2014 ATP World Tour Finals

2014 ATP World Tour Finals
Date	9–16 November
Edition	45th (singles) / 40th (doubles)
Surface	Hard
Location	London, United Kingdom
Venue	O2 arena
2013 Champions
Singles
Novak Djokovic
Doubles
David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco

The 2014 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament to be played at the O₂ Arena in London, United Kingdom, between 9 and 16 November 2014.

Tournament

The 2014 ATP World Tour Finals will take place from 9 to 16 November at the O₂ Arena in London, United Kingdom. It will be the 45th edition of the tournament (40th in doubles). The tournament is run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and is part of the 2014 ATP World Tour. The event takes place on indoor hard courts. It serves as the season-ending championships for players on the ATP Tour. The eight players who qualify for the event are split into two groups of four. During this stage, players compete in a round-robin format (meaning players play against all the other players in their group. The two players with the best results in each group progress to the semifinals, where the winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, is a knock-out stage. The doubles competition uses the same format.

Format

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals has a round-robin format, with eight players/teams divided into two groups of four. The eight seeds are determined by the Emirates ATP Rankings and Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings on the Monday after the last ATP World Tour tournament of the calendar year. All singles matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. All doubles matches are two sets (no ad) and a Match Tie-break.

Points and prize money

Stage	Singles	Doubles1	Points
Champion	RR + TBD	RR + TBD	RR + 900
Runner-up	RR + TBD	RR + TBD	RR + 400
Round Robin win per match	TBD	TBD	200
Participation fee	TBD	TBD	—
Alternates	TBD	TBD	—

• RR is points or prize money won in the Round Robin Stage.
• ¹ Prize money for doubles is per team.

Qualification

The top eight players (or teams) with the most countable points accumulated in Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, and Davis Cup tournaments during the year qualify for the 2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Countable points include points earned in 2014, plus points earned at the 2013 Davis Cup final and the late-season 2013 Challengers played after the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

To qualify, a player who finished in the 2013 year-end top 30 must compete in four Grand Slam tournaments and eight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments during 2014. They can count their best six (6) results from ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250 and other events (Challengers, Futures, Davis Cup, Olympics) toward their ranking. To count their best six (6), players must have fulfilled their commitment to 500 events – 4 total per year (at least 1 after the US Open).

Additionally, commitment players will no longer need to enter the 500 events 12 weeks in advance but instead go back the normal 6-week entry deadline. If eligible to play in one of the Grand Slam or ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, a player must count the points from these tournaments, even if it is 'a zero pointer' because he missed the event. Just as in Formula One and numerous other sports, if a competitor misses a race or an event, he loses his chance to earn points.

If a player does not play enough ATP 500 events and does not have an ATP 250 or Challenger appearance with a better result, the Davis Cup is counted in the 500s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player does not play enough ATP 250 or Challenger events, the World Team Championship is counted in the 250s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player could not be present in all required tournament classes (i.e. because of an injury), all uncounted ATP 250 or Challenger results are eligible to be included in his 18 valid tournaments. In teams rankings, Challenger points are excluded.

A player who is out of competition for 30 or more days, due to a verified injury, is not penalized. The 2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals counts as an additional 19th tournament in the ranking of its eight qualifiers at season's end, while the Davis Cup Final points count towards the next year's race.

If a player (or team) wins one of the four Grand Slams during the year but finishes outside the top eight (and within the top 20) in the year-end rankings, they will qualify ahead of the player (or team) ranked eighth. If two players (or teams) are in this situation, the lower-ranked will be given the first alternate position ahead of the player (or team) ranked eighth.

Contenders points breakdown

Singles

Rankings as of 1 November 2014. Players in blue (or bold for qualified players) still active in: Paris. Players in gold are already qualified. Players in dark blue qualify as alternates. Players in dark gold withdrew .

Rank	Player	Grand Slam				ATP World Tour Masters 1000								Best Other						Total points	Tourn
		AUS	FRA	WIM	USO	IW	MI	MA	RO	CA	CI	SH	PA	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Novak Djokovic	QF 360	F 1200	W 2000	SF 720	W 1000	W 1000	A 0	W 1000	R16 90	R16 90	SF 360	QF 180	W 500	SF 360	SF 180	DC 150			9190	14
2	Roger Federer	SF 720	R16 180	F 1200	SF 720	F 600	QF 180	A 0	R32 10	F 600	W 1000	W 1000	QF 180	F 600	W 500	W 500	DC 310	W 250	F 150	8700	16
3	Rafael Nadal	F 1200	W 2000	R16 180	A 0	R32 45	F 600	W 1000	F 600	A 0	A 0	R32 10	A 0	W 500	W 250	QF 180	QF 90	QF 90	QF 90	6835	15
4	Stan Wawrinka	W 2000	R128 10	QF 360	QF 360	R16 90	R16 90	R32 10	R16 90	R16 90	QF 180	R32 10	R16 90	W 1000	W 250	DC 175	SF 90	R32 0	R32 0	4895	17
5	Andy Murray	QF 360	SF 720	QF 360	QF 360	R16 90	QF 180	R16 90	QF 180	QF 180	QF 180	R16 90	QF 180	W 500	W 250	W 250	SF 180	SF 180	DC 145	4475	20
6	Tomáš Berdych	SF 720	QF 360	R32 90	QF 360	R64 10	SF 360	QF 180	R16 90	R16 90	R32 10	QF 180	SF 360	W 500	F 300	F 300	W 250	DC 155	F 150	4465	22
7	Kei Nishikori	R16 180	R128 10	R16 180	F 1200	R32 45	SF 360	F 600	A 0	A 0	A 0	R32 10	QF 180	W 500	W 500	W 250	W 250	QF 90	SF 90	4445	17
8	Milos Raonic	R32 90	QF 360	SF 720	R16 180	QF 180	QF 180	R16 90	SF 360	QF 180	SF 360	R32 10	SF 360	W 500	F 300	QF 180	QF 90	QF 45	DC 15	4200	19
9	Marin Čilić	R64 45	R32 90	QF 360	W 2000	R16 90	R64 10	R16 90	R32 45	R16 90	R16 90	R64 10	A 0	F 300	W 250	W 250	W 250	QF 90	QF 90	4150	23
10	David Ferrer	QF 360	QF 360	R64 45	R32 90	A 0	R16 90	SF 360	QF 180	QF 180	F 600	QF 180	QF 180	SF 360	F 300	W 250	SF 180	SF 180	F 150	4045	23
11	Grigor Dimitrov	QF 360	R128 10	SF 720	R16 180	R32 45	R32 45	R16 90	SF 360	SF 360	R32 10	R32 45	R16 90	W 500	W 250	W 250	F 150	R16 90	QF 90	3645	21

Doubles

Teams highlighted in gold have already qualified. Teams in bold still active in: Paris.Teams in dark blue qualify as alternates.

Rank	Team	Points																		Total Points	Tourn
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	W 2000	F 1200	W 1000	W 1000	W 1000	W 1000	W 1000	F 600	QF 360	SF 360	W 250	W 250	R16 180	F 150	QF 90	DC 60	QF 45	R16 0	10545	20
2	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	W 1000	W 1000	SF 720	QF 360	QF 360	SF 360	SF 360	F 300	F 300	W 250	R16 180	QF 180	QF 180	R16 90	QF 90	SF 90	R16 0	R16 0	5820	19
3	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	W 1000	F 600	QF 360	QF 360	F 300	W 250	R16 180	QF 180	QF 180	QF 180	QF 180	QF 180	SF 180	F 150	F 150	F 150	R32 90	QF 90	4760	22
4	Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin	W 2000	F 600	QF 360	SF 360	W 250	SF 180	R16 180	QF 180	QF 180	SF 90	SF 90	SF 90	R16 90	R16 90	R32 0	R64 0			4740	16
5	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	W 500	W 500	W 500	SF 360	F 300	W 250	W 250	W 250	W 250	W 250	R16 180	R16 180	R16 180	QF 180	QF 180	R32 90	R16 90	R32 0	4490	26
6	Marcel Granollers Marc López	F 1200	F 1200	SF 360	W 250	R16 180	QF 180	QF 180	SF 180	SF 180	R32 90	R16 90	QF 90	SF 90	R32 0	R32 0	R16 0	R16 0		4270	16
7	Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo	SF 720	F 600	F 600	F 300	R16 180	QF 180	QF 180	QF 180	SF 180	SF 180	R16 90	QF 90	SF 90	R16 0	R16 0	R16 0	R16 0		3570	16
8	Eric Butorac Raven Klaasen	F 1200	QF 360	W 250	W 250	R16 180	QF 180	SF 180	R32 90	R16 90	R16 90	R16 90	QF 90	SF 90	SF 90	SF 90	QF 45	R16 20	R32 0	3385	25
9	Łukasz Kubot Robert Lindstedt	W 2000	QF 360	R32 90	QF 90	R16 90	R16 90	R16 90	R16 90	QF 90	QF 45	QF 45	R16 0	R16 0	R16 0	R16 0	R16 0	R16 0	R16 0	3080	17
10	Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock	W 2000	F 600	W 250	R16 180	R32 0	R16 0	R16 0												3030	7

Qualified players

Singles

#	Players	Points	Tours	Date Qualified
1	Novak Djokovic (SRB)	7,430	11	7 July
inj	Rafael Nadal (ESP)	6,645	12	14 July
2	Roger Federer (SUI)	6,160	13	18 August
3	Stan Wawrinka (SUI)	4,805	15	13 October
4	Marin Cilic (CRO)	3,990	17	18 October
5	Andy Murray (GBR)	4,475	20	30 October
6	Tomas Berdych (CZE)	4,285	22	31 October

On July 7, 2014, Novak Djokovic was announced as the tournament's first qualifier following his victory at the Wimbledon Championships and subsequent return to World No. 1 in the ATP Rankings.

Main article: 2014 Novak Djokovic tennis season

Djokovic won his seventh grand slam singles title at the Wimbledon Championships.

Novak Djokovic began the year by failing to defend his title at the Australian Open, losing to the eventual champion, Stanislas Wawrinka in a five-set upset. He recovered from the loss by winning back-to-back Masters 1000 titles in Indian Wells and Miami for the second time in his career, defeating Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal respectively before reaching his second French Open final in June. The following month, he ended his Grand Slam title drought by defeating Federer in a five-set final at Wimbledon to claim his second title at the event and his seventh Grand Slam singles title overall. He also returned to world no. 1 in the ATP Rankings as a result of the victory. Djokovic is set to make his eighth consecutive appearance at this year's year-end championships.

Rafael Nadal won his 14th Grand Slam singles title at 2014 French Open

On 14 July, Rafael Nadal became the second player to qualify for the event.

Main article: 2014 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Rafael Nadal began the season at the Qatar Open, where he won the title after defeating Gaël Monfils in the final. At the Australian Open, he reached his 19th Grand Slam final. Nadal lost the final in four sets to Stanislas Wawrinka, against whom he entered the match with a 12-0 record. Next, Nadal won the title at the Rio Open after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final, extending his record of ATP 500 titles to 15. Nadal reached the final of the Miami Masters before falling to Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Nadal won the Madrid Open, after Kei Nishikori retired in the third set. Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the French Open final to win his ninth French Open title and a fifth straight win at Roland Garros. Nadal equaled Pete Sampras' total of 14 Grand Slam wins, the second highest number of single Grand Slam titles after Roger Federer. Nadal then entered the Wimbledon Championships in a bid to win the tournament for the third time and to win his 15th Grand Slam title overall, but he lost in the fourth round to the Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios (ranked no. 143). Nadal has qualified for the tenth consecutive time for the event, however on the 24th October, he pulled out of the tournament, stating that he will undergo appendix surgery in November.

Federer at the 2014 Australian Open

On 18 August, Roger Federer qualified for a record 13th straight year after clinching his 80th career title at the Cincinnati Masters.

Main article: 2014 Roger Federer tennis season

Roger Federer opened his season at the Brisbane event, losing the final to Lleyton Hewitt. At the Australian Open, Federer lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. He won the title in Dubai. Next, Federer reached the final at the Indian Wells Masters, losing to Novak Djokovic in three sets. In Miami, he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Kei Nishikori. Federer began his clay season with a wildcard entry into the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he lost the final to his compatriot Stan Wawrinka. At the French Open, Federer was upset in the fourth round by Ernest Gulbis. Federer began his grass season in Halle, winning a record seventh title. Roger Federer reached his 25th Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, where he was defeated by Novak Djokovic in a five-set epic match. On hard courts, Federer reached another final in the Toronto Masters. He won his 80th career title the following week at the Cincinnati Masters. At the US Open, Federer reached the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Marin Čilić. During the Asian swing of tournaments, Federer won his first Shanghai Masters title, defeating two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals before beating Gilles Simon in the final for his second Masters 1000 title of the season. Federer has qualified for the thirteenth consecutive year for the Tour Finals, an all-time record.

On 12 October, Stan Wawrinka became the fourth player to qualify.

Main article: 2014 Stanislas Wawrinka tennis season

Stan Wawrinka had his best ever start to an ATP World tour season, winning the Chennai Open in India before going on to clinch his maiden Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open, defeating Djokovic in a 5-set thriller in the quarterfinals, followed by a win over Nadal in the final. His 13-match winning streak was eventually ended in the fourth round of Indian Wells, losing to Kevin Anderson in three sets. After helping Switzerland to the Davis Cup semifinals, Wawrinka won his first ever Masters 1000 title, defeating countryman Roger Federer in the final of the Monte-Carlo Masters. Following this win, he suffered a dip in form, only winning one of his next four matches, including a first round loss to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the French Open. He had his best ever grass court season, making the semifinals of the Queen's Club championships before reaching his first ever Wimbledon quarterfinal, losing to eventual finalist Federer in four sets. In the North American hard court season, Wawrinka lost in the third round and quarterfinals respectively in Toronto and Cincinnati, before reaching the quarterfinals at the US Open, losing to eventual finalist Kei Nishikori in five sets. He and countryman Federer then combined to reach the Davis Cup final for only the second time in the country's history, Wawrinka winning his singles and the doubles rubbers. This is the second time Wawrinka has qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals, having made his maiden appearance in 2013.

On 18 October, Marin Čilić became the fifth player to qualify.

Marin Čilić had a difficult start to the year, having had to serve a suspension at the back end of 2013, losing in the quarterfinals in Brisbane to Kei Nishikori, followed by second round losses in Sydney and at the Australian Open. Čilić won his first title of the year in February, first defending his title at the Zagreb Indoors, followed by recording victories over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Andy Murray to reach the final in Rotterdam, where he ultimately lost to Tomas Berdych. He reached his third final in as many weeks in Delray Beach, defeating Kevin Anderson in the final to win the 11th Tour title of his career. After losing in the fourth round and second round respectively in Indian Wells and Miami, Čilić started his clay campaign by reaching the quarterfinals in Barcelona, and after suffering early losses in both Madrid and Rome, he made the third round at the French Open, losing to eventual runner-up Novak Djokovic in four sets. After a first round loss at Queen's Club, Čilić rebounded to make his first Grand Slam quarterfinal since 2012 at Wimbledon, and despite taking a two sets to one lead against Djokovic, he ultimately lost to the eventual champion in five. After consecutive third round losses in Toronto and Cincinnati, Čilić went on to win his maiden Grand Slam title, defeating Berdych, Roger Federer and Nishikori in the quarterfinals, semifinals and final respectively, each in straight sets to win the 2014 US Open men's singles title. This launched him into the top 10 for the first time since 2010, achieving a career high ranking of world number 8 in October following the Shanghai Masters. This is the first time Čilić has ever qualified for the season finale.

On 30 October, Andy Murray was announced as the sixth qualifier, following his win over Grigor Dimitrov in Paris.

Main article: 2014 Andy Murray tennis season

Andy Murray began the year in Qatar, in his first tournament since returning from back surgery at the end of the previous season. He won his opening match with a double bagel against Mousa Shanan Zayed before losing to Florian Mayer in the second round. At the Australian Open, Murray reached the quarterfinals where he faced Roger Federer, losing in four sets. He then lead Great Britain to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup, winning against Sam Querrey in a win over the USA, the first since 1935 for a Great Britain team. He lost in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively in Rotterdam and Acapulco, followed by a fourth round loss to Milos Raonic in Indian Wells and a quarterfinal loss to Novak Djokovic in Miami. At the Italian Open, Murray faced Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, the first meeting between the two since 2011. Murray took the first set for the loss of one game, however went on to lose in three tight sets. Murray made it to the semifinals at the French Open, matching his best result from 2011. He again faced Nadal, but lost in straight sets. He then lost in the third round against Radek Štepánek at the Queen's Club Championships, followed by an unsuccessful defence of his Wimbledon title, losing in the quarterfinals against Grigor Dimitrov. He lost in the quarterfinals in Toronto, Cincinnati and the US Open, however managed to find form during the Asian swing, winning the title in Shenzhen and making the semifinals in Beijing before losing in the third round of the Shanghai Masters to David Ferrer. Murray then took wildcards into tournaments in Vienna and Valencia, defeating Ferrer and Tommy Robredo respectively in the finals to win both titles. This is the 7th straight season Murray has qualified for the year-end championships, set to make his 6th appearance after missing 2013 due to injury.

Doubles

On 14 July, Bob and Mike Bryan became the first doubles team to qualify for the finals. Like Federer, they qualified for the 13th consecutive time (2001, 2003–2014; no doubles competition took place in the 2002 finals).

On 9 September, Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić became the second team to qualify. This is their fourth finals appearance as a team, the 15th for Nestor, and the seventh for Zimonjić.

On 8 October, Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares became the third team to qualify. This is their second year in the finals in a row, having reached the semi-finals last year.

On 9 October, Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin became the fourth team to qualify. This will be their maiden appearance in the season finale.

On 29 October, Łukasz Kubot and Robert Lindstedt became the fifth team to qualify. This is the third time Lundstedt has qualified, and it will be Kubot's first appearance at the season finale. They will qualify as the highest ranked Grand Slam champions between 8th and 20th position.

See also

• ATP Rankings
• 2014 WTA Finals
• 2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals

External links

• Official Website