The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 48 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 24 pairs. The 16 top seeded players in singles and the eight top seeded pairings in doubles each received a bye to the second round.
The qualification for the BNP Paribas Masters 2014 took place on October 25th and 26th, 2014. Six qualifying places that entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament were played out.
At the BNP Paribas Masters 2014, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The amounts for the double competition apply per player.