China Open 2018 (tennis) / men

This article shows the men's results at the 2018 China Open (tennis) ; for the results of the women see China Open 2018 (tennis) / women .

China Open 2018
date	October 1, 2018 - October 7, 2018
Edition	19th
navigation	2017  ◄  2018  ►  2019
ATP World Tour
venue	Beijing People's Republic of China
Tournament number	747
category	World Tour 500
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 16Q / 16D / 4DQ
Prize money	US $ 3,401,860
Financial. Obligation	US $ 4,658,510
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Rafael Nadal
Last year's winner (double)	Henri Kontinen John Peers
Winner (singles)	Nikolos Bassilashvili
Winner (doubles)	Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
Tournament director	Zhang Junhui
Tournament supervisor	Gerry Armstrong Lars Graff Miro Bratojew
Last direct assumption	Malek Jaziri (59)
As of October 1, 2018

The China Open 2018 was a tennis tournament that took place in Beijing from October 2 to 8, 2018 . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2018 and was played outdoors on hard courts. In the same week, the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships were played in Tokyo , which, like the China Open, belonged to the ATP World Tour 500 category .

The defending champions were Rafael Nadal in singles and Henri Kontinen and John Peers in doubles .

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

qualification

The qualification took place on September 29th and 30th, 2018. Four qualifying places in the individual competition and one place in the doubles competition were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There was also a lucky loser.

→ Main article : China Open 2018 (tennis) / Men / Qualification

The following players had passed the qualification and are playing in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers		Lucky Loser
singles	Double	singles
Dušan Lajović	Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay	Tennys Sandgren
Vasek Pospisil
Matteo Berrettini
Radu Albot

Prize money and world ranking points

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. Prize money for the double competition was paid out per team.

singles round Points Prize money victory 500 $ 733,320 final 300 $ 359,510 Semifinals 180 $ 180,900 Quarter finals 90 $ 92,000 Round of 16 45 $ 47,780 First round 0 $ 25,200

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 20th Qualifying round 10 $ 5,575 First round 0 $ 2,845

Double round Points Prize money victory 500 $ 220,790 final 300 $ 108,100 Semifinals 180 $ 54,220 Quarter finals 90 $ 27,830 First round 0 $ 14,380

Qualification doubles round Points Prize money Qualifier 45 Qualifying round 25th $ 0 First round 0 $ 0

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Juan Martín del Potro final 02.  Alexander Zverev Round of 16 03.  Grigor Dimitrov Round of 16 04th  Fabio Fognini Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Kyle Edmund Semifinals 06th  Jack Sock 1 round 07th  Borna Ćorić 1 round 08th.  Marco Cecchinato Round of 16

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

JM del Potro

7th

6th

A. Ramos

5

2

1

JM del Potro

6th

7th

K. Khachanov

6th

6th

K. Khachanov

4th

6 4

S. Querrey

4th

4th

1

JM del Potro

6th

6th

M. Zverev

1

4th

F. Krajinović

3

0

F. Krajinović

6th

6th

F. Krajinović

7th

6th

WC

F. López

7th

5

7th

F. López

6 5

3

7th

B. Ćorić

5

7th

5

1

JM del Potro

w.

O.

4th

F. Fognini

1

6th

6th

4th

F. Fognini

Q

R. Albot

6th

3

3

4th

F. Fognini

6th

6th

SE

J. Sousa

0

4th

A. Rublev

4th

3

A. Rublev

6th

6th

4th

F. Fognini

6th

6th

A. Seppi

3

4th

M. Fucsovics

4th

4th

M. Fucsovics

6th

6th

M. Fucsovics

6th

6th

WC

M. Baghdatis

6th

4th

5

8th

M. Cecchinato

4th

2

8th

M. Cecchinato

1

6th

7th

1

JM del Potro

4th

4th

5

K. Edmund

3

6th

6th

N. Bassilashvili

6th

6th

P. Gojowczyk

6th

1

2

5

K. Edmund

7th

6 2

7th

Q

M. Berrettini

6th

6th

Q

M. Berrettini

5

7th

5

L. Mayer

3

2

5

K. Edmund

6th

7th

Q

V. Pospisil

6th

4th

4th

Q

D. Lajović

3

6 4

Q

D. Lajović

2

6th

6th

Q

D. Lajović

6th

2

6th

LL

T. Sandgren

5

3

3

G. Dimitrov

4th

6th

4th

3

G. Dimitrov

7th

6th

5

K. Edmund

6 6

4th

6th

J. Sock

7th

5

2

N. Bassilashvili

7th

6th

N. Bassilashvili

6 6

7th

6th

N. Bassilashvili

7th

6th

F. Verdasco

2

7th

7th

F. Verdasco

6 3

4th

G. Monfils

6th

6 3

6 5

N. Bassilashvili

6th

6th

WC

Y. Wu

4th

3

OLD

M. Jaziri

2

2

OLD

M. Jaziri

6th

6th

OLD

M. Jaziri

7th

2

6th

R. Bautista Agut

4th

4th

2

A. Zverev

6 4

6th

4th

2

A. Zverev

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Oliver Marach Mate Pavic   final 02.  Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo   victory 03.  Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah   Semifinals 04th  Ivan Dodig Nikola Mektic   Semifinals

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

O. Marach M. Pavic

6th

6th

M. Cecchinato F. Verdasco

4th

4th

1

O. Marach M. Pavic

5

7th

[14]

M. Daniell W. Koolhof

6th

1

[10]

M. Daniell W. Koolhof

7th

6 4

[12]

F. López M. López

4th

6th

[8th]

1

O. Marach M. Pavic

7th

6th

4th

I. Dodig N. Mektic

6th

6th

4th

I. Dodig N. Mektic

6 6

2

WC

R. Hua Zh. Zhang

3

4th

4th

I. Dodig N. Mektic

2

6th

[10]

JM del Potro L. Mayer

6th

3

[11]

JM del Potro L. Mayer

6th

4th

[6]

A. Rublev A. Zverev

2

6th

[9]

1

O. Marach M. Pavic

1

4th

N. Monroe J. Sock

5

6 3

2

Ł. Kubot M. Melo

6th

6th

Q

D. Molchanov I. Zelenay

7th

7th

Q

D. Molchanov I. Zelenay

6th

6 2

[8th]

J.-J. Rojer H. Tecau

6 8

2

3

JS Cabal R. Farah

4th

7th

[10]

3

JS Cabal R. Farah

7th

6th

3

JS Cabal R. Farah

4th

6th

[6]

R. Bopanna É. Roger Vasselin

6th

7th

2

Ł. Kubot M. Melo

6th

1

[10]

K. Edmund M. Fucsovics

2

6 5

R. Bopanna É. Roger Vasselin

6th

4th

[10]

WC

M. Gong Ze Zhang

4th

6th

[7]

2

Ł. Kubot M. Melo

4th

6th

[10]

2

Ł. Kubot M. Melo

6th

4th

[10]

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 85 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 65 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 68 kB)
• Tournament schedule double qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 50 kB)