# 2014 US Open (tennis)

The 2014 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 134th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion in the men's event; however, on August 18, the Spaniard announced his withdrawal from the event after failing to recover from a wrist injury, while Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion in the women's event.
In the men's singles competition, Marin Čilić won his first grand slam, while Serena Williams won her Open era record-tying sixth title in the women's singles competition, tying Chris Evert, and her eighteenth grand slam title, tying Evert and Martina Navratilova. Winning the men's doubles, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan became the most victorious doubles team in Open era history at the tournament, and this was the team's 100th title together and sixteenth grand slam title tying Todd Woodbridge for the Open era record. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won women's doubles competition title, becoming two-time grand slam champions with their victory at the 2013 French Open. The winning mixed doubles team was Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares, and for Mirza it was her third mixed doubles grand slam title in her career and Soares' second grand slam title for his career. It was Soares' second US Open title in mixed doubles, and it was the first for Mirza.

## Tournament

The 2014 US Open was the 134th edition of the tournament and it is held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, United States.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2014 ATP World Tour and the 2014 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament was played on hard courts and is taking place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

## Notable events

* In winning the women's singles, Serena Williams tied a number of Open Era records:
** It was her sixth title tying fellow American Chris Evert.
** It was her eighteenth grand slam singles title tying the American record held by Evert and Martina Navratilova.
* In winning the men's doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan reached a number of major milestones:
** It was their 100th ATP World Tour title as a team.
** This was their fifth US Open title, taking them past Bob Lutz and Stan Smith for the most in the Open era, and drawing them level with 1880s players Richard Sears and James Dwight for the most overall.
** They also extended their own records for most Grand Slam titles as a team (16) and most consecutive seasons with at least one Grand Slam title (10).
** The men's singles final represented the first time a Grand Slam men's singles final had not featured a member of the "Big Four" since the 2005 Australian Open.

## Broadcast

The tournament was scheduled to be broadcast in more than 200 countries around the world. In the United States the tournament was broadcast live on CBS, ESPN, and Tennis Channel. CBS ended its 47-year tenure as the broadcast home of the Open. Beginning in 2015, ESPN will have the exclusive television rights to all USTA events, including the Open and the US Open Series.
In 2014, live coverage emanated from seven courts, including Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and the Grandstand, as well as Court 5, Court 11, Court 13, and Court 17.

## Point and prize money distribution
### Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

#### Senior

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Women's doubles | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

The US Open total prize money for 2014 was increased by 11.7 percent to a record $38,251,760, which potentially could reach over 40 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus money at the US Open.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $3,000,000 | $1,450,000 | $730,000 | $370,250 | $187,300 | $105,090 | $60,420 | $35,754 | $13,351 | $8,781 | $4,551 |
| Doubles * | $520,000 | $250,000 | $124,450 | $62,060 | $32,163 | $20,063 | $13,375 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles * | $150,000 | $70,000 | $30,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
$_{*perteam}$

#### Bonus prize money

Top three players in the 2014 US Open Series received bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2014 US Open, according to money schedule below.
| 2014 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish | 2014 US Open Finish | 2014 US Open Finish | 2014 US Open Finish | 2014 US Open Finish | 2014 US Open Finish | 2014 US Open Finish | 2014 US Open Finish | 2014 US Open Finish | Awardees | Awardees |
| 2014 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Awardees | Awardees |
| 1st place | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $70,000 | $40,000 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Milos Raonic | $70,000 |
| 1st place | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $70,000 | $40,000 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Serena Williams | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd place | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $35,000 | $20,000 | $12,500 | $7,500 | John Isner | $20,000 |
| 2nd place | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $35,000 | $20,000 | $12,500 | $7,500 | Angelique Kerber | $20,000 |
| 3rd place | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $31,250 | $17,500 | $10,000 | $6,250 | $3,750 | Roger Federer | $62,500 |
| 3rd place | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $31,250 | $17,500 | $10,000 | $6,250 | $3,750 | Agnieszka Radwańska | $6,250 |

## Singles players

2014 US Open – Men's singles
| Champion | Champion | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Marin Čilić [14] | Marin Čilić [14] | Kei Nishikori [10] | Kei Nishikori [10] |
| Semifinals out ||||
| Novak Djokovic [1] | Novak Djokovic [1] | Roger Federer [2] | Roger Federer [2] |
| Quarterfinals out ||||
| Andy Murray [8] | Stan Wawrinka [3] | Tomáš Berdych [6] | Gaël Monfils [20] |
| 4th round out ||||
| Philipp Kohlschreiber [22] | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9] | Tommy Robredo [16] | Milos Raonic [5] |
| Dominic Thiem | Gilles Simon [26] | Grigor Dimitrov [7] | Roberto Bautista Agut [17] |
| 3rd round out ||||
| Sam Querrey | John Isner [13] | Pablo Carreño | Andrey Kuznetsov |
| Blaž Kavčič | Nick Kyrgios | Leonardo Mayer [23] | Víctor Estrella Burgos |
| Teymuraz Gabashvili | Feliciano López [19] | Kevin Anderson [18] | David Ferrer [4] |
| David Goffin | Richard Gasquet [12] | Adrian Mannarino | Marcel Granollers |
| 2nd round out ||||
| Paul-Henri Mathieu | Guillermo García López [28] | Michaël Llodra (WC) | Jan-Lennard Struff |
| Aleksandr Nedovyesov | Benoît Paire | Fernando Verdasco [31] | Matthias Bachinger (Q) |
| Thomaz Bellucci | Jérémy Chardy [30] | Andreas Seppi | Simone Bolelli |
| Pablo Andújar | Matthew Ebden | Borna Ćorić (Q) | Peter Gojowczyk (Q) |
| Martin Kližan | Alexander Kudryavtsev (Q) | Tatsuma Ito (Q) | Ernests Gulbis [11] |
| Illya Marchenko (Q) | Jerzy Janowicz | Federico Delbonis | Bernard Tomic (WC) |
| Dudi Sela | João Sousa [32] | Alejandro González | Paolo Lorenzi |
| Fabio Fognini [15] | Tim Smyczek (WC) | Ivo Karlović [25] | Samuel Groth |
| 1st round out ||||
| Diego Schwartzman | Gilles Müller | Máximo González | Lu Yen-hsun |
| Facundo Bagnis (Q) | Daniel Gimeno Traver | Mikhail Kukushkin | Marcos Giron (WC) |
| Juan Mónaco | James McGee (Q) | Andreas Beck (Q) | Julien Benneteau [24] |
| Blaž Rola | Bradley Klahn | Radek Štěpánek | Robin Haase |
| Jiří Veselý | Nicolas Mahut | Donald Young | Alejandro Falla |
| Mikhail Youzhny [21] | Sergiy Stakhovsky | Vasek Pospisil | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
| Wayne Odesnik (WC) | Jack Sock | Tobias Kamke | Albert Montañés |
| Lukáš Rosol [29] | Igor Sijsling | Benjamin Becker | Taro Daniel (Q) |
| Lleyton Hewitt | Steve Darcis (Q) | Evgeny Donskoy | Santiago Giraldo [27] |
| Ivan Dodig | Steve Johnson | Lukáš Lacko | Kenny de Schepper |
| Marcos Baghdatis | Marco Chiudinelli (Q) | Dušan Lajović | Pablo Cuevas |
| Radu Albot (Q) | Noah Rubin (WC) | Dustin Brown | Damir Džumhur |
| Ryan Harrison (Q) | Carlos Berlocq | Niels Desein (Q) | Frank Dancevic |
| Jared Donaldson (WC) | Dmitry Tursunov | Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) | Denis Istomin |
| Andrey Golubev | Pere Riba | Filip Krajinović (Q) | Andreas Haider-Maurer |
| Jarkko Nieminen | Jürgen Melzer | Albert Ramos | Marinko Matosevic |

### 2014 US Open – Women's singles

| Champion | Champion | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Serena Williams [1] | Serena Williams [1] | Caroline Wozniacki [10] | Caroline Wozniacki [10] |
| Semifinals out ||||
| Ekaterina Makarova [17] | Ekaterina Makarova [17] | Peng Shuai | Peng Shuai |
| Quarterfinals out ||||
| Flavia Pennetta [11] | Victoria Azarenka [16] | Belinda Bencic | Sara Errani [13] |
| 4th round out ||||
| Kaia Kanepi | Casey Dellacqua [29] | Aleksandra Krunić (Q) | Eugenie Bouchard [7] |
| Jelena Janković [9] | Lucie Šafářová [14] | Maria Sharapova [5] | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (Q) |
| 3rd round out ||||
| Varvara Lepchenko | Carla Suárez Navarro [15] | Nicole Gibbs (WC) | Karolína Plíšková |
| Petra Kvitová [3] | Elena Vesnina | Zarina Diyas | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová [30] |
| Angelique Kerber [6] | Johanna Larsson | Alizé Cornet [22] | Roberta Vinci [28] |
| Sabine Lisicki [26] | Andrea Petkovic [18] | Venus Williams [19] | Simona Halep [2] |
| 2nd round out ||||
| Vania King | Mona Barthel | Samantha Stosur [24] | CoCo Vandeweghe |
| Shelby Rogers | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [23] | Wang Qiang (Q) | Ana Ivanovic [8] |
| Petra Cetkovská | Madison Keys [27] | Marina Erakovic | Christina McHale |
| Catherine Bellis (WC) | Polona Hercog | Monica Niculescu | Sorana Cîrstea |
| Alla Kudryavtseva (Q) | Kurumi Nara [31] | Sloane Stephens [21] | Tsvetana Pironkova |
| Zheng Saisai (Q) | Daniela Hantuchová | Irina-Camelia Begu | Agnieszka Radwańska [4] |
| Alexandra Dulgheru | Madison Brengle (WC) | Monica Puig | Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q) |
| Anastasia Rodionova (Q) | Timea Bacsinszky | Shahar Pe'er | Jana Čepelová |
| 1st round out ||||
| Taylor Townsend (WC) | Francesca Schiavone | Alison Van Uytvanck | Zhang Shuai [32] |
| Lauren Davis | Pauline Parmentier | Donna Vekić | Ajla Tomljanović |
| Julia Görges | Maryna Zanevska (Q) | Caroline Garcia | Teliana Pereira |
| Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | Paula Kania (Q) | Yvonne Meusburger | Alison Riske |
| Kristina Mladenovic | Klára Koukalová | Katarzyna Piter | Jarmila Gajdošová (WC) |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova [20] | Chan Yung-jan (Q) | Chanelle Scheepers | Misaki Doi |
| Dominika Cibulková [12] | Lesia Tsurenko (Q) | Elina Svitolina | Grace Min (WC) |
| Ashleigh Barty (Q) | Yaroslava Shvedova | Heather Watson | Olga Govortsova |
| Ksenia Pervak (Q) | Duan Yingying (Q) | Yanina Wickmayer | Aleksandra Wozniak |
| Annika Beck | Virginie Razzano | Karin Knapp | Bojana Jovanovski |
| Tímea Babos | Stefanie Vögele | Romina Oprandi (PR) | Amandine Hesse (WC) |
| Paula Ormaechea | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | Zheng Jie | Sharon Fichman |
| Maria Kirilenko | Kristýna Plíšková | Julia Glushko | Françoise Abanda (Q) |
| Ons Jabeur (Q) | Tereza Smitková | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | Magdaléna Rybáriková |
| Kirsten Flipkens | Camila Giorgi | Kiki Bertens | Kimiko Date-Krumm |
| Garbiñe Muguruza [25] | Johanna Konta | María Teresa Torró Flor | Danielle Collins (WC) |

## Events
### Seniors
#### Men's singles

* Marin Čilić defeated Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
    • It was Čilić's 1st career Grand Slam singles title. He was the first Croatian tennis player to win the US Open.
    • Nishikori became the first Japanese tennis player (male or female) to reach the Grand Slam final. He was also the first Asian man to reach the Grand Slam final.

#### Women's singles

* Serena Williams defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–3
    • It was Williams' 18th career Grand Slam singles title and her 6th at the US Open. It was her 6th career title of the year.

#### Men's doubles

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Marcel Granollers / Marc López 6–4, 6–3
    • It was Bob and Mike's 16th career Grand Slam doubles title and their 5th at the US Open.

#### Women's doubles

* Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina defeated Martina Hingis / Flavia Pennetta, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
    • It was Makarova and Vesnina's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles titles and their 1st at the US Open.

#### Mixed doubles

* Sania Mirza / Bruno Soares defeated Abigail Spears / Santiago González, 6–1, 2–6, [11–9]
    • It was Mirza's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st at the US Open.
    • It was Soares' 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd at the US Open.

### Juniors
#### Boys' singles

* Omar Jasika defeated Quentin Halys, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1

#### Girls' singles

* Marie Bouzková defeated Anhelina Kalinina, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$

#### Boys' doubles

* Omar Jasika / Naoki Nakagawa defeated Rafael Matos / João Menezes, 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$

#### Girls' doubles

* İpek Soylu / Jil Teichmann defeated Vera Lapko / Tereza Mihalíková, 5–7, 6–2, [10–7]

### Wheelchair
#### Wheelchair men's singles

* Shingo Kunieda defeated Gustavo Fernández, 7-6$^{(7-0)}$, 6-4

#### Wheelchair women's singles

* Yui Kamiji defeated Aniek van Koot, 6–3, 6–3

#### Wheelchair quad singles

* Andrew Lapthorne defeated David Wagner, 7–5, 6–2

#### Wheelchair men's doubles

* Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda defeated Gordon Reid / Maikel Scheffers, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$

#### Wheelchair women's doubles

* Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley defeated Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

#### Wheelchair quad doubles

* Nick Taylor / David Wagner defeated Andrew Lapthorne / Lucas Sithole, 6–3, 7–5

## Singles seeds

Seedings are based on rankings as of August 18, 2014. Rankings and points before are as of August 25, 2014.

### Men's singles

| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 12,770 | 1,200 | 720 | 12,290 | Semifinals lost to Kei Nishikori [10] |
| 2 | 3 | Roger Federer | 7,490 | 180 | 720 | 8,030 | Semifinals lost to Marin Čilić [14] |
| 3 | 4 | Stan Wawrinka | 5,985 | 720 | 360 | 5,625 | Quarterfinals lost to Kei Nishikori [10] |
| 4 | 5 | David Ferrer | 4,765 | 360 | 90 | 4,495 | Third round lost to Gilles Simon [26] |
| 5 | 6 | Milos Raonic | 4,225 | 180 | 180 | 4,225 | Fourth round lost to Kei Nishikori [10] |
| 6 | 7 | Tomáš Berdych | 4,060 | 180 | 360 | 4,240 | Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić [14] |
| 7 | 8 | Grigor Dimitrov | 3,540 | 10 | 180 | 3,710 | Fourth round lost to Gaël Monfils [20] |
| 8 | 9 | Andy Murray | 3,150 | 360 | 360 | 3,150 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 9 | 10 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2,920 | 0 | 180 | 3,100 | Fourth round lost to Andy Murray [8] |
| 10 | 11 | Kei Nishikori | 2,680 | 10 | 1,200 | 3,870 | Runner-up, lost to Marin Čilić [14] |
| 11 | 12 | Ernests Gulbis | 2,580 | 10 | 45 | 2,615 | Second round lost to Dominic Thiem |
| 12 | 14 | Richard Gasquet | 2,360 | 720 | 90 | 1,730 | Third round lost to Gaël Monfils [20] |
| 13 | 15 | John Isner | 1,925 | 90 | 90 | 1,925 | Third round lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber [22] |
| 14 | 16 | Marin Čilić | 1,845 | 0 | 2,000 | 3,845 | Champion, defeated Kei Nishikori [10] |
| 15 | 17 | Fabio Fognini | 1,835 | 10 | 45 | 1,870 | Second round lost to Adrian Mannarino |
| 16 | 18 | Tommy Robredo | 1,825 | 360 | 180 | 1,645 | Fourth round lost to Stan Wawrinka [3] |
| 17 | 19 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 1,800 | 45 | 180 | 1,935 | Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [2] |
| 18 | 20 | Kevin Anderson | 1,795 | 45 | 90 | 1,840 | Third round lost to Marin Čilić [14] |
| 19 | 21 | Feliciano López | 1,770 | 90 | 90 | 1,770 | Third round lost to Dominic Thiem |
| 20 | 24 | Gaël Monfils | 1,530 | 45 | 360 | 1,845 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [2] |
| 21 | 23 | Mikhail Youzhny | 1,540 | 360 | 10 | 1,190 | First round lost to Nick Kyrgios |
| 22 | 25 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,505 | 180 | 180 | 1,505 | Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 23 | 26 | Leonardo Mayer | 1,354 | 45 | 90 | 1,399 | Third round lost to Kei Nishikori [10] |
| 24 | 28 | Julien Benneteau | 1,285 | 90 | 10 | 1,205 | First round lost to Benoît Paire |
| 25 | 30 | Ivo Karlović | 1,220 | 70 | 45 | 1,195 | Second round lost to Marcel Granollers |
| 26 | 31 | Gilles Simon | 1,180 | 0 | 180 | 1,360 | Fourth round lost to Marin Čilić [14] |
| 27 | 32 | Santiago Giraldo | 1,180 | 10 | 10 | 1,180 | First round lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili |
| 28 | 33 | Guillermo García López | 1,168 | 10 | 45 | 1,203 | Second round lost to Sam Querrey |
| 29 | 27 | Lukáš Rosol | 1,290 | 10 | 10 | 1,290 | First round lost to Borna Ćorić [Q] |
| 30 | 36 | Jérémy Chardy | 1,105 | 45 | 45 | 1,105 | Second round lost to Blaž Kavčič |
| 31 | 37 | Fernando Verdasco | 1,100 | 10 | 45 | 1,135 | Second round lost to Andrey Kuznetsov |
| 32 | 38 | João Sousa | 1,077 | 90 | 45 | 1,032 | Second round lost to David Goffin |

#### Withdrawn players

| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Withdrawal reason |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 10,670 | 2,000 | 8,670 | Wrist injury |
| 13 | Juan Martín del Potro | 2,410 | 45 | 2,365 | Wrist injury |
| 22 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,580 | 45 | 1,535 | Knee injury |
| 29 | Nicolás Almagro | 1,250 | 10 | 1,240 | Foot injury |
| 35 | Tommy Haas | 1,115 | 90 | 1,025 | Shoulder injury |

### Women's singles

| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Serena Williams | 9,430 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 9,430 | Champion, defeated Caroline Wozniacki [10] |
| 2 | 2 | Simona Halep | 6,310 | 280 | 130 | 6,160 | Third round lost to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni [Q] |
| 3 | 4 | Petra Kvitová | 5,956 | 160 | 130 | 5,926 | Third round lost to Aleksandra Krunić [Q] |
| 4 | 5 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5,590 | 280 | 70 | 5,380 | Second round lost to Peng Shuai |
| 5 | 6 | Maria Sharapova | 5,335 | 0 | 240 | 5,575 | Fourth round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [10] |
| 6 | 7 | Angelique Kerber | 4,550 | 280 | 130 | 4,400 | Third round lost to Belinda Bencic |
| 7 | 8 | Eugenie Bouchard | 4,405 | 100 | 240 | 4,545 | Fourth round lost to Ekaterina Makarova [17] |
| 8 | 9 | Ana Ivanovic | 4,065 | 280 | 70 | 3,855 | Second round lost to Karolína Plíšková |
| 9 | 10 | Jelena Janković | 3,695 | 280 | 240 | 3,655 | Fourth round lost to Belinda Bencic |
| 10 | 11 | Caroline Wozniacki | 3,165 | 160 | 1,300 | 4,305 | Runner-up, lost to Serena Williams [1] |
| 11 | 12 | Flavia Pennetta | 3,121 | 900 | 430 | 2,651 | Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [1] |
| 12 | 13 | Dominika Cibulková | 3,002 | 5 | 10 | 3,007 | First round lost to Catherine Bellis [WC] |
| 13 | 14 | Sara Errani | 2,885 | 100 | 430 | 3,215 | Quarterfinals lost to Caroline Wozniacki [10] |
| 14 | 15 | Lucie Šafářová | 2,825 | 100 | 240 | 2,965 | Fourth round lost to Peng Shuai |
| 15 | 16 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2,790 | 500 | 130 | 2,420 | Third round lost to Kaia Kanepi |
| 16 | 17 | Victoria Azarenka | 2,783 | 1,400 | 430 | 1,813 | Quarterfinals lost to Ekaterina Makarova [17] |
| 17 | 18 | Ekaterina Makarova | 2,565 | 500 | 780 | 2,845 | Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [1] |
| 18 | 19 | Andrea Petkovic | 2,400 | 5 | 130 | 2,525 | Third round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [10] |
| 19 | 20 | Venus Williams | 2,340 | 100 | 130 | 2,370 | Third round lost to Sara Errani [13] |
| 20 | 22 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2,010 | 160 | 10 | 1,860 | First round lost to Marina Erakovic |
| 21 | 24 | Sloane Stephens | 1,900 | 280 | 70 | 1,690 | Second round lost to Johanna Larsson |
| 22 | 23 | Alizé Cornet | 1,930 | 160 | 130 | 1,900 | Third round lost to Lucie Šafářová [14] |
| 23 | 25 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,865 | 160 | 70 | 1,775 | Second round lost to Nicole Gibbs [WC] |
| 24 | 21 | Samantha Stosur | 2,045 | 5 | 70 | 2,110 | Second round lost to Kaia Kanepi |
| 25 | 26 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 1,793 | 0 | 10 | 1,803 | First round lost to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni [Q] |
| 26 | 27 | Sabine Lisicki | 1,576 | 160 | 130 | 1,546 | Third round lost to Maria Sharapova [5] |
| 27 | 28 | Madison Keys | 1,605 | 5 | 70 | 1,670 | Second round lost to Aleksandra Krunić [Q] |
| 28 | 30 | Roberta Vinci | 1,492 | 500 | 130 | 1,122 | Third round lost to Peng Shuai |
| 29 | 32 | Casey Dellacqua | 1,441 | 60 | 240 | 1,621 | Fourth round lost to Flavia Pennetta [11] |
| 30 | 29 | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 1,501 | (30)$^†$ | 130 | 1,601 | Third round lost to Eugenie Bouchard [7] |
| 31 | 33 | Kurumi Nara | 1,412 | 220 | 70 | 1,262 | Second round lost to Belinda Bencic |
| 32 | 34 | Zhang Shuai | 1,412 | (60)$^†$ | 10 | 1,362 | First round lost to Mona Barthel |
†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2013. Accordingly, this was the 16th best result deducted instead.

#### Withdrawn players

| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Withdrawal reason |
| 3 | Li Na | 6,170 | 900 | 5,270 | Knee injury |

## Doubles seeds
### Mixed doubles

| Team | Team | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| Sania Mirza | Bruno Soares | 8 | 1 |
| Andrea Hlaváčková | Alexander Peya | 13 | 2 |
| Cara Black | Leander Paes | 17 | 3 |
| Kristina Mladenovic | Daniel Nestor | 18 | 4 |
| Lucie Hradecká | Horia Tecău | 32 | 5 |
| Katarina Srebotnik | Rohan Bopanna | 35 | 6 |
| Julia Görges | Nenad Zimonjić | 42 | 7 |
| Raquel Kops-Jones | Juan Sebastián Cabal | 42 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings are as of August 18, 2014.

## Wild card entries
### Mixed Doubles

* Tornado Alicia Black / Ernesto Escobedo
* Jacqueline Cako / Joel Kielbowicz
* Lauren Davis / Nicholas Monroe
* Christina McHale / Stefan Kozlov
* Asia Muhammad / Taylor Harry Fritz
* Melanie Oudin / Rajeev Ram
* Shelby Rogers / Bradley Klahn
* Taylor Townsend / Donald Young
Source: USTA – Mixed Doubles Wild Cards

## Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

## Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.