The 2014 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships (also known as the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships for sponsorship purposes) is a
tennis tournament played on
outdoor clay courts. It is part of the
2014 ATP World Tour
The 2014 ATP World Tour was the global male elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervis ...
. It is the 46th edition of the
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP World Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts.
The tournament began in 1910 when the ...
, and an
ATP World Tour 250 event. It will take place at
River Oaks Country Club in
Houston, Texas
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
, United States, from April 7 through April 13, 2014.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
*Rankings are as of March 31, 2014.
Other entrants
The following players received
wildcards into the main draw:
*
Marcos Baghdatis
*
Steve Johnson
*
Rhyne Williams
The following players received entry via the qualifying draw:
*
Robby Ginepri
*
Ryan Harrison
*
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky ( ; born June 15, 1988) is a Canadian professional tennis player of Czech origin. He was Canada's top singles player from June 21, 2010, until January 17, 2011, in the ATP rankings. He was also Canada's No. 2 from August 4, 2008, ...
*
Rubén RamÃrez Hidalgo
Rubén RamÃrez Hidalgo (; born 6 January 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a former professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 50, achieved on 2 October 2006. His favourite surface is clay, where h ...
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
*
Pablo Cuevas
*
Alejandro Falla
*
Bradley Klahn
Bradley Klahn (born August 20, 1990) is an American professional tennis player from Poway, California.
Klahn played collegiate tennis at Stanford University, where he won the 2010 NCAA Singles Championships as a sophomore. His next year as a ...
*
Janko Tipsarević (foot injury)
;During the tournament
*
Sam Querrey
Retirements
*
Feliciano López (illness)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
* Rankings are as of March 31, 2014.
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
*
Steve Johnson /
Sam Querrey
The following pair received entry as alternates:
*
Thiemo de Bakker /
Melle van Gemerden
(born 9 May 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Coined a‘Mad Melle€™ by the Dutch press, due to his ethics on court, was part of a scandaloudoping process in a Mauritius ATP Challenger in 2004 He peaked his care ...
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
*
Ryan Harrison (back injury)
Finals
Singles
*
Fernando Verdasco defeated
Nicolás Almagro, 6–3, 7–6
(7–4)
Doubles
*
Bob Bryan
Robert Charles Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He has won twenty-three Grand Slam titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin ...
/
Mike Bryan defeated
David Marrero /
Fernando Verdasco, 4–6, 6–4,
1–9
References
External links
Official website
{{2014 ATP World Tour