2014 Australian Open
The 2014 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 13 and 26 January 2014. It was the 102nd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.
| 2014 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13–26 January 2014 |
| Edition | 102nd |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S/64D/32X |
| Prize money | A$33,000,000 |
| Surface | Hard (Plexicushion) |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Attendance | 643,280 |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Stan Wawrinka | |
| Women's singles | |
| Li Na | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Łukasz Kubot / Robert Lindstedt | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Kristina Mladenovic / Daniel Nestor | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
| Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
| Sabine Ellerbrock | |
| Wheelchair quad singles | |
| David Wagner | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
| Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
| Andrew Lapthorne / David Wagner | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Alexander Zverev | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Elizaveta Kulichkova | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Lucas Miedler / Bradley Mousley | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Anhelina Kalinina / Elizaveta Kulichkova | |
| Men's legends doubles | |
| Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde | |
| Women's legends doubles | |
| Nicole Bradtke / Rennae Stubbs | |
Li Na won the women's singles, beating Dominika Cibulková in the final. Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final to win his first grand slam title. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defended their women's doubles title with a victory over Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Łukasz Kubot and Robert Lindstedt took the men's doubles title with a victory over Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen. The mixed doubles were won by Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor, with Sania Mirza and Horia Tecău the runners-up.
Both defending singles champions lost in the quarterfinals, the first time in the open era. Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, but failed to defend his title, losing to eventual champion Wawrinka. Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka also failed to defend her title in the women's singles, losing to Agnieszka Radwańska. In addition, the men's doubles defending champions Bob & Mike Bryan also failed to defend their title, while Errani and Vinci managed to retain their title. As in previous years, this tournament's title sponsor was Kia.