US Men's Clay Court Championship 2018

US Men's Clay Court Championship 2018
date	9.4.2018 - 15.4.2018
Edition	31
navigation	2017  ◄  2018  ►  2019
ATP World Tour
venue	Houston United States
Tournament number	717
category	World Tour 250
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	28E / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 557,050
Financial. Obligation	US $ 623,710
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Steve Johnson
Last year's winner (double)	Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos
Winner (singles)	Steve Johnson
Winner (doubles)	Max Mirny Philipp Oswald
Tournament director	Bronwyn Greer
Tournament supervisor	Tom Barnes
Last direct assumption	Henri Laaksonen (127)
As of April 16, 2018

The US Men's Clay Court Championship 2018 (officially: Fayez Sarofim & Co US Men's Clay Court Championship ) was a tennis tournament that took place in Houston from April 9th ​​to 15th, 2018 . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2018 and was played outdoors on a clay court. In the same week, the Grand Prix Hassan II was played in Marrakech , which, like the US Men's Clay Court Championship, was part of the ATP World Tour 250 category .

Last year's winners were Steve Johnson in singles and Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos in doubles .

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize pool was $ 557,050; total financial liabilities were $ 623,710.

qualification

The qualification took place from April 7th to 8th, 2018. Four qualifying places were played that entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

→ Main article : US Men's Clay Court Championship 2018 / Qualification

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

Qualifiers
Denis Kudla
Yoshihito Nishioka
Stefan Kozlov
Miomir Kecmanović

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 were not to be understood as cumulative. The amounts for the double competition apply to each team.

singles round Points Prize money victory 250 $ 99,375 final 150 $ 52,340 Semifinals 90 $ 28,350 Quarter finals 45 $ 16,155 Round of 16 20th $ 9,515 First round 0 $ 5,640

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 12 Qualifying round 6th $ 2,535 First round 0 $ 1,270

Double round Points Prize money victory 250 $ 30,190 final 150 $ 15,870 Semifinals 90 $ 8,600 Quarter finals 45 $ 4,920 First round 0 $ 2,880

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  John Isner Quarter finals 02.  Sam Querrey 2nd round 03.  Jack Sock Quarter finals 04th  Nick Kyrgios Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Fernando Verdasco 1 round 06th  Steve Johnson victory 07th  Ryan Harrison 2nd round 08th.  Tennys Sandgren final

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

J. Isner

6th

6th

WC

D. Brown

4th

3

H. Laaksonen

2

4th

H. Laaksonen

6th

6th

1

J. Isner

6 4

6th

6 5

F. Tiafoe

6th

6th

6th

S. Johnson

7th

4th

7th

WC

M. McDonald

3

3

F. Tiafoe

3

4th

E. Escobedo

6th

6 5

2

6th

S. Johnson

6th

6th

6th

S. Johnson

3

7th

6th

6th

S. Johnson

7th

6 4

6th

T. Fritz

5

7th

2

3

J. Sock

6th

6th

H. Zeballos

6th

6th

H. Zeballos

4th

4th

Q

Y. Nishioka

1

2

3

J. Sock

3

6th

4th

T. Smyczek

7th

2

6 6

T. Fritz

6th

3

6th

T. Fritz

6 3

6th

7th

T. Fritz

3

6th

6th

Q

M. Kecmanović

4th

3

7th

R. Harrison

6th

0

3

7th

R. Harrison

6th

6th

6th

S. Johnson

7th

2

6th

5

F. Verdasco

4th

6 4

8th

T. Sandgren

6 2

6th

4th

Q

D. Kudla

6th

7th

Q

D. Kudla

5

5

T. Daniel

6 5

4th

I. Karlović

7th

7th

I. Karlović

7th

6th

I. Karlović

3

6th

6th

B. Fratangelo

6th

6th

4 toilets

N. Kyrgios

6th

2

3

J. Thompson

1

1

B. Fratangelo

7th

1

2

4 toilets

N. Kyrgios

6 2

6th

6th

I. Karlović

6 4

6 4

8th

T. Sandgren

6th

6th

8th

T. Sandgren

7th

7th

B. Kavčič

2

2

8th

T. Sandgren

6th

7th

N. Kicker

6th

6th

N. Kicker

2

6 3

D. Young

3

2

8th

T. Sandgren

4th

7th

6th

Q

S. Kozlov

3

2

G. Pella

6th

5

3

G. Pella

6th

6th

G. Pella

2

7th

7th

2

S. Querrey

6th

6 4

6 3

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan   Semifinals 02.  Ryan Harrison Ben McLachlan   1 round 03.  Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos   1 round 04th  Santiago González Donald Young   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

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6th

PR

T. Daniel K. Nishikori

1

1

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

4th

6th

[10]

K. Skupski, N. Skupski

6th

7th

K. Skupski, N. Skupski

6th

3

[6]

F. Martin P. Raja

1

6 0

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

4th

6th

[6]

3

J. Peralta H. Zeballos

3

6 0

M. Mirny P. Oswald

6th

2

[10]

M. Mirny P. Oswald

6th

7th

M. Mirny P. Oswald

6 4

7th

[11]

J. Sock J. Withrow

6th

4th

[6]

S. Lipsky T. Sandgren

7th

6 1

[9]

S. Lipsky T. Sandgren

2

6th

[10]

M. Mirny P. Oswald

6 2

6th

[11]

A. Begemann A. Šančić

6th

6th

A. Begemann A. Šančić

7th

4th

[9]

N. Monroe J.-P. Smith

3

4th

A. Begemann A. Šančić

7th

6th

G. Durán A. Molteni

3

6th

[1]

4th

S. González D. Young

6 4

2

4th

S. González D. Young

6th

4th

[10]

A. Begemann A. Šančić

6th

3

[10]

WC

I. Karlović D. Nestor

7th

6th

WC

D. Brown F. Tiafoe

3

6th

[7]

N. Kyrgios M. Reid

6 6

4th

WC

I. Karlović D. Nestor

6 5

3

WC

D. Brown F. Tiafoe

6th

7th

WC

D. Brown F. Tiafoe

7th

6th

2

R. Harrison B. McLachlan

2

6 4

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 119 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 102 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 102 kB)