2014 US Open (tennis)

The 2014 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 134th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

2014 US Open
Date	August 25 – September 8
Edition	134th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw	128S/64D/32X
Prize money	$38,251,760
Surface	Hard
Location	New York City, United States
Venue	USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Attendance	713,642
Champions
Men's singles
Marin Čilić
Women's singles
Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
Mixed doubles
Sania Mirza / Bruno Soares
Wheelchair men's singles
Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad singles
Andrew Lapthorne
Wheelchair men's doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's doubles
Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair quad doubles
Nick Taylor / David Wagner
Boys' singles
Omar Jasika
Girls' singles
Marie Bouzková
Boys' doubles
Omar Jasika / Naoki Nakagawa
Girls' doubles
İpek Soylu / Jil Teichmann
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Rafael Nadal was the defending champion in the men's event; however, on August 18, the Spaniard announced his withdrawal from the event after failing to recover from a wrist injury, while Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion in the women's event.

In the men's singles competition, Marin Čilić won his first grand slam,^[1] while Serena Williams won her Open era record-tying sixth title in the women's singles competition, tying Chris Evert, and her eighteenth grand slam title, tying Evert and Martina Navratilova.^[2] Winning the men's doubles, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan became the most victorious doubles team in Open era history at the tournament, and this was the team's 100th title together and sixteenth grand slam title tying Todd Woodbridge for the Open era record.^[3] Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won women's doubles competition title, becoming two-time grand slam champions with their victory at the 2013 French Open.^[4] The winning mixed doubles team was Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares, and for Mirza it was her third mixed doubles grand slam title in her career and Soares' second grand slam title for his career.^[5] It was Soares' second US Open title in mixed doubles, and it was the first for Mirza.

The 2014 US Open was the 134th edition of the tournament and it is held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, United States.

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2014 ATP World Tour and the 2014 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 was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played on hard courts and is taking place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

• In winning the women's singles, Serena Williams tied a number of Open Era records:
  • It was her sixth title tying fellow American Chris Evert.
  • It was her eighteenth grand slam singles title tying the American record held by Evert and Martina Navratilova.
• In winning the men's doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan reached a number of major milestones:^[6]
  • It was their 100th ATP World Tour title as a team.
  • This was their fifth US Open title, taking them past Bob Lutz and Stan Smith for the most in the Open era, and drawing them level with 1880s players Richard Sears and James Dwight for the most overall.
  • They also extended their own records for most Grand Slam titles as a team (16) and most consecutive seasons with at least one Grand Slam title (10).
  • The men's singles final represented the first time a Grand Slam men's singles final had not featured a member of the "Big Four" since the 2005 Australian Open.

The tournament was scheduled to be broadcast in more than 200 countries around the world. In the United States the tournament was broadcast live on CBS, ESPN, and Tennis Channel. CBS ended its 47-year tenure as the broadcast home of the Open. Beginning in 2015, ESPN will have the exclusive television rights to all USTA events, including the Open and the US Open Series.

In 2014, live coverage emanated from seven courts, including Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and the Grandstand, as well as Court 5, Court 11, Court 13, and Court 17.

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

The US Open total prize money for 2014 was increased by 11.7 percent to a record $38,251,760, which potentially could reach over 40 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus money at the US Open.

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Top three players in the 2014 US Open Series received bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2014 US Open, according to money schedule below.^[9]

2014 US Open – Men's singles

2014 US Open – Women's singles

•   Marin Čilić defeated   Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3

• It was Čilić's 1st career Grand Slam singles title. He was the first Croatian tennis player to win the US Open.

• Nishikori became the first Japanese tennis player (male or female) to reach the Grand Slam final. He was also the first Asian man to reach the Grand Slam final.

•   Serena Williams defeated   Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–3

• It was Williams' 18th career Grand Slam singles title and her 6th at the US Open. It was her 6th career title of the year.

•   Bob Bryan /   Mike Bryan defeated   Marcel Granollers /   Marc López 6–4, 6–3

• It was Bob and Mike's 16th career Grand Slam doubles title and their 5th at the US Open.

•   Ekaterina Makarova /   Elena Vesnina defeated   Martina Hingis /   Flavia Pennetta, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2

• It was Makarova and Vesnina's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles titles and their 1st at the US Open.

•   Sania Mirza /   Bruno Soares defeated   Abigail Spears /   Santiago González, 6–1, 2–6, [11–9]

• It was Mirza's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st at the US Open.

• It was Soares' 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd at the US Open.

•   Omar Jasika defeated   Quentin Halys, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1

•   Marie Bouzková defeated   Anhelina Kalinina, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)

•   Omar Jasika /   Naoki Nakagawa defeated   Rafael Matos /   João Menezes, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)

•   İpek Soylu /   Jil Teichmann defeated   Vera Lapko /   Tereza Mihalíková, 5–7, 6–2, [10–7]

•   Shingo Kunieda defeated   Gustavo Fernández, 7-6^(7-0), 6-4

•   Yui Kamiji defeated   Aniek van Koot, 6–3, 6–3

•   Andrew Lapthorne defeated   David Wagner, 7–5, 6–2

•   Stéphane Houdet /   Shingo Kunieda defeated   Gordon Reid /   Maikel Scheffers, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6^(7–4)

•   Yui Kamiji /   Jordanne Whiley defeated   Jiske Griffioen /   Aniek van Koot, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

•   Nick Taylor /   David Wagner defeated   Andrew Lapthorne /   Lucas Sithole, 6–3, 7–5

Seedings are based on rankings as of August 18, 2014. Rankings and points before are as of August 25, 2014.

†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2013. Accordingly, this was the 16th best result deducted instead.

• ¹ Rankings are as of August 18, 2014.

Mixed Doubles

•   Tornado Alicia Black /   Ernesto Escobedo
•   Jacqueline Cako /   Joel Kielbowicz
•   Lauren Davis /   Nicholas Monroe
•   Christina McHale /   Stefan Kozlov
•   Asia Muhammad /   Taylor Harry Fritz
•   Melanie Oudin /   Rajeev Ram
•   Shelby Rogers /   Bradley Klahn
•   Taylor Townsend /   Donald Young

Source: USTA – Mixed Doubles Wild Cards

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.

Before the tournament

• US Open (tennis)

• Official website