Roger Federer defeated Gilles Simon in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–2) to win the singles tennis title at the 2014 Shanghai Masters. Federer saved five match points en route to his first Shanghai Masters title, against Leonardo Mayer in the second round.

Novak Djokovic was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Federer in the semifinals.

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

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	5	David Ferrer	4	2
								1	Novak Djokovic	4	4
								3	Roger Federer	6	6
	3	Roger Federer	77	6
		Julien Benneteau	64	0
															3	Roger Federer	78	77
																Gilles Simon	66	62
	6	Tomáš Berdych	64	6	0
		Gilles Simon	77	4	6
									Gilles Simon	6	77
									Feliciano López	2	61
		Mikhail Youzhny	7	4	4
		Feliciano López	5	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	N Djokovic	6	6
		L Rosol	4	63					D Thiem	3	4
		D Thiem	6	77											1	N Djokovic	6	4	6
		T Robredo	6	3	64											M Kukushkin	3	6	4
		M Kukushkin	3	6	77				M Kukushkin	6	6
	Q	J Ward	6	3	2			16	K Anderson	4	2
	16	K Anderson	3	6	6																	1	N Djokovic	6	6
	11	A Murray	6	7																		5	D Ferrer	4	2
	Q	T Gabashvili	1	5				11	A Murray	7	6
		É Roger-Vasselin	6	5	66				J Janowicz	5	2
		J Janowicz	3	7	78										11	A Murray	6	1	2
	Q	S Groth	61	3											5	D Ferrer	2	6	6
	SE	M Kližan	77	6				SE	M Kližan	6	64	4
								5	D Ferrer	4	77	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	R Federer	7	3	79
		L Mayer	6	6					L Mayer	5	6	67
	WC	D Wu	4	1											3	R Federer	6	6
		V Pospisil	6	65	6										14	R Bautista Agut	4	2
		S Giraldo	2	77	1				V Pospisil	61	6	4
		A Dolgopolov	4	4				14	R Bautista Agut	77	3	6
	14	R Bautista Agut	6	6																		3	R Federer	77	6
	10	G Dimitrov	6	6																			J Benneteau	64	0
		D Istomin	3	3				10	G Dimitrov	5	3
		J Benneteau	5	6	6				J Benneteau	7	6
	WC	Z Zhang	7	3	3											J Benneteau	6	6
		J Sock	77	64	6											J Sock	3	4
	Q	B Tomic	64	77	4				J Sock	77	6
								7	K Nishikori	65	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	T Berdych	6	6
		J Chardy	67	2					R Gasquet	3	1
		R Gasquet	79	6											6	T Berdych	6	6
		M Granollers	3	77	2											I Karlović	3	4
		Y-h Lu	6	65	6				Y-h Lu	66	3
		I Karlović	7	2	77				I Karlović	78	6
	9	M Čilić	5	6	62																	6	T Berdych	64	6	0
	15	F Fognini	65	4																			G Simon	77	4	6
	WC	C Wang	77	6				WC	C Wang	0	4
		D Young	5	4				Q	M Jaziri	6	6
	Q	M Jaziri	7	6											Q	M Jaziri	2	3
		G Simon	3	6	6											G Simon	6	6
		G García López	6	0	1				G Simon	5	7	6
								4	S Wawrinka	7	5	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	M Raonic	2r
		J Sousa	2	64				WC	J Mónaco	5
	WC	J Mónaco	6	77											WC	J Mónaco	7	3	2
		P Cuevas	5	2												M Youzhny	5	6	6
		I Dodig	7	6					I Dodig	67	77	3
		M Youzhny	6	6					M Youzhny	79	64	6
	12	E Gulbis	4	1																			M Youzhny	7	4	4
	13	J Isner	77	1	6																		F López	5	6	6
		P Andújar	65	6	3			13	J Isner	78	79
		S Johnson	6	1	6				S Johnson	66	67
	Q	A Golubev	3	6	3										13	J Isner	3	4
	Q	T Kokkinakis	714	3	4											F López	6	6
		F López	612	6	6				F López	6	78
								2	R Nadal	3	66

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Teymuraz Gabashvili	6	6
		Somdev Devvarman	2	1
								1	Teymuraz Gabashvili	2	6	6
								8	Filip Krajinović	6	3	0
		Yūichi Sugita	3	1
	8	Filip Krajinović	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Federico Delbonis	3	6	3
		Thanasi Kokkinakis	6	3	6
									Thanasi Kokkinakis	6	6
								11	Máximo González	3	3
	WC	Ouyang Bowen	6	5	3
	11	Máximo González	3	7	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Andrey Golubev	6	6
		Li Zhe	2	3
								3	Andrey Golubev	6	1	77
									Jimmy Wang	4	6	65
		Jimmy Wang	65	6	6
	12	Ričardas Berankis	77	4	4

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Bernard Tomic	6	6
	WC	Cao Zhaoyi	1	2
								4	Bernard Tomic	6	6
								9	Tatsuma Ito	3	4
	WC	Bai Yan	1	3
	9	Tatsuma Ito	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Marinko Matosevic	4	3
		Viktor Troicki	6	6
									Viktor Troicki	4	1
								13	James Ward	6	6
		Rajeev Ram	6	2r
	13	James Ward	4	3

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Malek Jaziri	4	6	6
		Yasutaka Uchiyama	6	0	3
								6	Malek Jaziri	6	6
									James Duckworth	4	4
		James Duckworth	7	6
	10	Go Soeda	5	2

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Sam Groth	6	6
		Hiroki Moriya	3	2
								7	Sam Groth	78	5	6
								14	Peter Gojowczyk	66	7	4
	WC	Gao Xin	1	1
	14	Peter Gojowczyk	6	6

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw