Huangcangyu WTA Suzhou Ladies Open 2014

Huangcangyu WTA Suzhou Ladies Open 2014
date	8/30/2014 - 9/6/2014
Edition	2
navigation	2013  ◄  2014
WTA Challenger Series
venue	Suzhou People's Republic of China
Tournament number	1069
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 16D / 5Q
Prize money	US $ 125,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Shahar Peer
Last year's winner (double)	Timea Babos Michaëlla Krajicek
Winner (singles)	Anna-Lena Friedsam
Winner (doubles)	Chan Chin-wei Chuang Chia-young
Tournament director	Guo Qilu
Tournament supervisor	Kerrylin Kramer
Last direct assumption	Chan Chin-wei
Player representatives	Magda Linette
As of September 6, 2014

The Huangcangyu WTA Suzhou Ladies Open 2014 was a hard court tennis tournament for women in Suzhou , People's Republic of China . It was part of the 2014 WTA Challenger Series as a Challenger category tournament . The tournament took place from August 30th to September 6th, 2014.

The defending champion in the singles was Shahar Peer , who did not take part in the tournament. In doubles, Tímea Babos and Michaëlla Krajicek were the defending champions, who also failed to defend their title.

The winner in the singles was the fourth seeded Anna-Lena Friedsam , the doubles won the Taiwanese pairing Chan Chin-wei / Chuang Chia-jung .

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Huangcangyu WTA Suzhou Ladies Open 2014 the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who enter the main field from qualification receive the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The amounts for the double competition apply per player.

singles round Points Prize money victory 160 $ 20,000 final 117 $ 11,000 Semifinals 85 $ 6,000 Quarter finals 44 $ 4,000 Round of 16 22nd $ 2,000 First round 1 $ 1,000

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 6th 2nd round 4th $ 550 1 round 1 $ 350

Double round Points Prize money victory 160 $ 5,500 final 117 $ 2,700 Semifinals 85 $ 1,400 Quarter finals 44 $ 750 First round 1 $ 500

qualification

Qualification for the Huangcangyu WTA Suzhou Ladies Open 2014 should take place on August 30, 2014. There should have been four qualifying places that would have allowed participation in the main draw of the tournament. Since only five players registered for qualification and Nadija Kitschenok was out of the main field, all five players of the qualification in the main field could be drawn. So there are no qualifiers in the main field. These were the following players:

•  Hsieh Shu-ying
•  Chan Chin-wei
•  Yi Yuan
•  Zhu Aiwen
•  Yuan Xin

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Jana Čepelová Semifinals 02.  Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Quarter finals 03.  Luksika Kumkhum 1 round 04th  Anna-Lena Friedsam victory

No. Player Round reached 05.  Xenia Pervak 1 round 06th  Çağla Büyükakçay 1 round 07th  Kateryna Koslowa Quarter finals 08th.  Zheng Saisai Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

J. Čepelová

6th

6th

E. Webley-Smith

3

3

1

J. Čepelová

6th

6th

E. Hozumi

6th

3

E. Hozumi

1

4th

N. Kitschenok

3

0

r

1

J. Čepelová

6th

7th

WC

Z. Yang

6th

6th

8th

S. Zheng

1

6 7

WC

L. Yichuan

0

2

WC

Z. Yang

0

4th

N. Abduraimova

4th

2

8th

S. Zheng

6th

6th

8th

S. Zheng

6th

6th

1

J. Čepelová

4th

3

4th

A.-L. Peaceful

6th

6th

4th

A.-L. Peaceful

6th

6th

X. yuan

2

0

4th

A.-L. Peaceful

6th

6th

M. Czink

5

4th

P. Martić

3

2

P. Martić

7th

6th

4th

A.-L. Peaceful

6th

6th

L. Zhang

7th

7th

7th

K. Koslowa

3

4th

S. Schapatawa

6 2

5

L. Zhang

3

7th

1

L. Zhu

3

0

7th

K. Koslowa

6th

5

6th

7th

K. Koslowa

6th

6th

4th

A.-L. Peaceful

6th

6th

6th

Ç. Büyükakçay

6 3

6th

6 3

Y. Duan

1

3

L. Kitschenok

7th

3

7th

L. Kitschenok

0

1

M. Eguchi

6th

1

7th

M. Eguchi

6th

6th

A. Rodionova

3

6th

6 3

M. Eguchi

7th

6th

S.-y. Hsieh

2

0

R. Ozaki

6 5

0

R. Ozaki

6th

6th

R. Ozaki

6th

6th

C.-w. Chan

6th

6th

C.-w. Chan

3

2

3

L. Kumkhum

4th

4th

M. Eguchi

6th

3

2

5

X. Pervak

3

4th

Y. Duan

2

6th

6th

Y. Duan

6th

6th

Y. Duan

0

7th

6th

Y. Wang

1

0

WC

F. Liu

6th

6 4

4th

WC

F. Liu

6th

6th

Y. Duan

6th

6th

Y. Yi

1

1

2

P. Mayr-Achleitner

4th

3

M. Linette

6th

6th

M. Linette

7th

7th

AW Zhu

1

0

2

P. Mayr-Achleitner

7th

7th

2

P. Mayr-Achleitner

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Lyudmyla Kitschenok Nadija Kitschenok   Quarter finals 02.  Petra Martić Arina Rodionova   Semifinals 03.  Chan Chin-wei Chuang Chia-young   victory 04th  Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech   1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

L. Kitschenok N. Kitschenok

7th

6 5

[10]

J. Čepelová X. Perwak

5

7th

[4]

1

L. Kitschenok N. Kitschenok

6th

6 3

[7]

M. Linette L. Zhang

6th

6th

M. Linette L. Zhang

4th

7th

[10]

J. Chen A. W. Zhu

4th

3

M. Linette L. Zhang

7th

2

[10]

4th

N. Lertpitaksinchai P. Plipuech

6th

4th

[3]

M. Eguchi E. Hozumi

6 4

6th

[12]

K. Koslowa S. Schapatawa

0

6th

[10]

K. Koslowa S. Schapatawa

3

2

M. Eguchi E. Hozumi

6th

6th

M. Eguchi E. Hozumi

6th

6th

P. Mayr-Achleitner E. Webley-Smith

0

1

M. Eguchi E. Hozumi

1

6th

[7]

Y. Wang L. Zhu

6th

6th

3

C.-w. Chan C.-j. Chuang

6th

3

[10]

Y. Li Y. Xin

2

2

Y. Wang L. Zhu

3

4th

F. Liu Q. Zhao

1

3

3

C.-w. Chan C.-j. Chuang

6th

6th

3

C.-w. Chan C.-j. Chuang

6th

6th

3

C.-w. Chan C.-j. Chuang

6th

6th

S.-y. Hsieh Z. Yang

4th

6th

[5]

2

P. Martić A. Rodionova

2

1

M. Czink A.-L. Peaceful

6th

3

[10]

M. Czink A.-L. Peaceful

4th

6th

[8th]

Ç. Buyukakçay R. Ozaki

2

P. Martić A. Rodionova

6th

3

[10]

2

P. Martić A. Rodionova

w.

O.

Web links

• official website of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Tournament schedule doubles as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Friedsam Storms To Suzhou Title (wtatennis.com, September 6, 2014, accessed September 7, 2014).