Australian Open 2014 - The 102nd draw of the annual professional tennis tournament of the Grand Slam series , held in the Australian city of Melbourne on the courts of the local sports complex Melbourne Park . The winners of the competition are traditionally identified in nine categories: in five - in adults and four - in senior juniors .
| Australian Open 2014 | |
|---|---|
| A place carrying out | Melbourne Australia |
| Coating | Hard |
| Website | ausopen.com |
| ATP World Tour | |
| Category | Grand slam |
| Prize | A $ 16,000,000 |
| WTA World Tour | |
| Category | Grand slam |
| Prize | $ 13 615 654 |
In 2014, the matches of the main nets were held from January 13 to 26 . The competition traditionally opened the season of the series tournaments within the calendar year.
Last year's winners among adults:
- in the men's singles -
Novak Djokovic - in the women's singles -
Victoria Azarenko - in the men's doubles -
Bob Brian and Mike Brian - in the women's doubles -
Sarah Errani and Robert Vinci - in mixed doubles -
Yarmila Gaydoshova and Matthew Ebden
Content
- 1 General information
- 2 Competitions
- 2.1 Adults
- 2.1.1 Men. Single player tournament
- 2.1.2 Women. Single player tournament
- 2.1.3 Men. Doubles tournament
- 2.1.4 Women. Doubles tournament
- 2.1.5 Mixed
- 2.2 Juniors
- 2.2.1 Boys. Single player tournament
- 2.2.2 Girls. Single player tournament
- 2.2.3 Boys. Doubles tournament
- 2.2.4 Girls. Doubles tournament
- 2.1 Adults
- 3 See also
- 4 References
General Information
The 2014 tournament was marked by several noteworthy events:
- In the first round, the women's singles tournament was a match between tennis players who were born with a difference of more than 27 years: 16-year-old Swiss Belinda Bencic beat 43-year-old Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm . At the same time, the Swiss was born after the Japanese woman completed the stage of her career before a 12-year pause in performances.
- Australian Patrick Rafter , who ended his career in 2002, returned to Protour for a short time, at the age of 41 he took part in men's couples competitions.
- The heat established in the first days of the tournament above 40 ° C led to numerous complaints from players about unbearable conditions of the game.
Competition
Adults
Men. Singles Tournament
Stanislas Wawrinka beat Rafael Nadal with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
- Wawrinka won his debut finals in the series.
- Nadal lost his 1st final of the season and 6th of his career in tournaments of the series.
Women. Singles Tournament
Li Na beat Dominik Tsibulkov with a score of 7-6 (3), 6-0.
- Lee wins his 1st final of the season and 2nd in his career at Grand Slam tournaments.
- Tsibulkova loses her debut finals in Grand Slam tournaments.
Men. Doubles Tournament
Lukash Kubot / Robert Lindstedt beat Erica Butoraka / Raven Klasen with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
- Polish representative wins Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 1978.
- Lindstedt from the 4th attempt wins the final at the Grand Slam tournaments.
Women. Doubles Tournament
Sara Errani / Robert Vinci beat Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnin with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
- Italian women win their 1st Grand Slam tournament of the season and 4th in their career tour.
Mixed
Kristina Mladenovich / Daniel Nestor beat Sanya Mirza / Horia Tekeu with a score of 6-3, 6-2.
- the representative of France wins the tournament for the first time since 1935, the representative of Canada - for the first time since 2011.
Juniors
Boys. Singles Tournament
Alexander Zverev beat Stefan Kozlov with a score of 6-3, 6-0.
- German representative wins the tournament for the first time since 1997.
The girls. Singles Tournament
Elizaveta Kulichkova beat Jan Fett with a score of 6-2, 6-1.
- the representative of Russia becomes the absolute champion of the tournament for the first time since 2006 and for the second time in history.
Boys. Doubles Tournament
Lucas Midler / Bradley Moseley beat Kenten Ali / Joan-Sebastian Tatlo with a score of 6-4, 6-3.
- Mosley was the first tennis player since 2009 to defend his last year's doubles title at this tournament.
The girls. Doubles Tournament
Angelina Kalinina / Elizaveta Kulichkova beat Katie Bulter / Ivan Yorovich with a score of 6-4, 6-2.
- the representative of Russia wins the tournament for the first time since 2008, Ukraine - for the first time in history.
See also
- 2014 ATP World Tour
- WTA Tour 2014
- ITF Junior Tour 2014