2014 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles explained

Champ:	Rafael Nadal
Runner:	Kei Nishikori
Score:	2–6, 6–4, 3–0, ret.

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Defending champion Rafael Nadal won the men's singles tennis title at the 2014 Madrid Open after Kei Nishikori retired from the final due to a back injury, with the scoreline at 2–6, 6–4, 3–0.^[1] Nadal became the first man to defend the singles title at the Madrid Open since the tournament's inception in 2002.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

See also: 1 and 1. Rafael Nadal (champion)

See also: 2 and 4. ~~Novak Djokovic~~ (withdrew, right arm injury)

See also: 3 and 3. Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)

See also: 4 and 2. ~~Roger Federer~~ (withdrew, personal reasons)

See also: 5 and 4. David Ferrer (semifinals)

See also: 6 and 1. Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)

See also: 7 and 2. Andy Murray (third round)

See also: 8 and 3. Milos Raonic (third round)

See also: 9 and 4. John Isner (third round)

See also: 10 and 3. Kei Nishikori (final, retired with a back injury)

See also: 11 and 2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)

See also: 12 and 1. Grigor Dimitrov (third round)

See also: 13 and 4. Fabio Fognini (first round)

See also: 14 and 1. Tommy Haas (first round)

See also: 15 and 3. Mikhail Youzhny (second round)

See also: 16 and 2. Tommy Robredo (first round)

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Qualifying

Seeds

See also: 1. Santiago Giraldo (qualified)

See also: 2. Julien Benneteau (first round)

See also: 3. Teymuraz Gabashvili (qualified)

See also: 4. Igor Sijsling (qualified)

See also: 5. Andrey Golubev (qualified)

See also: 6. Benjamin Becker (qualified)

See also: 7. Marinko Matosevic (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)

See also: 8. Dominic Thiem (qualified)

See also: 9. Alejandro Falla (first round)

See also: 10. Oleksandr Nedovyesov (first round, retired)

See also: 11. Łukasz Kubot (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)

See also: 12. Bernard Tomic (qualifying competition)

See also: 13. Alejandro González (qualifying competition)

See also: 14. Paul-Henri Mathieu (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Marinko Matosevic
Łukasz Kubot

Qualifying draw

Seventh qualifier

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Meiseles. Josh. Madrid Final How Was Won. ATP World Tour. 12 May 2015. May 11, 2014.