The 2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known this year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and part of the 500 Series of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 29 till October 5, 2014.
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1Singles5003001809045020100Doubles0
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Singles$296,850$133,830$63,395$30,580$15,600$8,580$965$535Doubles$87,700$39,550$18,650$9,020$4,630
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Stan Wawrinka41 David Ferrer52 Milos Raonic63 Kei Nishikori84 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga125 Roberto Bautista Agut176 Kevin Anderson197 Alexandr Dolgopolov238
1 Rankings are as of September 22, 2014.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Taro Daniel Tatsuma Ito Go Soeda
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Pierre-Hugues Herbert Hiroki Moriya Michał Przysiężny Rajeev Ram
Withdrawals Before the tournament Juan Martín del Potro (wrist injury) Lleyton Hewitt Gaël Monfils Benoît Paire Radek Štěpánek
Retirements Roberto Bautista Agut (quad strain) Jarkko Nieminen (hip injury) Édouard Roger-Vasselin (fatigue)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedBob BryanMike Bryan21Ivan DodigMarcelo Melo132Marcel GranollersMarc López233Eric ButoracRaven Klaasen424 Rankings are as of September 22, 2014
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Tatsuma Ito / Go Soeda Kei Nishikori / Yasutaka Uchiyama
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Jamie Delgado / Gilles Müller
The following pair received entry as lucky losers: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Michał Przysiężny
Withdrawals Before the tournament Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (stomach virus)
During the tournament Kei Nishikori (hip injury)
Finals Singles
Kei Nishikori defeated Milos Raonic, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
Doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Michał Przysiężny defeated Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
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