2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Singles

Singles
2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur
Champion	Kei Nishikori
Runner-up	Julien Benneteau
Score	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur

João Sousa was the defending champion, but lost to Benjamin Becker in the first round.
Kei Nishikori won the title, defeating Julien Benneteau in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4.

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Kei Nishikori (champion)

02.   Ernests Gulbis (semifinals)

03.   Leonardo Mayer (second round)

04.   Julien Benneteau (final)

05.   Pablo Cuevas (quarterfinals)

06.   João Sousa (first round)

07.   Pablo Andújar (quarterfinals)

08.   Nick Kyrgios (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kei Nishikori	6	4	6
		Jarkko Nieminen	3	6	2
								1	Kei Nishikori	77	6
								4	Julien Benneteau	64	4
	4	Julien Benneteau	6	6
	2	Ernests Gulbis	4	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	K Nishikori	6	6
	WC	O Jasika	6	5	3				R Ram	2	3
		R Ram	4	7	6										1	K Nishikori	6	6
		G Soeda	6	6												M Matosevic	3	0
	Q	K Takeuchi	2	1					G Soeda	65	4
		M Matosevic	77	77					M Matosevic	77	6
	8	N Kyrgios	64	63																		1	K Nishikori	6	4	6
																							J Nieminen	3	6	2
								3	L Mayer	65	4
	Q	P Oswald	1	2					J Nieminen	77	6
		J Nieminen	6	6												J Nieminen	6	6
		M Jaziri	6	4	2										7	P Andújar	3	4
		M Przysiężny	4	6	6				M Przysiężny	4	78	3
		G Burquier	2	4				7	P Andújar	6	66	6
	7	P Andújar	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	P Cuevas	6	77
	PR	J Melzer	4	61				5	P Cuevas	3	7	7
		H Moriya	66	1					I Dodig	6	5	5
		I Dodig	78	6											5	P Cuevas	3	77	4
	WC	F Krajinović	6	6											4	J Benneteau	6	63	6
	WC	T Daniel	2	4				WC	F Krajinović	4	3
								4	J Benneteau	6	6
																						4	J Benneteau	6	6
	6	J Sousa	61	2																		2	E Gulbis	4	4
		B Becker	77	6					B Becker	6	77
		B Tomic	4	6	67				P-H Herbert	4	64
		P-H Herbert	6	3	79											B Becker	3	5
	Q	J Ward	4	6	65										2	E Gulbis	6	7
	Q	P Petzschner	6	3	77			Q	P Petzschner	3	77	1
								2	E Gulbis	6	63	6

Qualifying

Seeds

01.   James Ward (qualified)

02.   Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (qualifying competition)

03.   Takuto Niki (qualifying competition)

04.   Kento Takeuchi (qualified)

05.   Philipp Petzschner (qualified)

06.   Bumpei Sato (qualifying competition)

07.   N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (qualifying competition)

08.   Oliver Marach (second round, retired)

Qualifiers

1. James Ward
2. Philipp Petzschner
3. Philipp Oswald
4. Kento Takeuchi

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	James Ward	6	6
	WC	Hao Sheng Koay	0	0
								1	James Ward	6	6
								7	N Vijay Sundar Prashanth	2	1
		John Peers	64	6	1
	7	N Vijay Sundar Prashanth	77	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								2	Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan	6	6
	Joe Cooper		3	3					Stefan Merunka	0	0
	Stefan Merunka		6	6											2	Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan	5	2
	WC	Muhammad-Ashaari Bin Zainal Abidin	3	3											5	Philipp Petzschner	7	6
		Scott Lipsky	6	6					Scott Lipsky	4	4
								5	Philipp Petzschner	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								3	Takuto Niki	6	6
	WC	Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib	6	6				WC	Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib	3	0
	WC	Mohd Assri Merzuki	0	3											3	Takuto Niki	3	6	3
	Santiago González		4	3												Philipp Oswald	6	3	6
	Philipp Oswald		6	6					Philipp Oswald	3
								8	Oliver Marach	0r

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								4	Kento Takeuchi	6	6
	Mithun Murali		4	6	2				Singekrawee Wattanakul	2	3
	Singekrawee Wattanakul		6	3	6										4	Kento Takeuchi	7	6
															6	Bumpei Sato	5	3
									Deivids Juška	3	2
								6	Bumpei Sato	6	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw