Serena Williams finished the year asworld No. 1 for the fourth time in her career. She won seven singles tournaments during the season, including amajor at theUS Open, as well as theWTA Finals. She also won threePremier Mandatory and Premier 5 events. | |
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| Duration | December 28, 2013 – November 9, 2014 |
| Edition | 44th |
| Tournaments | 58 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Tour Championships WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (31) WTA Tournament of Champions |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | |
| Most finals | |
| Prize money leader | (US$9,317,298) |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Doubles team of the year | |
| Most improved player of the year | |
| Newcomer of the year | |
| Comeback player of the year | |
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The2014 WTA Tour was the elite professionaltennis circuit organized by theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 WTA Tour calendar comprises theGrand Slam tournaments (supervised by theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF)), theWTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), theWTA International tournaments, theFed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (theWTA Tour Championships and theWTA Tournament of Champions).[1] Also included in the 2014 calendar is theHopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Team events |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 3 Nov | Fed Cup Final Prague, Czech Republic – hard (i) | 3–1 |
These tables present the number ofsingles (S),doubles (D), andmixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2014 WTA Tour: theGrand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (theWTA Tour Championships and theTournament of Champions), theWTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and theWTA International tournaments.[1] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
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| 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
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The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
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The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
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These are theWTA rankings of the top 20 singles players at the current date of the 2014 season.[2] Players with a gold background qualified for theWTA Tour Championships.
| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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| Year-end 2013 | 16 February 2014 | |
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12 May 2014 | 18 May 2014 | |
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9 June 2014 | 6 July 2014 | |
| 7 July 2014 | Year-end 2014 |
Serena Williams lead for the 2nd consecutive year, and 5th overall, with the second highest single-season earnings. Also for the second consecutive season, top-25 players earned over $1,000,000. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci each made $1,001,168 by playing in doubles tournaments. It was the 1st time in WTA Tour history a player earned over $1,000,000 in doubles events.
| # | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Bonus Pool | Year-to-date |
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| 1 | $8,823,749 | $43,549 | $0 | $450,000 | $9,317,298 | |
| 2 | $5,439,357 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 | $5,839,357 | |
| 3 | $4,845,342 | $7,894 | $0 | $350,000 | $5,203,236 | |
| 4 | $4,506,687 | $13,076 | $0 | $0 | $4,519,763 | |
| 5 | $3,409,885 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,409,885 | |
| 6 | $3,172,350 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $3,372,350 | |
| 7 | $3,196,832 | $24,097 | $0 | $0 | $3,220,929 | |
| 8 | $2,745,411 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $3,195,411 | |
| 9 | $1,363,388 | $1,001,168 | $0 | $225,000 | $2,589,556 | |
| 10 | $2,083,590 | $314,655 | $0 | $0 | $2,398,245 | |
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The points distribution was modified for the 2014 season.[9] Main draw rounds usually give a little less points, but there is no change for the champion (W). Points for qualifying rounds (Q) have changed in both directions depending on the tournament category.Points earned in 2013 retain their value until they expire after 52 weeks.
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 40 | – | – | – |
| WTA Championships (S) | +810 | +360 | (230 for each round robin win, 70 for each loss) | |||||||||
| WTA Championships (D) | 1500 | 1050 | 780 | 460 | – | |||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| WTA Premier 5 (56S,48/32Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier 5 (16D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tournament of Champions | +195 | +75 | (60 for each round robin win, 25 for each loss) | |||||||||
| WTA International (32S,32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| WTA International (32S,16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | – | 12 | 1 |
| WTA International (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of theWTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2014 season:
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Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2014 WTA Tour season:
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The winners of the2014 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last two weeks of November.
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