In tennis, the 2014 US Open Series (known as Emirates Airline US Open Series for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh edition of the US Open Series, which included nine hard court tournaments that started on July 21, 2014, in Atlanta and concluded in Winston-Salem for the men and in New Haven for the women on August 23, 2014. This edition consisted of four separate men's tournaments and three women's tournaments, with the Western & Southern Open hosting both a men's and women's event. The series was headlined by two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events. Milos Raonic and Serena Williams were the US Open Series champions in 2014. Serena Williams improved the biggest payout in professional tennis history record which she previously shared with Rafael Nadal. The new record was then set at $4 million.
Point distribution for series events In order to be included in the final standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player needs to have countable results from at least two different tournaments. Starting from the 2014 season, a new rule has been added to double the points of a player who has obtained countable results in at least three tournaments.
The players who finish in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money at the US Open.
Round ATP World Tour 1000 WTA Premier 5 ATP World Tour 500 & 250 WTA PremierWinner 100 70Finalist 70 45Semifinalist 45 25Quarterfinalist 25 15Round of 16 15 0
US Open Series standings The standings include all players who received points in at least two tournaments.
ATP Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points 1 Milos Raonic 3 1 2802 2 John Isner 3 1 2002 3 Roger Federer 2 1 170 4 David Ferrer 2 955 Julien Benneteau 2 60 Jerzy Janowicz 2 Vasek Pospisil 2 8 Andy Murray 2 509 Kevin Anderson 2 40 Richard Gasquet 2 Lu Yen-hsun 2 Tommy Robredo 2 Stan Wawrinka 2 14 Marin Čilić 2 30 Novak Djokovic 2 Steve Johnson 2
Notes: 1 – Tours – Number of tournaments in US Open Series in which a player has reached the quarterfinals or better, in 250 and 500 series events, or the Round of 16 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events. 2 – Indicates a player has earned points in at least three Emirates Airline US Open Series events, therefore doubling his point total earned on the Series.
WTA Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points 1 Serena Williams 3 2 (1st, 2nd) 4302 2 Angelique Kerber 3 1502 3 Agnieszka Radwańska 2 1 1254 Ana Ivanovic 2 85 Petra Kvitová 2 1 Venus Williams 2 7 Caroline Wozniacki 2 70 8 Maria Sharapova 2 60 9 Jelena Janković 2 40 Carla Suárez Navarro 2 11 Sabine Lisicki 2 30 Lucie Šafářová 2
Notes: 1 – Tours – Number of tournaments in US Open Series in which a player has reached the quarterfinals or better, in Premier events; or the Round of 16 or better in Premier 5 events. 2 – Indicates a player has earned points in at least three Emirates Airline US Open Series events, therefore doubling her point total earned on the Series.
Bonus Prize Money Top three players in the 2014 US Open Series will receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2014 US Open, according to money schedule below.
2014 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish2014 US Open FinishAwardeesWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 1281st Place$1,000,000$500,000$250,000$125,000$70,000$40,000$25,000$15,000 Milos Raonic $70,000 Serena Williams $1,000,0002nd 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
2014 Schedule Legend Grand Slam Event ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5 ATP World Tour 500 and WTA Premier ATP World Tour 250 and WTA International
Week Date Men's Events Women's Events1 July 21 – July 27 AtlantaBB&T Atlanta Open2014 Champion: John Isner No Series Event Held This Week2 July 28 – August 3 Washington, D.C.Citi Open2014 Champion: Milos Raonic StanfordBank of the West Classic2014 Champion: Serena Williams3 August 4 – August 10 TorontoRogers Cup presented by National Bank2014 Champion: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga MontrealRogers Cup presented by National Bank2014 Champion: Agnieszka Radwańska4 August 10 – August 17 CincinnatiWestern & Southern Open2014 Champion: Roger Federer CincinnatiWestern & Southern Open2014 Champion: Serena Williams 5 August 17 – August 23 Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Open2014 Champion: Lukáš Rosol Connecticut Connecticut Open2014 Champion: Petra Kvitová6–7 August 25 – September 8 New York US Open2014 Champion: Marin Čilić New York US Open2014 Champion: Serena Williams
Week 1
ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open
Main draw finals
Week 2
ATP – Citi Open
Main draw finals
WTA – Bank of West Classic
Main draw finals
Week 3
ATP – Rogers Cup (Toronto)
Main draw finals
WTA – Rogers Cup (Montreal)
Main draw finals
Week 4
ATP – Western & Southern Open
Main draw finals
WTA – Western & Southern Open
Main draw finals
Week 5
ATP – Winston-Salem Open
Main draw finals
WTA – New Haven Open at Yale
Main draw finals
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