The 2014 ATP World Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF) and the ATP World Tour Finals.[1][2] Also included in the 2014 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.
The women's counterpart of the ATP is the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) and the 2014 WTA Tour.
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2014 ATP World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, and the ATP World Tour 250 series. The players/nations are sorted by:
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:
The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
These are the ATP rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the ATP Tour, at the current date of the 2014 season.[4][5][6] Players on a gold background have qualified for the Year-End Championships.[7]
as of 15 December 2014[update][12]
The Davis Cup World Group and World Group Play-Off matches awarded ATP Ranking points from 2009 to 2015.[13]
Only live matches earn points; dead rubbers earn no points. If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. This last rule also applies for playing in doubles matches.[13]
1 A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points, whereas a singles rubber win in tie's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available points.[13]
2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.[13]
3 Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[13]
4 Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.[13]
5 Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[13]
Following is a list of notable players [winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (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:
Alex Bogomolov Jr. (born 23 April 1983 in Moscow, Russia) turned professional in 2002, and peaked at no. 33 in singles in 2011. He won 1 double title on the main tour. He retires at the age of 31.
Paul Capdeville (born 2 April 1983 in Santiago, Chile) turned professional in 2002, and peaked at no. 76 in singles in 2009. He won one doubles title. Capdeville was also part of the Chile Davis Cup team for 19 ties between 2004 and 2014. He announced his retirement after Roland Garros.[14] Nikolay Davydenko (born 2 June 1981 in Severodonetsk, Soviet Union) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 3 in singles in 2006 and no. 31 in doubles in 2005. Davydenko won 21 singles titles on the main tour (including one ATP World Tour Finals and three Master 1000), as well as 2 doubles titles. At Grand Slams, Davydenko reached the semifinal four times (in 2005 and 2007 at the French Open and in 2006 and 2007 at the US Open). His major achievement was winning the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals tournament, beating in the final Juan Martín del Potro. He was also active part of the Russian Davis Cup team for 17 ties between 2003 and 2012, winning the title in 2006 with Marat Safin, Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny. On 16 October, he announced his retirement at the age of 33.[15]
Rik de Voest (born 5 June 1980 in Milan, Italy) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 39 in doubles in 2009. He won two doubles titles. De Voest was also part of the South African Davis Cup team for 25 ties between 2002 and 2014. He retired after the Vancouver Open in July.[16]
Alessio di Mauro (born 9 August 1977 in Syracuse, Italy) turned professional in 1998, and peaked at no. 68 in singles in 2007. He reached one singles final in 2007, where he lost to Juan Mónaco. He was involved in a betting scandal that led to a 9-month ban from the tour.[17] Di Mauro also participated in one tie for the Italian Davis Cup team in 2004. He announced his retirement at the end of September.[18]
Marc Gicquel (born 30 March 1977 in Tunis, Tunisia) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 37 in singles in 2008 and no. 38 in doubles in 2009. He reached three singles finals on the main tour, as well as seven doubles finals (winning four of them). In Grand Slam he reached in singles the 4th round at 2006 US Open and in doubles the quarterfinals at 2008 Australian Open. He announced his retirement after losing in the quarterfinals against Nicolas Mahut at the Rennes tournament.[19].svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small}
Paul Hanley (born 12 November 1977 in Melbourne, Australia, Australia) turned professional in 1997, and peaked at no. 5 in doubles in 2006. Hanley won 26 doubles titles. In Grand Slam doubles, he reached six semifinals – four with Kevin Ullyett and two with fellow countryman Wayne Arthurs. He also was a finalist at 2005 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles. He was part of the Australia Davis Cup team for 10 ties between 2006 and 2010.[20]
Ross Hutchins (born 22 February 1985 in Wimbledon, Great Britain) turned professional in 2002, and peaked at no. 26 in doubles in 2012. Hutchins won 5 doubles titles. In Grand Slam he reached the quarterfinals twice (in 2011 in Wimbledon and US Open) in pair with fellow countryman Colin Fleming. He also won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. He was part of the Great Britain Davis Cup team for 7 ties between 2008 and 2012. After being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in early 2013, he decided to have a rest from the circuit and returned in mid-2014. He retired at the end of the 2014 ATP World Tour season.[21]
Evgeny Korolev (born 14 February 1988 in Moscow, Soviet Union) turned professional in 2005, and peaked at no. 46 in singles in 2010. He won 4 titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and reached one singles final on the main tour. He was part of the Kazakhstan Davis Cup team for 7 ties between 2011 and 2014. He played his final match in the 2014 Bauer Watertechnology Cup qualifying event.[22] Michaël Llodra (born 18 May 1980 in Paris, France) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 21 in singles in 2011 and no. 3 in doubles in 2011. The Frenchman, appreciated on the tour for his volley strategy, won five singles titles on the main tour, as well as 25 doubles titles (including three Grand Slam titles). Llodra's Grand Slam titles included the 2003 Australian Open and 2004 Australian Open doubles with fellow Frenchman Fabrice Santoro and the 2007 Wimbledon Championships doubles with fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clément. He won the silver medal at the Olympic Games with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, losing to the world no. 1 pair of Bob and Mike Bryan. He was part of the French Davis Cup team for 27 ties between 2002 and 2013, reaching 2 finals in 2002 and 2010. He announced that he will retire at the end of the 2014 ATP World Tour season.[23]
Björn Phau (born 4 October 1979 in Darmstadt, West Germany) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 59 in singles in 2006. He won 7 titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and reached one doubles final on the main tour. He played his final match at the 2014 Košice Open.[24]
Andy Ram (born 10 April 1980 in Montevideo, Uruguay) turned professional in 1998, and peaked at no. 187 in singles in 2000 and no. 5 in doubles in 2008. He won 20 doubles titles (including one Grand Slam title). Ram's sole men's doubles Grand Slam title was won at the 2008 Australian Open doubles with fellow Israeli Jonathan Erlich. He also won two mixed Grand Slam titles (making two other finals) at 2006 Wimbledon Championships with Vera Zvonareva and at 2007 French Open with Nathalie Dechy. He was part of the Israeli Davis Cup team for 27 ties between 2000 and 2014. He announced his retirement after the Davis Cup playoff against Argentina.[25]
Bobby Reynolds (born July 17, 1982 in Auburn, Alabama, US) turned professional in 2003, and peaked at no. 63 in singles and no. 46 in doubles in 2009. He won one doubles title.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small}
Olivier Rochus (born 18 January 1981 in Namur, Belgium) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 24 in singles in 2005 and no. 29 in doubles in 2004. He won two singles titles on the main tour, as well as two doubles titles (including one Grand Slam title). Rochus' Grand Slam doubles title was won at the 2004 French Open with fellow Belgian Xavier Malisse. He was part of the Belgian Davis Cup team for 28 ties between 2000 and 2013. He retired after competing at the Mons tournament.[26]Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2014 ATP Tour season:
