Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2018

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Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2018
Logo of the tournament "Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2018"
date April 15, 2018 - April 22, 2018
Edition 50
navigation 2017  ◄  2018  ►  2019
ATP World Tour
venue Roquebrune-Cap-Martin France
FranceFrance 
Tournament number 410
category Masters 1000
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
draw 56E / 28Q / 24D
Prize money 4,872,105 
Financial. Obligation 5,238,735 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) SpainSpain Rafael Nadal
Last year's winner (double) IndiaIndia Rohan Bopanna Pablo Cuevas
UruguayUruguay 
Winner (singles) SpainSpain Rafael Nadal
Winner (doubles) United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament director Željko Franulović
Tournament supervisor Lars Graff
Carlos Sanches
Ali Nili
Last direct assumption ArgentinaArgentina Guido Pella (61)
As of April 14, 2018

The Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2018 was a tennis tournament that took place from April 16 to 23, 2018 at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monaco . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2018 and was played outdoors on a clay court. This season it was the third of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 category .

Last year's individual winner was Rafael Nadal , who won the title for the 11th time without losing a set. Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas were successful in doubles last year.

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 56 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 24 pairs. The eight top seeded players in singles or pairings in doubles each received a bye to advance to the second round. The total prize money was 4,872,105 euros; the total financial liabilities were 5,238,735 euros.

qualification

The qualification took place on April 14th and 15th, 2018. Seven places were played that allowed participation in the main draw of the tournament.

The following players had passed the qualification and were in the main draw of the tournament:

Qualifiers Lucky Loser
ItalyItaly Marco Cecchinato SerbiaSerbia Dušan Lajović Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić
FranceFrance Jérémy Chardy ItalyItaly Andreas Seppi GermanyGermany Florian Mayer
FranceFrance Pierre-Hugues Herbert GreeceGreece Stefanos Tsitsipas SpainSpain Guillermo García-López
BelarusBelarus Ilya Ivashka  

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. The amounts for the double competition apply per team.

singles
round Points Prize money
victory 1000 € 935,385
final 600 € 458,640
Semifinals 360 € 230,830
Quarter finals 180 € 117,375
Round of 16 90 € 60,945
Second round 45 € 32,135
First round 10 € 17,350
Qualification individual
round Points Prize money
Qualifier 25th
Qualifying round 16 € 4,000
First round 0 € 2,040
Double
round Points Prize money
victory 1000 € 289,670
final 600 € 141,820
Semifinals 360 € 71,130
Quarter finals 180 € 36,510
Round of 16 90 € 18,870
First round 0 € 9,960

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SpainSpain Rafael Nadal victory
02. CroatiaCroatia Marin Čilić Quarter finals
03. GermanyGermany Alexander Zverev Semifinals
04th BulgariaBulgaria Grigor Dimitrov Semifinals

05. AustriaAustria Dominic Thiem Quarter finals

06th BelgiumBelgium David Goffin Quarter finals

07th FranceFrance Lucas Pouille 2nd round

08th. SpainSpain Pablo Carreño Busta retreat
No. player Round reached
09. SerbiaSerbia Novak Đoković Round of 16

10. ArgentinaArgentina Diego Schwartzman 2nd round

11. SpainSpain Roberto Bautista Agut Round of 16

12. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Tomáš Berdych 1 round

13. ItalyItaly Fabio Fognini 2nd round

14th CanadaCanada Milos Raonic Round of 16

15th SpainSpain Albert Ramos 2nd round

16. FranceFrance Adrian Mannarino 1 round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                         
1  SpainSpain Rafael Nadal 6th 6th      
4th  BulgariaBulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 4th 1  
1  SpainSpain Rafael Nadal 6th 6th
   JapanJapan Kei Nishikori 3 2
3  GermanyGermany Alexander Zverev 6th 3 4th
 
 JapanJapan Kei Nishikori 3 6th 6th  

Upper half

Upper half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  1  SpainSpain R. Nadal 6th 6th  
 SloveniaSlovenia A. Bedene 6th 7th      SloveniaSlovenia A. Bedene 1 3  
Q  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina M. Bašić 4th 6 3       1  SpainSpain R. Nadal 6th 6th  
WC  AustraliaAustralia T. Kokkinakis 5 4th        RussiaRussia K. Khachanov 3 2  
 RussiaRussia K. Khachanov 7th 6th      RussiaRussia K. Khachanov 6th 6th  
WC  FranceFrance G. Simon 6th 4th 6th     WC  FranceFrance G. Simon 2 2  
16  FranceFrance A. Mannarino 3 6th 2       1  SpainSpain R. Nadal 6th 6th
9  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 6th 6th       5  AustriaAustria D. Thiem 0 2
Q  SerbiaSerbia D. Lajović 0 1     9  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 7th 7th
 CroatiaCroatia B. Ćorić 6th 6th      CroatiaCroatia B. Ćorić 6 2 5  
 FranceFrance J. Benneteau 2 3       9  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 7th 2 3
 RussiaRussia A. Rublev 7th 2 7th       5  AustriaAustria D. Thiem 6 2 6th 6th  
 NetherlandsNetherlands R. Haase 6 7 6th 5      RussiaRussia A. Rublev 7th 5 5
  5  AustriaAustria D. Thiem 5 7th 7th  
 
Upper half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  4th  BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov 3 6th 6th  
Q  FranceFrance P.-H. Herbert 7th 6th     Q  FranceFrance P.-H. Herbert 6th 2 4th  
 ItalyItaly P. Lorenzi 6 7 4th       4th  BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov 4th 6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States T. Sandgren 2 2        GermanyGermany P. Kohlschreiber 6th 3 4th  
 GermanyGermany P. Kohlschreiber 6th 6th      GermanyGermany P. Kohlschreiber 6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States J. Donaldson 3 3     15th  SpainSpain A. Ramos 4th 2  
15th  SpainSpain A. Ramos 6th 6th       4th  BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov 6th 7th
11  SpainSpain R. Bautista Agut 6th 6th       6th  BelgiumBelgium D. Goffin 4th 6 5
 GermanyGermany P. Gojowczyk 4th 3     11  SpainSpain R. Bautista Agut 6th 7th
 FranceFrance B. Paire 7th 6 4 4th      SpainSpain F. López 3 6 5  
 SpainSpain F. López 5 7th 6th       11  SpainSpain R. Bautista Agut 4th 5
 CanadaCanada D. Shapovalov 3 4th       6th  BelgiumBelgium D. Goffin 6th 7th  
Q  GreeceGreece S. Tsitsipas 6th 6th     Q  GreeceGreece S. Tsitsipas 6 4 5
  6th  BelgiumBelgium D. Goffin 7th 7th  
 

Bottom half

Lower half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  7th  FranceFrance L. Pouille 6th 1 6 3  
 GermanyGermany M. Zverev 6th 6 4 6th      GermanyGermany M. Zverev 2 6th 7th  
WC  CanadaCanada F. Auger-Aliassime 2 7th 1        GermanyGermany M. Zverev 2 5  
Q  FranceFrance J. Chardy 4th 6 5        FranceFrance R. Gasquet 6th 7th  
 FranceFrance R. Gasquet 6th 7th      FranceFrance R. Gasquet 6th 6th  
 ArgentinaArgentina G. Pella 6th 2 3     10  ArgentinaArgentina D. Schwartzman 2 1  
10  ArgentinaArgentina D. Schwartzman 0 6th 6th        FranceFrance R. Gasquet 6th 2 5
13  ItalyItaly F. Fognini 6th 7th       3  GermanyGermany A. Zverev 4th 6th 7th
Q  BelarusBelarus I. Ivashka 4th 5     13  ItalyItaly F. Fognini 4th 2
 JapanJapan Y. Sugita 3 2      GermanyGermany J.-L. Struff 6th 6th  
 GermanyGermany J.-L. Struff 6th 6th        GermanyGermany J.-L. Struff 4th 6th 4th
LL  GermanyGermany F. Mayer 5 4th       3  GermanyGermany A. Zverev 6th 4th 6th  
 LuxembourgLuxembourg G. Muller 7th 6th      LuxembourgLuxembourg G. Muller 6th 3 2
  3  GermanyGermany A. Zverev 4th 6th 6th  
 
Lower half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  LL  SpainSpain G. García-López 6th 3 5  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom K. Edmund 3 7th 2     Q  ItalyItaly A. Seppi 4th 6th 7th  
Q  ItalyItaly A. Seppi 6th 5 6th       Q  ItalyItaly A. Seppi 0 6th 3  
 HungaryHungary M. Fucsovics 7th 2 5        JapanJapan K. Nishikori 6th 2 6th  
 RussiaRussia D. Medvedev 6 4 6th 7th      RussiaRussia D. Medvedev 5 2  
 JapanJapan K. Nishikori 4th 6th 6th      JapanJapan K. Nishikori 7th 6th  
12  Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 6th 2 1        JapanJapan K. Nishikori 6th 6 1 6th
14th  CanadaCanada M. Raonic 3 6th 6th       2  CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 4th 7th 3
WC  MonacoMonaco L. Catarina 6th 2 3     14th  CanadaCanada M. Raonic 7th 6th
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina D. Džumhur 3 2     Q  ItalyItaly M. Cecchinato 6 5 2  
Q  ItalyItaly M. Cecchinato 6th 6th       14th  CanadaCanada M. Raonic
 SpainSpain F. Verdasco 5 7th 6th       2  CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić w. O.  
 UruguayUruguay P. Cuevas 7th 6 4 1      SpainSpain F. Verdasco 3 6 4
  2  CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 6th 7th  
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. PolandPoland Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
BrazilBrazil 
Round of 16
02. FinlandFinland Henri Kontinen John Peers
AustraliaAustralia 
Round of 16
03. AustriaAustria Oliver Marach Mate Pavic
CroatiaCroatia 
final
04th United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
victory
No. pairing Round reached
05. FranceFrance Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
FranceFrance 
Round of 16

06th NetherlandsNetherlands Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecau
RomaniaRomania 
Round of 16

07th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
BrazilBrazil 
Round of 16

08th. CroatiaCroatia Ivan Dodig Rajeev Ram
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  PolandPoland Ł. Kubot M. Melo
 BrazilBrazil 
6th 2 [7]
WC  ItalyItaly S. Bolelli F. Fognini
 ItalyItaly 
    WC  ItalyItaly S. Bolelli F. Fognini
 ItalyItaly 
2 6th [10]  
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych F. Verdasco
 SpainSpain 
w. O.     WC  ItalyItaly S. Bolelli F. Fognini
 ItalyItaly 
7th 6th
 FranceFrance L. Pouille A. Rublev
 RussiaRussia 
1 1        South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen M. Venus
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
6 8 3  
 South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen M. Venus
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
6th 6th      South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen M. Venus
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
w. O.
  6th  NetherlandsNetherlands J.-J. Rojer H. Tecau
 RomaniaRomania 
 
    WC  ItalyItaly S. Bolelli F. Fognini
 ItalyItaly 
6th 3 [7]
      4th  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
4th 6th [10]  
  4th  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
6 5 6th [11]
 MexicoMexico S. González B. McLachlan
 JapanJapan 
4th 6 5     WC  MonacoMonaco R. Arneodo H. Nys
 FranceFrance 
7th 0 [9]  
WC  MonacoMonaco R. Arneodo H. Nys
 FranceFrance 
6th 7th     4th  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6 5 [10]
 UruguayUruguay P. Cuevas M. Granollers
 SpainSpain 
6th 3 [10]        UruguayUruguay P. Cuevas M. Granollers
 SpainSpain 
6 5 7th [5]  
OLD  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina D. Džumhur A.-ul-H. Qureshi
 PakistanPakistan 
2 6th [6]      UruguayUruguay P. Cuevas M. Granollers
 SpainSpain 
7th 7th
  5  FranceFrance P.-H. Herbert N. Mahut
 FranceFrance 
5 6 4  
    4th  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6th
      3  AustriaAustria O. Marach M. Pavic
 CroatiaCroatia 
6 5 3
  8th  CroatiaCroatia I. Dodig A. Ram
 IsraelIsrael 
7th 6 4 [8th]
 BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov D. Goffin
 BelgiumBelgium 
7th 6th      BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov D. Goffin
 BelgiumBelgium 
5 7th [10]  
 FranceFrance A. Mannarino A. Martin
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
6 3 2      BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov D. Goffin
 BelgiumBelgium 
 GermanyGermany A. Zverev M. Zverev
 GermanyGermany 
6th 4th [10]       3  AustriaAustria O. Marach M. Pavic
 CroatiaCroatia 
w. O.  
 ArgentinaArgentina A. Molteni D. Schwartzman
 ArgentinaArgentina 
2 6th [8th]      GermanyGermany A. Zverev M. Zverev
 GermanyGermany 
2 1
  3  AustriaAustria O. Marach M. Pavic
 CroatiaCroatia 
6th 6th  
    3  AustriaAustria O. Marach M. Pavic
 CroatiaCroatia 
7th 4th [10]
       IndiaIndia R. Bopanna É. Roger Vasselin
 FranceFrance 
6 4 6th [7]  
  7th  United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Murray B. Soares
 BrazilBrazil 
6th 4th [9]
OLD  United StatesUnited States J. Cerretani A. Seppi
 ItalyItaly 
1 5      IndiaIndia R. Bopanna É. Roger Vasselin
 FranceFrance 
3 6th [11]  
 IndiaIndia R. Bopanna É. Roger Vasselin
 FranceFrance 
6th 7th      IndiaIndia R. Bopanna É. Roger Vasselin
 FranceFrance 
6th 6th
 SpainSpain F. López M. López
 SpainSpain 
3 4th        ColombiaColombia JS Cabal R. Farah
 ColombiaColombia 
4th 4th  
 ColombiaColombia JS Cabal R. Farah
 ColombiaColombia 
6th 6th      ColombiaColombia JS Cabal R. Farah
 ColombiaColombia 
5 6th [18]
  2  FinlandFinland H. Kontinen J. Peers
 AustraliaAustralia 
7th 2 [16]  
 

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