{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox tennis event|2014|Aegon Classic| | date = 9–15 June | edition = 33rd | category =[[2014 WTA Premier tournaments|WTA Premier]] | draw = [[2014 Aegon Classic – Doubles|64S]] / [[2014 Aegon Classic – Doubles|16D]] | surface = [[Grass court|Grass]] | prize_money = $710,000 | location = [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom | venue = [[Edgbaston Priory Club]] | champs = {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ana Ivanovic]] | champd = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Raquel Kops-Jones]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Abigail Spears]] | main_name = Birmingham Classic (tennis) {{!}} Birmingham Classic }}

The '''2014 Aegon Classic''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[grass court]]s. It was the 33rd edition of the [[Birmingham Classic (tennis)|event]], and the first edition of the event as a [[2014 WTA Premier tournaments|Premier]] tournament on the [[2014 WTA Tour]]. It took place at the [[Edgbaston Priory Club]] in [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom, on 9–15 June 2014. First-seeded [[Ana Ivanovic]] won the singles title.

==Points and prize money== === Point distribution === {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- |style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Event''' |style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' |style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F |style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF |style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 64 |width=85|Q |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- !style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Singles |rowspan=2|470 |rowspan=2|305 |rowspan=2|185 |rowspan=2|100 |55 |30 |1 |25 |13 |1 |- !style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Doubles |1 |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |}

=== Prize money === The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $710,000 {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |width=130 bgcolor=dfe2e9|'''Event''' |width=80 bgcolor=lime|'''W''' |width=85 bgcolor=thistle|F |width=85 bgcolor=ffff00|SF |width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 16 |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 32 |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 64 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- !style=background:#f3f3f3|Singles<ref name="WTA points">{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/MatchNotes/2013/804.pdf|access-date=31 March 2013|title=Family Circle match notes|publisher=WTA}}</ref> |$120,000 |$64,000 |$31,510 |$16,200 |$8,400 |$4,300 |$2,200 |$1,000 |$600 |- !style=background:#f3f3f3|Doubles<ref name="WTA points"/> |$38,000 |$20,000 |$11,000 |$5,600 |$3,035 |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |}

== Singles main draw entrants == === Seeds === {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Ana Ivanovic]] |12 |1 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Samantha Stosur]] |18 |2 |- |{{flag|USA}} |[[Sloane Stephens]] |19 |3 |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Kirsten Flipkens]] |22 |4 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Lucie Šafářová]] |24 |5 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Klára Koukalová]] |30 |6 |- |{{flag|SVK}} |[[Daniela Hantuchová]] |31 |7 |- |{{flag|SVK}} |[[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] |34 |8 |- |{{flag|CHN}} |[[Zhang Shuai (tennis)|Zhang Shuai]] |36 |9 |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Bojana Jovanovski]] |37 |10 |- |{{flag|USA}} |[[Madison Keys]] |40 |11 |- |{{flag|PUR}} |[[Monica Puig]] |41 |12 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Caroline Garcia]] |43 |13 |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Kurumi Nara]] |44 |14 |- |{{flag|USA}} |[[Alison Riske]] |45 |15 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Casey Dellacqua]] |48 |16 |} * <sup>1</sup> Rankings as of 26 May 2014

=== Other entrants === The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcards]] into the main draw: * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Naomi Broady]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Johanna Konta]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Heather Watson]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Eleni Daniilidou]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katy Dunne]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Victoria Duval]] * <s>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Irina Falconi]]</s> * {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Lyudmyla Kichenok]] * {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Nadiya Kichenok]] * {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Tamira Paszek]] * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Aleksandra Wozniak]]

The following player received entry into the main draw as a lucky loser: * {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Tímea Babos]]

=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Eugenie Bouchard]] → replaced by {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alison Van Uytvanck]] * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Sorana Cîrstea]] → replaced by {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Irina Falconi]] (viral illness) → replaced by {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Tímea Babos]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Karin Knapp]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} [[Mona Barthel]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sabine Lisicki]] (wrist injury) → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Cetkovská]] * {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Yvonne Meusburger]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Shahar Peer]] * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Tsvetana Pironkova]] → replaced by {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Zarina Diyas]]

=== Retirements === * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katy Dunne]] (hip injury)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/tennis-katy-dunnes-wta-tour-7243261|title=Tennis: Katy's debut run is Dunne and dusted|work=[[Birmingham Mail]]|date=10 June 2014|access-date=11 June 2014}}</ref>

== Doubles main draw entrants == === Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|ZIM}} |[[Cara Black]] |{{flag|IND}} |[[Sania Mirza]] |18 |1 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Ashleigh Barty]] |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Casey Dellacqua]] |29 |2 |- |{{flag|USA}} |[[Raquel Kops-Jones]] |{{flag|USA}} |[[Abigail Spears]] |32 |3 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Alla Kudryavtseva]] |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Anastasia Rodionova]] |40 |4 |} *<sup>1</sup> Rankings as of 26 May 2014

=== Other entrants === The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Naomi Broady]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Heather Watson]]

== Finals == === Singles === {{main|2014 Aegon Classic&nbsp;– Singles}} * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ana Ivanovic]] defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]], 6–3, 6–2

=== Doubles === {{main|2014 Aegon Classic&nbsp;– Doubles}} * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Raquel Kops-Jones]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Abigail Spears]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ashleigh Barty]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Dellacqua]], 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup>, 6–1

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.aegonclassic.co.uk/ Official website]

{{DFS Classic tournaments}} {{2014 WTA Tour}}

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