Busan Open Challenger 2018

Busan Open Challenger 2018
date	May 14, 2018 - May 20, 2018
Edition	16
navigation	2017  ◄  2018  ►  2019
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Busan South Korea
Tournament number	1741
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 29Q / 16D / 4QD
Prize money	US $ 150,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Vasek Pospisil
Last year's winner (double)	Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin
Winner (singles)	Matthew Ebden
Winner (doubles)	Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat
Tournament director	Lee Dong-hae
Tournament supervisor	Carl Baldwin
Last direct assumption	Li Zhe (329)
As of May 13, 2018

The Busan Open Challenger 2018 was a tennis tournament that took place in Busan from May 14-20, 2018 . It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour 2018 and was played outdoors on hard courts.

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs.

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Matthew Ebden victory 02.  Yuki Bhambri Round of 16 03.  Vasek Pospisil final 04th  Dudi Sela 1 round

No. player Round reached 05.  Lu Yen-hsun 1 round 06th  Mackenzie McDonald Quarter finals 07th  Go Soeda Round of 16 08th.  Jason Jung Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Ebden

6th

3

6th

Q

Y.-s. Chung

3

6th

3

1

M. Ebden

4th

7th

1

T. Itō

2

7th

6th

T. Itō

6th

6 1

0r

Y. Uchiyama

6th

6 9

4th

1

M. Ebden

6th

6th

D. Wu

4th

6th

1

8th

J. Jung

2

2

Z. Li

6th

3

6th

Z. Li

6 1

7th

1

H. Moriya

1

1

8th

J. Jung

7th

5

6th

8th

J. Jung

6th

6th

1

M. Ebden

6th

6th

4th

D. Sela

1

4th

F. Peliwo

3

1

F. Peliwo

6th

6th

F. Peliwo

4th

6th

6th

Y. Takahashi

2

1

I.e. lee

6th

2

4th

I.e. lee

6th

6th

F. Peliwo

2

6th

7th

K. Uchida

6th

6th

6th

M. McDonald

6th

3

6 6

WC

C.-y. Oh

1

4th

K. Uchida

6 4

3

B. Cord

6th

2

1

6th

M. McDonald

7th

6th

6th

M. McDonald

2

6th

6th

1

M. Ebden

7th

6th

7th

G. Soeda

6th

6th

3

V. Pospisil

6 4

1

Q

J. Statham

3

3

7th

G. Soeda

4th

4th

WC

Y.-s. Kim

3

3

M. Giron

6th

6th

M. Giron

6th

6th

M. Giron

6th

2

4th

M. Purcell

6th

6th

3

V. Pospisil

3

6th

6th

WC

J.-w. N / A

4th

1

M. Purcell

2

3

Q

M. Banes

7th

1

5

3

V. Pospisil

6th

6th

3

V. Pospisil

6 2

6th

7th

3

V. Pospisil

6th

3

6th

5

Y.-h. Lu

1

2

Q

Yō. Watanuki

3

6th

4th

Q

Yō. Watanuki

6th

6th

Q

Yō. Watanuki

7th

6th

WC

S.-c. Hong

2

4th

J.-P. Smith

6 11

4th

J.-P. Smith

6th

6th

Q

Yō. Watanuki

4th

6th

6th

Ze Zhang

6th

6th

Ze Zhang

6th

4th

1

D. Kelly

1

4th

Ze Zhang

6th

6th

SE

Y. Nishioka

6th

6 6

0r

2

Y. Bhambri

4th

3

2

Y. Bhambri

3

7th

3

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Ruan Roelofse John-Patrick Smith   final 02.  Aljaksandr Bury Peng Hsien-yin   Semifinals 03.  Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana   Semifinals 04th  Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat   victory

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

R. Roelofse J.-P. Smith

6th

6th

WC

Y.-s. Kim H.-c. Lim

4th

4th

1

R. Roelofse J.-P. Smith

3

6th

[16]

Z. Li D. Wu

5

6th

[13]

M. Gong Ze Zhang

6th

1

[14]

M. Gong Ze Zhang

7th

4th

[15]

1

R. Roelofse J.-P. Smith

6th

6th

3

Sa. Ratiwatana So. Ratiwatana

6th

6th

3

Sa. Ratiwatana So. Ratiwatana

4th

4th

T. Matsui J. Statham

1

2

3

Sa. Ratiwatana So. Ratiwatana

6th

6th

Y. Takahashi K. Uchida

3

6th

[8th]

R. Gonzales B. Cord

2

4th

R. Gonzales B. Cord

6th

3

[10]

1

R. Roelofse J.-P. Smith

4th

3

M. McDonald F. Peliwo

0

6th

[13]

4th

C.-p. Hsieh C. Rungkat

6th

6th

Q

M. Banes B. Ellis

6th

4th

[15]

Q

M. Banes B. Ellis

4th

3

WC

Ho. Chung J.-m. lee

6 4

1

4th

C.-p. Hsieh C. Rungkat

6th

6th

4th

C.-p. Hsieh C. Rungkat

7th

6th

4th

C.-p. Hsieh C. Rungkat

6th

4th

[10]

J. Kubler M. Purcell

6th

6 4

[10]

2

A. Bury H.-y. Bang

4th

6th

[6]

WC

Y.-s. Chung S.-c. Hong

4th

7th

[8th]

J. Kubler M. Purcell

T. Chen C.-h. Yi

6th

4th

[7]

2

A. Bury H.-y. Bang

w.

O.

2

A. Bury H.-y. Bang

3

6th

[10]

Web links

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 51 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 62 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 48 kB)
• Tournament schedule double qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 40 kB)