2014_Western_&_Southern_Open
2014 Western & Southern Open
Tennis tournament
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.
| 2014 Western & Southern Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | August 11–17 | |||
| Edition | 113th (men) / 86th (women) | |||
| Category | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Mason, Ohio, United States | |||
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Roger Federer | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Serena Williams | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears | ||||
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Rafael Nadal and Victoria Azarenka were the defending champions, but both had to withdraw from the tournament due to injuries.
Point distribution
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $638,850 | $313,240 | $157,645 | $80,165 | $41,625 | $21,945 | $11,850 | $2,730 | $1,390 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women'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 | $6,800 | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | $133,700 | $67,530 | $33,430 | $16,830 | $8,530 | $4,210 | — | — | — |
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SRB |
Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
| SUI |
Roger Federer | 3 | 2 |
| SUI |
Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 3 |
 CZE |
Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 4 |
 CAN |
Milos Raonic | 6 | 5 |
 ESP |
David Ferrer | 7 | 6 |
 BUL |
Grigor Dimitrov | 8 | 7 |
 GBR |
Andy Murray | 9 | 8 |
 LAT |
Ernests Gulbis | 12 | 9 |
 FRA |
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| USA |
John Isner | 14 | 11 |
| FRA |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 15 | 12 |
| ESP |
Roberto Bautista Agut | 16 | 13 |
 CRO |
Marin Čilić | 18 | 14 |
 ITA |
Fabio Fognini | 19 | 15 |
| ESP |
Tommy Robredo | 20 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:
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:
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
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Bob Bryan | USA |
Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 |
 AUT |
Alexander Peya |  BRA |
Bruno Soares | 6 | 2 |
| CAN |
Daniel Nestor | SRB |
Nenad Zimonjić | 11 | 3 |
| CRO |
Ivan Dodig | BRA |
Marcelo Melo | 16 | 4 |
 IND |
Leander Paes | CZE |
Radek Štěpánek | 20 | 5 |
| FRA |
Julien Benneteau | FRA |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 22 | 6 |
| ESP |
Marcel Granollers | ESP |
Marc López | 28 | 7 |
| ESP |
David Marrero | ESP |
Fernando Verdasco | 28 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Michaël Llodra (right elbow injury)
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Serena Williams | 1 | 1 |
 ROU |
Simona Halep | 3 | 2 |
| CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 4 | 3 |
 POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 4 |
 RUS |
Maria Sharapova | 6 | 5 |
 GER |
Angelique Kerber | 7 | 6 |
| CAN |
Eugenie Bouchard | 8 | 7 |
| SRB |
Jelena Janković | 9 | 8 |
| SRB |
Ana Ivanovic | 10 | 9 |
 BLR |
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 SVK |
Dominika Cibulková | 12 | 11 |
 DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 13 | 12 |
| ITA |
Flavia Pennetta | 14 | 13 |
| ITA |
Sara Errani | 15 | 14 |
| ESP |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 16 | 15 |
| CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 17 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:
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:
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
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA |
Sara Errani | ITA |
Roberta Vinci | 2 | 1 |
 TPE |
Hsieh Su-wei |  CHN |
Peng Shuai | 7 | 2 |
| CZE |
Květa Peschke |  SLO |
Katarina Srebotnik | 13 | 3 |
 ZIM |
Cara Black | IND |
Sania Mirza | 15 | 4 |
| RUS |
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS |
Elena Vesnina | 17 | 5 |
 HUN |
Tímea Babos | FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 27 | 6 |
| USA |
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA |
Abigail Spears | 36 | 7 |
| RUS |
Alla Kudryavtseva |  AUS |
Anastasia Rodionova | 40 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Zhang Shuai (right arm injury)
Retirements
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (right calf injury)- Kristina Mladenovic (lumbar spine injury)
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.
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