2014 Western & Southern Open
The 2014 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts August 11–17, 2014. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2014 ATP World Tour and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. The 2014 tournament was the men's 113th edition and the women's 86th edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States.
Rafael Nadal and Victoria Azarenka were the defending champions, but both had to withdraw from the tournament due to injuries.
Points and prize money
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $638,850 | $313,240 | $157,645 | $80,165 | $41,625 | $21,945 | $11,850 | $2,730 | $1,390 |
| Women's singles | $467,300 | $227,000 | $113,770 | $54,170 | $26,090 | $13,370 | $7,215 | $2,930 | $1,775 |
| Men's doubles | $197,830 | $96,860 | $48,580 | $24,940 | $12,890 | $6,800 | |||
| Women's doubles | $133,700 | $67,530 | $33,430 | $16,830 | $8,530 | $4,210 |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Benjamin Becker
- Chase Buchanan
- Teymuraz Gabashvili
- Marinko Matosevic
- Benoît Paire
- Bernard Tomic
- James Ward
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament- Nicolás Almagro → replaced by Denis Istomin
- Carlos Berlocq → replaced by Édouard Roger-Vasselin
- Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Martin Kližan
- Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Julien Benneteau
- Richard Gasquet → replaced by Blaž Rola
- Tommy Haas → replaced by Lu Yen-hsun
- Florian Mayer → replaced by Lleyton Hewitt
- Rafael Nadal → replaced by Gilles Simon
- Kei Nishikori → replaced by Nicolas Mahut
- Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by Dominic Thiem
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
;Before the tournamentWTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Annika Beck
- Irina-Camelia Begu
- Zarina Diyas
- Nicole Gibbs
- Polona Hercog
- Karin Knapp
- Varvara Lepchenko
- Pauline Parmentier
- Chanelle Scheepers
- Taylor Townsend
- Heather Watson
- Yanina Wickmayer
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament- Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Mona Barthel
- Li Na → replaced by Romina Oprandi
- Yvonne Meusburger → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 4, 2014
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
;Before the tournamentRetirements
Finals
Men's singles
- Roger Federer defeated David Ferrer, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Women's singles
- Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6–4, 6–1
Men's doubles
- Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock, 6–3, 6–2
Women's doubles
- Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears defeated Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic, 6–1, 2–0, ret.