2014 WTA Tour

Women's tennis circuit

2014 WTA Tour
Details
Serena Williams finished the year as world No. 1 for the fourth time in her career. She won seven singles tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as the WTA Finals. She also won three Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 events.
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 tournament titles	Serena Williams (7)
Most tournament finals	Serena Williams (7)
Prize money leader	Serena Williams (US$9,317,298)
Points leader	Serena Williams (8,487)
Awards
Player of the year	Serena Williams
Doubles team of the year	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
Most improved player of the year	Eugenie Bouchard
Newcomer of the year	Belinda Bencic
Comeback player of the year	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
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Li Na won her first Australian Open title and second major singles title after twice being runner-up. Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title and fifth major singles title overall in May. Petra Kvitová won her second major singles title at Wimbledon in July. Serena Williams won her record-tying sixth US Open and eighteenth major singles title at the 2014 US Open.

The 2014 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions).^[1] Also included in the 2014 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Year-end championships

WTA Premier Mandatory

WTA Premier 5

WTA Premier

WTA International

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
30 Dec	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)	France 2–1	Poland	Round robin (Group A) Canada Italy Australia	Round robin (Group B) Czech Republic United States Spain
	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier Hard – $1,000,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–4, 7–5	Victoria Azarenka	Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković	Dominika Cibulková Kaia Kanepi Angelique Kerber Stefanie Vögele
		Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova 6–3, 6–1	Kristina Mladenovic Galina Voskoboeva	Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković
	Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Li Na 6–4, 7–5	Peng Shuai	Annika Beck Vania King	Monica Niculescu Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Jana Čepelová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
		Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 6–4	Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok	Annika Beck Vania King
	ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ana Ivanovic 6–2, 5–7, 6–4	Venus Williams	Jamie Hampton Kirsten Flipkens	Lauren Davis Garbiñe Muguruza Sachie Ishizu Kurumi Nara
		Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez 2–6, 6–0, [10–4]	Lucie Hradecká Michaëlla Krajicek	Jamie Hampton Kirsten Flipkens	Lauren Davis Garbiñe Muguruza Sachie Ishizu Kurumi Nara
6 Jan	Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia WTA Premier Hard – $710,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tsvetana Pironkova 6–4, 6–4	Angelique Kerber	Madison Keys Petra Kvitová	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Carla Suárez Navarro Sara Errani Lucie Šafářová
		Tímea Babos Lucie Šafářová 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Madison Keys Petra Kvitová
	Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Garbiñe Muguruza 6–4, 6–0	Klára Zakopalová	Samantha Stosur Estrella Cabeza Candela	Bojana Jovanovski Alison Riske Monica Niculescu Kirsten Flipkens
		Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), [10–8]	Lisa Raymond Zhang Shuai	Samantha Stosur Estrella Cabeza Candela
13 Jan 20 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $12,122,762 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Li Na 7–6^(7–3), 6–0	Dominika Cibulková	Eugenie Bouchard Agnieszka Radwańska	Ana Ivanovic Flavia Pennetta Simona Halep Victoria Azarenka
		Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–4, 3–6, 7–5	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
		Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor 6–3, 6–2	Sania Mirza Horia Tecău
27 Jan	Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier Hard (i) – $710,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Sara Errani	Maria Sharapova Alizé Cornet	Kirsten Flipkens Angelique Kerber Elina Svitolina Andrea Petkovic
		Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke 6–7^(7–9), 6–4, [10–5]	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	Maria Sharapova Alizé Cornet
	PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya, Thailand WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ekaterina Makarova 6–3, 7–6^(9–7)	Karolína Plíšková	Andrea Hlaváčková Julia Görges	Peng Shuai Kimiko Date-Krumm Sorana Cîrstea Elena Vesnina
		Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai 3–6, 7–6^(7–5), [10–6]	Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova	Andrea Hlaváčková Julia Görges	Peng Shuai Kimiko Date-Krumm Sorana Cîrstea Elena Vesnina

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Feb	Fed Cup Quarterfinals Cleveland, United States – hard (i) Sevilla, Spain – Clay (red) Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i) Hobart, Australia – hard	Quarterfinals winners Italy 3–1 Czech Republic 3–2 Germany 3–1 Australia 4–0	Quarterfinals losers United States Spain Slovakia Russia
10 Feb	Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/16D Singles – Doubles	Simona Halep 6–2, 6–3	Angelique Kerber	Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska	Petra Cetkovská Petra Kvitová Sara Errani Yanina Wickmayer
10 Feb		Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 6–4, 6–0	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska	Petra Cetkovská Petra Kvitová Sara Errani Yanina Wickmayer
17 Feb	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard – $2,000,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–3, 6–0	Alizé Cornet	Serena Williams Caroline Wozniacki	Jelena Janković Carla Suárez Navarro Sorana Cîrstea Flavia Pennetta
		Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova 6–2, 5–7, [10–8]	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	Serena Williams Caroline Wozniacki
	Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Kurumi Nara 6–1, 4–6, 6–1	Klára Zakopalová	Teliana Pereira Nastassja Burnett	Katarzyna Piter Irina-Camelia Begu Paula Ormaechea Lourdes Domínguez Lino
		Irina-Camelia Begu María Irigoyen 6–2, 6–0	Johanna Larsson Chanelle Scheepers	Teliana Pereira Nastassja Burnett
24 Feb	Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Dominika Cibulková 7–6^(7–3), 4–6, 6–4	Christina McHale	Zhang Shuai Caroline Garcia	Marina Erakovic Ajla Tomljanović Kaia Kanepi Eugenie Bouchard
		Kristina Mladenovic Galina Voskoboeva 6–3, 2–6, [10–5]	Petra Cetkovská Iveta Melzer	Zhang Shuai Caroline Garcia
	Brasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis, Brazil WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Klára Zakopalová 4–6, 7–5, 6–0	Garbiñe Muguruza	Carla Suárez Navarro Yaroslava Shvedova	Monica Niculescu Alexandra Dulgheru Alexandra Cadanțu Alison Van Uytvanck
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova 7–6^(7–1), 2–6, [10–3]	Francesca Schiavone Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Carla Suárez Navarro Yaroslava Shvedova

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar 10 Mar	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,946,740 – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles	Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 6–1	Agnieszka Radwańska	Li Na Simona Halep	Dominika Cibulková Sloane Stephens Casey Dellacqua Jelena Janković
3 Mar 10 Mar		Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 7–6^(7–5), 6–2	Cara Black Sania Mirza	Li Na Simona Halep
17 Mar 24 Mar	Sony Open Tennis Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,427,105 – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 7–5, 6–1	Li Na	Maria Sharapova Dominika Cibulková	Angelique Kerber Petra Kvitová Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki
17 Mar 24 Mar		Martina Hingis Sabine Lisicki 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	Maria Sharapova Dominika Cibulková
31 Mar	Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States WTA Premier Clay – $710,000 (Green) – 56S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 6–2	Jana Čepelová	Belinda Bencic Eugenie Bouchard	Daniela Hantuchová Sara Errani Lucie Šafářová Jelena Janković
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova 7–6^(7–4), 6–2	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Belinda Bencic Eugenie Bouchard
	Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ana Ivanovic 6–2, 6–1	Jovana Jakšić	Kimiko Date-Krumm Caroline Wozniacki	Monica Puig Julia Boserup Karolína Plíšková Magdaléna Rybáriková
		Darija Jurak Megan Moulton-Levy 7–6^(7–5), 3–6, [11–9]	Tímea Babos Olga Govortsova	Kimiko Date-Krumm Caroline Wozniacki

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	BNP Paribas Katowice Open Katowice, Poland WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Alizé Cornet 7–6^(7–3), 5–7, 7–5	Camila Giorgi	Agnieszka Radwańska Carla Suárez Navarro	Yvonne Meusburger Klára Koukalová Magdaléna Rybáriková Shahar Pe'er
		Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk 6–4, 5–7, [10–7]	Klára Koukalová Monica Niculescu	Agnieszka Radwańska Carla Suárez Navarro
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Caroline Garcia 6–3, 6–4	Jelena Janković	Chanelle Scheepers Vania King	Lara Arruabarrena Lourdes Domínguez Lino Romina Oprandi Mariana Duque Mariño
		Lara Arruabarrena Caroline Garcia 7–6^(7–5), 6–4	Vania King Chanelle Scheepers	Chanelle Scheepers Vania King
14 Apr	Fed Cup Semifinals Brisbane, Australia – hard Ostrava, Czech Republic – hard (i)	Semifinals winners Czech Republic 4–0 Germany 3–1	Semifinals losers Italy Australia
	Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Donna Vekić 5–7, 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)	Dominika Cibulková	Karolína Plíšková Zhang Shuai	Zarina Diyas Çağla Büyükakçay Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Magda Linette
		Tímea Babos Chan Hao-ching 6–3, 6–4	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Saisai	Karolína Plíšková Zhang Shuai
21 Apr	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay (red) (i) – $710,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Maria Sharapova 3–6, 6–4, 6–1	Ana Ivanovic	Sara Errani Jelena Janković	Agnieszka Radwańska Carla Suárez Navarro Alisa Kleybanova Svetlana Kuznetsova
		Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–3	Cara Black Sania Mirza	Sara Errani Jelena Janković
	Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Marrakesh, Morocco WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	María Teresa Torró Flor 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Romina Oprandi	Daniela Hantuchová Garbiñe Muguruza	Peng Shuai Yvonne Meusburger Polona Hercog Shahar Pe'er
		Garbiñe Muguruza Romina Oprandi 4–6, 6–2, [11–9]	Katarzyna Piter Maryna Zanevska	Daniela Hantuchová Garbiñe Muguruza	Peng Shuai Yvonne Meusburger Polona Hercog Shahar Pe'er
28 Apr	Portugal Open Oeiras, Portugal WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Carla Suárez Navarro 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Vesnina	Polona Hercog Timea Bacsinszky Roberta Vinci Eugenie Bouchard
28 Apr		Cara Black Sania Mirza 6–4, 6–3	Eva Hrdinová Valeria Solovyeva	Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Vesnina

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – $4,942,700 – 64S/28D Singles – Doubles	Maria Sharapova 1–6, 6–2, 6–3	Simona Halep	Petra Kvitová Agnieszka Radwańska	Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic Caroline Garcia Li Na
5 May		Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–3	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro	Petra Kvitová Agnieszka Radwańska	Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic Caroline Garcia Li Na
12 May	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay (red) – $2,369,000– 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–3, 6–0	Sara Errani	Ana Ivanovic Jelena Janković	Zhang Shuai Carla Suárez Navarro Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na
12 May		Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik 4–0, retired	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Ana Ivanovic Jelena Janković	Zhang Shuai Carla Suárez Navarro Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na
19 May	Nürnberger Versicherungscup Nürnberg, Germany WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Eugenie Bouchard 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Karolína Plíšková	Elina Svitolina Karin Knapp	Angelique Kerber Mona Barthel Caroline Garcia Yaroslava Shvedova
		Michaëlla Krajicek Karolína Plíšková 6–0, 4–6, [10–6]	Raluca Olaru Shahar Pe'er	Elina Svitolina Karin Knapp
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Puig 6–4, 6–3	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Madison Keys Christina McHale	Julia Görges Andrea Petkovic Zarina Diyas Camila Giorgi
		Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua 4–6, 7–5, [10–4]	Tatiana Búa Daniela Seguel	Madison Keys Christina McHale	Julia Görges Andrea Petkovic Zarina Diyas Camila Giorgi
26 May 2 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $11,315,740 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4	Simona Halep	Eugenie Bouchard Andrea Petkovic	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro Svetlana Kuznetsova Sara Errani
		Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 6–4, 6–1	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
		Anna-Lena Grönefeld Jean-Julien Rojer 4–6, 6–2, [10–7]	Julia Görges Nenad Zimonjić

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	Aegon Classic Birmingham, Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $710,000 – 56S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ana Ivanovic 6–3, 6–2	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	Zhang Shuai Casey Dellacqua	Klára Koukalová Sloane Stephens Kirsten Flipkens Kimiko Date-Krumm
9 Jun		Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 7–6^(7–1), 6–1	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Zhang Shuai Casey Dellacqua
16 Jun	Aegon International Eastbourne, Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $710,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Madison Keys 6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Angelique Kerber	Caroline Wozniacki Heather Watson	Ekaterina Makarova Camila Giorgi Lauren Davis Petra Kvitová
		Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 6–3, 5–7, [10–7]	Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta	Caroline Wozniacki Heather Watson	Ekaterina Makarova Camila Giorgi Lauren Davis Petra Kvitová
	Topshelf Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA International Grass – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	CoCo Vandeweghe 6–2, 6–4	Zheng Jie	Magdaléna Rybáriková Klára Koukalová	Annika Beck Elina Svitolina Garbiñe Muguruza Yaroslava Shvedova
		Marina Erakovic Arantxa Parra Santonja 0–6, 7–6^(7–5), [10–8]	Michaëlla Krajicek Kristina Mladenovic	Magdaléna Rybáriková Klára Koukalová
23 Jun 30 Jun	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $11,174,883 128S/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Petra Kvitová 6–3, 6–0	Eugenie Bouchard	Simona Halep Lucie Šafářová	Angelique Kerber Sabine Lisicki Ekaterina Makarova Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
		Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–1, 6–3	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic
		Samantha Stosur Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–2	Chan Hao-ching Max Mirnyi

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul	BRD Bucharest Open Bucharest, Romania WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Simona Halep 6–1, 6–3	Roberta Vinci	Monica Niculescu Kristína Kučová	Lara Arruabarrena Polona Hercog Danka Kovinić Petra Cetkovská
		Elena Bogdan Alexandra Cadanțu 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]	Çağla Büyükakçay Karin Knapp	Monica Niculescu Kristína Kučová
	Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andrea Petkovic 6–3, 6–3	Shelby Rogers	Grace Min Sara Errani	Karolína Plíšková Stefanie Vögele Camila Giorgi Chanelle Scheepers
		Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]	Andreja Klepač María Teresa Torró Flor	Grace Min Sara Errani
14 Jul	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mona Barthel 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Chanelle Scheepers	Jana Čepelová Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Yulia Putintseva Lara Arruabarrena Kaia Kanepi Alexandra Panova
		Andreja Klepač María Teresa Torró Flor 6–1, 6–1	Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith	Jana Čepelová Sílvia Soler Espinosa
	İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Caroline Wozniacki 6–1, 6–1	Roberta Vinci	Kristina Mladenovic Ana Konjuh	Karolína Plíšková Francesca Schiavone Elina Svitolina Kurumi Nara
		Misaki Doi Elina Svitolina 6–4, 6–0	Oksana Kalashnikova Paula Kania	Kristina Mladenovic Ana Konjuh
21 Jul	Baku Cup Baku, Azerbaijan WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Elina Svitolina 6–1, 7–6^(7–2)	Bojana Jovanovski	Stefanie Vögele Francesca Schiavone	Shahar Pe'er Misa Eguchi Kristina Mladenovic Pauline Parmentier
21 Jul		Alexandra Panova Heather Watson 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)	Raluca Olaru Shahar Pe'er	Stefanie Vögele Francesca Schiavone
28 Jul	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier Hard – $710,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 7–6^(7–1), 6–3	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic Varvara Lepchenko	Ana Ivanovic Venus Williams Garbiñe Muguruza Sachia Vickery
		Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]	Paula Kania Kateřina Siniaková	Andrea Petkovic Varvara Lepchenko	Ana Ivanovic Venus Williams Garbiñe Muguruza Sachia Vickery
	Citi Open Washington, D.C., United States WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Kurumi Nara	Marina Erakovic Ekaterina Makarova	Kristina Mladenovic Bojana Jovanovski Vania King Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
		Shuko Aoyama Gabriela Dabrowski 6–1, 6–2	Hiroko Kuwata Kurumi Nara	Marina Erakovic Ekaterina Makarova

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 6–2	Venus Williams	Serena Williams Ekaterina Makarova	Caroline Wozniacki Carla Suárez Navarro Victoria Azarenka CoCo Vandeweghe
4 Aug		Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Cara Black Sania Mirza	Serena Williams Ekaterina Makarova
11 Aug	Western & Southern Open Mason, United States WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–4, 6–1	Ana Ivanovic	Caroline Wozniacki Maria Sharapova	Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska Elina Svitolina Simona Halep
11 Aug		Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–1, 2–0 retired	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	Caroline Wozniacki Maria Sharapova
18 Aug	Connecticut Open New Haven, United States WTA Premier Hard – $710,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Petra Kvitová 6–4, 6–2	Magdaléna Rybáriková	Camila Giorgi Samantha Stosur	Alison Riske Garbiñe Muguruza Kirsten Flipkens Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
18 Aug		Andreja Klepač Sílvia Soler Espinosa 7–5, 4–6, [10–7]	Marina Erakovic Arantxa Parra Santonja	Camila Giorgi Samantha Stosur
25 Aug 1 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $11,517,008 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Serena Williams 6–3, 6–3	Caroline Wozniacki	Ekaterina Makarova Peng Shuai	Flavia Pennetta Victoria Azarenka Belinda Bencic Sara Errani
		Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 2–6, 6–3, 6–2	Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta
		Sania Mirza Bruno Soares 6–1, 2–6, [11–9]	Abigail Spears Santiago González

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Sep	Coupe Banque Nationale Quebec City, Canada WTA International Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 6–4, 6–3	Venus Williams	Shelby Rogers Julia Görges	Lucie Hradecká Tatjana Maria Sesil Karatantcheva Andrea Hlaváčková
		Lucie Hradecká Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 6–3, 7–6^(10–8)	Julia Görges Andrea Hlaváčková	Shelby Rogers Julia Görges
	Prudential Hong Kong Open Hong Kong WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Sabine Lisicki 7–5, 6–3	Karolína Plíšková	Francesca Schiavone Alison Van Uytvanck	Zheng Saisai Jana Čepelová Zheng Jie Jarmila Gajdošová
		Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková 6–2, 2–6, [12–10]	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Arina Rodionova	Francesca Schiavone Alison Van Uytvanck	Zheng Saisai Jana Čepelová Zheng Jie Jarmila Gajdošová
	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Karin Knapp 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)	Bojana Jovanovski	Nigina Abduraimova Lesia Tsurenko	Urszula Radwańska Akgul Amanmuradova Olga Govortsova Ksenia Pervak
		Aleksandra Krunić Kateřina Siniaková 6–2, 6–1	Margarita Gasparyan Alexandra Panova	Nigina Abduraimova Lesia Tsurenko
15 Sep	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier Hard – $1,000,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ana Ivanovic 6–2, 7–6^(7–2)	Caroline Wozniacki	Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza	Dominika Cibulková Lucie Šafářová Casey Dellacqua Carla Suárez Navarro
		Cara Black Sania Mirza 6–2, 7–5	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro	Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza
	Kia Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2	Varvara Lepchenko	Christina McHale Maria Kirilenko	Agnieszka Radwańska Magdaléna Rybáriková Kaia Kanepi Nicole Gibbs
		Lara Arruabarrena Irina-Camelia Begu 6–3, 6–3	Mona Barthel Mandy Minella	Christina McHale Maria Kirilenko
	Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Niculescu 6–4, 6–0	Alizé Cornet	Wang Yafan Timea Bacsinszky	Zhang Kailin Monica Puig María Teresa Torró Flor Hsieh Su-wei
		Chuang Chia-jung Liang Chen 2–6, 7–6^(7–3), [10–7]	Alizé Cornet Magda Linette	Wang Yafan Timea Bacsinszky
22 Sep	Wuhan Open Wuhan, China WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,440,070 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Petra Kvitová 6–3, 6–4	Eugenie Bouchard	Caroline Wozniacki Elina Svitolina	Alizé Cornet Timea Bacsinszky Caroline Garcia Angelique Kerber
22 Sep		Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 5–7, [12–10]	Cara Black Caroline Garcia	Caroline Wozniacki Elina Svitolina
29 Sep	China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,427,105 – 60S/28D Singles – Doubles	Maria Sharapova 6–4, 2–6, 6–3	Petra Kvitová	Samantha Stosur Ana Ivanovic	Serena Williams Roberta Vinci Svetlana Kuznetsova Simona Halep
29 Sep		Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai 6–4, 6–4	Cara Black Sania Mirza	Samantha Stosur Ana Ivanovic

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Oct	Tianjin Open Tianjin, China WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Alison Riske 6–3, 6–4	Belinda Bencic	Zheng Saisai Peng Shuai	Sorana Cîrstea Varvara Lepchenko Hsieh Su-wei Ajla Tomljanović
		Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova 6–7^(6–8), 6–2, [10–8]	Sorana Cîrstea Andreja Klepač	Zheng Saisai Peng Shuai
	HP Japan Women's Open Tennis Osaka, Japan WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Samantha Stosur 7–6^(9–7), 6–3	Zarina Diyas	Elina Svitolina Luksika Kumkhum	Yulia Putintseva Lauren Davis Ana Konjuh Madison Keys
		Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová 6–1, 6–2	Lara Arruabarrena Tatjana Maria	Elina Svitolina Luksika Kumkhum	Yulia Putintseva Lauren Davis Ana Konjuh Madison Keys
	Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Karolína Plíšková 6–7^(4–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Camila Giorgi	Karin Knapp Anna-Lena Friedsam	Tsvetana Pironkova Marina Erakovic Stefanie Vögele Madison Brengle
		Raluca Olaru Anna Tatishvili 6–2, 6–1	Annika Beck Caroline Garcia	Karin Knapp Anna-Lena Friedsam
13 Oct	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier Hard (i) – $710,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–4, 5–7, 6–1	Irina-Camelia Begu	Kateřina Siniaková Lucie Šafářová	Vitalia Diatchenko Camila Giorgi Svetlana Kuznetsova Tsvetana Pironkova
		Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 7–5	Caroline Garcia Arantxa Parra Santonja	Kateřina Siniaková Lucie Šafářová
	BGL Luxembourg Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Annika Beck 6–2, 6–1	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	Denisa Allertová Mona Barthel	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Varvara Lepchenko Johanna Larsson Kiki Bertens
		Timea Bacsinszky Kristina Barrois 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]	Lucie Hradecká Barbora Krejčíková	Denisa Allertová Mona Barthel
20 Oct	BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore Year-end championships Hard (i) – $6,500,000 – 8S (RR)/8D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–3, 6–0	Simona Halep	Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki	Round robin losers Eugenie Bouchard Ana Ivanovic Maria Sharapova Petra Kvitová
20 Oct		Cara Black Sania Mirza 6–1, 6–0	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki
27 Oct	WTA Tournament of Champions Sofia, Bulgaria Year-end championships Hard (i) – $750,000 – 8S Singles	Andrea Petkovic 1–6, 6–4, 6–3	Flavia Pennetta	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro	Round robin losers Karolína Plíšková Dominika Cibulková Alizé Cornet Tsvetana Pironkova Ekaterina Makarova (withdrew)

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Nov	Fed Cup Final Prague, Czech Republic – hard (i)	Czech Republic 3–1	Germany

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2014 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA 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).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Year-end championships

WTA Premier Mandatory

WTA Premier 5

WTA Premier

WTA International

Titles won by player

Total	Player	Grand Slam			Year-end		Premier Mandatory		Premier 5		Premier		International		Total
Total	Player	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
7	Serena Williams (USA)	●			●		●		● ●		● ●				7	0	0
5	Sara Errani (ITA)		● ●					●		●		●			0	5	0
5	Roberta Vinci (ITA)		● ●					●		●		●			0	5	0
5	Peng Shuai (CHN)		●					● ●		●				●	0	5	0
5	Karolína Plíšková (CZE)												● ●	● ● ●	2	3	0
4	Maria Sharapova (RUS)	●					● ●				●				4	0	0
4	Sania Mirza (IND)			●		●						●		●	0	3	1
4	Ana Ivanovic (SRB)										● ●		● ●		4	0	0
3	Petra Kvitová (CZE)	●							●		●				3	0	0
3	Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)		●					●		●					0	3	0
3	Andrea Petkovic (GER)				●						●		●		3	0	0
3	Cara Black (ZIM)					●						●		●	0	3	0
3	Flavia Pennetta (ITA)						●			●		●			1	2	0
3	Martina Hingis (SUI)							●		●		●			0	3	0
3	Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)											● ●		●	0	3	0
3	Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)											● ●		●	0	3	0
3	Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)											●	●	●	1	2	0
3	Klára Koukalová (CZE)												●	● ●	1	2	0
3	Monica Niculescu (ROU)												●	● ●	1	2	0
2	Li Na (CHN)	●											●		2	0	0
2	Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)		●										●		1	1	0
2	Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER)			●								●			0	1	1
2	Samantha Stosur (AUS)			●									●		1	0	1
2	Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)			●										●	0	1	1
2	Sabine Lisicki (GER)							●					●		1	1	0
2	Simona Halep (ROU)								●				●		2	0	0
2	Raquel Kops-Jones (USA)									●		●			0	2	0
2	Květa Peschke (CZE)									●		●			0	2	0
2	Abigail Spears (USA)									●		●			0	2	0
2	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)										● ●				2	0	0
2	Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP)											●	●		1	1	0
2	Tímea Babos (HUN)											●		●	0	2	0
2	Chan Hao-ching (TPE)											●		●	0	2	0
2	Andreja Klepač (SLO)											●		●	0	2	0
2	Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)											●		●	0	2	0
2	Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)											●		●	0	2	0
2	Caroline Garcia (FRA)												●	●	1	1	0
2	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (CRO)												●	●	1	1	0
2	María Teresa Torró Flor (ESP)												●	●	1	1	0
2	Elina Svitolina (UKR)												●	●	1	1	0
2	Shuko Aoyama (JPN)													● ●	0	2	0
2	Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)													● ●	0	2	0
2	Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)													● ●	0	2	0
2	Kristýna Plíšková (CZE)													● ●	0	2	0
1	Elena Vesnina (RUS)		●												0	1	0
1	Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE)							●							0	1	0
1	Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)								●						1	0	0
1	Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)									●					0	1	0
1	Madison Keys (USA)										●				1	0	0
1	Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)										●				1	0	0
1	Venus Williams (USA)										●				1	0	0
1	Chan Yung-jan (TPE)											●			0	1	0
1	Lucie Šafářová (CZE)											●			0	1	0
1	Sílvia Soler Espinosa (ESP)											●			0	1	0
1	Annika Beck (GER)												●		1	0	0
1	Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)												●		1	0	0
1	Mona Barthel (GER)												●		1	0	0
1	Dominika Cibulková (SVK)												●		1	0	0
1	Alizé Cornet (FRA)												●		1	0	0
1	Karin Knapp (ITA)												●		1	0	0
1	Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)												●		1	0	0
1	Kurumi Nara (JPN)												●		1	0	0
1	Monica Puig (PUR)												●		1	0	0
1	Alison Riske (USA)												●		1	0	0
1	Coco Vandeweghe (USA)												●		1	0	0
1	Donna Vekić (CRO)												●		1	0	0
1	Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)												●		1	0	0
1	Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)													●	0	1	0
1	Kristina Barrois (GER)													●	0	1	0
1	Ashleigh Barty (AUS)													●	0	1	0
1	Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR)													●	0	1	0
1	Elena Bogdan (ROU)													●	0	1	0
1	Alexandra Cadanțu (ROU)													●	0	1	0
1	Chan Hao-ching (TPE)													●	0	1	0
1	Chuang Chia-jung (TPE)													●	0	1	0
1	Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)													●	0	1	0
1	Casey Dellacqua (AUS)													●	0	1	0
1	Misaki Doi (JPN)													●	0	1	0
1	Marina Erakovic (NZL)													●	0	1	0
1	Sharon Fichman (CAN)													●	0	1	0
1	Lucie Hradecká (CZE)													●	0	1	0
1	María Irigoyen (ARG)													●	0	1	0
1	Darija Jurak (CRO)													●	0	1	0
1	Michaëlla Krajicek (NED)													●	0	1	0
1	Aleksandra Krunić (SRB)													●	0	1	0
1	Megan Moulton-Levy (USA)													●	0	1	0
1	Liang Chen (CHN)													●	0	1	0
1	Raluca Olaru (ROU)													●	0	1	0
1	Romina Oprandi (SUI)													●	0	1	0
1	Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP)													●	0	1	0
1	Olga Savchuk (UKR)													●	0	1	0
1	Maria Sanchez (USA)													●	0	1	0
1	Alexandra Panova (RUS)													●	0	1	0
1	Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)													●	0	1	0
1	Anna Tatishvili (USA)													●	0	1	0
1	Renata Voráčová (CZE)													●	0	1	0
1	Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)													●	0	1	0
1	Heather Watson (GBR)													●	0	1	0
1	Zhang Shuai (CHN)													●	0	1	0

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	Grand Slam			Year-end		Premier Mandatory		Premier 5		Premier		International		Total
Total	Nation	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
19	Czech Republic (CZE)	1						1	2	1	1	2	3	8	7	12	0
16	United States (USA)	1			1		1		1	1	4	1	2	3	11	5	0
13	Russia (RUS)	1	1				2				3	2	2	2	8	5	0
12	Spain (ESP)											3	3	6	3	9	0
10	Germany (GER)			1	1			1			1	1	4	1	6	3	1
9	Italy (ITA)		2				1	1		2		2	1		2	7	0
9	Romania (ROU)								1				2	6	3	6	0
8	China (CHN)	1	1					2		1			1	2	2	6	0
6	Chinese Taipei (TPE)		1					1		1		1		2	0	6	0
6	France (FRA)			1									2	3	2	3	1
5	Australia (AUS)			1								2		2	0	4	1
5	Switzerland (SUI)							1		1		1		2	0	5	0
5	Serbia (SRB)										2		2	1	4	1	0
4	India (IND)			1		1						1		1	0	3	1
4	Croatia (CRO)												2	2	2	2	0
4	Japan (JPN)												1	3	1	3	0
3	Zimbabwe (ZIM)					1						1		1	0	3	0
3	Slovenia (SLO)									1		1		1	0	3	0
3	Kazakhstan (KAZ)											1		2	0	3	0
3	Canada (CAN)												1	2	1	2	0
3	Ukraine (UKR)												1	2	1	2	0
2	Hungary (HUN)											1		1	0	2	0
1	Poland (POL)								1						1	0	0
1	Bulgaria (BUL)										1				1	0	0
1	Denmark (DEN)												1		1	0	0
1	Puerto Rico (PUR)												1		1	0	0
1	Slovakia (SVK)												1		1	0	0
1	Argentina (ARG)													1	0	1	0
1	Great Britain (GBR)													1	0	1	0
1	Netherlands (NED)													1	0	1	0
1	New Zealand (NZL)													1	0	1	0

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Tsvetana Pironkova – Sydney (draw) Garbiñe Muguruza – Hobart (draw) Kurumi Nara – Rio de Janeiro (draw) Caroline Garcia – Bogotá (draw) Donna Vekić – Kuala Lumpur (draw) María Teresa Torró Flor – Marrakesh (draw) Carla Suárez Navarro – Oeiras (draw) Eugenie Bouchard – Nuremberg (draw) Monica Puig – Strasbourg (draw) CoCo Vandeweghe - s'Hertogenbosch (draw) Madison Keys - Eastbourne (draw) Karin Knapp – Tashkent (draw) Alison Riske – Tianjin (draw) Annika Beck – Luxembourg City (draw)

Singles

Tsvetana Pironkova – Sydney (draw)
Garbiñe Muguruza – Hobart (draw)
Kurumi Nara – Rio de Janeiro (draw)
Caroline Garcia – Bogotá (draw)
Donna Vekić – Kuala Lumpur (draw)
María Teresa Torró Flor – Marrakesh (draw)
Carla Suárez Navarro – Oeiras (draw)
Eugenie Bouchard – Nuremberg (draw)
Monica Puig – Strasbourg (draw)
CoCo Vandeweghe - s'Hertogenbosch (draw)
Madison Keys - Eastbourne (draw)
Karin Knapp – Tashkent (draw)
Alison Riske – Tianjin (draw)
Annika Beck – Luxembourg City (draw)

Doubles
Sharon Fichman – Auckland (draw) Maria Sanchez – Auckland (draw) María Irigoyen – Rio de Janeiro (draw) Darija Jurak – Monterrey (draw) Megan Moulton-Levy – Monterrey (draw) Caroline Garcia – Bogotá (draw) Romina Oprandi – Marrakesh (draw) Elena Bogdan – Bucharest (draw) Alexandra Cadanțu – Bucharest (draw) Elina Svitolina – Istanbul (draw) Misaki Doi – Istanbul (draw) Gabriela Dabrowski – Washington (draw) Carla Suárez Navarro – Stanford (draw) Sílvia Soler Espinosa – New Haven (draw) Aleksandra Krunić – Tashkent (draw) Kateřina Siniaková – Tashkent (draw) Liang Chen – Guangzhou (draw) Anna Tatishvili – Linz (draw) Kristina Barrois – Luxembourg City (draw)

Doubles

Sharon Fichman – Auckland (draw)
Maria Sanchez – Auckland (draw)
María Irigoyen – Rio de Janeiro (draw)
Darija Jurak – Monterrey (draw)
Megan Moulton-Levy – Monterrey (draw)
Caroline Garcia – Bogotá (draw)
Romina Oprandi – Marrakesh (draw)
Elena Bogdan – Bucharest (draw)
Alexandra Cadanțu – Bucharest (draw)
Elina Svitolina – Istanbul (draw)
Misaki Doi – Istanbul (draw)
Gabriela Dabrowski – Washington (draw)
Carla Suárez Navarro – Stanford (draw)
Sílvia Soler Espinosa – New Haven (draw)
Aleksandra Krunić – Tashkent (draw)
Kateřina Siniaková – Tashkent (draw)
Liang Chen – Guangzhou (draw)
Anna Tatishvili – Linz (draw)
Kristina Barrois – Luxembourg City (draw)

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Li Na – Shenzhen (draw) Serena Williams – Brisbane (draw), Miami (draw), Rome (draw), US Open (draw), WTA Finals (draw) Maria Sharapova – Stuttgart (draw) Elina Svitolina – Baku (draw) Samantha Stosur – Osaka (draw)

Doubles
Sara Errani – Australian Open (draw) Roberta Vinci – Australian Open (draw) Anabel Medina Garrigues – Florianópolis (draw) Yaroslava Shvedova – Florianópolis (draw) Shuko Aoyama – Washington (draw) Cara Black – Tokyo (draw) Sania Mirza – Tokyo (draw)

Top 10 entry

The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:

Singles
Simona Halep (enters at #10 on January 27) Dominika Cibulková (enters at #10 on March 31) Eugenie Bouchard (enters at #7 on July 7)

WTA rankings

These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players at the current date of the 2014 season.^[2] Players with a gold background qualified for the WTA Tour Championships.

Singles

WTA Championships Race Rankings as of 20 October 2014^[3]
#	Player	Points	Tours
1	Serena Williams (USA)	7,146	18
2	Maria Sharapova (RUS)	6,680	16
3	Petra Kvitová (CZE)	5,597	19
4	Simona Halep (ROU)	5,403	20
5	Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)	4,523	23
6	Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)	4,441	21
7	Ana Ivanovic (SRB)	4,390	22
8	Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)	4,045	20
9	Angelique Kerber (GER)	3,480	22
10	Dominika Cibulková (SVK)	3,052	24
11	Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)	2,970	21
12	Flavia Pennetta (ITA)	2,861	20
13	Andrea Petkovic (GER)	2,675	22
14	Sara Errani (ITA)	2,642	19
15	Jelena Janković (SRB)	2,615	24
16	Lucie Šafářová (CZE)	2,495	24
17	Venus Williams (USA)	2,370	24
18	Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP)	2,270	18
19	Alizé Cornet (FRA)	2,200	23
20	Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)	2,005	24

Champion

Player has qualified for the 2014 WTA Tour Championships

WTA Singles Year-End Rankings^[4]
#	Player	Points	#Trn	'13 Rk	High	Low	'13→'14
1	Serena Williams (USA)	8,485	18	1	1	1
2	Maria Sharapova (RUS)	7,050	16	4	2	9	2
3	Simona Halep (ROU)	6,292	20	11	2	11	8
4	Petra Kvitová (CZE)	5,966	19	6	3	9	2
5	Ana Ivanovic (SRB)	4,820	22	16	5	14	11
6	Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)	4,810	21	5	3	7	1
7	Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)	4,715	23	32	5	32	25
8	Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)	4,625	20	10	7	18	2
9	Li Na (CHN)	3,970	14	3	2	9	6
10	Angelique Kerber (GER)	3,480	22	9	6	10	1
11	Dominika Cibulková (SVK)	3,052	24	23	10	24	12
12	Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)	2,920	20	24	11	28	12
13	Flavia Pennetta (ITA)	2,861	20	31	11	31	18
14	Andrea Petkovic (GER)	2,780	25	39	14	40	25
15	Sara Errani (ITA)	2,775	23	7	7	15	8
16	Jelena Janković (SRB)	2,675	22	8	6	16	8
17	Lucie Šafářová (CZE)	2,615	24	29	14	29	12
18	Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP)	2,410	25	17	14	19	1
19	Venus Williams (USA)	2,270	18	49	18	49	30
20	Alizé Cornet (FRA)	2,255	24	27	20	27	7

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Serena Williams (USA)	Year-End 2013	Year-End 2014

Doubles

WTA rankings (Doubles), as of 2 February 2015^[5]
#	Player	Points	2013 rank	Move^‡
1	Sara Errani (ITA)	9,585	1
1	Roberta Vinci (ITA)	9,585	1
3	Peng Shuai (CHN)	7,800	4	1
4	Cara Black (ZIM)	6,775	13	9
5	Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)	6,510	3	2
6	Sania Mirza (IND)	6,470	9	3
7	Elena Vesnina (RUS)	5,580	5	12
7	Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)	5,500	7
9	Květa Peschke (CZE)	5,000	16	7
10	Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)	4,630	6	4
11	Martina Hingis (SUI)	4,575	180	169
12	Raquel Kops-Jones (USA)	4.515	23	11
12	Abigail Spears (USA)	4,515	23	11
14	Flavia Pennetta (ITA)	4,200	32	18
15	Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)	4,045	153	138
16	Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE)	4,030	11	5
17	Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)	3,945	19	2
18	Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)	3,915	31	13
18	Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)	3,915	26	8
20	Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP)	3,870	58	38

WTA Championships Race Rankings as of 20 October 2014^[6]
#	Player	Points	Tours
1	Roberta Vinci (ITA) Sara Errani (ITA)	9,315	18
2	Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) Peng Shuai (CHN)	5,262	12
3	Cara Black (ZIM) Sania Mirza (IND)	5,185	21
4	Elena Vesnina (RUS) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)	5,130	13
5	Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) Abigail Spears (USA)	4,240	21
6	Květa Peschke (CZE) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)	3,950	18
7	Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)	3,515	12
8	Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)	3,410	21
9	Martina Hingis (SUI) Flavia Pennetta (ITA)	3,346	8
10	Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)	2,625	16

Champion

Team has qualified for the 2014 WTA Tour Championships

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Sara Errani (ITA) Roberta Vinci (ITA)	Year-end 2013	16 February 2014
Peng Shuai (CHN)	17 February 2014
Peng Shuai (CHN) Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)	12 May 2014	18 May 2014
Peng Shuai (CHN)	19 May 2014
Peng Shuai (CHN) Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)	9 June 2014	6 July 2014
Sara Errani (ITA) Roberta Vinci (ITA)	7 July 2014	Year-end 2014

Prize money leaders

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
1	Serena Williams (USA)	$8,823,749	$43,549	$0	$450,000	$9,317,298
2	Maria Sharapova (RUS)	$5,439,357	$0	$0	$400,000	$5,839,357
3	Petra Kvitová (CZE)	$4,845,342	$7,894	$0	$350,000	$5,203,236
4	Simona Halep (ROU)	$4,506,687	$13,076	$0	$0	$4,519,763
5	Li Na (CHN)	$3,409,885	$0	$0	$0	$3,409,885
6	Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)	$3,172,350	$0	$0	$200,000	$3,372,350
7	Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)	$3,196,832	$24,097	$0	$0	$3,220,929
8	Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)	$2,745,411	$0	$0	$450,000	$3,195,411
9	Sara Errani (ITA)	$1,363,388	$1,001,168	$0	$225,000	$2,589,556
10	Flavia Pennetta (ITA)	$2,083,590	$314,655	$0	$0	$2,398,245
prize money given in US$ as of November 3, 2014^[update]^[7]

Statistics leaders

as of November 10, 2014^[update]^[8]

Aces
#	Player	Aces	Matches
1	Serena Williams	452	60
2	Karolína Plíšková	435	68
3	CoCo Vandeweghe	306	36
4	Lucie Šafářová	272	59
5	Petra Kvitová	263	55
6	Sabine Lisicki	245	45
7	Madison Keys	235	48
8	Samantha Stosur	234	53
9	Ana Ivanovic	231	75
10	Venus Williams	222	46

Second-serve points won
#	Player	%	Matches
1	Samantha Stosur	50.3	53
2	Serena Williams	50.3	60
3	Alison Van Uytvanck	50.1	29
4	Petra Kvitová	49.9	55
5	Simona Halep	49.6	62
6	Ana Ivanovic	49.1	75
7	Casey Dellacqua	49.1	43
8	Madison Keys	49.1	48
9	Li Na	48.7	35
10	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	48.5	39

First-serve percentage
#	Player	%	Matches
1	Sara Errani	80.7	48
2	Kurumi Nara	74.3	37
3	Annika Beck	72.7	51
4	Carla Suárez Navarro	71.8	29
5	Zheng Jie	70.9	32
6	Jana Čepelová	70.3	20
7	Teliana Pereira	70.3	17
8	Caroline Wozniacki	70.3	46
9	Andrea Petkovic	69.9	44
10	Yvonne Meusburger	69.9	33

Service games won
#	Player	%	Matches
1	Serena Williams	81.7	44
2	CoCo Vandeweghe	80.5	25
3	Lucie Šafářová	76.0	45
4	Petra Kvitová	74.6	36
5	Caroline Wozniacki	73.8	46
6	Simona Halep	73.6	49
7	Li Na	73.3	35
8	Karolína Plíšková	73.2	44
9	Samantha Stosur	72.9	36
10	Venus Williams	72.7	35

First-service points won
#	Player	%	Matches
1	CoCo Vandeweghe	76.3	25
2	Serena Williams	75.1	44
3	Venus Williams	70.6	35
4	Karolína Plíšková	70.0	44
5	Lucie Šafářová	69.5	45
6	Camila Giorgi	68.5	31
7	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	68.3	35
8	Petra Kvitová	68.0	36
9	Madison Keys	68.0	38
10	Maria Sharapova	67.7	47

Break points saved
#	Player	%	Matches
1	Serena Williams	63.2	50
2	Lucie Šafářová	61.5	49
3	Angelique Kerber	60.7	56
4	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	60.4	41
5	Li Na	60.2	35
6	Dominika Cibulková	59.6	45
7	Victoria Azarenka	59.5	22
8	Garbiñe Muguruza	59.3	48
9	Caroline Wozniacki	59.3	54
10	Jelena Janković	59.2	54

Points won returning first service
#	Player	%	Matches
1	Sara Errani	43.8	48
2	Monica Niculescu	43.5	30
3	Simona Halep	43.0	49
4	Chanelle Scheepers	42.9	28
5	Agnieszka Radwańska	42.8	53
6	Carla Suárez Navarro	42.3	59
7	Annika Beck	42.3	33
8	Klára Koukalová	41.6	24
9	Li Na	41.4	35
10	Zheng Jie	41.4	21

Break points converted
#	Player	%	Matches
1	Monica Niculescu	55.6	30
2	Zheng Jie	54.3	21
3	Simona Halep	52.9	49
4	Paula Ormaechea	52.8	25
5	Li Na	52.8	35
6	Chanelle Scheepers	52.3	28
7	Maria Sharapova	52.3	47
8	Serena Williams	51.7	44
9	María Teresa Torró Flor	51.5	22
10	Heather Watson	51.3	19

Points won returning second service
#	Player	%	Matches
1	Chanelle Scheepers	61.2	28
2	Simona Halep	60.2	49
3	Maria Sharapova	60.1	47
4	Kiki Bertens	59.7	17
5	Agnieszka Radwańska	59.7	53
6	Li Na	59.5	35
7	Dominika Cibulková	59.5	36
8	Lara Arruabarrena	58.9	17
9	Yaroslava Shvedova	58.6	28
10	Caroline Wozniacki	58.6	46

Return games won
#	Player	%	Matches
1	Chanelle Scheepers	48.8	28
2	Simona Halep	48.7	49
3	Agnieszka Radwańska	47.4	53
4	Sara Errani	46.3	48
5	Maria Sharapova	46.2	47
6	Li Na	46.0	35
7	Monica Niculescu	45.4	30
8	Annika Beck	45.4	33
9	Dominika Cibulková	45.1	43
10	Carla Suárez Navarro	45.0	59

Points distribution

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA 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:

List of Retirements
Gréta Arn (born 13 April 1979 in Budapest, Hungary), joined the pro tour in 1997, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 40 in 2011. Arn won two singles titles on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams, she reached the third round twice; first at the 2012 Australian Open and then in the same year at the US Open. She was an active part on the Hungarian Fed Cup team, playing 13 ties between 2008 and 2013. She decided to retire in January 2014 at the age of 34. Kristina Barrois (born 30 September 1981 in Ottweiler, Germany), turned pro in 2005, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 57 in 2011 and a highest doubles ranking of number 55 in 2012. At the Luxembourg Open in October 2014, Barrois announced her intent to retire at the conclusion of the event, and though she lost to Lucie Hradecká in the singles, she claimed her first ever WTA title in the final match of her career – the doubles final paired with Timea Bacsinszky. Sarah Borwell (born 20 August 1979 in Middlesbrough, Great Britain), turned pro in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 199 in 2006. Highest doubles ranking of number 65 in 2010. She retired from professional tennis at the age of 34. Mallory Burdette (born 28 January 1991 in Macon, Georgia, United States), turned pro in 2012, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 68 in 2013. She reached the third round of the 2012 US Open. She retired from professional tennis in October 2014, after being inactive for a year due to a shoulder injury, at the age of 23. Catalina Castaño (born 7 July 1979 in Pereira, Colombia), turned pro in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 35 on 10 July 2006. Her highest doubles ranking was number 71 on 8 July 2013. Castaño won two doubles titles on the WTA tour. She retired from professional tennis in July 2014 at the age of 35, after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Stéphanie Dubois (born 31 October 1986 in Laval, Quebec, Canada), turned pro in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 87 in 2012. Her highest doubles ranking was number 102 in 2008. She retired from professional tennis in September 2014, after losing to Julia Görges in the first round of the Coupe Banque Nationale, at the age of 27. Christina Fusano (born November 27, 1980, in Sacramento, California, United States), turned pro in 2003, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 417 in 2005 and a highest doubles ranking of number 84 in 2008. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 33. Angela Haynes (born 27 September 1984 in Bellflower, California, United States), turned pro in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 95 in 2005. Highest doubles ranking of number 86 in 2008. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 29. Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina), turned pro in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 99 in 2004. Highest doubles ranking of number 59 in 2006. Jugić-Salkić won two doubles titles on the WTA tour. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 33. Anne Kremer (born 17 October 1975 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg), turned pro in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 18 in 2002. Kremer won two singles titles on the WTA tour. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 after BGL Luxembourg Open at the age of 38. Regina Kulikova (born January 30, 1989, in Almaty, Kazakhstan), turned pro in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 65 in 2010. Highest doubles ranking of number 226 in 2011. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 25. Li Na (born 26 February 1982 in Wuhan, China), turned pro in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 2 in 2014. She also historically won 2 grand slam singles titles at the 2011 French Open and the 2014 Australian Open, becoming the first Chinese national to become a grand slam singles champion. Li reached 4 grand slam finals in her career as well as 6 grand slam semi-finals. She has won 9 WTA titles while reaching 21 finals. Among her other feats were becoming the first Chinese player to win a WTA title, the first to win a Premier-level title, the first to compete in singles at the WTA Finals, and the first to crack the Top 20, the Top 10, and the Top 5 on the WTA rankings. Li is known for her fiery cross-court forehand as well as her hilarious on court speeches, famously poking fun at her husband Jiang Shan. Li has been coached by famous tennis coach Thomas Högstedt, as well as Justine Henin's former coach Carlos Rodríguez. Li began the 2014 season in top form winning the first grand slam of the year. After having a clay and grass season filled with injuries and early defeats, Li decided not to play the summer hard court season due to a left knee injury which required surgery. On 19 September 2014 Li announced her retirement via an open letter. She was number 6 at the time of her retirement. Sanda Mamić (born 22 March 1985 in Zagreb, Croatia), turned pro in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 83 in 2005. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 28. Iveta Melzer (born 1 February 1983 in Most, Czechoslovakia) joined the pro tour in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 25 in 2009 and a career high doubles ranking of number 17 in 2011. Melzer won two singles titles and fourteen doubles titles on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams, she reached the fourth round two times time at the 2011 Australian Open and 2012 Australian Open. In doubles she reached a quarterfinal on the 2011 US Open. But her highest result is the mixed title at the 2011 Wimbledon, won in pair with her fiancée Jürgen Melzer. She was an active part on the Czech Fed Cup team, playing 13 ties between 2002 and 2012. She decided to retire in August 2014 at the age of 31. Michaela Paštiková (born 27 March 1980 in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia)joined the pro tour in 1996, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 89 in 2005 and a career high doubles ranking of number 35 in 2005. Paštiková won one doubles titles on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams doubles she reached a semifinal on the 2005 Australian Open.She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 34. Dinara Safina (born 27 April 1986 in Moscow, Russia) is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player. She turned pro in 2000, and won twelve singles and nine doubles titles on the WTA tour. She first reached the top of the women's rankings on 20 April 2009, holding the position for a total of 26 weeks. She and her brother, Marat Safin, is the only brother-sister pair to reach the top of the rankings on both the ATP and WTA Tour. Safina was the runner-up at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open, falling to Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, respectively. She also had success on the doubles tour, winning a Grand Slam doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy, and reached a high of no. 8 on the doubles ranking, on 12 May 2008. On the international stage, Safina won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Russia swept the podium at the event. Safina had been troubled by a back injury throughout her career. Her last professional match was at the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, where she lost to Julia Görges in the second round. After 3 years of inactivity, she finally decided to officially retire from the tour in 2014 at the Mutua Madrid Open. Meghann Shaughnessy (born 13 April 1979 in Richmond, Virginia, United States), turned pro in 1996, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 11 in 2001, and a highest doubles ranking of number 4 in 2005. Shaughnessy won six singles titles on the WTA tour, and in 2003 reached her first career Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 34. Hana Šromová (born 10 April 1978 in Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia), turned pro in 1997, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 87 in 2006. Her highest doubles ranking was number 63 in 2006. She retired from professional tennis in 2014, at the age of 35. Paola Suárez (born June 23, 1976, in Buenos Aires, Argentina), turned pro in 1991, doubles she was a former world no. 1. reaching a career high singles ranking of number 9 in 2004 and a career high doubles ranking of number 1 in 2002. She has won 8 doubles Grand Slam (with Virginia Ruano Pascual), Suárez won four singles titles and forty-four doubles titles on the WTA tour. Suárez first retired in 2007. She returned from retirement in 2012, partnering with Gisela Dulko at the 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, but they lost in the first round. The pair played at the London Summer Olympic Games, where they also lost in the first round. She retired for the second time 2014 season. Yuan Meng (born 9 May 1986 in Changsha, Hunan, China), turned pro in 2003, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 86 in 2008. In Grand Slams, she reached the second round twice, 2006 and 2008, first in the Australian Open. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 27.

List of Retirements

Gréta Arn (born 13 April 1979 in Budapest, Hungary), joined the pro tour in 1997, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 40 in 2011. Arn won two singles titles on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams, she reached the third round twice; first at the 2012 Australian Open and then in the same year at the US Open. She was an active part on the Hungarian Fed Cup team, playing 13 ties between 2008 and 2013. She decided to retire in January 2014 at the age of 34.
Kristina Barrois (born 30 September 1981 in Ottweiler, Germany), turned pro in 2005, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 57 in 2011 and a highest doubles ranking of number 55 in 2012. At the Luxembourg Open in October 2014, Barrois announced her intent to retire at the conclusion of the event, and though she lost to Lucie Hradecká in the singles, she claimed her first ever WTA title in the final match of her career – the doubles final paired with Timea Bacsinszky.
Sarah Borwell (born 20 August 1979 in Middlesbrough, Great Britain), turned pro in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 199 in 2006. Highest doubles ranking of number 65 in 2010. She retired from professional tennis at the age of 34.
Mallory Burdette (born 28 January 1991 in Macon, Georgia, United States), turned pro in 2012, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 68 in 2013. She reached the third round of the 2012 US Open. She retired from professional tennis in October 2014, after being inactive for a year due to a shoulder injury, at the age of 23.
Catalina Castaño (born 7 July 1979 in Pereira, Colombia), turned pro in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 35 on 10 July 2006. Her highest doubles ranking was number 71 on 8 July 2013. Castaño won two doubles titles on the WTA tour. She retired from professional tennis in July 2014 at the age of 35, after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Stéphanie Dubois (born 31 October 1986 in Laval, Quebec, Canada), turned pro in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 87 in 2012. Her highest doubles ranking was number 102 in 2008. She retired from professional tennis in September 2014, after losing to Julia Görges in the first round of the Coupe Banque Nationale, at the age of 27.
Christina Fusano (born November 27, 1980, in Sacramento, California, United States), turned pro in 2003, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 417 in 2005 and a highest doubles ranking of number 84 in 2008. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 33.
Angela Haynes (born 27 September 1984 in Bellflower, California, United States), turned pro in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 95 in 2005. Highest doubles ranking of number 86 in 2008. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 29.
Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina), turned pro in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 99 in 2004. Highest doubles ranking of number 59 in 2006. Jugić-Salkić won two doubles titles on the WTA tour. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 33.
Anne Kremer (born 17 October 1975 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg), turned pro in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 18 in 2002. Kremer won two singles titles on the WTA tour. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 after BGL Luxembourg Open at the age of 38.
Regina Kulikova (born January 30, 1989, in Almaty, Kazakhstan), turned pro in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 65 in 2010. Highest doubles ranking of number 226 in 2011. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 25.
Li Na (born 26 February 1982 in Wuhan, China), turned pro in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 2 in 2014. She also historically won 2 grand slam singles titles at the 2011 French Open and the 2014 Australian Open, becoming the first Chinese national to become a grand slam singles champion. Li reached 4 grand slam finals in her career as well as 6 grand slam semi-finals. She has won 9 WTA titles while reaching 21 finals. Among her other feats were becoming the first Chinese player to win a WTA title, the first to win a Premier-level title, the first to compete in singles at the WTA Finals, and the first to crack the Top 20, the Top 10, and the Top 5 on the WTA rankings. Li is known for her fiery cross-court forehand as well as her hilarious on court speeches, famously poking fun at her husband Jiang Shan. Li has been coached by famous tennis coach Thomas Högstedt, as well as Justine Henin's former coach Carlos Rodríguez. Li began the 2014 season in top form winning the first grand slam of the year. After having a clay and grass season filled with injuries and early defeats, Li decided not to play the summer hard court season due to a left knee injury which required surgery. On 19 September 2014 Li announced her retirement via an open letter. She was number 6 at the time of her retirement.
Sanda Mamić (born 22 March 1985 in Zagreb, Croatia), turned pro in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 83 in 2005. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 28.
Iveta Melzer (born 1 February 1983 in Most, Czechoslovakia) joined the pro tour in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 25 in 2009 and a career high doubles ranking of number 17 in 2011. Melzer won two singles titles and fourteen doubles titles on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams, she reached the fourth round two times time at the 2011 Australian Open and 2012 Australian Open. In doubles she reached a quarterfinal on the 2011 US Open. But her highest result is the mixed title at the 2011 Wimbledon, won in pair with her fiancée Jürgen Melzer. She was an active part on the Czech Fed Cup team, playing 13 ties between 2002 and 2012. She decided to retire in August 2014 at the age of 31.
Michaela Paštiková (born 27 March 1980 in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia)joined the pro tour in 1996, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 89 in 2005 and a career high doubles ranking of number 35 in 2005. Paštiková won one doubles titles on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams doubles she reached a semifinal on the 2005 Australian Open.She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 34.
Dinara Safina (born 27 April 1986 in Moscow, Russia) is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player. She turned pro in 2000, and won twelve singles and nine doubles titles on the WTA tour. She first reached the top of the women's rankings on 20 April 2009, holding the position for a total of 26 weeks. She and her brother, Marat Safin, is the only brother-sister pair to reach the top of the rankings on both the ATP and WTA Tour. Safina was the runner-up at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open, falling to Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, respectively. She also had success on the doubles tour, winning a Grand Slam doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy, and reached a high of no. 8 on the doubles ranking, on 12 May 2008. On the international stage, Safina won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Russia swept the podium at the event. Safina had been troubled by a back injury throughout her career. Her last professional match was at the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, where she lost to Julia Görges in the second round. After 3 years of inactivity, she finally decided to officially retire from the tour in 2014 at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Meghann Shaughnessy (born 13 April 1979 in Richmond, Virginia, United States), turned pro in 1996, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 11 in 2001, and a highest doubles ranking of number 4 in 2005. Shaughnessy won six singles titles on the WTA tour, and in 2003 reached her first career Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 34.
Hana Šromová (born 10 April 1978 in Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia), turned pro in 1997, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 87 in 2006. Her highest doubles ranking was number 63 in 2006. She retired from professional tennis in 2014, at the age of 35.
Paola Suárez (born June 23, 1976, in Buenos Aires, Argentina), turned pro in 1991, doubles she was a former world no. 1. reaching a career high singles ranking of number 9 in 2004 and a career high doubles ranking of number 1 in 2002. She has won 8 doubles Grand Slam (with Virginia Ruano Pascual), Suárez won four singles titles and forty-four doubles titles on the WTA tour. Suárez first retired in 2007. She returned from retirement in 2012, partnering with Gisela Dulko at the 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, but they lost in the first round. The pair played at the London Summer Olympic Games, where they also lost in the first round. She retired for the second time 2014 season.
Yuan Meng (born 9 May 1986 in Changsha, Hunan, China), turned pro in 2003, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 86 in 2008. In Grand Slams, she reached the second round twice, 2006 and 2008, first in the Australian Open. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 27.

Comebacks

Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2014 WTA Tour season:

List of comebacks
Nicole Vaidišová (born 23 April 1989 in Nuremberg, West Germany), turned professional in 2003 (first retirement in 2010). She is a former world No. 7 in singles, a six-time WTA champion and two-time Grand Slam semifinalist. She returned to the tour, receiving a wildcard to compete in Coleman Vision Tennis Championships, an ITF $75,000 event, starting on September 15.

Awards

The winners of the 2014 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last two weeks of November.

List of Award Winners
Player of the Year – Serena Williams Doubles Team of the Year – Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci Most Improved Player – Eugenie Bouchard Comeback Player of the Year – Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Newcomer of the Year – Belinda Bencic Diamond Aces – Petra Kvitová Player Service – Lucie Šafářová Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award – Petra Kvitová Fan Favorite Singles Player – Agnieszka Radwańska Fan Favorite Doubles Team – Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci Fan Favorite Twitter – Caroline Wozniacki Fan Favorite Facebook – Maria Sharapova Fan Favorite Video – 2014 WTA Finals Best Moments Fan Favorite WTA Live Show – Pre-Wimbledon Party Fan Favorite Shot of the Year – Agnieszka Radwańska (Montréal SF) Fan Favorite Match of the Year – Serena Williams vs. Caroline Wozniacki, 2014 WTA Finals Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year – Maria Sharapova vs. Simona Halep, 2014 French Open final

List of Award Winners

Player of the Year – Serena Williams
Doubles Team of the Year – Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
Most Improved Player – Eugenie Bouchard
Comeback Player of the Year – Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Newcomer of the Year – Belinda Bencic
Diamond Aces – Petra Kvitová
Player Service – Lucie Šafářová
Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award – Petra Kvitová
Fan Favorite Singles Player – Agnieszka Radwańska
Fan Favorite Doubles Team – Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
Fan Favorite Twitter – Caroline Wozniacki
Fan Favorite Facebook – Maria Sharapova
Fan Favorite Video – 2014 WTA Finals Best Moments
Fan Favorite WTA Live Show – Pre-Wimbledon Party
Fan Favorite Shot of the Year – Agnieszka Radwańska (Montréal SF)
Fan Favorite Match of the Year – Serena Williams vs. Caroline Wozniacki, 2014 WTA Finals
Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year – Maria Sharapova vs. Simona Halep, 2014 French Open final

References

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^ "WTA Championships Road to Singapore Singles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2014-02-08.
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^ "WTA rankings (doubles)". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01.
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External links

WTA Tour's 2014 match-facts statistics
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website

WTA Tour seasons

2014

WTA Tennis Association

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ILTF Independent Circuit	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon/Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon/Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
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Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D)
WTA Premier 5 tournaments	Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Wuhan (S, D)
WTA Premier tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
WTA International tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Shenzhen (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Rio De Janeiro (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Florianópolis (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Bogotà (S, D) Katowice (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Marrakech (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Nuremberg (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Bad Gastein (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Istanbul (S, D) Baku (S, D) Washington D.C. (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Tianjin (S, D) Linz (S, D) Osaka (S, D) Luxembourg City (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I play-offs WG II play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa
WTA Championships, Singapore (S, D) WTA Tournament of Champions, Sofia (S)

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Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Men	ATP World Tour ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Finals ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Finals ITF Men's Circuit
Women	WTA Tour WTA Premier Mandatory WTA Tour Championships WTA Tournament of Champions WTA 125K series ITF Women's Circuit
Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World TeamTennis International Premier Tennis League Champions Tennis League
Other events	Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games Summer Youth Olympics