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.
Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Teymuraz Gabashvili (qualified) Federico Delbonis (first round) Andrey Golubev (qualified) Bernard Tomic (qualified) Marinko Matosevic (first round) Malek Jaziri (qualified) Sam Groth (qualified) Filip Krajinović (qualifying competition) Tatsuma Ito (qualifying competition) Go Soeda (first round) Máximo González (qualifying competition) Ričardas Berankis (first round) James Ward (qualified) Peter Gojowczyk (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
References Main Draw Qualifying Draw