2014 China Open (tennis)

The 2014 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the China Open for the men (18th for the women). It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2014 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2014 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from September 27 to October 5, 2014.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of September 29, 2014

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Bai Yan
 * 🇪🇸 Feliciano López
 * 🇬🇧 Andy Murray
 * 🇷🇸 Viktor Troicki

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇷🇺 Teymuraz Gabashvili
 * 🇩🇪 Peter Gojowczyk
 * 🇸🇰 Martin Kližan
 * 🇰🇿 Mikhail Kukushkin

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * Lu Yen-hsun (playing at the Asian Games) → replaced by 🇨🇦 Vasek Pospisil
 * 🇷🇺 Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by 🇪🇸 Pablo Andújar

Retirements

 * Ernests Gulbis

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of September 22, 2014

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic / 🇷🇸 Filip Krajinović
 * 🇨🇳 Liu Siyu / 🇨🇳 Ning Yuqing

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇸🇪 Johan Brunström / 🇺🇸 Nicholas Monroe

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇷🇺 Teymuraz Gabashvili / 🇰🇿 Mikhail Kukushkin

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇪🇸 Fernando Verdasco (personal reasons)
 * During the tournament
 * Ernests Gulbis
 * 🇷🇸 Filip Krajinović (sickness)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of September 22, 2014.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko
 * 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone
 * 🇨🇳 Xu Shilin
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Kailin
 * 🇨🇳 Zhu Lin

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
 * Romina Oprandi

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇩🇪 Mona Barthel
 * Belinda Bencic
 * Polona Hercog
 * 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
 * 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu
 * 🇧🇬 Tsvetana Pironkova
 * 🇪🇸 Sílvia Soler Espinosa
 * 🇨🇳 Xu Yifan

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (foot injury) → replaced by 🇪🇪 Kaia Kanepi
 * 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková → replaced by 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis
 * 🇨🇳 Li Na (retirement from professional tennis) → replaced by 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens
 * 🇺🇸 Sloane Stephens → replaced by 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova
 * 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva → replaced by 🇰🇿 Zarina Diyas


 * During the tournament
 * 🇷🇴 Simona Halep (hip injury)
 * 🇺🇸 Serena Williams (knee injury)
 * 🇺🇸 Venus Williams (viral illness)

Retirements

 * 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (left knee injury)
 * 🇷🇺 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (dizziness)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of September 22, 2014

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The following pair received entry as alternates:
 * 🇷🇴 Simona Halep / 🇷🇴 Raluca Olaru
 * 🇨🇳 Han Xinyun / 🇨🇳 Zhang Kailin
 * 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai
 * 🇩🇪 Mona Barthel / 🇱🇺 Mandy Minella

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (left knee injury)


 * During the tournament
 * 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua (lower leg injury)
 * 🇷🇴 Simona Halep (hip injury)

Men's singles

 * 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic def. 🇨🇿 Tomáš Berdych, 6–0, 6–2

Women's singles

 * 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova def. 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3

Men's doubles

 * Jean-Julien Rojer / 🇷🇴 Horia Tecău def. 🇫🇷 Julien Benneteau / 🇨🇦 Vasek Pospisil, 6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–5]

Women's doubles

 * 🇨🇿 Andrea Hlaváčková / 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai def. Cara Black / 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza, 6–4, 6–4