# 2014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships – Singles

Kei Nishikori was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Kei Nishikori (champion)
    02. Feliciano López (second round)
    03. Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
    04. Lu Yen-hsun (semifinals, retired)
    05. Marinko Matosevic (first round)
    06. Sam Querrey (first round)
    07. Michał Przysiężny (first round)
    08. Mikhail Kukushkin (second 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1/WC | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Michael Russell | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Michael Russell | 3 | 2 | 1/WC | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | Ivo Karlović | 4 | 6$^0$ |
| 4 | Lu Yen-hsun | 1 | 0$^r$ | | Ivo Karlović | 4 | 6$^0$ |
| | Ivo Karlović | 6 | 0 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1/WC | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lacko | 3 | 2 | | | B Becker | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1/WC | K Nishikori | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| SE | B Phau | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | R Harrison | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogomolov Jr. | 2 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Querrey | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Russell | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | L Hewitt | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Baghdatis | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Ram | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | L Hewitt | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| WC | N Kyrgios | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | M Russell | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | T Smyczek | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | T Smyczek | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Russell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Russell | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Przysiężny | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Kukushkin | 7$^{11}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 6$^9$ | 5 | | 8 | M Kukushkin | 6 | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Kuznetsov | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Goffin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | A Kuznetsov | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | D Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Young | 1 | 1 | | Q | D Kudla | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Y-h Lu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y-h Lu | 1 | 0$^r$ |
| 5 | M Matosevic | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Karlović | 6 | 0 |
| | J Veselý | 6 | 6 | | | J Veselý | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sock | 7 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | J Sock | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | M Ebden | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 7 | 6 | | | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | F López | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

    01. David Goffin (qualified)
    02. Denis Kudla (qualified)
    03. Alex Kuznetsov (qualified)
    04. Víctor Estrella Burgos (qualifying competition)
    05. Rajeev Ram (qualified)
    06. Gastão Elias (qualifying competition)
    07. Bobby Reynolds (qualifying competition)
    08. James McGee (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* David Goffin
* Denis Kudla
* Alex Kuznetsov
* Rajeev Ram

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | David Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Nevolo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Nevolo | 2 | 2 | 1 | David Goffin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Cedric Dezutter | 2 | 1 | | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | David Goffin | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | James McGee | 1 | 5 |
| | Santiago González | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | James McGee | 1 | 5 |
| | Dennis Novikov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Novikov | 6 | 7 | | Dennis Novikov | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | James McGee | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Scott Lipsky | 3 | 0 | 8 | James McGee | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | James McGee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Takanyi Garanganga | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Takanyi Garanganga | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jason Jung | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Dimitar Kutrovsky | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Jason Jung | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Jason Jung | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jason Jung | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | Denis Kudla | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Gastão Elias | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| | Joe Salisbury | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Gastão Elias | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| | José Hernández | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Hernández | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | Joe Salisbury | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Gastão Elias | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Evan King | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 6 | Gastão Elias | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Gastão Elias | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Alex Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ian Chadwell | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ian Chadwell | 1 | 0 | 3 | Alex Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Sekou Bangoura | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tomasz Bednarek | 0 | 6$^5$ | | Sekou Bangoura | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Sekou Bangoura | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Sekou Bangoura | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 3 | Alex Kuznetsov | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Bobby Reynolds | 3 | 5 |
| WC | Connor Glennon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Bobby Reynolds | 3 | 5 |
| WC | David O'Leary | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | David O'Leary | 1 | 2 | WC | Connor Glennon | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Takura Happy | 0 | 0 | 7 | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean O'Brien | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean O'Brien | 6$^2$ | 4 | 4 | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | David O'Hare | 4 | 4 | | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 |
| WC | Joan-Marc Grimal-Ferrer | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 |
| | František Čermák | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | František Čermák | 6$^6$ | 1 | WC | Joan-Marc Grimal-Ferrer | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Frank Moser | 6$^3$ | 3 | 5 | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Rajeev Ram | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |