2014 Aegon Classic
| 2014 Aegon Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9–15 June |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 64S / 16D |
| Prize money | $710,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Ana Ivanovic | |
| Doubles | |
 Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears | |
The 2014 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 33rd edition of the event, and the first edition of the event as a Premier tournament on the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 9–15 June 2014. First-seeded Ana Ivanovic won the singles title.
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $710,000
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | $120,000 | $64,000 | $31,510 | $16,200 | $8,400 | $4,300 | $2,200 | $1,000 | $600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | $38,000 | $20,000 | $11,000 | $5,600 | $3,035 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB
|
Ana Ivanovic | 12 | 1 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 18 | 2 |
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 19 | 3 |
 BEL
|
Kirsten Flipkens | 22 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 24 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Klára Koukalová | 30 | 6 |
 SVK
|
Daniela Hantuchová | 31 | 7 |
| SVK
|
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 34 | 8 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 36 | 9 |
| SRB
|
Bojana Jovanovski | 37 | 10 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 40 | 11 |
 PUR
|
Monica Puig | 41 | 12 |
 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 43 | 13 |
 JPN
|
Kurumi Nara | 44 | 14 |
| USA
|
Alison Riske | 45 | 15 |
| AUS
|
Casey Dellacqua | 48 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of 26 May 2014
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Eleni Daniilidou
Katy Dunne- Victoria Duval
- Irina Falconi
Lyudmyla Kichenok- Nadiya Kichenok
Tamira Paszek
Aleksandra Wozniak
The following player received entry into the main draw as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
- Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Alison Van Uytvanck
Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Kimiko Date-Krumm- Irina Falconi (viral illness) → replaced by
Tímea Babos 
Karin Knapp → replaced by 
Mona Barthel- Sabine Lisicki (wrist injury) → replaced by Petra Cetkovská
- Yvonne Meusburger → replaced by
Shahar Peer 
Tsvetana Pironkova → replaced by 
Zarina Diyas
Retirements
[edit]- Katy Dunne (hip injury)[2]
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ZIM
|
Cara Black |  IND
|
Sania Mirza | 18 | 1 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | AUS
|
Casey Dellacqua | 29 | 2 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 32 | 3 |
 RUS
|
Alla Kudryavtseva | AUS
|
Anastasia Rodionova | 40 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 26 May 2014
Other entrants
[edit]The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Ana Ivanovic defeated Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
[edit]- Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears defeated Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Family Circle match notes" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Tennis: Katy's debut run is Dunne and dusted". Birmingham Mail. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.