2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionJapan Kei Nishikori
Runner-upCanada Milos Raonic
Score7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but withdrew with a wrist injury.

Kei Nishikori won the title, defeating Milos Raonic in the final, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4.

Seeds

1.  Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (first round)
2.  Spain David Ferrer (first round)
3.  Canada Milos Raonic (final)
4.  Japan Kei Nishikori (champion)
5.  France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round)
6.  Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (first round, retired)
7.  South Africa Kevin Anderson (second round)
8.  Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Germany Benjamin Becker 6 0 62
4 Japan Kei Nishikori 4 6 77
4 Japan Kei Nishikori 77 4 6
3 Canada Milos Raonic 65 6 4
3 Canada Milos Raonic 6 6
France Gilles Simon 1 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Switzerland S Wawrinka 5 2
WC Japan T Ito 7 6 WC Japan T Ito 3 3
Germany B Becker 7 4 Germany B Becker 6 6
Finland J Nieminen 5 1r Germany B Becker 4 6 6
Q France P-H Herbert 4 4 United States J Sock 6 1 4
Kazakhstan A Golubev 6 6 Kazakhstan A Golubev 3 6 5
United States J Sock 6 6 United States J Sock 6 1 7
8 Ukraine A Dolgopolov 4 1 Germany B Becker 6 0 62
4 Japan K Nishikori 6 6 4 Japan K Nishikori 4 6 77
Croatia I Dodig 3 4 4 Japan K Nishikori 6 77
WC Japan G Soeda 2 4 United States D Young 4 64
United States D Young 6 6 4 Japan K Nishikori 6 6
Q United States R Ram 5 7 4 France J Chardy 4 2
France J Chardy 7 5 6 France J Chardy 6 6
Austria D Thiem 65 4 7 South Africa K Anderson 4 4
7 South Africa K Anderson 77 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 France J-W Tsonga 6 5 69
Q Poland M Przysiężny 4 7 711 Q Poland M Przysiężny 4 65
WC Japan T Daniel 62 77 5 Uzbekistan D Istomin 6 77
Uzbekistan D Istomin 77 65 7 Uzbekistan D Istomin 68 3
France É Roger-Vasselin 5 1r 3 Canada M Raonic 710 6
Austria J Melzer 7 4 Austria J Melzer 4 3
Australia B Tomic 63 3 3 Canada M Raonic 6 6
3 Canada M Raonic 77 6 3 Canada M Raonic 6 6
6 Spain R Bautista Agut 6 67 1r France G Simon 1 4
France G Simon 4 79 2 France G Simon 4 77 6
Argentina F Delbonis 3 4 Luxembourg G Müller 6 61 3
Luxembourg G Müller 6 6 France G Simon 77 6
Q Japan H Moriya 64 2 United States S Johnson 64 1
United States S Johnson 77 6 United States S Johnson 4 6 6
Spain M Granollers 4 6 6 Spain M Granollers 6 3 4
2 Spain D Ferrer 6 4 4

Qualifying

Seeds

1.  United Kingdom James Ward (qualifying competition, retired)
2.  France Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualified)
3.  Australia James Duckworth (qualifying competition)
4.  Poland Michał Przysiężny (qualified)
5.  United States Rajeev Ram (qualified)
6.  Japan Hiroki Moriya (qualified)
7.  Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis (qualifying competition)
8.  Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. United States Rajeev Ram
  2. France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  3. Japan Hiroki Moriya
  4. Poland Michał Przysiężny

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 United Kingdom James Ward 6 77
Japan Toshihide Matsui 3 63
1 United Kingdom James Ward 2 1r
5 United States Rajeev Ram 6 4
WC Japan Yusuke Takahashi 3 65
5 United States Rajeev Ram 6 77

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 77 6
Japan Shuichi Sekiguchi 65 3
2 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 64 6 6
8 Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama 77 2 4
WC Japan Naoki Nakagawa 1 6 3
8 Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama 6 3 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Australia James Duckworth 7 6
Japan Bumpei Sato 5 1
3 Australia James Duckworth 7 5 3
6 Japan Hiroki Moriya 5 7 6
WC Japan Takao Suzuki 4 78 3
6 Japan Hiroki Moriya 6 66 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Poland Michał Przysiężny 6 6
Japan Yusuke Watanuki 3 2
4 Poland Michał Przysiężny 77 77
7 Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis 64 61
South Korea Jun Woong-sun 0 2
7 Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis 6 6