The 2014

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was a professional

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. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament, which was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the

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. It took place in

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, United States between 28 July and 3 August 2014. It was the first women's event on the

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $710,000

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of July 21, 2014

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kristie Ahn * Victoria Azarenka * Venus Williams The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Paula Kania *

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* Carol Zhao

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament * Sara Errani --> replaced by CoCo Vandeweghe * Petra Kvitová --> replaced by

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Retirements

* Yanina Wickmayer (viral illness)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings are as of July 21, 2014

Withdrawals

;During the tournament * Aleksandra Wozniak (viral illness)

Finals

Singles

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defeated Angelique Kerber, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3

Doubles

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/ Carla Suárez Navarro defeated Paula Kania / Kateřina Siniaková, 6–2, 4–6, 0–5

References

External links

Official website
{{2014 US Open Series

Silicon Valley Classic Sports in Stanford, California