2014 Connecticut Open

{{Infobox tennis event|2014|Connecticut Open| | date = August 15–23 | edition = 46th | category = [[WTA Premier tournaments|WTA Premier]] | surface = [[Hardcourt|Hard]] / outdoor | location = [[New Haven, Connecticut]], United States | venue = [[Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center]] | champs = {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Kvitová]] | champd = {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Andreja Klepač]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sílvia Soler Espinosa]] | before_name = New Haven Open at Yale }}

The '''2014 Connecticut Open''' (formerly known as the New Haven Open at Yale) was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hard court]]s. It was the 46th edition of the [[Connecticut Open (tennis)|Connecticut Open]], and part of the [[2014 WTA Tour|Premier Series]] of the [[2014 WTA Tour]]. It took place at the [[Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], United States, from August 15 through August 23. It was the last event on the [[2014 US Open Series]] before the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|2014 US Open]].

==Singles main-draw entrants==

===Seeds=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank* ! Seed |- | {{flag|ROU}} | [[Simona Halep]] | 2 | 1 |- | {{flag|CZE}} | [[Petra Kvitová]] | 4 | 2 |- | {{flag|CAN}} | [[Eugenie Bouchard]] | 8 | 3 |- | {{flag|DEN}} | [[Caroline Wozniacki]] | 12 | 4 |- | {{flag|SVK}} | [[Dominika Cibulková]] | 13 | 5 |- | {{flag|ITA}} | [[Flavia Pennetta]] | 14 | 6 |- | {{flag|ITA}} | [[Sara Errani]] | 15 | 7 |- | <s>{{flag|ESP}}</s> | <s>[[Carla Suárez Navarro]]</s> | <s>16</s> | <s>8</s> |}

* Rankings are as of August 11, 2014

===Other entrants=== The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]]s into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Dominika Cibulková]] * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kirsten Flipkens]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Andrea Petkovic]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Timea Bacsinszky]] * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Irina-Camelia Begu]] * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Belinda Bencic]] * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Misaki Doi]] * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sílvia Soler Espinosa]]

The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Caroline Garcia]]

===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carla Suárez Navarro]] --> replaced by [[Caroline Garcia]] * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Shuai]] --> replaced by [[Alison Riske]]

==Doubles main-draw entrants==

===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank* ! Seed |- |{{flag|ZIM}} |[[Cara Black]] |{{flag|IND}} |[[Sania Mirza]] |11 |1 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Květa Peschke]] |{{flag|SLO}} |[[Katarina Srebotnik]] |17 |2 |- |<s>{{flag|HUN}}</s> |<s>[[Tímea Babos]]</s> |<s>{{flag|FRA}}</s> |<s>[[Kristina Mladenovic]]</s> |<s>28</s> |<s>3</s> |- |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Chan Hao-ching]] |{{flag|CHN}} |[[Zheng Jie]] |40 |4 |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] |{{flag|KAZ}} |[[Yaroslava Shvedova]] |51 |5 |} *Rankings are as of August 11, 2014

===Other entrants=== The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Gibbs]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grace Min]]

The following pair received entry as alternates: * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alison Riske]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[CoCo Vandeweghe]]

===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kristina Mladenovic]] (lumbar spine injury)

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{main|2014 Connecticut Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Kvitová]] defeated {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]], 6–4, 6–2<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/11398180/petra-kvitova-claims-second-connecticut-open-title|title=Petra Kvitova wins Connecticut title|work=[[ESPN]]|date=August 23, 2014|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref>

===Doubles=== {{main|2014 Connecticut Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Andreja Klepač]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sílvia Soler Espinosa]] defeated {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marina Erakovic]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Parra Santonja]], 7–5, 4–6, [10–7]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.newhavenopen.com/ Official website]

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