The2014 Australian Open was atennis tournament that took place atMelbourne Park between 13 and 26 January 2014.[1] It was the 102nd edition of theAustralian Open, and the firstGrand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.
Li Na won the women's singles, beatingDominika Cibulková in the final.Stanislas Wawrinka defeatedRafael Nadal in the men's singles final to win his first grand slam title.Sara Errani andRoberta Vinci defended their women's doubles title with a victory overEkaterina Makarova andElena Vesnina.Łukasz Kubot andRobert Lindstedt took the men's doubles title with a victory overEric Butorac andRaven Klaasen. The mixed doubles were won byKristina Mladenovic andDaniel Nestor, withSania Mirza andHoria Tecău the runners-up.
Both defending singles champions lost in the quarterfinals, the first time in the open era.[2]Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, but failed to defend his title, losing to eventual champion Wawrinka. Two-time defending championVictoria Azarenka also failed to defend her title in the women's singles, losing toAgnieszka Radwańska. In addition, the men's doubles defending championsBob & Mike Bryan also failed to defend their title, while Errani and Vinci managed to retain their title. As in previous years, this tournament's title sponsor wasKia.
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The 2014 Australian Open was the 102nd edition of the tournament and was held atMelbourne Park inMelbourne,Victoria, Australia.
The tournament was run by theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the2014 ATP World Tour and the2014 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women'swheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 16 courts, including the three main showcourts:Rod Laver Arena,Hisense Arena andMargaret Court Arena. The latter was undergoing refurbishment, as part of the Melbourne Park Redevelopment project.[3]
In Australia, all matches were broadcast live by theSeven Network. The majority of matches were shown on the network's primary channelChannel Seven, however during news programming nationwide and most night matches inPerth, coverage shifted to7Two. Coverage was presented byJohanna Griggs,Jim Wilson,Matt White,Hamish McLachlan andBasil Zempilas, with commentary fromBruce McAvaney,Jim Courier,Sam Smith,Todd Woodbridge,John Newcombe,Rennae Stubbs,Henri Leconte andJohn Fitzgerald.Lleyton Hewitt, who was competing in the tournament, would become a commentator if he is knocked out.[4] Some outside court matches were shown onFox Sports onFoxtel.
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair points[edit]
| Junior points[edit]
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The Australian Open total prize money for 2014 was increased by three millionAustralian dollars to tournament record A$33,000,000.[5][6]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 1281 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | A$2,650,000 | A$1,325,000 | A$540,000 | A$270,000 | A$135,000 | A$75,000 | A$50,000 | A$30,000 | A$14,400 | A$7,200 | A$3,600 |
| Doubles * | A$520,000 | A$260,000 | A$130,000 | A$65,000 | A$36,000 | A$21,000 | A$13,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles * | A$135,500 | A$67,750 | A$33,900 | A$15,500 | A$7,800 | A$3,800 | — | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 128 prize money.
*per team
2014 Australian Open – Men's singles
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Wawrinka [8] |  Rafael Nadal [1] | ||
| Semifinals out | |||
| Roger Federer [6] |  Tomáš Berdych [7] | ||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
 Grigor Dimitrov [22] |  Andy Murray [4] | David Ferrer [3] |  Novak Djokovic [2] |
| 4th round out | |||
 Kei Nishikori [16] | Roberto Bautista Agut |  Stéphane Robert (LL) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] |
 Kevin Anderson [19] |  Florian Mayer | Tommy Robredo [17] |  Fabio Fognini [15] |
| 3rd round out | |||
| Gaël Monfils [25] |  Donald Young |  Milos Raonic [11] | Benoît Paire [27] |
| Feliciano López [26] |  Martin Kližan (LL) | Gilles Simon [18] |  Teymuraz Gabashvili |
 Damir Džumhur (Q) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |  Jerzy Janowicz [20] | Jérémy Chardy [29] |
| Vasek Pospisil [28] | Richard Gasquet [9] | Sam Querrey |  Denis Istomin |
| 2nd round out | |||
 Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) | Jack Sock | Andreas Seppi [24] | Dušan Lajović (Q) |
 Victor Hănescu |  Lu Yen-hsun | Nick Kyrgios (WC) |  Juan Martín del Potro [5] |
| Vincent Millot (Q) | Michael Berrer (Q) | Michał Przysiężny |  Blaž Rola (LL) |
 Thomaz Bellucci (Q) |  Marin Čilić | Fernando Verdasco [31] | Blaž Kavčič |
| Kenny de Schepper | Ivan Dodig [32] |  Dominic Thiem (Q) | Guillermo García López |
| Mikhail Youzhny [14] | Pablo Andújar |  Alexandr Dolgopolov | Adrian Mannarino |
 Alejandro Falla | Matthew Ebden | Julien Benneteau | Nikolay Davydenko |
 Jarkko Nieminen |  Ernests Gulbis [23] | Dmitry Tursunov [30] | Leonardo Mayer |
| 1st round out | |||
| Bernard Tomic |  Igor Sijsling | Tobias Kamke | Ryan Harrison |
| Lleyton Hewitt | Robin Haase | Lucas Pouille (WC) | Marinko Matosevic |
| Daniel Gimeno Traver | Peter Gojowczyk (Q) | Jimmy Wang (Q) | Bradley Klahn |
| Frank Dancevic | Benjamin Becker | Tim Smyczek | Rhyne Williams (Q) |
| Go Soeda | Wayne Odesnik (Q) | Michaël Llodra |  Somdev Devvarman |
| Aljaž Bedene | Horacio Zeballos | Federico Delbonis | John Isner [13] |
| Filippo Volandri | Julian Reister | Marcel Granollers | Daniel Brands |
 Zhang Ze (Q) | Sergiy Stakhovsky | Radek Štěpánek | James Duckworth (WC) |
 Oleksandr Nedovyesov | Wu Di (WC) | Jan Hájek | Ivo Karlović |
| Jiří Veselý |  João Sousa | Carlos Berlocq | Tommy Haas [12] |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | Denis Kudla (Q) | Albert Ramos | Jordan Thompson (WC) |
| Jesse Huta Galung |  Ričardas Berankis (Q) | Steve Johnson | Alejandro González |
| Andrey Golubev | Mikhail Kukushkin | Nicolas Mahut | Samuel Groth (WC) |
| Lukáš Rosol | Pablo Carreño | Łukasz Kubot | David Guez (Q) |
| Alex Bogomolov |  Dudi Sela | Santiago Giraldo | Juan Mónaco |
| Michael Russell |  Marcos Baghdatis | Albert Montañés | Lukáš Lacko |
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Li Na [4] | Dominika Cibulková [20] | ||
| Semifinals out | |||
| Eugenie Bouchard [30] | Agnieszka Radwańska [5] | ||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
| Ana Ivanovic [14] | Flavia Pennetta [28] | Simona Halep [11] |  Victoria Azarenka [2] |
| 4th round out | |||
| Serena Williams [1] | Casey Dellacqua (WC) | Ekaterina Makarova [22] | Angelique Kerber [9] |
| Jelena Janković [8] | Maria Sharapova [3] | Garbiñe Muguruza | Sloane Stephens [13] |
| 3rd round out | |||
| Daniela Hantuchová [31] | Samantha Stosur [17] | Zheng Jie | Lauren Davis |
| Lucie Šafářová [26] | Monica Niculescu | Alison Riske | Mona Barthel |
| Kurumi Nara | Zarina Diyas (Q) | Carla Suárez Navarro [16] | Alizé Cornet [25] |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [29] |  Caroline Wozniacki [10] | Elina Svitolina | Yvonne Meusburger |
| 2nd round out | |||
| Vesna Dolonc | Karolína Plíšková | Tsvetana Pironkova | Annika Beck |
| Madison Keys |  Kirsten Flipkens [18] | Virginie Razzano | Julia Görges |
| Belinda Bencic (Q) | Lucie Hradecká (Q) | Irina Falconi (LL) | Sabine Lisicki [15] |
| Alla Kudryavtseva (Q) | Yanina Wickmayer |  Monica Puig |  Luksika Kumkhum |
| Ayumi Morita | Magdaléna Rybáriková [32] |  Marina Erakovic | Varvara Lepchenko |
| Galina Voskoboeva | Stefanie Vögele | Camila Giorgi | Karin Knapp |
| Olga Govortsova |  Mandy Minella | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | Christina McHale |
| Ajla Tomljanović | Olivia Rogowska (WC) | Bojana Jovanovski [33] | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
| 1st round out | |||
| Ashleigh Barty (WC) | Lara Arruabarrena | Pauline Parmentier (WC) | Heather Watson (Q) |
| Klára Zakopalová | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | Petra Martić | Kiki Bertens |
| Roberta Vinci [12] | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | Vera Zvonareva (PR) | Laura Robson |
| Tang Haochen (WC) | Alison Van Uytvanck | Sachia Vickery (WC) | Sara Errani [7] |
| Ana Konjuh (Q) | Kimiko Date-Krumm | Donna Vekić | Julia Glushko |
| Venus Williams | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Shahar Pe'er | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni |
| Jarmila Gajdošová (WC) | Caroline Garcia | Dinah Pfizenmaier | Elena Vesnina [23] |
| Alexandra Cadanțu |  Anna Tatishvili (Q) | Zhang Shuai | Petra Kvitová [6] |
| Misaki Doi | Nadiia Kichenok | Peng Shuai | Andrea Petkovic |
| Sorana Cîrstea [21] | Kateřina Siniaková (Q) | Lesia Tsurenko | Katarzyna Piter (Q) |
| Vania King | Irina-Camelia Begu (Q) | Kristina Mladenovic | Francesca Schiavone |
| Polona Hercog | Storm Sanders (WC) | Paula Ormaechea | Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
| Yulia Putintseva | Duan Yingying (Q) | Carina Witthöft (Q) | Teliana Pereira |
 Kaia Kanepi [24] |  Tímea Babos | Chan Yung-jan (PR) | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
| Yaroslava Shvedova | Tadeja Majerič | Mariana Duque | Svetlana Kuznetsova [19] |
| Jana Čepelová | Chanelle Scheepers | Hsieh Su-wei |  Johanna Larsson |
Stan Wawrinka defeatedRafael Nadal, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Li Na defeatedDominika Cibulková, 7–6(7–3), 6–0Łukasz Kubot /Robert Lindstedt defeatedEric Butorac /Raven Klaasen, 6–3, 6–3Sara Errani /Roberta Vinci defeatedEkaterina Makarova /Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5Kristina Mladenovic /Daniel Nestor defeatedSania Mirza /Horia Tecău, 6–3, 6–2Alexander Zverev defeatedStefan Kozlov, 6–3, 6–0Elizaveta Kulichkova defeated Jana Fett, 6–2, 6–1Lucas Miedler /Bradley Mousley defeatedQuentin Halys /Johan Sébastien Tatlot, 6–4, 6–3Anhelina Kalinina /Elizaveta Kulichkova defeated Katie Boulter /Ivana Jorović, 6–4, 6–2Todd Woodbridge /Mark Woodforde defeatedJonas Björkman /Thomas Enqvist, 4–6, 6–2, [13–11]Shingo Kunieda defeatedGustavo Fernández, 6–0, 6–1Sabine Ellerbrock defeatedYui Kamiji, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2David Wagner defeated Lucas Sithole, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3Stéphane Houdet /Shingo Kunieda defeatedGordon Reid /Maikel Scheffers, 6–3, 6–3Yui Kamiji /Jordanne Whiley defeatedMarjolein Buis /Jiske Griffioen, 6–2, 6–7, 6–2Andrew Lapthorne /David Wagner defeatedDylan Alcott / Lucas Sithole, 6–4, 6–4The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeding are arranged according to ATP and WTA rankings on 6 January 2014, while ranking andpoints before are as of 13 January 2014.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 13,130 | 0 | 1,200 | 14,330 | Runner-up, lost toStan Wawrinka [8] |
| 2 | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 12,260 | 2,000 | 360 | 10,620 | Quarterfinals lost toStan Wawrinka [8] |
| 3 | 3 | David Ferrer | 5,640 | 720 | 360 | 5,280 | Quarterfinals lost toTomáš Berdych [7] |
| 4 | 4 | Andy Murray | 5,560 | 1,200 | 360 | 4,720 | Quarterfinals lost toRoger Federer [6] |
| 5 | 5 | Juan Martín del Potro | 5,415 | 90 | 45 | 5,370 | Second round lost toRoberto Bautista Agut |
| 6 | 6 | Roger Federer | 4,355 | 720 | 720 | 4,355 | Semifinals lost toRafael Nadal [1] |
| 7 | 7 | Tomáš Berdych | 4,180 | 360 | 720 | 4,540 | Semifinals lost toStan Wawrinka [8] |
| 8 | 8 | Stan Wawrinka | 3,890 | 180 | 2,000 | 5,710 | Champion, defeatedRafael Nadal [1] |
| 9 | 9 | Richard Gasquet | 3,140 | 180 | 90 | 3,050 | Third round lost toTommy Robredo [17] |
| 10 | 10 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 3,065 | 360 | 180 | 2,885 | Fourth round lost toRoger Federer [6] |
| 11 | 11 | Milos Raonic | 2,860 | 180 | 90 | 2,770 | Third round lost toGrigor Dimitrov [22] |
| 12 | 12 | Tommy Haas | 2,435 | 10 | 10 | 2,435 | First round retired againstGuillermo García López |
| 13 | 13 | John Isner | 2,310 | 0 | 10 | 2,320 | First round retired againstMartin Kližan [LL] |
| 14 | 15 | Mikhail Youzhny | 2,145 | 45 | 45 | 2,145 | Second round lost toFlorian Mayer |
| 15 | 16 | Fabio Fognini | 1,930 | 10 | 180 | 2,100 | Fourth round lost toNovak Djokovic [2] |
| 16 | 17 | Kei Nishikori | 1,915 | 180 | 180 | 1,915 | Fourth round lost toRafael Nadal [1] |
| 17 | 18 | Tommy Robredo | 1,810 | 10 | 180 | 1,980 | Fourth round lost toStan Wawrinka [8] |
| 18 | 19 | Gilles Simon | 1,790 | 180 | 90 | 1,700 | Third round lost toJo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] |
| 19 | 21 | Kevin Anderson | 1,580 | 180 | 180 | 1,580 | Fourth round lost toTomáš Berdych [7] |
| 20 | 20 | Jerzy Janowicz | 1,615 | 90 | 90 | 1,615 | Third round lost toFlorian Mayer |
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,420 | 90 | 0 | 1,330 | Withdrew due to hamstring injury | ||
| 22 | 22 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,460 | 10 | 360 | 1,810 | Quarterfinals lost toRafael Nadal [1] |
| 23 | 24 | Ernests Gulbis | 1,418 | (20)† | 45 | 1,443 | Second round lost toSam Querrey |
| 24 | 25 | Andreas Seppi | 1,360 | 180 | 45 | 1,225 | Second round lost toDonald Young |
| 25 | 32 | Gaël Monfils | 1,245 | 90 | 90 | 1,245 | Third round lost toRafael Nadal [1] |
| 26 | 27 | Feliciano López | 1,310 | 45 | 90 | 1,355 | Third round lost toAndy Murray [4] |
| 27 | 28 | Benoît Paire | 1,300 | 10 | 90 | 1,380 | Third round lost toRoberto Bautista Agut |
| 28 | 30 | Vasek Pospisil | 1,289 | (20)† | 90 | 1,359 | Third round withdrew due to back injury |
| 29 | 31 | Jérémy Chardy | 1,255 | 360 | 90 | 985 | Third round lost toDavid Ferrer [3] |
| 30 | 26 | Dmitry Tursunov | 1,314 | (45)† | 45 | 1,314 | Second round lost toDenis Istomin |
| 31 | 33 | Fernando Verdasco | 1,235 | 90 | 45 | 1,190 | Second round lost toTeymuraz Gabashvili |
| 32 | 34 | Ivan Dodig | 1,190 | 90 | 45 | 1,145 | Second round retired againstDamir Džumhur [Q] |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2013. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew before the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nicolás Almagro | 2,290 | 360 | 1,930 | Right shoulder injury[7] |
| 29 | Jürgen Melzer | 1,290 | 90 | 1,200 | Shoulder injury[8] |
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Serena Williams | 13,260 | 500 | 240 | 13,000 | Fourth round lost toAna Ivanovic [14] |
| 2 | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 8,151 | 2,000 | 430 | 6,581 | Quarterfinals lost toAgnieszka Radwańska [5] |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6,076 | 900 | 240 | 5,416 | Fourth round lost toDominika Cibulková [20] |
| 4 | 4 | Li Na | 5,970 | 1,400 | 2,000 | 6,570 | Champion, defeatedDominika Cibulková [20] |
| 5 | 5 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5,470 | 500 | 780 | 5,750 | Semifinals lost toDominika Cibulková [20] |
| 6 | 6 | Petra Kvitová | 4,835 | 100 | 10 | 4,745 | First round lost toLuksika Kumkhum |
| 7 | 7 | Sara Errani | 4,435 | 5 | 10 | 4,440 | First round lost toJulia Görges |
| 8 | 8 | Jelena Janković | 4,230 | 160 | 240 | 4,310 | Fourth round lost toSimona Halep [11] |
| 9 | 9 | Angelique Kerber | 4,070 | 280 | 240 | 4,030 | Fourth round lost toFlavia Pennetta [28] |
| 10 | 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 3,520 | 280 | 130 | 3,370 | Third round lost toGarbiñe Muguruza |
| 11 | 11 | Simona Halep | 3,335 | 5 | 430 | 3,760 | Quarterfinals lost toDominika Cibulková [20] |
| 12 | 12 | Roberta Vinci | 3,170 | 160 | 10 | 3,020 | First round lost toZheng Jie |
| 13 | 13 | Sloane Stephens | 3,075 | 900 | 240 | 2,415 | Fourth round lost toVictoria Azarenka [2] |
| 14 | 14 | Ana Ivanovic | 3,010 | 280 | 430 | 3,160 | Quarterfinals lost toEugenie Bouchard [30] |
| 15 | 15 | Sabine Lisicki | 2,915 | 5 | 70 | 2,980 | Second round lost toMonica Niculescu |
| 16 | 16 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2,775 | 160 | 130 | 2,745 | Third round lost toDominika Cibulková [20] |
| 17 | 17 | Samantha Stosur | 2,675 | 100 | 130 | 2,705 | Third round lost toAna Ivanovic [14] |
| 18 | 19 | Kirsten Flipkens | 2,465 | 280 | 70 | 2,255 | Second round lost toCasey Dellacqua [WC] |
| 19 | 20 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2,202 | 500 | 10 | 1,712 | First round lost toElina Svitolina |
| 20 | 24 | Dominika Cibulková | 1,856 | 100 | 1,300 | 3,056 | Runner-up, lost toLi Na [4] |
| 21 | 21 | Sorana Cîrstea | 2,170 | 160 | 10 | 2,020 | First round lost toMarina Erakovic |
| 22 | 22 | Ekaterina Makarova | 2,061 | 500 | 240 | 1,801 | Fourth round lost toLi Na [4] |
| 23 | 28 | Elena Vesnina | 1,745 | 280 | 10 | 1,475 | First round lost toAlison Riske |
| 24 | 23 | Kaia Kanepi | 1,922 | 0 | 10 | 1,932 | First round lost toGarbiñe Muguruza |
| 25 | 25 | Alizé Cornet | 1,840 | 100 | 130 | 1,870 | Third round lost toMaria Sharapova [3] |
| 26 | 26 | Lucie Šafářová | 1,775 | 100 | 130 | 1,805 | Third round lost toLi Na [4] |
| Jamie Hampton | 1,761 | 160 | 0 | 1,601 | Withdrew due to hip injury | ||
| 28 | 29 | Flavia Pennetta | 1,735 | 0 | 430 | 2,165 | Quarterfinals lost toLi Na [4] |
| 29 | 30 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,715 | 5 | 130 | 1,840 | Third round lost toAgnieszka Radwańska [5] |
| 30 | 31 | Eugenie Bouchard | 1,629 | 40 | 780 | 2,369 | Semifinals lost toLi Na [4] |
| 31 | 33 | Daniela Hantuchová | 1,475 | 5 | 130 | 1,600 | Third round lost toSerena Williams [1] |
| 32 | 35 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 1,450 | 5 | 70 | 1,515 | Second round lost toKurumi Nara |
| 33 | 34 | Bojana Jovanovski | 1,475 | 280 | 70 | 1,265 | Second round lost toYvonne Meusburger |
The following player would have been seeded, but not entered before the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Maria Kirilenko | 2,605 | 280 | 2,325 | Ankle injury[9] |
Men's singles[edit] | Women's singles[edit]
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Men's doubles[edit] | Women's doubles[edit]
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Men's singles[edit]Main article:2014 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying
| Women's singles[edit]Main article:2014 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
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The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.
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| Preceded by | Grand Slam Tournaments | Succeeded by |