# 2014 Italian Open – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic defeated the two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2014 Italian Open.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Rafael Nadal (final)
    02. Novak Djokovic (champion)
    03. Stan Wawrinka (third round)
    04. Roger Federer (second round)
    05. David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
    06. Tomáš Berdych (third round)
    07. Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
    08. Milos Raonic (semifinals)
    09. John Isner (first round)
    10. Kei Nishikori (withdrew because of a back injury)
    11. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
    12. Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)
    13. Fabio Fognini (first round)
    14. Mikhail Youzhny (third round)
    15. Tommy Haas (quarterfinals, retired)
    16. Tommy Robredo (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Andy Murray | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Andy Murray | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Grigor Dimitrov | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 15 | Tommy Haas | 2 | 0$^r$ | | 12 | Grigor Dimitrov | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Milos Raonic | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jérémy Chardy | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jérémy Chardy | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | Milos Raonic | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | David Ferrer | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | G Simon | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Volandri | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Golubev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | M Youzhny | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 4 | 5 | Q | A Golubev | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 4 | 4 | 14 | M Youzhny | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | J Isner | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Murray | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| PR | J Melzer | 7$^9$ | 6 | PR | J Melzer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Giraldo | 4 | 0$^r$ | | M Čilić | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 6 | 2 | | | | | | PR | J Melzer | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F López | 5 | 1 | | M Granollers | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | A Murray | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Lorenzi | 6$^3$ | 3 | | Q | P Riba | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Riba | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Wawrinka | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | M Cecchinato | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | 15 | T Haas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Sijsling | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | I Sijsling | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | T Haas | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | T Haas | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | T Haas | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| 12 | G Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 0 |
| | É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | G Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | I Karlović | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 12 | G Dimitrov | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Bautista Agut | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | D Tursunov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | M Raonic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bolelli | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ | WC | S Bolelli | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Travaglia | 6 | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 8 | M Raonic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 11 | J-W Tsonga | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | V Pospisil | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | K Anderson | 6$^{14}$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 11 | J-W Tsonga | 7$^{16}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Raonic | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | F Fognini | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Chardy | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| | L Rosol | 6 | 6 | | | L Rosol | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis | 3 | 4 | | | I Dodig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Dodig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Dodig | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Haase | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | J Chardy | 1 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | R Federer | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | M Kukushkin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sousa | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | A González | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | S Robert | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | S Robert | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6 | 0 | | | E Gulbis | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Falla | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | T Robredo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | J Mónaco | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 16 | T Robredo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janowicz | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | R Štěpánek | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

    01. Santiago Giraldo (qualified)
    02. Carlos Berlocq (first round)
    03. Albert Montañés (first round)
    04. Andrey Golubev (qualified)
    05. Pablo Carreño Busta (qualified)
    06. Alejandro Falla (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
    07. Sam Querrey (qualifying competition)
    08. Daniel Gimeno Traver (first round)
    09. Jack Sock (first round)
    10. Łukasz Kubot (first round)
    11. Bernard Tomic (first round)
    12. Alejandro González (qualified)
    13. Dušan Lajović (Qualfifying competition)
    14. Stéphane Robert (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Santiago Giraldo
* Stéphane Robert
* Stefano Travaglia
* Andrey Golubev
* Pablo Carreño Busta
* Alejandro González
* Pere Riba

### Lucky loser

* Alejandro Falla

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Flavio Cipolla | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Flavio Cipolla | 1 | 3 | 1 | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 1 | 1 |
| | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 7 | 6 | | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Bernard Tomic | 5 | 3 | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Carlos Berlocq | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Albert Ramos | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Albert Ramos | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Albert Ramos | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 14 | Stéphane Robert | 6 | 6 |
| | Tobias Kamke | 4 | 4 | | 14 | Stéphane Robert | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Stéphane Robert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Albert Montañés | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Stefano Travaglia | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Stefano Travaglia | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | Stefano Travaglia | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Blaž Rola | 4 | 2 |
| | Blaž Rola | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 | | Blaž Rola | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7$^8$ | 5 | 4 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Andrey Golubev | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Adrian Mannarino | 3 | 4 |
| | Adrian Mannarino | 7 | 6 | | | Adrian Mannarino | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Łukasz Kubot | 5 | 4 | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Michael Berrer | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Michael Berrer | 4 | 4 | 5 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | 13 | Dušan Lajović | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 2 | 1 | 13 | Dušan Lajović | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Evgeny Donskoy | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Evgeny Donskoy | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Alejandro Falla | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 12 | Alejandro González | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Matteo Donati | 4 | 4 | | 12 | Alejandro González | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Alejandro González | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Sam Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Salvatore Caruso | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Salvatore Caruso | 2 | 3 | | 7 | Sam Querrey | 6$^6$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | Pere Riba | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | Pere Riba | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | Pere Riba | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 9 | Jack Sock | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | |