2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

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2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date29 September – 5 October
Edition41st
Category ATP World Tour 500
Surface Hard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
Champions
Singles
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Flag of Poland.svg Michał Przysiężny
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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.

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles [1] 5003001809045020100
Doubles [1] 0N/AN/AN/AN/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1
Singles$296,850$133,830$63,395$30,580$15,600$8,580$965$535
Doubles$87,700$39,550$18,650$9,020$4,630N/AN/AN/A

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Switzerland.svg   SUI Stan Wawrinka 41
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP David Ferrer 52
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Milos Raonic 63
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kei Nishikori 84
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 125
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 176
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kevin Anderson 197
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 238

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg USA Bob Bryan Flag of the United States.svg USA Mike Bryan 21
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Dodig Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Melo 132
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Marcel Granollers Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Marc López 233
Flag of the United States.svg USA Eric Butorac Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Raven Klaasen 424

Other entrants

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

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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