
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour is the number one tier professional tennis tour for a women's tennis competition. The 2014 WTA Tour calendar consists of the four Grand Slam tournaments (organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), and fifty regular tournaments, the Fed Cup (organised by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tournament of Champions and the WTA Tour Championships). Also included in the 2014 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which does not distribute ranking points, and is organised by the ITF. The season begins on 30 December 2013 and will end on 9 November 2014.
The tournaments are played on a squared flat surface, called a tennis court. The measurements of a tennis court are described and monitored by the ITF and the court is 23.78 meters (78.0 feet) long, 10.97 meters (36.0 feet) wide. Its width is 8.23 meters (27.0 feet) for singles matches and 10.97 meters (36.0 feet) for doubles matches. Tennis is played on a variety of court types and each type has its own aspects that control how the sport is played. There are four main types of courts based on what's used to build the court surface, clay, hard, grass and carpet courts with the ITF rating five different speed ratings from slow to fast.
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Team events |
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 3 February | Fed Cup Quarterfinals Cleveland, United States – Court type: Hard (i) Seville, Spain – Court type: Clay (Red) Bratislava, Slovakia – Court type: Hard (i) Hobart, Australia – Court type: Hard |
3–1 3–2 3–1 4–0 | ||
| 10 February | Qatar Total Open (report) Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 Prize money: $2,369,000 – Court type: Hard |
6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 6–4, 6–0 | ||||
| 17 February | Dubai Tennis Championships (report) Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Prize money: $2,000,000 – Court type: Hard |
6–3, 6–0 | ||
| 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] | ||||
| Rio Open (report) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Clay (Red) |
6–1, 4–6, 6–1 | |||
| 6–2, 6–0 | ||||
| 24 February | Abierto Mexicano Telcel (report) Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Hard |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| 6–3, 2–6, [10–5] | ||||
| Brasil Tennis Cup (report) Florianópolis, Brazil WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Hard |
4–6, 7–5, 6–0 | |||
| 7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–3] |
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March 10 March |
BNP Paribas Open (report) Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Prize money: $5,946,740 – Court type: Hard |
6–2, 6–1 | ||
| 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | ||||
| 17 March 24 March |
Sony Open Tennis (report) Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Prize money: $5,427,105 – Court type: Hard |
7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] | ||||
| 31 March | Family Circle Cup (report) Charleston, United States WTA Premier Prize money: $710,000 – Court type: Clay (Green) |
7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||||
| Monterrey Open (report) Monterrey, Mexico WTA International Prize money: $500,000 – Court type: Hard |
6–2, 6–1 | |||
| 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [11–9] |
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April | BNP Paribas Katowice Open (report) Katowice, Poland WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Hard (i) |
7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5 | ||
| 6–4, 5–7, [10–7] | ||||
| Copa Colsanitas (report) Bogotá, Colombia WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Clay (Red) |
6–3, 6–4 | |||
| –6(7–5), 6–4 | ||||
| 14 April | Fed Cup Semifinals Brisbane, Australia – Court type: Hard Ostrava, Czech Republic – Court type: Hard (i) |
3–1 4–0 | ||
| Malaysian Open (report) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Hard |
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | |||
| 6–3, 6–4 | ||||
| 21 April | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (report) Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Prize money: $710,000 – Court type: Clay (Red) |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 6–2, 6–3 | ||||
| Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem (report) Marrakesh, Morocco WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Clay (Red) |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |||
| 4–6, 6–2, [11–9] | ||||
| 28 April | Portugal Open (report) Estoril, Portugal WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Clay (Red) |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| 6–4, 6–3 |
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July | BRD Bucharest Open (report) Bucharest, Romania WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Clay (Red) |
6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 6–4, 3–6, [10–5] | ||||
| Gastein Ladies (report) Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Clay (Red) |
6–3, 6–3 | |||
| 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] | ||||
| 14 July | Swedish Open (report) Båstad, Sweden WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Clay (Red) |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| 6–1, 6–1 | ||||
| İstanbul Cup (report) Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Hard |
6–1, 6–1 | |||
| 6–4, 6–0 | ||||
| 21 July | Baku Cup (report) Baku, Azerbaijan WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Hard |
6–1, 7–6(7–2) | ||
| 6-2, 7–6(7–3) | ||||
| 28 July | Bank of the West Classic (report) Stanford, United States WTA Premier Prize money: $710,000 – Court type: Hard |
7–6(7–1), 6–3 | ||
| 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] | ||||
| Citi Open (report) Washington, D.C., United States WTA International Prize money: $250,000 – Court type: Hard |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |||
| 6–1, 6–2 |
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August | Rogers Cup (report) Montreal, Canada WTA Premier 5 Prize money: $2,369,000 – Court type: Hard |
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| 11 August | Western & Southern Open (report) Cincinnati, United States WTA Premier 5 Prize money: $2,369,000 – Court type: Hard |
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| 18 August | Connecticut Open (report) New Haven, United States WTA Premier Prize money: $795,707 – Court type: Hard |
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| 25 August 1 September |
US Open (report) New York City, United States Grand Slam Prize money: $11,517,008 – Court type: Hard |
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