2014 WTA Tour facts for kids
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour is the top professional tennis competition for women. The 2014 WTA Tour included four major tournaments called Grand Slams. These are organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
The tour also featured fifty regular tournaments and the Fed Cup. At the end of the year, there were special championships. The Hopman Cup was also part of the calendar. This event did not give out ranking points. The 2014 tennis season started on December 30, 2013, and finished on November 9, 2014.
Tennis matches happen on a flat, rectangular area called a tennis court. The ITF sets the rules for court sizes. A court is about 23.78 meters (78.0 feet) long. It is 10.97 meters (36.0 feet) wide for doubles matches. For single player matches, it is 8.23 meters (27.0 feet) wide.
There are four main types of tennis courts. They are named after the material used for their surface. These include clay, hard, grass, and carpet courts. Each type of court affects how the game is played. The ITF rates court speeds from slow to fast.
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Tournaments and Winners
The 2014 WTA Tour had many exciting tournaments. Here is a key to understand the different types of events:
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Team events |
January Tournaments
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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30 December | Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Court type: Hard (indoor) |
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2–1 |
Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia Court type: Hard |
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6–4, 7–5 | |
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6–3, 6–1 | ||
Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China Court type: Hard |
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6–4, 7–5 | |
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6–3, 6–4 | ||
ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Court type: Hard |
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6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | |
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2–6, 6–0, [10–4] | ||
6 January | Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia Court type: Hard |
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6–4, 6–4 |
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7–5, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
Hobart International Hobart, Australia Court type: Hard |
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6–4, 6–0 | |
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] | ||
13 January 20 January |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Court type: Hard |
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7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
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6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | ||
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6–3, 6–2 | ||
27 January | Open GDF Suez Paris, France Court type: Hard (indoor) |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
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6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–5] | ||
PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya, Thailand Court type: Hard |
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6–3, 7–6(9–7) | |
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3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6] |
February Tournaments
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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3 February | Fed Cup Quarterfinals Various locations Court types: Hard (indoor), Clay (Red) |
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3–1 3–2 3–1 4–0 |
10 February | Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar Court type: Hard |
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6–2, 6–3 |
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6–4, 6–0 | ||
17 February | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates Court type: Hard |
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6–3, 6–0 |
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6–2, 5–7, [10–8] | ||
Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–1, 4–6, 6–1 | |
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6–2, 6–0 | ||
24 February | Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico Court type: Hard |
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7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4 |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–5] | ||
Brasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis, Brazil Court type: Hard |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–0 | |
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7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–3] |
March Tournaments
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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3 March 10 March |
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States Court type: Hard |
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6–2, 6–1 |
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 | ||
17 March 24 March |
Sony Open Tennis Miami, United States Court type: Hard |
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7–5, 6–1 |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–5] | ||
31 March | Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States Court type: Clay (Green) |
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7–5, 6–2 |
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7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||
Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico Court type: Hard |
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6–2, 6–1 | |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, [11–9] |
April Tournaments
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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7 April | BNP Paribas Katowice Open Katowice, Poland Court type: Hard (indoor) |
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7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5 |
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6–4, 5–7, [10–7] | ||
Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
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14 April | Fed Cup Semifinals Brisbane, Australia & Ostrava, Czech Republic Court types: Hard, Hard (indoor) |
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3–1 4–0 |
Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Court type: Hard |
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5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | |
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6–3, 6–4 | ||
21 April | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany Court type: Clay (Red) |
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3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
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6–2, 6–3 | ||
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Marrakesh, Morocco Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
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4–6, 6–2, [11–9] | ||
28 April | Portugal Open Estoril, Portugal Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
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6–4, 6–3 |
May Tournaments
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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5 May | Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Court type: Clay (Red) |
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1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
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6–4, 6–3 | ||
12 May | Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–3, 6–0 |
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19 May | Nürnberger Versicherungscup Nuremberg, Germany Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
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6–0, 4–6, [10–6] | ||
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–4, 6–3 | |
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4–6, 7–5, [10–4] | ||
26 May 2 June |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 |
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6–4, 6–1 | ||
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4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
June Tournaments
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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9 June | Aegon Classic Birmingham, United Kingdom Court type: Grass |
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6–3, 6–2 |
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7–6(7–1), 6–1 | ||
16 June | Aegon International Eastbourne, United Kingdom Court type: Grass |
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6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
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6–3, 5–7, [10–7] | ||
Topshelf Open Rosmalen, Netherlands Court type: Grass |
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6–2, 6–4 | |
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0–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8] | ||
23 June 30 June |
The Championships, Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Court type: Grass |
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6–3, 6–0 |
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6–1, 6–3 | ||
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6–4, 6–2 |
July Tournaments
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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7 July | BRD Bucharest Open Bucharest, Romania Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–1, 6–3 |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–5] | ||
Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–3, 6–3 | |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–6] | ||
14 July | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Court type: Clay (Red) |
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6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
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6–1, 6–1 | ||
İstanbul Cup Bad Gastein, Austria Court type: Hard |
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6–1, 6–1 | |
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6–4, 6–0 | ||
21 July | Baku Cup Baku, Azerbaijan Court type: Hard |
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6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
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6-2, 7–6(7–3) | ||
28 July | Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Court type: Hard |
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7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
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6–2, 4–6, [10–5] | ||
Citi Open Washington, D.C., United States Court type: Hard |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |
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6–1, 6–2 |
August Tournaments
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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4 August | Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada Court type: Hard |
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11 August | Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, United States Court type: Hard |
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18 August | Connecticut Open New Haven, United States Court type: Hard |
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25 August 1 September |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Court type: Hard |
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See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Torneos WTA en 2014 para niños