-Vasselin Juan Martín del Potro (wrist injury) → replaced by Martin Kližan Alexandr Dolgopolov (knee injury) → replaced by Julien Benneteau Richard Gasquet (abdominal injury) → replaced by Blaž Rola Tommy Haas (shoulder injury) → replaced by Lu Yen-hsun Florian Mayer (groin injury) → replaced by Lleyton Hewitt Rafael Nadal (wrist injury) → replaced by Gilles Simon Kei Nishikori (foot injury) → replaced by Nicolas Mahut Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by Dominic Thiem
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedBob BryanMike Bryan21Alexander PeyaBruno Soares62Daniel NestorNenad Zimonjić113Ivan DodigMarcelo Melo164Leander PaesRadek Štěpánek205Julien BenneteauÉdouard Roger-Vasselin226Marcel GranollersMarc López287David MarreroFernando Verdasco288 Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Steve Johnson / Sam Querrey Mackenzie McDonald / Tim Smyczek The following pair received entry as alternates: Jamie Murray / John Peers
Withdrawals Before the tournament Michaël Llodra (right elbow injury)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking Seeds Serena Williams 1 1 Simona Halep 3 2 Petra Kvitová 4 3 Agnieszka Radwańska 5 4 Maria Sharapova 6 5 Angelique Kerber 7 6 Eugenie Bouchard 8 7 Jelena Janković 9 8 Ana Ivanovic 10 9 Victoria Azarenka 11 10 Dominika Cibulková 12 11 Caroline Wozniacki 13 12 Flavia Pennetta 14 13 Sara Errani 15 14 Carla Suárez Navarro 16 15 Lucie Šafářová 17 16 Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Belinda Bencic Lauren Davis Christina McHale
The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw: Romina Oprandi
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Annika Beck Irina-Camelia Begu Zarina Diyas Nicole Gibbs Polona Hercog Karin Knapp Varvara Lepchenko Pauline Parmentier Chanelle Scheepers Taylor Townsend Heather Watson Yanina Wickmayer
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Mona Barthel
Withdrawals Before the tournament Victoria Azarenka (knee injury) → replaced by Mona Barthel Li Na (knee injury) → replaced by Romina Oprandi Yvonne Meusburger → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedSara ErraniRoberta Vinci21Hsieh Su-weiPeng Shuai72Květa PeschkeKatarina Srebotnik133Cara BlackSania Mirza154Ekaterina MakarovaElena Vesnina175Tímea BabosKristina Mladenovic276Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears367Alla KudryavtsevaAnastasia Rodionova408 Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Nicole Gibbs / Alison Riske Melanie Oudin / Taylor Townsend
The following pair received entry as alternates: Oksana Kalashnikova / Olga Savchuk
Withdrawals Before the tournament Zhang Shuai (right arm injury)
Retirements Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (right calf injury) Kristina Mladenovic (lumbar spine injury)
Finals
Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated David Ferrer, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Women's singles
Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6–4, 6–1
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock, 6–3, 6–2
Women's doubles
Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears defeated Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic, 6–1, 2–0, ret.
References
External links Official website Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile