The 2018 Erste Bank Open 500 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, from 22 October until 28 October 2018. Second-seeded Kevin Anderson won the singles title.
| 2018 Erste Bank Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22–28 October |
| Edition | 44th |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 Series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | €2,035,415 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Venue | Wiener Stadthalle |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Kevin Anderson[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski[2] | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[3] | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[3] | 0 | — | 45 | 25 | 0 |
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUT
|
Dominic Thiem | 7 | 1 |
| RSA
|
Kevin Anderson | 8 | 2 |
 BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 9 | 3 |
 USA
|
John Isner | 10 | 4 |
 JPN
|
Kei Nishikori | 11 | 5 |
 CRO
|
Borna Ćorić | 13 | 6 |
 ITA
|
Fabio Fognini | 14 | 7 |
| GBR
|
Kyle Edmund | 15 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 15, 2018
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by 
Frances Tiafoe
Chung Hyeon → replaced by 
Andrey Rublev
Richard Gasquet → replaced by 
Cameron Norrie
Nick Kyrgios[4] → replaced by 
Nikoloz Basilashvili
- During the tournament
Retirements
editDoubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT
|
Oliver Marach | CRO
|
Mate Pavić | 5 | 1 |
 POL
|
Łukasz Kubot |  BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 8 | 2 |
 COL
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL
|
Robert Farah | 15 | 3 |
| GBR
|
Jamie Murray | BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 19 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 15, 2018
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pairs received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Finals
editSingles
edit
Kevin Anderson defeated 
Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles
edit- Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski defeated Mike Bryan / Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
References
edit- ^ "2018 Vienna – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "20180 Vienna – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Tennis: Kyrgios ends season after pulling out of Kremlin Cup". Reuters. 18 October 2018.