2014 Nottingham Challenge – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2014 Nottingham Challenge
Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios
Runner-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samuel Groth
Final score7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2013  · Nottingham Challenge ·  2015  

Steve Johnson was the defending champion, but chose to compete in the 2014 Gerry Weber Open instead.

Contents

Nick Kyrgios won the title, defeating Samuel Groth in the final, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7).

Seeds

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Go Soeda (first round)
  2. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Beck (first round)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuma Ito (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samuel Groth (final)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita (first round)
  7. Flag of Romania.svg Marius Copil (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 66
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Miloslav Mečíř Jr. 3 2
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 7779 
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samuel Groth 6367 
8 Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram 6564
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samuel Groth 7777

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Japan.svg G Soeda 2 2
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Edmund 66WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Edmund 3 3
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R Bemelmans 64 4 Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios 66
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios 4 66Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios 4 677
  Flag of Slovenia.svg G Žemlja 650 Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 64 64
Q Flag of Austria.svg M Fischer 776Q Flag of Austria.svg M Fischer 6263
  Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 7779 Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 770 6
6 Flag of Japan.svg Y Sugita 6567Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios 66
3 Flag of Germany.svg A Beck 7101 1 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Mečíř Jr. 3 2
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Mečíř Jr. 6866  Flag of Slovakia.svg M Mečíř Jr. 3 777
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Smethurst 6673 Flag of Croatia.svg A Pavić 65 64
Flag of Croatia.svg A Pavić 3 796  Flag of Slovakia.svg M Mečíř Jr. 73 6
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Corrie 1 64 7 Flag of Romania.svg M Copil 5 63
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M Willis 63 6WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M Willis 634
PR Flag of Ukraine.svg S Bubka 3 637 Flag of Romania.svg M Copil 776
7 Flag of Romania.svg M Copil 677

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of the United States.svg R Ram 66
Flag of the United States.svg D Kosakowski 2 3 8 Flag of the United States.svg R Ram 66
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg O Golding 3 4 Flag of the United States.svg R Williams 3 0
Flag of the United States.svg R Williams 668 Flag of the United States.svg R Ram 4 7106
  Flag of Japan.svg H Moriya 3 6774 Flag of Japan.svg T Ito 6684
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg J-P Smith 63 62  Flag of Japan.svg H Moriya 1 4
  Flag of the United States.svg A Krajicek 2 2 4 Flag of Japan.svg T Ito 66
4 Flag of Japan.svg T Ito 668 Flag of the United States.svg R Ram 6564
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Groth 77785 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Groth 7777
Flag of Serbia.svg I Bozoljac 62665 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Groth 7156
Flag of Japan.svg Y Uchiyama 652 Q Flag of New Zealand.svg M Venus 6134
Q Flag of New Zealand.svg M Venus 7765 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Groth 67
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Rice 66472 Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller 4 5
SE Flag of Bulgaria.svg D Kutrovsky 4 775   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Rice 3 4
Flag of Lithuania.svg L Grigelis 634 2 Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller 66
2 Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller 776

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