2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but withdrew with a wrist injury.

Singles
2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Kei Nishikori
Runner-up	Milos Raonic
Final score	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Benjamin Becker	6	0	6^2
	4	Kei Nishikori	4	6	7^7
								4	Kei Nishikori	7^7	4	6
								3	Milos Raonic	6^5	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	1^r												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	6^2
	4	K Nishikori	6	6																		4	K Nishikori	4	6	7^7
		I Dodig	3	4				4	K Nishikori	6	7^7
	WC	G Soeda	2	4					D Young	4	6^4
		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	6^5	4				7	K Anderson	4	4
	7	K Anderson	7^7	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	J-W Tsonga	6	5	6^9
	Q	M Przysiężny	4	7	7^11			Q	M Przysiężny	4	6^5
	WC	T Daniel	6^2	7^7	5				D Istomin	6	7^7
		D Istomin	7^7	6^5	7											D Istomin	6^8	3
		É Roger-Vasselin	5	1^r											3	M Raonic	7^10	6
		J Melzer	7	4					J Melzer	4	3
		B Tomic	6^3	3				3	M Raonic	6	6
	3	M Raonic	7^7	6																		3	M Raonic	6	6
	6	R Bautista Agut	6	6^7	1^r																		G Simon	1	4
		G Simon	4	7^9	2				G Simon	4	7^7	6
		F Delbonis	3	4					G Müller	6	6^1	3
		G Müller	6	6												G Simon	7^7	6
	Q	H Moriya	6^4	2												S Johnson	6^4	1
		S Johnson	7^7	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

First qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	James Ward	6	7^7
		Toshihide Matsui	3	6^3
								1	James Ward	2	1^r
								5	Rajeev Ram	6	4
	WC	Yusuke Takahashi	3	6^5
	5	Rajeev Ram	6	7^7

Second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	7^7	6
		Shuichi Sekiguchi	6^5	3
								2	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6^4	6	6
								8	Yasutaka Uchiyama	7^7	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	7^8	3
	6	Hiroki Moriya	6	6^6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Michał Przysiężny	6	6
		Yusuke Watanuki	3	2
								4	Michał Przysiężny	7^7	7^7
								7	Thanasi Kokkinakis	6^4	6^1
		Jun Woong-sun	0	2
	7	Thanasi Kokkinakis	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw