| Novak Djokovic finished the year as world No. 1 for the fifth time in his career. He won four tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. He also won two Masters 1000 events. | |
| Details | |
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| Duration | 30 Dec 2017 – 25 Nov 2018 |
| Edition | 49th |
| Tournaments | 68 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) ATP Finals ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (9) ATP World Tour 500 (13) ATP World Tour 250 (40) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | |
| Most finals | |
| Prize money leader | |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Doubles team of the year | |
| Most improved player of the year | |
| Newcomer of the year | |
| Comeback player of the year | |
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The 2018 ATP World Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 ATP World Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP Finals, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series and the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF). Also included in the 2018 calendar are the Hopman Cup and the Next Gen ATP Finals, which do not distribute ranking points.
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar. [1] [2]
| Grand Slam |
| ATP Finals |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
| Team Events |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 12 Mar | Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $8,909,960 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles | 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–2) | | | |
| 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) | | ||||
| 19 Mar 26 Mar | Miami Open Key Biscayne, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $8,909,960 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 | | | |
| 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4] | | ||||
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | Next Gen ATP Finals Milan, Italy Next Generation ATP Finals Hard (i) – $1,335,000 – 8S (RR) Singles | 2–4, 4–1, 4–3(7–3), 4–3(7–3) | | | Round Robin |
| 12 Nov | ATP Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard (i) – $8,500,000 – 8S/8D (RR) Singles – Doubles | 6–4, 6–3 | | | Round Robin |
| 5–7, 6–1, [13–11] | | ||||
| 19 Nov | Davis Cup Final Lille, France – clay (i) | 3–1 |
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2018 ATP World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Finals, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, and the ATP World Tour 250 series. The players/nations are sorted by:
| Grand Slam |
| ATP Finals |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
| Total | Nation | Grand Slam | ATP Finals | Masters 1000 | Tour 500 | Tour 250 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
| 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||||||
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles or mixed doubles:
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players achieved a career-high ranking this season in the top 50 (bold indicates players who entered the top 10 for the first time):
These are the ATP rankings and yearly ATP Race rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players and doubles teams at the current date of the 2018 season. [3] [4] [5]
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| Year end 2017 | 18 February | |
| 19 February | 1 April | |
| 2 April | 13 May | |
| 14 May | 20 May | |
| 21 May | 17 June | |
| 18 June | 24 June | |
| 25 June | 4 November | |
| 5 November | Year end 2018 | |
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| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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| Year end 2017 | 7 January | |
| 8 January | 29 April | |
| 30 April | 20 May | |
| 21 May | 15 July | |
| 16 July | Year end 2018 |
| Event | Round | Surface | Winner | Opponent | Result [8] [9] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | US Open | QF | Hard | | | 0–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5) |
| 2. | Wimbledon | SF | Grass (i) | | | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 10–8 |
| 3. | Wimbledon | QF | Grass | | | 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | US Open | R3 | Hard | | | 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 5. | Australian Open | F | Hard (i) | | | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Note:Both the Wimbledon semifinal between Djokovic and Nadal, and the Australian Open men's singles final were contested in their entirety indoors despite being played at traditional outdoor events
| Event | Round | Surface | Winner | Opponent | Result [10] [11] | |
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| 1. | Paris Masters | SF | Hard (i) | | | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2. | Indian Wells Open | F | Hard | | | 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–2) |
| 3. | Queens Club Championships | F | Grass | | | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| 4. | Madrid Open | QF | Clay | | | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 5. | Canadian Open | R3 | Hard | | | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (128S) | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| ATP Finals (8S/8D) | 1500 (max) 1100 (min) | 1000 (max) 600 (min) | 600 (max) 200 (min) | 200 for each round robin match win, +400 for a semifinal win, +500 for the final win. | ||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (96S) | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 16 | – | 8 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (56S/48S) | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | – | 25 | – | 16 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 500 (48S) | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 4 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 500 (32S) | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 20 | – | 10 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 (48S) | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 (32S/28S) | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | – | – | 12 | – | 6 | 0 |
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 [singles] or top 100 [doubles] for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2018 season: