The 2018 Italian Open[3] (also known as the 2018 Rome Masters and sponsored title 2018 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 14 to 20 May 2018. It was the 75th edition of the Italian Open and it is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2018 WTA Tour.[6]
| 2018 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14–20 May |
| Edition | 75th |
| Draw | 56S / 24D (men) 56S / 28D (women) |
| Prize money | €4,872,105 (men) $3,351,720 (women)[1] |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Venue | Foro Italico |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Rafael Nadal[2] [3] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Elina Svitolina[4] | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah[5] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Ashleigh Barty /  Demi Schuurs | |
Finals
editMen's singles
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Rafael Nadal defeated 
Alexander Zverev, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3[3]
Women's singles
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Elina Svitolina defeated 
Simona Halep, 6–0, 6–4[4]
Men's doubles
edit
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah defeated Pablo Carreño Busta / 
João Sousa, 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Women's doubles
edit
Ashleigh Barty / 
Demi Schuurs defeated 
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[7] | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[8] | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | €935,385 | €458,640 | €230,830 | €117,375 | €60,945 | €32,135 | €17,350 | €4,000 | €2,040 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | €507,100 | €253,425 | €126,590 | €58,313 | €28,910 | €14,840 | €7,627 | €4,245 | €2,184 |
| Men's doubles | €289,670 | €141,820 | €71,130 | €35,510 | €18,870 | €9,960 | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | €145,167 | €73,322 | €36,293 | €18,269 | €9,227 | €4,572 | — | — | — |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
editThe following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 7 May 2018. Rankings and points before are as of 14 May 2018.
| Seed[9] | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rafael Nadal
|
7,950 | 180 | 1000 | 8,770 | Champion, defeated  Alexander Zverev [2]
|
| 2 | 3 | Alexander Zverev
|
6,015 | 1,000 | 600 | 5,615 | Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
|
| 3 | 4 |  Grigor Dimitrov
|
4,870 | 10 | 10 | 4,870 | Second round lost to  Kei Nishikori
|
| 4 | 5 |  Marin Čilić
|
4,770 | 180 | 360 | 4,950 | Semifinals lost to Alexander Zverev [2]
|
| 5 | 6 |  Juan Martín del Potro
|
4,540 | 180 | 90 | 4,450 | Third round retired against  David Goffin [9]
|
| 6 | 8 |  Dominic Thiem
|
3,545 | 360 | 10 | 3,195 | Second round lost to  Fabio Fognini
|
| 7 | 7 |  Kevin Anderson
|
3,660 | 35 | 10 | 3,635 | Second round retired against  Aljaž Bedene
|
| 8 | 9 |  John Isner
|
3,305 | 360 | 10 | 2,955 | Second round lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas
|
| 9 | 10 | David Goffin
|
2,930 | 90 | 180 | 3,020 | Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev
|
| 10 | 11 | Pablo Carreño Busta
|
2,280 | 45 | 180 | 2,415 | Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić [4]
|
| 11 | 18 |  Novak Djokovic
|
1,905 | 600 | 360 | 1,665 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
|
| 12 | 12 | Sam Querrey
|
2,220 | 90 | 10 | 2,140 | First round lost to Peter Gojowczyk
|
| 13 | 14 | Jack Sock
|
2,155 | 90 | 45 | 2,110 | Second round lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber
|
| 14 | 15 | Diego Schwartzman
|
2,130 | 10 | 45 | 2,165 | Second round lost to  Benoît Paire
|
| 15 | 17 |  Tomáš Berdych
|
1,980 | 90 | 10 | 1,900 | First round lost to  Denis Shapovalov
|
| 16 | 16 | Lucas Pouille
|
1,995 | 10 | 45 | 2,030 | Second round lost to  Kyle Edmund
|
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Roger Federer
|
9,670 | 0 | 8,670 | Scheduling |
| 13 | Roberto Bautista Agut
|
2,210 | 10 | 2,120 | Personal |
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Filippo Baldi
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Federico Delbonis
Nicolás Jarry
Malek Jaziri
Frances Tiafoe
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Steve Johnson
Hyeon Chung → replaced by Alexandr Dolgopolov
Roger Federer → replaced by 
Denis Shapovalov
Filip Krajinović → replaced by 
Aljaž Bedene- Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Ryan Harrison
Andy Murray → replaced by Leonardo Mayer- Milos Raonic → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk
Andrey Rublev → replaced by Daniil Medvedev
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Benoît Paire
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 POL
|
Łukasz Kubot |  BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 3 | 1 |
| AUT
|
Oliver Marach | CRO
|
Mate Pavić | 7 | 2 |
| USA |
USA |
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 FIN
|
Henri Kontinen | AUS
|
John Peers | 15 | 4 |
| GBR
|
Jamie Murray | BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 27 | 5 |
| COL
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL
|
Robert Farah | 37 | 6 |
 IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | FRA
|
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 44 | 7 |
| ESP
|
Feliciano López | ESP
|
Marc López | 46 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 7, 2018.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 1 | 1 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 2 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 3 |
| UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 4 | 4 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 5 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 7 | 7 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 8 | 8 |
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 9 | 9 |
| CZE |
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| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 11 | 11 |
| USA
|
CoCo Vandeweghe | 13 | 12 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 14 | 13 |
 RUS
|
Daria Kasatkina | 15 | 14 |
| LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 17 | 15 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | 18 | 16 |
 SVK
|
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 19 | 17 |
- Rankings are as of 7 May 2018.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Danielle Collins
- Polona Hercog
Hsieh Su-wei
Kaia Kanepi- Ajla Tomljanović
Alison Van Uytvanck
Donna Vekić- Natalia Vikhlyantseva
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Alizé Cornet → replaced by Elena Vesnina
- Julia Görges → replaced by
Tímea Babos - Petra Kvitová → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić
- Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by
Aryna Sabalenka - Elise Mertens → replaced by Maria Sakkari
- Serena Williams → replaced by
Zarina Diyas
- During the tournament
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS |
RUS |
||||
| CZE
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 17 | 2 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 18 | 3 |
| CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski |  CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 25 | 4 |
 TPE
|
Latisha Chan | USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 32 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 33 | 6 |
| SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 34 | 7 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 35 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 7, 2018.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- During the tournament
References
edit- ^ "Official site – Prize Money". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ a b c "Rafael Nadal beats Alexander Zverev to win Italian Open – as it happened". The Guardian. London. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Italian Open: Elina Svitolina beats Simona Halep in Rome final". London: BBC Sport. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Italian Open | May 14th - 20th 2017". internazionalibnlditalia.com/en/. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ "Points singles | May 14th - 20th 2017". atpworldtour.com. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ "Points doubles | May 14th - 20th 2017". atpworldtour.com. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ "Seeds ATP | May 14th - 20th 2017". twitter.com/hashtag/ibi18. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.