# 2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 0 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Kei Nishikori | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 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 | | 3 | Milos Raonic | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 |
| | Gilles Simon | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |

### 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 | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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

* Rajeev Ram
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert
* Hiroki Moriya
* Michał Przysiężny

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | James Ward | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Toshihide Matsui | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | 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 | 4 |
| 5 | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | James Duckworth | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Bumpei Sato | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Hiroki Moriya | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yusuke Watanuki | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | 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$^4$ | 6$^1$ |
| 7 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6 | 6 | | | | |