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 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1Men's singles5003001809045020100Men's doubles0Women's singles1000650390215120651030202Women's doubles5
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Novak Djokovic 1 1 Rafael Nadal 2 2 Tomáš Berdych 6 3 Marin Čilić 9 4 Grigor Dimitrov 10 5 Andy Murray 11 6 Ernests Gulbis 13 7 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 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) → replaced by Vasek Pospisil Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by Pablo Andújar
Retirements Ernests Gulbis
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedDaniel NestorNenad Zimonjić71Alexander PeyaBruno Soares102David MarreroFernando Verdasco263Julien BenneteauVasek Pospisil294 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 Rank1 SeedSerena Williams11Simona Halep22Petra Kvitová33Maria Sharapova44Agnieszka Radwańska65Caroline Wozniacki76Angelique Kerber87Eugenie Bouchard98Ana Ivanovic109Jelena Janković1110Sara Errani1211Ekaterina Makarova1412Lucie Šafářová1513Flavia Pennetta1614Andrea Petkovic1715Venus Williams1816 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 player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: Romina Oprandi
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 Rank1 SeedSara ErraniRoberta Vinci21Cara BlackSania Mirza102Květa PeschkeKatarina Srebotnik193Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears224Andrea HlaváčkováPeng Shuai255Alla KudryavtsevaAnastasia Rodionova326Garbiñe MuguruzaCarla Suárez Navarro347Martina HingisFlavia Pennetta388 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
External links Official Website