# 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Tomáš Berdych in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships. It was his record sixth Dubai title.
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost to Federer in the semifinals.

## Seeds

    01. Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
    02. Juan Martín del Potro (first round, retired because of a wrist injury)
    03. Tomáš Berdych (final)
    04. Roger Federer (champion)
    05. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
    06. Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals, withdrew because of illness)
    07. Philipp Kohlschreiber (semifinals)
    08. Dmitry Tursunov (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Roger Federer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Roger Federer | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Roger Federer | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 7 | | 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 3 | 3 | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bautista-Agut | 6 | 6 | | | R Bautista-Agut | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Ungur | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | w/o | | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 6 | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | 6 | M Youzhny | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Ward | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ | WC | J Ward | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Przysiężny | 3 | 4 | | 6 | M Youzhny | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Federer | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | B Becker | 1 | 4 | | 4 | R Federer | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | R Štěpánek | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Russell | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | L Rosol | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Brands | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | L Rosol | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Lacko | 5 | 1 | | 8 | D Tursunov | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Tursunov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 2 | 4 | | 5 | J-W Tsonga | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Davydenko | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | N Davydenko | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Golubev | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Dodig | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 7$^8$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | S Stakhovsky | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Copil | 3 | 4 | | 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Kohlschreiber | 5 | 5 |
| Q | T de Bakker | 3 | 3 | | 7 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 4 | 6 | 7 | | A Seppi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | 7 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Jaziri | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | WC | M Jaziri | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Sijsling | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | WC | M Jaziri | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Devvarman | 7$^7$ | 0 | | WC | S Devvarman | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | JM del Potro | 6$^3$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

    01. Jesse Huta Galung (qualifying competition)
    02. Lukáš Lacko (qualified)
    03. Peter Gojowczyk (first round)
    04. Blaž Kavčič (withdrew)
    05. Adrian Ungur (qualified)
    06. Michael Berrer (first round)
    07. Andrey Kuznetsov (qualifying competition)
    08. Thiemo de Bakker (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Marius Copil
* Lukáš Lacko
* Thiemo de Bakker
* Adrian Ungur

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Jesse Huta Galung | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Sergei Bubka | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Sergei Bubka | 4 | 0 | | 1 | Jesse Huta Galung | 6$^0$ | 5 |
| | | | | | | Marius Copil | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | Marius Copil | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | Marius Copil | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| 6 | Michael Berrer | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Andrey Kuznetsov | 2 | 2 |
| WC | Omar Alawadhi | 0 | 1 | | 7 | Andrey Kuznetsov | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Andrey Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Peter Gojowczyk | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Marco Chiudinelli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marco Chiudinelli | 6 | 6 | | Marco Chiudinelli | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Thiemo de Bakker | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Hamad Abbas Janahi | 2 | 1 | 8 | Thiemo de Bakker | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Thiemo de Bakker | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | Theodoros Angelinos | 7$^{11}$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Theodoros Angelinos | 7$^{11}$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | | Theodoros Angelinos | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 5 | Adrian Ungur | 6 | 6 |
| | Steven Diez | 0 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | Adrian Ungur | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Adrian Ungur | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |