2014 Hong Kong Tennis Open
{{TennisEventInfo|2014|Hong Kong Tennis Open|
| date = September 8–14
| edition = 5th
| category = WTA International
| surface = Hard
| draw = 32S/32Q/16D
| prize_money=$250,000
| location = Hong Kong
| champs = {{flagicon|GER}} Sabine Lisicki
| champd = {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková
| main_name = Hong Kong Tennis Open
}}
The 2014 Hong Kong Tennis Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was part of the 2014 WTA Tour and a return of the Hong Kong Open women's tennis tournament last held in 1993. It took place in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, from September 8 to 14.
Points and prize money
=Point distribution=
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |
| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event
| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |
| style="background:#ededed;"| Singles
|rowspan=2|280 |rowspan=2|180 |rowspan=2|110 |rowspan=2|60 |30 |1 |18 |12 |1 |
|---|
| style="background:#ededed;"|Doubles
|1 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
=Prize money=
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |
| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event
| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 321 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Singles
|$111,163 |$55,323 |$29,730 |$8,934 |$4,928 |$3,199 |$1,852 |$1,081 |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Doubles *
|$17,724 |$9,222 |$4,951 |$2,623 |$1,383 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|GER}}
|28 |1 |
| {{flag|SVK}}
|37 |2 |
| {{flag|CZE}}
|42 |3 |
| {{flagu|USA}}
|44 |4 |
| {{flag|CHN}}
|57 |5 |
| {{flag|BEL}}
|64 |6 |
| {{flag|SVK}}
|65 |7 |
| {{flag|SVK}}
|67 |8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 25, 2014
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Duan Yingying
- {{flagicon|GER}} Sabine Lisicki
- {{flagicon|HKG}} Zhang Ling
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Jarmila Gajdošová
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Elizaveta Kulichkova
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Kailin
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Lin
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Misa Eguchi
=Withdrawals=
;Before the tournament
- {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zarina Diyas → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Grace Min
- {{flagicon|USA}} Vania King → replaced by {{flagicon|ISR}} Julia Glushko
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kurumi Nara → replaced by {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date-Krumm
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Peng Shuai (heat illness) → replaced by {{flagicon|JPN}} Misa Eguchi
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Sílvia Soler Espinosa → replaced by {{flagicon|BEL}} Alison Van Uytvanck
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová → replaced by {{flagicon|THA}} Luksika Kumkhum
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Shuai → replaced by {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Saisai
=Retirements=
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date-Krumm
Doubles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|TPE}}
| {{flag|TPE}} | 55 |1 |
| {{flag|SLO}}
| {{flag|ROU}} | 83 |2 |
| {{flag|CZE}}
| {{flag|CZE}} | 111 |3 |
| {{flag|SVK}}
| {{flag|CHN}} | 127 |4 |
1 Rankings are as of August 25, 2014
= Other entrants =
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- {{flagicon|HKG}} Venise Chan / {{flagicon|HKG}} Wu Ho-ching
- {{flagicon|POL}} Magda Linette / {{flagicon|HKG}} Zhang Ling
Champions
=Singles=
{{main|2014 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Singles}}
- {{flagicon|GER}} Sabine Lisicki defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková, 7–5, 6–3
=Doubles=
{{main|2014 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Doubles}}
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková defeated {{flagicon|AUT}} Patricia Mayr-Achleitner / {{flagicon|AUS}} Arina Rodionova, 6–2, 2–6, [12–10]
References
- {{cite web|url=http://hongkongtennisopen.com/rising-wta-star-eugenie-bouchard-gets-top-billing-at-hong-kong-tennis-open-2014/|title=Rising WTA Star Eugenie Bouchard Gets Top Billing at Hong Kong Tennis Open 2014 | Hong Kong Tennis Open|publisher=hongkongtennisopen.com|access-date=2014-06-07}}
External links
- [http://www.hongkongtennisopen.com Official site]
{{2014 WTA Tour}}