The 2014 WTA Tour was the elite professional

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circuit organized by the

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(WTA) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 WTA Tour calendar comprises the

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tournaments (supervised by the

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(ITF)), the

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(Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the

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, the

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(organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the

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and the

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). Also included in the 2014 calendar is the

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, which was organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. ;Key

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Statistical information

These tables present the number of

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(S), doubles (D), and

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(X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2014 WTA Tour: the

tournaments, the year-end championships (the

and the Tournament of Champions), the

(Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the

. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Titles won by player

Titles won by nation

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles: The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Top 10 entry

The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:

WTA rankings

These are the

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of the top 20 singles players at the current date of the 2014 season. Players with a gold background qualified for the

Singles

Number 1 ranking

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

Prize money leaders

Serena Williams lead for the 2nd consecutive year, and 5th overall, with the second highest single-season earnings. Also for the second consecutive season, top-25 players earned over $1,000,000.The top-37 players earned over $1,000,000. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci each made $1,001,168 by playing in doubles tournaments. It was the 1st time in WTA Tour history a player earned over $1,000,000 in doubles events.

Statistics leaders

Points distribution

The points distribution was modified for the 2014 season. Main draw rounds usually give a little less points, but there is no change for the champion (W). Points for qualifying rounds (Q) have changed in both directions depending on the tournament category. Points earned in 2013 retain their value until they expire after 52 weeks.

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the

top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2014 season:

Comebacks

Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2014 WTA Tour season:

Awards

The winners of the 2014 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last two weeks of November.

References

External links

WTA Tour's 2014 match-facts statistics
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WTA Tour seasons

Schedule

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Statistical information

Key

Titles won by player

Titles won by nation

Titles information

Top 10 entry

WTA rankings

Singles

Number 1 ranking

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

Prize money leaders

Statistics leaders

Points distribution

Retirements

Comebacks

Awards

See also

References

External links