2018 Monte-Carlo Masters
The 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters (also known as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament for male professional players that was played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, sponsored by Rolex for the tenth time. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (though billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco).
2018 Monte-Carlo Masters | |
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Date | April 15 – 22 |
Edition | 112th |
Category | Masters 1000 |
Draw | 56S / 24D |
Prize money | €4,273,775 |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco) |
Venue | Monte Carlo Country Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Rafael Nadal | |
Doubles | |
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
Points
Because the Monte Carlo Masters is the non-mandatory Masters 1000 event, special rules regarding points distribution are in place. The Monte Carlo Masters counts as one of a player's 500 level tournaments, while distributing Masters 1000 points.[1]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
Men's Singles[2] | 1,000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
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Men's Doubles[2] | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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ESP | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 1 |
CRO | Marin Čilić | 3 | 2 |
GER | Alexander Zverev | 4 | 3 |
BUL | Grigor Dimitrov | 5 | 4 |
AUT | Dominic Thiem | 7 | 5 |
BEL | David Goffin | 10 | 6 |
FRA | Lucas Pouille | 11 | 7 |
SRB | Novak Djokovic | 13 | 9 |
ARG | Diego Schwartzman | 15 | 10 |
ESP | Roberto Bautista Agut | 17 | 11 |
CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 18 | 12 |
ITA | Fabio Fognini | 20 | 13 |
CAN | Milos Raonic | 22 | 14 |
ESP | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 23 | 15 |
FRA | Adrian Mannarino | 25 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of April 9, 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry via the qualifying draw:
- Marco Cecchinato
- Jérémy Chardy
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert
- Ilya Ivashka
- Dušan Lajović
- Andreas Seppi
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Guillermo García López
- Aleksandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Mirza Bašić
- David Ferrer → replaced by Guido Pella
- Filip Krajinović → replaced by Florian Mayer
- Leonardo Mayer → replaced by Márton Fucsovics
- Gaël Monfils → replaced by Julien Benneteau
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Tennys Sandgren
- During the tournament
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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POL | Łukasz Kubot | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 2 | 1 |
FIN | Henri Kontinen | AUS | John Peers | 9 | 2 |
AUT | Oliver Marach | CRO | Mate Pavić | 9 | 3 |
USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 14 | 4 |
FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 22 | 5 |
GBR | Jamie Murray | BRA | Bruno Soares | 29 | 7 |
CRO | Ivan Dodig | USA | Rajeev Ram | 37 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 9, 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- During the tournament
Champions
Singles
- Rafael Nadal def. Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
- Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić, 7–6(7–5), 6–3.
References
- Ranking points
- "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.