2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Singles

Singles
2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur
Champion Japan Kei Nishikori
Runner-up France Julien Benneteau
Final score 7–6(7–4), 6–4

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.  Japan Kei Nishikori (Champion)
02.  Latvia Ernests Gulbis (Semifinals)
03.  Argentina Leonardo Mayer (Second round)
04.  France Julien Benneteau (Final)
05.  Uruguay Pablo Cuevas (Quarterfinals)
06.  Portugal João Sousa (First round)
07.  Spain Pablo Andújar (Quarterfinals)
08.  Australia Nick Kyrgios (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Japan K Nishikori 6 6  
WC  Australia O Jasika 6 5 3      United States R Ram 2 3  
 United States R Ram 4 7 6       1  Japan K Nishikori 6 6  
 Japan G Soeda 6 6        Australia M Matosevic 3 0  
Q  Japan K Takeuchi 2 1      Japan G Soeda 65 4
 Australia M Matosevic 77 77      Australia M Matosevic 77 6  
8  Australia N Kyrgios 64 63       1  Japan K Nishikori 6 4 6
       Finland J Nieminen 3 6 2
    3  Argentina L Mayer 65 4  
Q  Austria P Oswald 1 2      Finland J Nieminen 77 6  
 Finland J Nieminen 6 6        Finland J Nieminen 6 6
 Tunisia M Jaziri 6 4 2       7  Spain P Andújar 3 4  
 Poland M Przysiężny 4 6 6      Poland M Przysiężny 4 78 3
 France G Burquier 2 4     7  Spain P Andújar 6 66 6  
7  Spain P Andújar 6 6  

Bottom half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5  Uruguay P Cuevas 6 77  
PR  Austria J Melzer 4 61     5  Uruguay P Cuevas 3 7 7  
 Japan H Moriya 66 1      Croatia I Dodig 6 5 5  
 Croatia I Dodig 78 6       5  Uruguay P Cuevas 3 77 4  
WC  Serbia F Krajinović 6 6       4  France J Benneteau 6 63 6  
WC  Japan T Daniel 2 4     WC  Serbia F Krajinović 4 3
    4  France J Benneteau 6 6  
      4  France J Benneteau 6 6
6  Portugal J Sousa 61 2       2  Latvia E Gulbis 4 4
 Germany B Becker 77 6      Germany B Becker 6 77  
 Australia B Tomic 4 6 67      France P-H Herbert 4 64  
 France P-H Herbert 6 3 79        Germany B Becker 3 5
Q  United Kingdom J Ward 4 6 65       2  Latvia E Gulbis 6 7  
Q  Germany P Petzschner 6 3 77     Q  Germany P Petzschner 3 77 1
    2  Latvia E Gulbis 6 63 6  
 

Qualifying

Seeds

01.  United Kingdom James Ward (Qualified)
02.  India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (Qualifying competition)
03.  Japan Takuto Niki (Qualifying competition)
04.  Japan Kento Takeuchi (Qualified)

05.  Germany Philipp Petzschner (Qualified)
06.  Japan Bumpei Sato (Qualifying competition)
07.  India N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (Qualifying competition)
08.  Austria Oliver Marach (Second round, retired)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

  Second Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  1  United Kingdom James Ward 6 6  
WC  Malaysia Hao Sheng Koay 0 0  
  1  United Kingdom James Ward 6 6
  7  India N Vijay Sundar Prashanth 2 1
 Australia John Peers 64 6 1
  7  India N Vijay Sundar Prashanth 77 4 6  

Second qualifier

First Round   Second Round   Qualifying Competition
 
    2  India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6 6  
 United Kingdom Joe Cooper 3 3      Croatia Stefan Merunka 0 0  
 Croatia Stefan Merunka 6 6       2  India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 5 2
WC  Malaysia Muhammad-Ashaari Bin Zainal Abidin 3 3       5  Germany Philipp Petzschner 7 6
 United States Scott Lipsky 6 6      United States Scott Lipsky 4 4
    5  Germany Philipp Petzschner 6 6  
 

Third qualifier

First Round   Second Round   Qualifying Competition
 
    3  Japan Takuta Niki 6 6  
WC  Malaysia Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib 6 6     WC  Malaysia Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib 3 0  
WC  Malaysia Mohd Assri Merzuki 0 3       3  Japan Takuta Niki 3 6 3
 Mexico Santiago González 4 3        Austria Philipp Oswald 6 3 6
 Austria Philipp Oswald 6 6      Austria Philipp Oswald 3
    8  Austria Oliver Marach 0r  
 

Fourth qualifier

First Round   Second Round   Qualifying Competition
 
    4  Japan Kento Takeuchi 6 6  
 India Mithun Murali 4 6 2      Thailand Singekrawee Wattanakul 2 3  
 Thailand Singekrawee Wattanakul 6 3 6       4  Japan Kento Takeuchi 7 6
      6  Japan Bumpei Sato 5 3
     Latvia Deivids Juška 3 2
    6  Japan Bumpei Sato 6 6  
 

References

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