2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Kei Nishikori
Runner-up	Milos Raonic
Score	7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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2014 tennis event results

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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

01.   Stan Wawrinka (first round)

02.   David Ferrer (first round)

03.   Milos Raonic (final)

04.   Kei Nishikori (champion)

05.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round)

06.   Roberto Bautista Agut (first round, retired)

07.   Kevin Anderson (second round)

08.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

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

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Wawrinka	5	2
	WC	T Ito	7	6				WC	T Ito	3	3
		B Becker	7	4					B Becker	6	6
		J Nieminen	5	1r												B Becker	4	6	6
	Q	P-H Herbert	4	4												J Sock	6	1	4
		A Golubev	6	6					A Golubev	3	6	5
		J Sock	6	6					J Sock	6	1	7
	8	A Dolgopolov	4	1																			B Becker	6	0	62
	4	K Nishikori	6	6																		4	K Nishikori	4	6	77
		I Dodig	3	4				4	K Nishikori	6	77
	WC	G Soeda	2	4					D Young	4	64
		D Young	6	6											4	K Nishikori	6	6
	Q	R Ram	5	7	4											J Chardy	4	2
		J Chardy	7	5	6				J Chardy	6	6
		D Thiem	65	4				7	K Anderson	4	4
	7	K Anderson	77	6

Bottom half

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

Qualifying

Seeds

01.   James Ward (qualifying competition, retired)

02.   Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualified)

03.   James Duckworth (qualifying competition)

04.   Michał Przysiężny (qualified)

05.   Rajeev Ram (qualified)

06.   Hiroki Moriya (qualified)

07.   Thanasi Kokkinakis (qualifying competition)

08.   Yasutaka Uchiyama (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Rajeev Ram
2. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
3. Hiroki Moriya
4. Michał Przysiężny

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

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

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

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

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw