2014 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2014 Novak Djokovic tennis season
a close up of Djokovic in Indian Wells.
Full nameNovak Djokovic
Country Serbia
Calendar prize money$14,269,463 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record61–8
Calendar titles7
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenQF
French OpenF
WimbledonW
US OpenSF
Doubles
Current ranking573
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 1
Injuries
InjuriesArm injury during Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2013
2015

The 2014 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially began on 30 December 2013 with the start of the 2014 ATP World Tour.

Yearly summary

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Djokovic began the year with a warmup tournament win at the World Tennis Championship. At the Australian Open, he won against Lukáš Lacko in straight sets for the first round, won against Leonardo Mayer in straight sets, winning the first set with a bagel, and won against Denis Istomin in straight sets too. He continued his straight sets streak beating no.15 seed Fabio Fognini. Djokovic then met eventual champion Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarterfinals of the tournament, who defeated Djokovic in five sets, ending his 25 match winning streak at the Australian Open.

Djokovic chose to withdraw from the first round of the Davis Cup and returned in late February attempting to defend his Dubai title, however he reached the semi-finals falling to eventual champion Roger Federer.

In March he returned to Indian Wells and Miami, winning both tournaments, in the first he avenged Federer in three sets and in the latter he defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets, in their 40th match.

Djokovic played in the Monte-Carlo Masters, losing to Federer in the semifinals. This ended a remarkable unbeaten run in the Masters 1000 tournaments, starting with Shanghai in 2013, during which he won four consecutive Masters 1000 tournaments: (Shanghai, Paris, Indian Wells, and Miami). On 4 May, withdrew from ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid having suffered a recurrence of the right arm injury that afflicted him at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo...

On 18 May, he defeated Nadal in Rome, it was his 19th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy and he has now won five of the past seven titles at this tournament level; now tied at No. 13 with Muster in the Open Era titles leader list, with 44 crowns...

On 8 June, failed in his bid to win a first Roland Garros title, regain No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time since 6 October 2014 and also complete a career Grand Slam (he would be the eighth man in tennis history)...Finished runner-up for a second time (also 2012), losing to Nadal in four sets...

Wins seventh Grand Slam championship and second Wimbledon crown (also 2011), beating No. 4 seed Federer in five sets in the final.

Lost prior to ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto QFs for first time, when he saw his 11-match winning streak against Tsonga end...Saw his hopes of completing a Career Golden Masters end at the hands of Robredo in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati 4R...

Dropped one set en route to reaching his eighth straight US Open SF (l. to Nishikori)...It was his 17th major SF in his past 18 Grand Slam championships...Beat seeds Kohlschreiber (4R) and Murray (QFs)...

On 5 October, improves to 24-0 in Beijing with fifth title (d. Berdych 60 62 in final)...Did not drop a set all week to win 46th career title...

On 11 October, saw his 28-match winning streak on Chinese soil come to an end in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai SFs (l. to Federer)...

On 2 November, became the fifth active player (23rd in Open Era) to record 600 match wins as he captured his 20th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title (d. Raonic) in Paris (his third trophy at the tournament, also 2009, 2013)...

On 16 November won the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for the third straight year – and fourth time overall (also 2008)...He is the third player to win three straight year-end titles, after Ilie Nastase (1971–73) and Ivan Lendl (1985-87)...Went undefeated 4-0, but did not contest final due to Federer's back injury...Finished 2014 with a 61-8 match record, including seven titles and $14,250,527 in prize money

All matches

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This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers W/O (they are marked ND for non-decision)

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
13 – 26 January 2014
1 / 676 1R Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 96 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–1
2 / 677 2R Argentina Leonardo Mayer 98 Win 6–0, 6–4, 6–4
3 / 678 3R Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 49 Win 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
4 / 679 4R Italy Fabio Fognini (15) 16 Win 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
5 / 680 QF Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (8) 8 Loss 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–9
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
24 February – 1 March 2014
6 / 681 1R Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 54 Win 6–3, 6–3
7 / 682 2R Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 51 Win 6–1, 6–3
QF Russia Mikhail Youzhny (6) 15 W/O N/A
8 / 683 SF Switzerland Roger Federer (4) 8 Loss 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
3 – 16 March 2014
1R Bye
9 / 684 2R Romania Victor Hănescu 54 Win 7–6, 6–2
10 / 685 3R Colombia Alejandro González 78 Win 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
11 / 686 4R Croatia Marin Čilić (24) 25 Win 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
12 / 687 QF France Julien Benneteau 67 Win 6–1, 6–3
13 / 688 SF United States John Isner (12) 13 Win 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–1
14 / 689 W Switzerland Roger Federer (7) 8 Win (1) 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Sony Open Tennis
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
17 – 30 March 2014
1R Bye
15 / 690 2R France Jérémy Chardy 48 Win 6–4, 6–3
3R Germany Florian Mayer (30) 32 W/O N/A
16 / 691 4R Spain Tommy Robredo (16) 17 Win 6–3, 7–5
17 / 692 QF United Kingdom Andy Murray (6) 6 Win 7–5, 6–3
SF Japan Kei Nishikori (20) 21 W/O N/A
18 / 693 W Spain Rafael Nadal (1) 1 Win (2) 6–3, 6–3
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
12 – 20 April 2014
1R Bye
19 / 694 2R Spain Albert Montañés (Q) 57 Win 6–1, 6–0
20 / 695 3R Spain Pablo Carreño (LL) 62 Win 6–0, 6–1
21 / 696 QF Spain Guillermo García-López 38 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
22 / 697 SF Switzerland Roger Federer (4/WC) 4 Loss 5–7, 2–6
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 18 May 2014
1R Bye
23 / 698 2R Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 41 Win 6–3, 7–5
24 / 699 3R Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 29 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
25 / 700 QF Spain David Ferrer (5) 5 Win 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
26 / 701 SF Canada Milos Raonic (8) 10 Win 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–3
27 / 702 W Spain Rafael Nadal (1) 1 Win (3) 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 08 June 2014
28 / 703 1R Portugal Joao Sousa 44 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
29 / 704 2R France Jérémy Chardy 42 Win 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
30 / 705 3R Croatia Marin Čilić (25) 26 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4
31 / 706 4R France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (13) 14 Win 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
32 / 707 QF Canada Milos Raonic (8) 9 Win 7–5, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
33 / 708 SF Latvia Ernests Gulbis (18) 17 Win 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
34 / 709 F Spain Rafael Nadal (1) 1 Loss (1) 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 4–6
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
23 June – 06 July 2014
35 / 710 1R Kazakhstan Andrei Golubev 55 Win 6–0, 6–1, 6–4
36 / 711 2R Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 38 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
37 / 712 3R France Gilles Simon 44 Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
38 / 713 4R France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14) 17 Win 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
39 / 714 QF Croatia Marin Čilić (26) 29 Win 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2
40 / 715 SF Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (11) 13 Win 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
41 / 716 W Switzerland Roger Federer (4) 4 Win (4) 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4–-
Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
4 – 10 August 2014
1R Bye
42 /717 2R France Gaël Monfils 22 Win 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2)
43 / 718 3R France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (13) 15 Loss 2–6, 2–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
11 – 17 August 2014
1R Bye
44 / 719 2R France Gilles Simon 31 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
45 / 720 3R Spain Tommy Robredo (16) 20 Loss 6–7(6–8), 5–7
US Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
25 August – 09 September 2014
46 / 721 1R Argentina Diego Schwartzman 80 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
47 / 722 2R France Paul-Henri Mathieu 81 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
48 / 723 3R United States Sam Querrey 57 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
49 / 724 4R Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 25 Win 6–1, 7–5, 6–4
50 / 725 QF United Kingdom Andy Murray 9 Win 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–2, 6–4
51 / 726 SF Japan Kei Nishikori 11 Loss 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
27 September – 5 October 2014
52 / 727 1R Spain Guillermo García-López 39 Win 6–2, 6–1
53 / 728 2R Canada Vasek Pospisil 44 Win 6–3, 7–5
54 / 729 QF Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (5) 10 Win 6–2, 6–4
55 / 730 SF United Kingdom Andy Murray (6) 11 Win 6–3, 6–4
56 / 731 W Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (3) 7 Win (5) 6–0, 6–2
Shanghai Rolex Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
5–12 October 2014
1R Bye
57 / 732 2R Austria Dominic Thiem 41 Win 6–3, 6–4
58 / 733 3R Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 86 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
59 / 734 QF Spain David Ferrer (5) 5 Win 6–4, 6–2
60 / 735 SF Switzerland Roger Federer (3) 3 Loss 4–6, 4–6
BNP Paribas Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
27 October – 2 November 2014
1R Bye
61 / 736 2R Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 24 Win 6–3, 6–4
62 / 737 3R France Gaël Monfils 21 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
63 / 738 QF United Kingdom Andy Murray (8) 8 Win 7–5, 6–2
64 / 739 SF Japan Kei Nishikori (6) 7 Win 6–2, 6–3
65 / 740 W Canada Milos Raonic (7) 10 Win (6) 6–2, 6–3
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
9 – 16 November 2014
66 / 741 RR Croatia Marin Čilić (8) 9 Win 6–1, 6–1
67 / 742 RR Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (3) 4 Win 6–3, 6–0
68 / 743 RR Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (6) 7 Win 6–2, 6–2
69 / 744 SF Japan Kei Nishikori (4) 5 Win 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
W Switzerland Roger Federer (2) 2 W/O (7) N/A

Doubles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
24 February – 1 March 2014
Partner: Spain Carlos Gomez-Herrera
1 / 80 1R Poland Tomasz Bednarek / Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý #54 / #49 Loss 5–7, 6–1, [5–10]
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
3 – 16 March 2014
Partner: Serbia Filip Krajinović
2 / 81 1R Latvia Ernests Gulbis / Canada Milos Raonic #807 / #137 Loss 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
4 – 10 August 2014
Partner: Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
3 / 82 1R Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal / Spain David Marrero #30 / #12 Win 6–3, 7–5
4 / 83 2R Canada Daniel Nestor / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić (3) #5 / #7 Loss 4–6, 4–6
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
29 September – 5 October 2014
Partner: Serbia Filip Krajinović
1R Latvia Ernests Gulbis / Poland Marcin Matkowski #420 / #35 Walkover N/A
QF Italy Fabio Fognini / Argentina Leonardo Mayer #52 / #110 Withdrew N/A

Exhibitions

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Exhibition
Hard, outdoor
26 – 28 December 2013
QF Bye
1 SF France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6) 10 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–3
2 W Spain David Ferrer (3) 3 Win (1) 7–5, 6–2
The Boodles Challenge
Stoke Poges, United Kingdom
Exhibition
Grass, outdoor
17 – 21 June 2014
RR Netherlands Robin Haase 51 Withdrew N/A

Tournament schedule

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Singles schedule

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Date Tournament City Category Surface 2013 result 2013 points 2014 points Outcome
13.01.2014–26.01.2014 Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard W 2000 360 Quarterfinals (lost to Stan Wawrinka, 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–9)
31.01.2014–02.02.0214 Davis Cup:
Serbia vs Switzerland
Novi Sad Davis Cup Hard (i) F 40 0 First Round:  Serbia lost to  Switzerland 2–3
(Novak Djokovic did not play)
24.02.2014–02.03.2014 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 Hard W 500 180 Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6)
06.03.2014–16.03.2014 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 1000 Winner (def. Roger Federer, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3))
19.03.2014–30.03.2014 Miami Masters Miami ATP Masters 1000 Hard 4R 90 1000 Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 6–3)
04.04.2014–06.04.2014 Davis Cup: Quarterfinals
Davis Cup
F 130 0 Quarterfinals:  Serbia did not qualify
14.04.2014–20.04.2014 Monte-Carlo Masters Monaco ATP Masters 1000 Clay W 1000 360 Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 5–7, 2–6)
05.05.2014–11.05.2014 Madrid Open Madrid ATP Masters 1000 Clay 2R 10 0 Withdrew
12.05.2014–18.05.2014 Italian Open Rome ATP Masters 1000 Clay QF 180 1000 Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3)
25.05.2014–08.06.2014 French Open Paris Grand Slam Clay SF 720 1200 Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 4–6)
23.06.2014–06.07.2014 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass F 1200 2000 Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4)
04.08.2014–10.08.2014 Canadian Open Toronto ATP Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 90 Third Round (lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 2–6, 2–6)
11.08.2014–17.08.2014 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 Hard QF 180 90 Third Round (lost to Tommy Robredo, 6–7(6–8), 5–7)
25.08.2014–08.09.2014 US Open New York City Grand Slam Hard F 1200 720 Semifinals (lost to Kei Nishikori, 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 3–6)
12.09.2014–14.09.2014 Davis Cup: Semifinals
Davis Cup
F 140 0 Semifinals:  Serbia did not qualify
Davis Cup: India vs Serbia Bangalore Hard Play-offs:  Serbia def.  India, 3–2 (Djokovic withdrew)
29.09.2014–05.10.2014 China Open Beijing ATP World Tour 500 Hard W 500 500 Winner (def. Tomáš Berdych, 6–0, 6–2)
06.10.2014–12.10.2014 Shanghai Masters Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 360 Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 4–6, 4–6)
27.10.2014–02.11.2014 Paris Masters Paris ATP Masters 1000 Hard (i) W 1000 1000 Winner (def. Milos Raonic, 6–2, 6–3)
10.11.2014–17.11.2014 ATP World Tour Finals London ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) W 1500 1500 Winner (Roger Federer, walkover)
21.11.2014–23.11.2014 Davis Cup: Final
Davis Cup
F 150 0 Final:  Serbia did not qualify
Total year-end points 12260 11360 Decrease 900 difference

Doubles schedule

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Date Tournament City Category Surface 2013 result 2013 points 2014 points Outcome
24.02.2014–01.03.2014 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 Hard 1R (0) (0) First round (lost to Bednarek/Dlouhý, 5–7, 6–1, [5–10])
06.03.2014–16.03.2014 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 Hard DNS 0 (0) First round (lost to Gulbis/Raonic, 6-7(3–7), 1-6)
06.03.2014–16.03.2014 Canadian Open Toronto ATP Masters 1000 Hard DNS 0 90 Second round (lost to Nestor/Zimonjic, 4-6, 4-6)
29.09.2014–05.10.2014 China Open Beijing ATP World Tour 500 Hard SF 90 (0) Quarterfinals (withdrew against Fognini/Mayer)
Total year-end points 90 90 Steady 0 difference

Yearly records

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Head-to-Head matchups

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Novak Djokovic has a 19–5 record against the top 10, 28–3 against the top 11–50, and 14–0 against other players.
Ordered by number of wins (Bolded number marks a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic means top 50)

Finals

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Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Category
Grand Slam (1–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (4–0)
ATP World Tour 500 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (5–1)
Indoors (2–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 42. March 16, 2014 Indian Wells Masters, United States (3) Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 43. March 30, 2014 Miami Masters, United States (4) Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–3
Winner 44. May 18, 2014 Italian Open, Italy (3) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 22. June 9, 2014 French Open, France (2) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 4–6
Winner 45. July 6, 2014 Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom (2) Grass Switzerland Roger Federer 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
Winner 46. October 5, 2014 China Open, China (5) Hard Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6–0, 6–2
Winner 47. November 2, 2014 Paris Masters, France (3) Hard (i) Canada Milos Raonic 6–2, 6–3
Winner 48. November 16, 2014 ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom (4) Hard (i) Switzerland Roger Federer W/O

Earnings

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  • Bold font denotes tournament win
# Venue Singles Prize Money Year-to-date
1. Australian Open A$270,000 $242,811
2. Dubai Tennis Championships $99,480 $342,291
3. BNP Paribas Open $1,000,000 $1,342,291
4. Sony Open Tennis $787,000 $2,129,291
5. Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters €135,480 $2,313,828
6. Internazionali BNL d'Italia €549,000 $3,061,620
7. French Open €825,000 $4,196,617
8. Wimbledon Championships £1,760,000 $7,190,025
9. Rogers Cup $39,025 $7,229,050
10. Western & Southern Open $41,625 $7,270,675
11. US Open $730,000 $8,000,675
12. China Open $604,000 $8,604,675
13. Shanghai Rolex Masters $197,060 $8,801,735
14. BNP Paribas Masters $723,792 $9,525,527
15. ATP World Tour Finals $2,075,000 $11,619,463
Bonus Pool $2,650,000 $14,269,463
As of November 17, 2014

See also

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References

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