Four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2014 French Open. It was his record-extending ninth French Open title and his 14th major title overall, tying Pete Sampras in second place for the most men's singles major titles in history.[1] Nadal became the first man to win nine titles at the same major[2] and the first man to win the French Open five consecutive times.[1]
Roger Federer was trying to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he lost to Ernests Gulbis in the fourth round. This marked Federer's first loss prior to the quarterfinals at the French Open since 2004.
Nadal and Djokovic were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Nadal retained the top position by defeating Djokovic in the final. This was the sixth time the duo met at the French Open, with Nadal claiming all six wins thus far.
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Four time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 3 6 7 5 6 2 6 4 to win the men s singles tennis title at the 2014 French Open It was his record extending ninth French Open title and his 14th major title overall tying Pete Sampras in second place for the most men s singles major titles in history 1 Nadal became the first man to win nine titles at the same major 2 and the first man to win the French Open five consecutive times 1 Men s singles2014 French OpenFinalChampionRafael NadalRunner upNovak DjokovicScore3 6 7 5 6 2 6 4EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girlsWC Singles men women quadWC Doubles men women quadLegends 45 45 women 2013 French Open 2015 Main article 2014 French Open Roger Federer was trying to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam but he lost to Ernests Gulbis in the fourth round This marked Federer s first loss prior to the quarterfinals at the French Open since 2004 Nadal and Djokovic were in contention for the world No 1 ranking Nadal retained the top position by defeating Djokovic in the final This was the sixth time the duo met at the French Open with Nadal claiming all six wins thus far This was the last major tournament for former world No 3 and 2009 ATP World Tour Finals champion Nikolay Davydenko and for 2005 US Open semifinalist Robby Ginepri Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3 1 Key 3 2 Finals 3 3 Top half 3 3 1 Section 1 3 3 2 Section 2 3 3 3 Section 3 3 3 4 Section 4 3 4 Bottom half 3 4 1 Section 5 3 4 2 Section 6 3 4 3 Section 7 3 4 4 Section 8 4 References 5 External linksSeeds edit0 1 nbsp Rafael Nadal champion 0 2 nbsp Novak Djokovic final 0 3 nbsp Stan Wawrinka first round 0 4 nbsp Roger Federer fourth round 0 5 nbsp David Ferrer quarterfinals 0 6 nbsp Tomas Berdych quarterfinals 0 7 nbsp Andy Murray semifinals 0 8 nbsp Milos Raonic quarterfinals 0 9 nbsp Kei Nishikori first round 10 nbsp John Isner fourth round 11 nbsp Grigor Dimitrov first round 12 nbsp Richard Gasquet third round 13 nbsp Jo Wilfried Tsonga fourth round 14 nbsp Fabio Fognini third round 15 nbsp Mikhail Youzhny second round 16 nbsp Tommy Haas first round retired because of a right shoulder injury 17 nbsp Tommy Robredo third round 18 nbsp Ernests Gulbis semifinals 19 nbsp Kevin Anderson fourth round 20 nbsp Alexandr Dolgopolov second round 21 nbsp Nicolas Almagro first round retired because of a left foot injury 22 nbsp Jerzy Janowicz third round 23 nbsp Gael Monfils quarterfinals 24 nbsp Fernando Verdasco fourth round 25 nbsp Marin Cilic third round 26 nbsp Feliciano Lopez second round 27 nbsp Roberto Bautista Agut third round 28 nbsp Philipp Kohlschreiber third round 29 nbsp Gilles Simon third round 30 nbsp Vasek Pospisil first round 31 nbsp Dmitry Tursunov third round 32 nbsp Andreas Seppi third round Qualifying editMain article 2014 French Open Men s singles qualifyingDraw editKey edit 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 edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 nbsp Rafael Nadal46665 nbsp David Ferrer64011 nbsp Rafael Nadal6667 nbsp Andy Murray32123 nbsp Gael Monfils416607 nbsp Andy Murray664161 nbsp Rafael Nadal37662 nbsp Novak Djokovic65246 nbsp Tomas Berdych32418 nbsp Ernests Gulbis66618 nbsp Ernests Gulbis33632 nbsp Novak Djokovic66368 nbsp Milos Raonic56542 nbsp Novak Djokovic7776Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 nbsp R Nadal666WC nbsp R Ginepri0301 nbsp R Nadal666WC nbsp P H Mathieu4632 nbsp D Thiem223 nbsp D Thiem67761 nbsp R Nadal676Q nbsp J Duckworth72462 nbsp L Mayer252 nbsp L Mayer56677 nbsp L Mayer6466 nbsp T Gabashvili666 nbsp T Gabashvili264430 nbsp V Pospisil4231 nbsp R Nadal66621 nbsp N Almagro0r nbsp D Lajovic121 nbsp J Sock5 nbsp J Sock766 nbsp S Johnson4677766 nbsp S Johnson542Q nbsp L Lokoli6796333 nbsp J Sock453 nbsp D Lajovic666 nbsp D Lajovic676 nbsp F Delbonis323 nbsp D Lajovic666PR nbsp J Zopp2PR nbsp J Zopp24416 nbsp T Haas5rSection 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round11 nbsp G Dimitrov4564 nbsp I Karlovic6777 nbsp I Karlovic766Q nbsp A Haider Maurer44666Q nbsp A Haider Maurer534 nbsp D Brands66234 nbsp I Karlovic30rWC nbsp A Michon66456619 nbsp K Anderson60 nbsp B Klahn177714WC nbsp A Michon232 nbsp S Robert53419 nbsp K Anderson66619 nbsp K Anderson76619 nbsp K Anderson3377132 nbsp A Seppi6765 nbsp D Ferrer66656 nbsp S Giraldo35332 nbsp A Seppi666 nbsp J Monaco666 nbsp J Monaco244WC nbsp L Pouille31432 nbsp A Seppi2623Q nbsp S Bolelli6665 nbsp D Ferrer6776Q nbsp A Arnaboldi442Q nbsp S Bolelli232 nbsp I Sijsling4315 nbsp D Ferrer6665 nbsp D Ferrer666Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round3 nbsp S Wawrinka4720 nbsp G Garcia Lopez6566 nbsp G Garcia Lopez6646 nbsp A Mannarino666 nbsp A Mannarino4360 nbsp Y h Lu211 nbsp G Garcia Lopez662646 nbsp D Young6266 nbsp D Young246774 nbsp D Sela1610 nbsp D Young6776Q nbsp D Dzumhur368326 nbsp F Lopez361326 nbsp F Lopez67106 nbsp G Garcia Lopez02523 nbsp G Monfils646623 nbsp G Monfils667 nbsp V Hănescu264223 nbsp G Monfils7766WC nbsp A Olivetti144 nbsp J L Struff6441 nbsp J L Struff66623 nbsp G Monfils56606 nbsp B Becker2466214 nbsp F Fognini72462 nbsp T Bellucci66346 nbsp T Bellucci3462Q nbsp A Beck44114 nbsp F Fognini667714 nbsp F Fognini666Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round12 nbsp R Gasquet667 nbsp B Tomic21512 nbsp R Gasquet7766 nbsp L Hewitt6214 nbsp C Berlocq6544 nbsp C Berlocq366612 nbsp R Gasquet323 nbsp M Ebden12324 nbsp F Verdasco666PR nbsp P Cuevas666PR nbsp P Cuevas678543WC nbsp M Llodra2646324 nbsp F Verdasco46676624 nbsp F Verdasco6777724 nbsp F Verdasco456328 nbsp P Kohlschreiber7667 nbsp A Murray6777 nbsp P Riba54128 nbsp P Kohlschreiber6776 nbsp S Stakhovsky3463 nbsp D Istomin3652 nbsp D Istomin662628 nbsp P Kohlschreiber633610 nbsp M Matosevic7766177 nbsp A Murray366412 nbsp D Brown654775 nbsp M Matosevic313 nbsp A Golubev14637 nbsp A Murray6667 nbsp A Murray6636Bottom half edit Section 5 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round6 nbsp T Berdych666Q nbsp P Polansky3446 nbsp T Berdych64676 nbsp S Devvarman73643 nbsp A Nedovyesov77453 nbsp A Nedovyesov567766 nbsp T Berdych66646 nbsp A Falla346427 nbsp R Bautista Agut12774 nbsp B Paire6677 nbsp B Paire4642Q nbsp P Lorenzi35227 nbsp R Bautista Agut677627 nbsp R Bautista Agut6766 nbsp T Berdych66617 nbsp T Robredo466610 nbsp J Isner444Q nbsp J Ward642417 nbsp T Robredo666 nbsp A Montanes1r nbsp K de Schepper233 nbsp K de Schepper317 nbsp T Robredo61363775 nbsp N Mahut3773410 nbsp J Isner71577657 nbsp M Kukushkin66466 nbsp M Kukushkin7864364WC nbsp P H Herbert6564510 nbsp J Isner667767710 nbsp J Isner77777Section 6 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round15 nbsp M Youzhny31666 nbsp P Carreno Busta6634015 nbsp M Youzhny0364 nbsp R Stepanek683666 nbsp R Stepanek6636 nbsp F Arguello7106432 nbsp R Stepanek325Q nbsp F Bagnis66131818 nbsp E Gulbis667 nbsp J Benneteau126616Q nbsp F Bagnis250 nbsp L Kubot645118 nbsp E Gulbis67618 nbsp E Gulbis467618 nbsp E Gulbis657764631 nbsp D Tursunov6764 nbsp R Federer7763263Q nbsp P Starace15231 nbsp D Tursunov676 nbsp F Volandri6343 nbsp S Querrey451 nbsp S Querrey776631 nbsp D Tursunov57924Q nbsp G Elias4254 nbsp R Federer76766Q nbsp D Schwartzman667Q nbsp D Schwartzman344 nbsp L Lacko2424 nbsp R Federer6664 nbsp R Federer666Section 7 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round8 nbsp M Raonic6776WC nbsp N Kyrgios36138 nbsp M Raonic7766 nbsp L Rosol2665 nbsp J Vesely6441 nbsp J Vesely67878 nbsp M Raonic46267 nbsp M Russell2478129 nbsp G Simon63625 nbsp A Gonzalez66666 nbsp A Gonzalez402Q nbsp A Pavic11329 nbsp G Simon66629 nbsp G Simon6668 nbsp M Raonic66620 nbsp A Dolgopolov7766 nbsp M Granollers333 nbsp A Ramos644120 nbsp A Dolgopolov66302 nbsp I Dodig2r nbsp M Granollers13666 nbsp M 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