# 2014 Apia International Sydney

The 2014 Apia International Sydney was a joint 2014 ATP World Tour and 2014 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales. It was the 122nd edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It was held from 5 to 11 January 2014. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
Women's singles defending champion, Agnieszka Radwańska and ATP players, Juan Martín del Potro, Jerzy Janowicz and Bernard Tomic announced their participation in the event.

## Point distribution

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32$^1$ | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $82,040 | $43,210 | $23,405 | $13,335 | $7,860 | $4,655 | $750 | $360 | — |
| Men's doubles * | $24,920 | $13,100 | $7,100 | $4,060 | $2,380 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $120,000 | $64,000 | $33,865 | $18,220 | $9,700 | $5,385 | $2,210 | $1,010 | $635 |
| Women's doubles * | $38,000 | $20,000 | $11,000 | $5,600 | $3,035 | — | — | — | — |
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## Broadcast

In Australia, all matches were broadcast live on 7Two. The men's final was also due to air on 7Two, however it was moved to Channel Seven (7Two's parent channel) when Australian Bernard Tomic made the final match. A movie which was due to air on Channel Seven was swapped to 7Two. Day coverage was hosted by Ryan Phelan while night coverage was hosted by Matt White.

## ATP singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| ARG | Juan Martín del Potro | 5 | 1 |
| POL | Jerzy Janowicz | 21 | 2 |
| ITA | Andreas Seppi | 25 | 3 |
| RUS | Dmitry Tursunov | 29 | 4 |
| FRA | Julien Benneteau | 35 | 5 |
| CRO | Marin Čilić | 37 | 6 |
| ESP | Marcel Granollers | 38 | 7 |
| FIN | Jarkko Nieminen | 39 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of 30 December 2013.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Marinko Matosevic
* Matthew Ebden
* Samuel Groth
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Jan-Lennard Struff
* Blaž Kavčič
* Ryan Harrison
* Sergiy Stakhovsky
The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot:
* Albert Ramos

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Nicolás Almagro → replaced by Bernard Tomic
* Fabio Fognini (left leg strain) → replaced by Nicolas Mahut
* Vasek Pospisil (lower back injury) → replaced by Albert Ramos

### Retirements

* Édouard Roger-Vasselin (fatigue)

## ATP doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 1 | 1 |
| IND | Leander Paes | CZE | Radek Štěpánek | 19 | 2 |
| IND | Rohan Bopanna | PAK | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 28 | 3 |
| POL | Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL | Marcin Matkowski | 38 | 4 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of 30 December 2013.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* James Duckworth / Samuel Groth
The following pair received entry as alternates:
* Mikhail Elgin / Denis Istomin

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Matthew Ebden (left ankle injury)

## WTA singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 1 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 2 |
| ITA | Sara Errani | 7 | 3 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 8 | 4 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 9 | 5 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 10 | 6 |
| ROU | Simona Halep | 11 | 7 |
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 12 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of 30 December 2013.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Jarmila Gajdošová
* Ajla Tomljanović
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Lauren Davis
* Victoria Duval
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands
* Christina McHale
* Paula Ormaechea
* Tsvetana Pironkova
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
* Julia Görges
* Varvara Lepchenko

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Jamie Hampton (hip injury) → replaced by Julia Görges
* Sloane Stephens (wrist injury) → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko

### Retirements

* Bethanie Mattek-Sands (lumbar spine injury)

## WTA doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| ITA | Sara Errani | ITA | Roberta Vinci | 2 | 1 |
| CZE | Květa Peschke | SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 22 | 2 |
| ZIM | Cara Black | IND | Sania Mirza | 22 | 3 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 46 | 4 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of 30 December 2013.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Simona Halep / Raluca Olaru
* Jarmila Gajdošová / Ajla Tomljanović

## Finals
### Men's singles

* Juan Martín del Potro defeated Bernard Tomic 6–3, 6–1

### Women's singles

* Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Angelique Kerber, 6–4, 6–4

### Men's doubles

* Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$

### Women's doubles

* Tímea Babos / Lucie Šafářová defeated Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci, 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]