defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 to win the Men's Singlestennistitle at the 2014 Australian Open. Rafael Nadal was trying to become the third man to complete a double career Grand Slam and was also trying to tie Pete Sampras' record of 14Grand Slam wins. Eighth seed Wawrinka won the title by defeating top seed Nadal in the final, becoming the first man outside the Big Four to win a Grand Slam since Juan Martín del Potro won the 2009 US Open. He also became the first male player to defeat the top two seeds at a Grand Slam since Sergi Bruguera at the 1993 French Open. Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Wawrinka, bringing Djokovic's 25-match winning streak at the Australian Open, 28-match winning streak overall, and streak of 14 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals to an end. By participating in this tournament, Roger Federer broke the record of consecutive Grand Slam appearances as this was his 57th consecutive appearance at a Major. Future Grand Slam finalist and World No. 3 Dominic Thiem made his Grand Slam debut in this tournament.
Seeds
' Novak Djokovic ' David Ferrer ' Andy Murray' Juan Martíndel Potro' Roger Federer ' Tomáš Berdych ' Stan Wawrinka Richard Gasquet ' Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ' Milos Raonic ' Tommy Haas ' John Isner ' Mikhail Youzhny ' Fabio Fognini ' Kei Nishikori ' Tommy Robredo ' Gilles Simon ' Kevin Anderson ' Jerzy Janowicz ' Philipp Kohlschreiber' Grigor Dimitrov ' Ernests Gulbis ' Andreas Seppi ' Gaël Monfils ' Feliciano López ' Benoît Paire ' Vasek Pospisil ' Jérémy Chardy ' Dmitry Tursunov ' Fernando Verdasco ' Ivan Dodig
