title: 2014 Erste Bank Open – Singles
text: # 2014 Erste Bank Open – Singles
  
  Tommy Haas was the defending champion, but could not participate this year due to a shoulder injury.
  
  Andy Murray won the title by defeating David Ferrer 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 in the final. This was Ferrer's tenth defeat in his last eleven ATP World Tour's finals.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * David Ferrer (final)
  * Andy Murray (champion)
  * Feliciano López (second round)
  * Philipp Kohlschreiber (semifinals)
  * Lukáš Rosol (second round)
  * Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
  * Guillermo García López (first round)
  * Dominic Thiem (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | David Ferrer | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | 4 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | 4 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ | 1/WC | David Ferrer | 7 | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | | 2/WC | Andy Murray | 5 | 6 | 7 |
  | Q | Viktor Troicki | 4 | 3 | | 2/WC | Andy Murray | 5 | 6 | 7 |
  | 2/WC | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1/WC | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Kamke | 3 | 6 | 6 | | T Kamke | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1/WC | D Ferrer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | PR | J Melzer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | I Karlović | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | LL | N Gomboš | 6 | 4 | 3 | PR | J Melzer | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Delbonis | $7^7$ | $6^9$ | $6^2$ | 6 | I Karlović | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | I Karlović | $6^1$ | $7^{11}$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | D Ferrer | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Kohlschreiber | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | P Kohlschreiber | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | G Melzer | 3 | $6^2$ | | | C Berlocq | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Berlocq | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | Q | V Hănescu | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | B Becker | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | B Becker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Haase | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Haase | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | D Thiem | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | L Rosol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Lacko | 2 | 4 | | 5 | L Rosol | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Estrella Burgos | 0 | 3 | | Q | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | V Troicki | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | P-H Mathieu | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Bellucci | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | T Bellucci | $6^9$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | F López | $7^{11}$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | V Troicki | 4 | 3 |
  | 7 | G García López | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | A Murray | 6 | 6 |
  | | J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | | | J-L Struff | $7^8$ | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Stakhovsky | $6^6$ | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Mečíř Jr. | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | J-L Struff | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | V Pospisil | 6 | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | 2/WC | A Murray | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | Q | D Brands | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | | V Pospisil | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2/WC | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
      01. Peter Gojowczyk (second round)
      02. Michael Berrer (second round)
      03. James Ward (second round)
      04. Gastão Elias (first round)
      05. Victor Hănescu (qualified)
      06. Viktor Troicki (qualified)
      07. Márton Fucsovics (second round)
      08. Borna Ćorić (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Viktor Troicki
  * Victor Hănescu
  * Miloslav Mečíř Jr.
  * Daniel Brands
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Norbert Gomboš
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Peter Gojowczyk | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Martin Fischer | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Martin Fischer | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Peter Gojowczyk | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ruben Bemelmans | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Ruben Bemelmans | 6 | 7 | | | Ruben Bemelmans | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Dennis Novak | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Dennis Novak | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | Ruben Bemelmans | 5 | 6 | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Viktor Troicki | 7 | 2 | $7^7$ |
  | WC | Philipp Petzschner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Viktor Troicki | 7 | 2 | $7^7$ |
  | | Jozef Kovalík | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jozef Kovalík | 5 | 4 | | WC | Philipp Petzschner | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Viktor Troicki | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Robin Kern | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Viktor Troicki | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Viktor Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Michael Berrer | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tristan Lamasine | $6^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tristan Lamasine | $6^2$ | 6 | 3 | 2 | Michael Berrer | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Taro Daniel | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Matteo Viola | 3 | 2 | | | Taro Daniel | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Taro Daniel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Taro Daniel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Taro Daniel | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 |
  | | Marco Cecchinato | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 |
  | | Ilija Bozoljac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ilija Bozoljac | 6 | 6 | | | Ilija Bozoljac | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Uladzimir Ignatik | 3 | 2 | | 5 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | James Ward | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Antonio Veić | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | Antonio Veić | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | James Ward | $6^6$ | 3 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Norbert Gomboš | $7^8$ | 6 | | | |
  | | Mate Delić | 6 | 2 | 3 | | Norbert Gomboš | $7^8$ | 6 | | | |
  | | Norbert Gomboš | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Norbert Gomboš | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Norbert Gomboš | $6^2$ | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Miloslav Mečíř Jr. | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Miloslav Mečíř Jr. | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Miloslav Mečíř Jr. | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 5 | 3 | | Miloslav Mečíř Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 2 | 4 | | | |
  | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 2 | 4 | | | |
  | 8 | Borna Ćorić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Gastão Elias | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jesse Huta Galung | 6 | 4 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jesse Huta Galung | 6 | 4 | $7^8$ | | Jesse Huta Galung | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Alexander Zverev | $6^6$ | 6 | 7 | | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Bastian Trinker | $7^8$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Bastian Trinker | $7^8$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | Alexander Zverev | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Daniel Brands | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | Daniel Brands | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | Daniel Brands | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | Marc Giner | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Marc Giner | 3 | $6^3$ | | | Daniel Brands | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Márton Fucsovics | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Marco Chiudinelli | $6^4$ | $6^7$ | | 7 | Márton Fucsovics | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | 7 | Márton Fucsovics | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  