The 2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions was a singles-only tennis tournament played from October 28 to November 2, 2014, on an indoor hard court.[1] It was won by Andrea Petkovic. For the second year of a two-year deal, the tournament by Turkish construction firm Garanti Koza. This was the sixth edition of the tournament as part of the 2014 WTA Tour as well as the third and last held at Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria. Defending champion Simona Halep did not take part since she qualified for the 2014 WTA Finals.
The tournament was the season ending event for players who had won one of the WTA International tournaments but had not qualified for the WTA Championships. It consisted of a singles draw of eight players including two wild cards in a round robin format, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player met the other three players in their group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player in one group met the second-placed player in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal met in the championship match.
Round robin tie-breaking methodsedit
The final standings of each group was determined by the first of the following methods that apply:
Greatest number of wins
Greatest number of matches played; or
Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:
a If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players; or
b Highest percentage of sets won; or
c Highest percentage of games won
Prize money and pointsedit
The total prize money for the 2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions was 750,000 United States dollars.
Stage
Singles
Points 1
Champion
RR2 + 200,000
RR2 + 195
Runner-up
RR2 + 75,000
RR2 + 75
Semifinalist
RR2 + 10,000
RR2
Round Robin (3 wins)
80,000
180
Round Robin (2 wins)
65,000
145
Round Robin (1 win)
50,000
110
Round Robin (0 wins)
35,000
75
Alternate
7,5003
0
1 for every match played in the round robin stage, a player got 25 points, and for each round robin win a player got 35 additional points.
2 RR means prize money or points won during round robin play.
3 Alternates received $7,500 in prize money, even if they did not play.
The six highest-ranked players who had captured at least one International tournament during the year and who were not participating in singles at the year-end WTA Finals in Singapore. Players with a purple colour qualified for the 2014 WTA Finals. The two wildcards were first awarded to Tsvetana Pironkova and Jelena Janković. On 11 October, Jankovic withdrew from the tournament and the wild card went to Flavia Pennetta. On 23 October, Samantha Stosur withdrew due to a foot injury and her place went to Garbiñe Muguruza.
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The 2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions was a singles only tennis tournament played from October 28 to November 2 2014 on an indoor hard court 1 It was won by Andrea Petkovic For the second year of a two year deal the tournament by Turkish construction firm Garanti Koza This was the sixth edition of the tournament as part of the 2014 WTA Tour as well as the third and last held at Arena Armeec in Sofia Bulgaria Defending champion Simona Halep did not take part since she qualified for the 2014 WTA Finals 2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of ChampionsDateOctober 28 November 2Edition6thLocationSofia BulgariaChampionsSinglesAndrea Petkovic 2013 WTA Tournament of Champions Contents 1 Participants and format 1 1 Round robin tie breaking methods 2 Prize money and points 3 2014 WTA International tournaments champions 4 Participants 5 Champions 5 1 Singles 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksParticipants and format editThe tournament was the season ending event for players who had won one of the WTA International tournaments but had not qualified for the WTA Championships It consisted of a singles draw of eight players including two wild cards in a round robin format split into two groups of four Over the first four days of competition each player met the other three players in their group with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals The first placed player in one group met the second placed player in the other group and vice versa The winners of each semifinal met in the championship match Round robin tie breaking methods edit The final standings of each group was determined by the first of the following methods that apply Greatest number of wins Greatest number of matches played or Head to head results if only two players are tied or if three players are tied then a If three players each have the same number of wins a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match up of the two remaining tied players or b Highest percentage of sets won or c Highest percentage of games won dd Prize money and points editThe total prize money for the 2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions was 750 000 United States dollars Stage Singles Points 1Champion RR2 200 000 RR2 195Runner up RR2 75 000 RR2 75Semifinalist RR2 10 000 RR2Round Robin 3 wins 80 000 180Round Robin 2 wins 65 000 145Round Robin 1 win 50 000 110Round Robin 0 wins 35 000 75Alternate 7 5003 01 for every match played in the round robin stage a player got 25 points and for each round robin win a player got 35 additional points 2 RR means prize money or points won during round robin play 3 Alternates received 7 500 in prize money even if they did not play 2014 WTA International tournaments champions editSee also WTA International tournaments Player Nationality Tournament s WonAna Ivanovic nbsp SRB nbsp Auckland nbsp MonterreyLi Na nbsp CHN nbsp ShenzhenGarbine Muguruza nbsp ESP nbsp HobartEkaterina Makarova nbsp RUS nbsp Pattaya CityKurumi Nara nbsp JPN nbsp Rio de JaneiroKlara Koukalova nbsp CZE nbsp FlorianopolisDominika Cibulkova nbsp SVK nbsp AcapulcoAlize Cornet nbsp FRA nbsp KatowiceCaroline Garcia nbsp FRA nbsp BogotaDonna Vekic nbsp CRO nbsp Kuala LumpurMaria Teresa Torro Flor nbsp ESP nbsp MarrakechCarla Suarez Navarro nbsp ESP nbsp OeirasMonica Puig nbsp PUR nbsp StrasbourgEugenie Bouchard nbsp CAN nbsp NurnbergCoco Vandeweghe nbsp USA nbsp s HertogenboschAndrea Petkovic nbsp GER nbsp Bad GasteinSimona Halep nbsp ROU nbsp BucharestCaroline Wozniacki nbsp DEN nbsp IstanbulMona Barthel nbsp GER nbsp BastadElina Svitolina nbsp UKR nbsp BakuSvetlana Kuznetsova nbsp RUS nbsp Washington D C Karin Knapp nbsp ITA nbsp TashkentSabine Lisicki nbsp GER nbsp Hong KongMirjana Lucic Baroni nbsp CRO nbsp Quebec CityMonica Niculescu nbsp ROU nbsp GuangzhouKarolina Pliskova nbsp CZE nbsp Seoul nbsp LinzAlison Riske nbsp USA nbsp TianjinSamantha Stosur nbsp AUS nbsp OsakaAnnika Beck nbsp GER nbsp LuxembourgParticipants editThe six highest ranked players who had captured at least one International tournament during the year and who were not participating in singles at the year end WTA Finals in Singapore Players with a purple colour qualified for the 2014 WTA Finals The two wildcards were first awarded to Tsvetana Pironkova and Jelena Jankovic On 11 October Jankovic withdrew from the tournament and the wild card went to Flavia Pennetta On 23 October Samantha Stosur withdrew due to a foot injury and her place went to Garbine Muguruza WTA singles Rankings 20 October 2014 Sd Player Rk Won nbsp Simona Halep 4 nbsp Bucharest nbsp Eugenie Bouchard 5 nbsp Nurnberg nbsp Ana Ivanovic 7 nbsp Auckland nbsp Monterrey nbsp Caroline Wozniacki 8 nbsp Istanbul nbsp Li Na 9 nbsp Shenzhen1 nbsp Ekaterina Makarova 11 nbsp Pattaya City2 nbsp Dominika Cibulkova 12 nbsp Acapulco3 nbsp Flavia Pennetta 15 Wildcard4 nbsp Andrea Petkovic 17 nbsp Bad Gastein5 nbsp Carla Suarez Navarro 18 nbsp Oeiras6 nbsp Alize Cornet 20 nbsp Katowice nbsp Samantha Stosur 21 nbsp Osaka7 nbsp Garbine Muguruza 23 nbsp Hobart8 nbsp Tsvetana Pironkova 41 WildcardAlt nbsp Karolina Pliskova 24 nbsp Seoul nbsp LinzAlt nbsp Elina Svitolina 30 nbsp BakuChampions editSingles edit Main article 2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions Singles nbsp Andrea Petkovic def nbsp Flavia Pennetta 1 6 6 4 6 3See also editWTA Tournament of Champions 2014 WTA Tour 2014 WTA FinalsReferences edit Oficialen sajt na Turnira na shampionkite na WTA za 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 05 01 Retrieved 2014 01 04 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions amp oldid 1077790814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
