title: 2014 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Singles
text: # 2014 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament
  
  Gilles Müller won the title, defeating John-Patrick Smith in the final, 6–3, 6–3.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Lu Yen-hsun (withdrew)
  * Lukáš Lacko (quarterfinals)
  * Rajeev Ram (first round)
  * Go Soeda (semifinals)
  * Samuel Groth (first round)
  * Tatsuma Ito (semifinals)
  * Jimmy Wang (quarterfinals)
  * Hiroki Moriya (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Tatsuma Ito | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 | | | |
  | | John-Patrick Smith | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | | John-Patrick Smith | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | John-Patrick Smith | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | | Gilles Müller | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Go Soeda | 2 | 4 | | Gilles Müller | 6 | 6 |
  | | Gilles Müller | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | LL | Ho Chih-jen | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L-c Huang | 6 | 6 | | | L-c Huang | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Chuang Ting-yu | 3 | 2 | | | A Weintraub | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Weintraub | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Weintraub | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | K Beck | 6 | $6^1$ | 5 | | | | | | 6 | T Ito | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | T-h Yang | 4 | $7^7$ | 7 | | T-h Yang | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | H-y Peng | 1 | 3 | | 6 | T Ito | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | T Ito | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Ito | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 |
  | 3 | R Ram | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | J-P Smith | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | T Chen | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | T Chen | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J-P Smith | 6 | 7 | | | J-P Smith | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C-f Wang | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | J-P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | LL | C Guccione | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | H Moriya | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | L Saville | 6 | 6 | | | L Saville | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Mott | 4 | $6^5$ | | 8 | H Moriya | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | H Moriya | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | J Wang | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C-y Yu | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | J Wang | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Krajicek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Krajicek | $6^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Chiudinelli | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 7 | J Wang | 3 | $6^8$ | | | | | |
  | | J Jung | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Soeda | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Yang Shao-chi | 1 | 1 | | | J Jung | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J-c Hung | 4 | 4 | | 4 | G Soeda | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | G Soeda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Soeda | 2 | 4 |
  | 5 | S Groth | $6^1$ | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | G Müller | 6 | 6 |
  | | G Müller | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | G Müller | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6 | 6 | | | S Sekiguchi | 5 | $6^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | J Millman | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | G Müller | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Tang Chih-chun | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | L Lacko | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | T Matsui | 6 | 6 | | | T Matsui | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Wu | 3 | 2 | | 2 | L Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | L Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  