2014 French Open
The 2014 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 118th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 25 May to 8 June.[1] It consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.
2014 French Open | |
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Date | 25 May – 8 June |
Edition | 118th |
Category | Grand Slam tournament (ITF) |
Draw | 128S/64D/32X |
Prize money | €25,018,900 |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Women's Singles | |
Men's Doubles | |
Women's Doubles | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Boys' Singles | |
Girls' Singles | |
Boys' Doubles | |
Girls' Doubles | |
Legends Under 45 Doubles | |
Women's Legends Doubles | |
Legends Over 45 Doubles | |
Wheelchair Men's Singles | |
Wheelchair Women's Singles | |
Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |
Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |
Rafael Nadal was the four-time defending champion in the men's singles and defeated Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final to win his 9th French Open title and his 14th Grand Slam title. The victory made Nadal the first tennis player to have won 5 consecutive French Open titles, in addition to becoming the only man with at least one Grand Slam title in 10 consecutive years.
Serena Williams was the defending women's singles champion. Williams failed to defend her title, losing to Garbiñe Muguruza in the second round. Maria Sharapova won the women's singles, defeating Simona Halep to win her second French Open title and her 5th Grand Slam title.
This was first time that both singles winners of the Australian Open (Li Na and Stanislas Wawrinka) lost in the first round of the French Open. Also, for the first time at any Grand Slam event in the Open era, the top three women's seeds (Williams, Li, and Agnieszka Radwańska) all failed to reach the fourth round.[2]
Tournament
The 2014 French Open was the 113th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[3]
The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2014 ATP World Tour and the 2014 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.[4] There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament is taking place over a series of twenty clay courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.[5]
Point and prize money distribution
Points distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Senior points
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 |
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Men's Doubles | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Women's Singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
Women's Doubles | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wheelchair points
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Prize money
The total prize money for the tournament was €25,018,900, an increase of €3 million compared to the previous edition. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €1,650,000, an increase of 10% compared to 2013.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | €1,650,000 | €825,000 | €412,500 | €220,000 | €125,000 | €72,000 | €42,000 | €24,000 | €11,000 | €5,500 | €2,750 |
Doubles * | €400,000 | €200,000 | €100,000 | €55,000 | €31,000 | €17,000 | €8,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mixed Doubles * | €110,000 | €55,500 | €27,750 | €14,000 | €7,500 | €3,750 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wheelchair Singles | €22,000 | €11,000 | €6,000 | €3,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wheelchair Doubles * | €7,000 | €3,500 | €2,100 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* per team
Singles players
Day-by-day summaries
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings and Rankings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 19 May 2014, while points before are as of the standings on 26 May 2014.
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Main draw wildcard entries
The following players have been given a wildcard to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.[7]
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- Mixed Doubles
Main draw qualifiers
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.
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Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
- • It was Nadal's 14th career Grand Slam title and his 9th title at the French Open (a record). He is on his sixty-fourth career title overall.
Women's singles
Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
- • It was Sharapova's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd title at the French Open.
Men's doubles
Julien Benneteau / Édouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Marcel Granollers / Marc López, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
- • It was Benneteau's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.
- • It was Vasselin's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.
Women's doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai defeated Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci, 6–4, 6–1
- • It was Hsieh's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st title at the French Open.
- • It was Peng's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st title at the French Open.
Mixed doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Jean-Julien Rojer defeated Julia Görges / Nenad Zimonjić, 4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
- • It was Grönefeld's 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st title at the French Open.
- • It was Rojer's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Andrey Rublev defeated Jaume Antoni Munar Clar, 6–2, 7–5
Girls' Singles
Daria Kasatkina defeated Ivana Jorović, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3
Boys' Doubles
Benjamin Bonzi / Quentin Halys defeated Lucas Miedler / Akira Santillan, 6–3, 6–3
Girls' Doubles
Ioana Ducu / Ioana Loredana Roșca defeated CiCi Bellis / Markéta Vondroušová, 6–1, 5–7, [11–9]
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet, 6–4, 6–1
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Yui Kamiji defeated Aniek van Koot, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Joachim Gérard / Stéphane Houdet defeated Gustavo Fernández / Nicolas Peifer, 4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley defeated Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–8]
Other events
Legends Under 45 Doubles
Mansour Bahrami / Fabrice Santoro defeated Arnaud Clément / Nicolas Escudé, 6–2, 2–6, [11–9]
Legends Over 45 Doubles
John McEnroe / Patrick McEnroe defeated Andrés Gómez / Mark Woodforde, 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Women's Legends Doubles
Kim Clijsters / Martina Navratilova defeated Nathalie Dechy / Sandrine Testud, 5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
References
- "French Open Tickets". Championship Tennis Tours. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- Garber, Greg; Wilansky, Matt (30 May 2014). "What's going on in Upset City?". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- "French Open 2013 Coverage". ESPN. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- "French Open 2013". Daily Telegraph. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- "French Open preview: Can anyone stop Nadal or Djokovic lifting the trophy in Paris?". Daily Mail. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- Victoria Azarenka to miss French Open, Yahoo! Sports, 19 May 2014
- http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2014-05-15/201405151400144184888.html
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Preceded by 2014 Australian Open |
Grand Slam Tournaments | Succeeded by 2014 Wimbledon Championships |