2014 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

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.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of September 22, 2014.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇯🇵 Taro Daniel
 * 🇯🇵 Tatsuma Ito
 * 🇯🇵 Go Soeda

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇫🇷 Pierre-Hugues Herbert
 * 🇯🇵 Hiroki Moriya
 * 🇵🇱 Michał Przysiężny
 * 🇺🇸 Rajeev Ram

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇦🇷 Juan Martín del Potro (wrist injury)
 * 🇦🇺 Lleyton Hewitt
 * 🇫🇷 Gaël Monfils
 * 🇫🇷 Benoît Paire
 * 🇨🇿 Radek Štěpánek

Retirements

 * 🇪🇸 Roberto Bautista Agut (quad strain)
 * 🇫🇮 Jarkko Nieminen (hip injury)
 * 🇫🇷 Édouard Roger-Vasselin (fatigue)

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of September 22, 2014

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇯🇵 Tatsuma Ito / 🇯🇵 Go Soeda
 * 🇯🇵 Kei Nishikori / 🇯🇵 Yasutaka Uchiyama

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇬🇧 Jamie Delgado / 🇱🇺 Gilles Müller

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇫🇷 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / 🇵🇱 Michał Przysiężny

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇫🇷 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (stomach virus)


 * During the tournament
 * 🇯🇵 Kei Nishikori (hip injury)

Singles

 * 🇯🇵 Kei Nishikori defeated 🇨🇦 Milos Raonic, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4

Doubles

 * 🇫🇷 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / 🇵🇱 Michał Przysiężny defeated Ivan Dodig / 🇧🇷 Marcelo Melo, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]