title: 2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Singles
text: # 2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Singles
  
  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
  * 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Jarkko Nieminen | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Jarkko Nieminen | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Kei Nishikori | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | Julien Benneteau | $6^4$ | 4 |
  | 4 | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Julien Benneteau | $6^4$ | 4 |
  | 2 | Ernests Gulbis | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
  
  * James Ward
  * Philipp Petzschner
  * Philipp Oswald
  * Kento Takeuchi
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | James Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Hao Sheng Koay | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
  | 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 | 2 | 1 |
  | 7 | N Vijay Sundar Prashanth | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 2 | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Joe Cooper | Joe Cooper | 3 | 3 | | Stefan Merunka | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | Stefan Merunka | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 3 | Takuto 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 | Takuto Niki | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | Santiago González | Santiago González | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Philipp Oswald | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | Philipp Oswald | Philipp Oswald | 6 | 6 | | Philipp Oswald | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | Oliver Marach | $0^r$ | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth 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 | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | Kento Takeuchi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Mithun Murali | Mithun Murali | 4 | 6 | 2 | | Singekrawee Wattanakul | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | Singekrawee Wattanakul | Singekrawee Wattanakul | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Kento Takeuchi | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Bumpei Sato | 5 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | Deivids Juška | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Bumpei Sato | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  