Seoul Open Challenger 2018

Seoul Open Challenger 2018
date	April 30, 2018 - May 6, 2018
Edition	18th
navigation	2017  ◄  2018  ►  2019
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Seoul South Korea
Tournament number	7288
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 24Q / 16D / 4QD
Prize money	US $ 100,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Thomas Fabbiano
Last year's winner (double)	Hsieh Cheng-peng Peng Hsien-yin
Winner (singles)	Mackenzie McDonald
Winner (doubles)	Toshihide Matsui Frederik Nielsen
Tournament director	Joo Hyun-sang
Tournament supervisor	Carl Baldwin
Last direct assumption	Maverick Banes (340)
As of May 6, 2018

The Seoul Open Challenger 2018 (officially: Vitro Seoul Open Challenger ) was a tennis tournament that took place in Seoul from April 30th to May 6th, 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.  Vasek Pospisil Round of 16 02.  Dudi Sela 1 round 03.  Jordan Thompson final 04th  Lu Yen-hsun Round of 16

No. player Round reached 05.  Mackenzie McDonald victory 06th  Go Soeda Round of 16 07th  Jason Jung Round of 16 08th.  Tatsuma Ito 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

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

V. Pospisil

4th

6th

6th

B. Cord

6th

1

3

1

V. Pospisil

3

3

J. Kubler

6th

6th

J. Kubler

6th

6th

Ze Zhang

1

1

J. Kubler

6th

6th

S.-w. Kwon

6th

1

6th

S.-w. Kwon

3

4th

M. Janvier

1

6th

3

S.-w. Kwon

6th

6th

M. Giron

6th

3

4th

6th

G. Soeda

4th

4th

6th

G. Soeda

1

6th

6th

J. Kubler

3

6th

4th

3

J. Thompson

6th

6th

3

J. Thompson

6th

3

6th

WC

Yo.-s. Kim

1

2

3

J. Thompson

7th

7th

F. Peliwo

7th

3

1r

Q

J.-h. Sun

5

6 9

Q

J.-h. Sun

5

6th

3

3

J. Thompson

6th

6th

Q

R. Tokuda

1

2

T.-h. Yang

1

3

T.-h. Yang

6th

6th

T.-h. Yang

6th

7th

Q

M. Ochi

4th

0

7th

J. Jung

4th

5

7th

J. Jung

6th

6th

3

J. Thompson

6th

4th

1

5

M. McDonald

7th

6th

5

M. McDonald

1

6th

6th

WC

U.-s. park

5

2

5

M. McDonald

6th

6th

SE

K. Majchrzak

6th

6th

SE

K. Majchrzak

3

4th

Y. Takahashi

2

3

5

M. McDonald

6 4

7th

6th

L. Harris

5

6th

6th

L. Harris

7th

6 8

3

WC

Y.-s. Chung

7th

3

0

L. Harris

6th

3

M. Banes

4th

1

4th

Y.-h. Lu

4th

0

r

4th

Y.-h. Lu

6th

6th

5

M. McDonald

6th

7th

8th

T. Itō

6th

6th

8th

T. Itō

4th

6 4

I.e. lee

1

3

8th

T. Itō

7th

6th

Y. Uchiyama

6th

4th

5

WC

S.-c. Hong

5

1

WC

S.-c. Hong

2

6th

7th

8th

T. Itō

7th

3

6th

Q

Yō. Watanuki

6th

6th

D. Wu

5

6th

2

D. Kelly

3

4th

Q

Yō. Watanuki

4th

5

D. Wu

6th

2

6th

D. Wu

6th

7th

2

D. Sela

3

6th

0

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat   Quarter finals 02.  Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana   1 round 03.  Aljaksandr Bury Peng Hsien-yin   Semifinals 04th  Matt Reid Dudi Sela   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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

C.-p. Hsieh C. Rungkat

6th

3

[10]

WC

Yu-s. Kim H.-c. Lim

4th

6th

[2]

1

C.-p. Hsieh C. Rungkat

6 2

1

T. Matsui F. Nielsen

6th

6th

T. Matsui F. Nielsen

7th

6th

WC

Yo.-s. Kim D.h. lee

4th

2

T. Matsui F. Nielsen

6th

3

[15]

4th

M. Reid D. Sela

1

6th

[10]

T. Itō M. McDonald

4th

6th

[13]

LL

M. Banes B. Ellis

6th

3

[8th]

4th

M. Reid D. Sela

4th

5

T. Itō M. McDonald

4th

6th

[10]

T. Itō M. McDonald

6th

7th

WC

M.-s. Lim I.-s. Yoon

6th

3

[2]

T. Matsui F. Nielsen

6th

7th

R. Gonzales J. Jung

4th

6th

[12]

T. Chen C.-h. Yi

4th

6 3

Q

Y.-s. Chung Yō. Watanuki

6th

2

[10]

R. Gonzales J. Jung

4th

6th

[6]

K. Majchrzak L. Saville

2

4th

3

A. Bury H.-y. Bang

6th

1

[10]

3

A. Bury H.-y. Bang

6th

6th

3

A. Bury H.-y. Bang

4th

6 4

D. Wu Ze Zhang

6th

6th

T. Chen C.-h. Yi

6th

7th

M. Gong Y. Uchiyama

2

3

D. Wu Ze Zhang

5

2

T. Chen C.-h. Yi

7th

4th

[10]

T. Chen C.-h. Yi

7th

6th

2

Sa. Ratiwatana So. Ratiwatana

6 6

6th

[8th]

Web links

• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 58 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 67 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 54 kB)
• Tournament schedule double qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 48 kB)