2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Singles

Singles
2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur
Champion	Kei Nishikori
Runner-up	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.   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
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kei Nishikori	6	4	6
		Jarkko Nieminen	3	6	2
								1	Kei Nishikori	7^7	6
								4	Julien Benneteau	6^4	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	6^5	4
	M Matosevic	7^7	7^7					M Matosevic	7^7	6
8	N Kyrgios	6^4	6^3																		1	K Nishikori	6	4	6
																						J Nieminen	3	6	2
							3	L Mayer	6^5	4
Q	P Oswald	1	2					J Nieminen	7^7	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	7^8	3
	G Burquier	2	4				7	P Andújar	6	6^6	6
7	P Andújar	6	6

Bottom half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	P Cuevas	6	7^7
PR	J Melzer	4	6^1				5	P Cuevas	3	7	7
	H Moriya	6^6	1					I Dodig	6	5	5
	I Dodig	7^8	6											5	P Cuevas	3	7^7	4
WC	F Krajinović	6	6											4	J Benneteau	6	6^3	6
WC	T Daniel	2	4				WC	F Krajinović	4	3
							4	J Benneteau	6	6
																					4	J Benneteau	6	6
6	J Sousa	6^1	2																		2	E Gulbis	4	4
	B Becker	7^7	6					B Becker	6	7^7
	B Tomic	4	6	6^7				P-H Herbert	4	6^4
	P-H Herbert	6	3	7^9											B Becker	3	5
Q	J Ward	4	6	6^5										2	E Gulbis	6	7
Q	P Petzschner	6	3	7^7			Q	P Petzschner	3	7^7	1
							2	E Gulbis	6	6^3	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	6^4	6	1
	7	N Vijay Sundar Prashanth	7^7	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	Takuta 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	Takuta Niki	3	6	3
	Santiago González	4	3												Philipp Oswald	6	3	6
	Philipp Oswald	6	6					Philipp Oswald	3
							8	Oliver Marach	0^r

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

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw