The 2014 ASB Classic was a women's

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tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the 29th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the

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category of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in

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, New Zealand, on 30 December 2013 to 4 January 2014.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

_{¹ Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money}
_{* per team}

Singles entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of 30 December 2013

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Ana Konjuh *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman ( ; born December 3, 1990) is a Canadian-Israeli inactive tennis player. In 2004, at the age of 13, she was Canada's Under-18 Indoor & Outdoor National girls' champion, and also won the doubles title. In 2005, Fichman won the gol ...

Sachie Ishizu Sachie Ishizu ( ja, 石津幸恵, Ishizu Sachie) is a former professional tennis player from Japan. Tennis career She was runner-up in the girls' singles event of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and reached a highest ranking of No. 5 on the ...

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Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is an inactive Czech professional tennis player. Plíšková has won one singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 Ju ...

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament * Iveta Melzer → replaced by

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(wrist injury) → replaced by

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* Elena Vesnina (ankle injury) → replaced by Julia Görges ;During the tournament * Jamie Hampton (hip injury)

Retirements

* Alexandra Cadanțu (right shoulder injury)

Doubles entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of 23 December 2013

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

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/ Ana Ivanovic *

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/ Sacha Jones

Champions

Singles

* Ana Ivanovic defeated

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6–2, 5–7, 6–4

Doubles

/ Maria Sanchez defeated Lucie Hradecká / Michaëlla Krajicek 2–6, 6–0, 0–4

References

External links

Official website
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Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles entrants

Seeds

Other entrants

Withdrawals

Retirements

Doubles entrants

Seeds

Other entrants

Champions

Singles

Doubles

See also

References

External links