2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
| 2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 September – 5 October |
| Edition | 41st |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Kei Nishikori | |
| Doubles | |
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert /  Michał Przysiężny | |
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
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $296,850 | $133,830 | $63,395 | $30,580 | $15,600 | $8,580 | $965 | $535 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $87,700 | $39,550 | $18,650 | $9,020 | $4,630 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUI | Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 1 |
 ESP | David Ferrer | 5 | 2 |
 CAN | Milos Raonic | 6 | 3 |
| JPN | Kei Nishikori | 8 | 4 |
| FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 12 | 5 |
| ESP | Roberto Bautista Agut | 17 | 6 |
 RSA | Kevin Anderson | 19 | 7 |
 UKR | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 23 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 22, 2014.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Juan Martín del Potro (wrist injury)
Lleyton Hewitt
Gaël Monfils- Benoît Paire
Radek Štěpánek
Retirements
[edit]
Roberto Bautista Agut (quad strain)
Jarkko Nieminen (hip injury)- Édouard Roger-Vasselin (fatigue)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 |
 CRO | Ivan Dodig |  BRA | Marcelo Melo | 13 | 2 |
| ESP | Marcel Granollers | ESP | Marc López | 23 | 3 |
| USA | Eric Butorac | RSA | Raven Klaasen | 42 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 22, 2014
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (stomach virus)
- During the tournament
Kei Nishikori (hip injury)
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Kei Nishikori defeated
Milos Raonic, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
Doubles
[edit]- Pierre-Hugues Herbert /
Michał Przysiężny defeated 
Ivan Dodig / 
Marcelo Melo, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.