2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
The 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. This tournament was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series.[1] The first edition took place at the George R. Brown Tennis Center from November 12 to 18, 2018 in Houston, United States.[2]
| 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 12–18 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour WTA 125K series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $150,000+H (ATP) $150,000 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard, outdoor |
| Location | Houston, United States |
| Venue | George R. Brown Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Bradley Klahn | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Peng Shuai | |
| Men's Doubles | |
| Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe | |
| Women's Doubles | |
| Maegan Manasse / Jessica Pegula | |
Men's singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Tennys Sandgren | 61 | 1 |
| USA |
Bradley Klahn | 95 | 2 |
 CRO |
Ivo Karlović | 102 | 3 |
 ITA |
Paolo Lorenzi | 115 | 4 |
 TPE |
Jason Jung | 128 | 5 |
| USA |
Bjorn Fratangelo | 131 | 6 |
| USA |
Tim Smyczek | 140 | 7 |
 GER |
Dominik Köpfer | 177 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Tom Fawcett
- Sumit Sarkar
- Ronnie Schneider
- Roy Smith
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Harrison Adams
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Alexis Galarneau- Julian Lenz
- Michael Redlicki
Women's singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUI |
Belinda Bencic | 37 | 1 |
 ROU |
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 GBR |
Heather Watson | 101 | 3 |
| USA |
Jessica Pegula | 125 | 4 |
 HUN |
Fanny Stollár | 127 | 5 |
| USA |
Varvara Lepchenko | 129 | 6 |
 RUS |
Sofya Zhuk | 133 | 7 |
 CZE |
Marie Bouzková | 142 | 8 |
| USA |
Nicole Gibbs | 147 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.[3]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Belinda Bencic
- Kayla Day
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Michaela Haet- Peng Shuai
- Bianca Turati
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry into the main draw as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Kristie Ahn → replaced by
Beatriz Haddad Maia - Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Jacqueline Cako
Verónica Cepede Royg → replaced by 
Deniz Khazaniuk- Kayla Day → replaced by Réka Luca Jani
- Julia Glushko → replaced by Naomi Broady
- Claire Liu → replaced by Louisa Chirico
- Christina McHale → replaced by Deborah Chiesa
- Monica Niculescu → replaced by Katherine Sebov
Retirements
- Dalma Gálfi (back injury)
Women's doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR |
Naomi Broady | USA |
Sabrina Santamaria | 143 | 1 |
| USA |
Asia Muhammad | USA |
Maria Sanchez | 151 | 2 |
| USA |
Desirae Krawczyk |  MEX |
Giuliana Olmos | 152 | 3 |
 CHI |
Alexa Guarachi |  NZL |
Erin Routliffe | 184 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of 5 November 2018
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
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Victoria Smirnova
Champions
Men's Singles
- Bradley Klahn def. Roy Smith 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4).
Women's Singles
- Peng Shuai def. Lauren Davis 1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Men's Doubles
- Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe def.
Marcelo Arévalo / James Cerretani 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5].
Women's Doubles
- Maegan Manasse / Jessica Pegula def. Desirae Krawczyk / Giuliana Olmos, 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
References
- "ATP Houston Overview". atpworldtour.com.
- "WTA Houston Overview". wtatennis.com.
- "Oracle Challenger Series Houston Players". oraclechallengerseries.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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