2018 Australian Open

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2018 Australian Open
Date15–28 January 2018
Edition106th
Open Era (50th)
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S / 64D /
Prize money A$55,000,000
Surface Hard (Plexicushion)
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Venue Melbourne Park
Attendance743,667 [1]
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Women's singles
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Men's doubles
Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach / Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
Women's doubles
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos / Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet / Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer
Wheelchair women's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjolein Buis / Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Alcott / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Heath Davidson
Boys' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Korda
Girls' singles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liang En-shuo
Boys' doubles
Flag of France.svg Hugo Gaston / Flag of France.svg Clément Tabur
Girls' doubles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liang En-shuo / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xinyu
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The 2018 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played at Melbourne Park between 15 and 28 January 2018, and was the first Grand Slam tournament of the 2018 season. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players compete in singles and doubles tournaments. Roger Federer was the defending champion in the men's singles event and successfully retained his title (his sixth), his record twentieth Grand Slam major overall, defeating Marin Čilić in the final, while Caroline Wozniacki won the women's title, defeating Simona Halep in the final to win her first Grand Slam.

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The tournament was the 106th edition of the event (the 50th edition of the Open Era). Additionally, it was the 200th Major tournament of the Open Era. It also marked the 30th anniversary of the Australian Open moving from the Kooyong Tennis Club to Melbourne Park. The tournament had a record attendance of 743,667 spectators.

Tournament

Rod Laver Arena where the Finals of the Australian Open took place Rod Laver Arena (8984015851).jpg
Rod Laver Arena where the Finals of the Australian Open took place

The 2018 Australian Open was the 106th edition of the tournament and was held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played on hard courts over a series of 25 courts, including the three main show courts: Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Margaret Court Arena. [2]

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points offered for each event.

Senior points

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles0
Women's singles130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles10

Prize money

The Australian Open total prize money for 2018 was increased by 10% to a tournament record A$55,000,000.

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 1281Q3Q2Q1
SinglesA$4,000,000A$2,000,000A$880,000A$440,000A$240,000A$142,500A$90,000A$60,000A$30,000A$15,000A$7,500
Doubles *A$750,000A$375,000A$185,000A$90,000A$45,000A$22,500A$14,000
Mixed doubles *A$160,000A$80,000A$40,000A$20,000A$10,000A$5,000

1Qualifiers prize money was also the Round of 128 prize money.
*per team

Singles players

2018 Australian Open – Men's singles
2018 Australian Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Juniors

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

Wheelchair women's singles

Wheelchair quad singles

Wheelchair men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

Wheelchair quad doubles

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are arranged according to ATP and WTA rankings on 8 January 2018, while ranking and points before are as of 15 January 2018. Points after are as of 29 January 2018.

Men's singles

SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points won Points afterStatus
11 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 10,6001,2003609,760Quarterfinals retired against Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić [6]
22 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 9,6052,0002,0009,605Champion, defeated Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić [6]
33 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 4,9907203604,630Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund
44 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 4,61090904,610Third round lost to Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon
55 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 4,0601801804,060Fourth round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Tennys Sandgren
66 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 3,805451,2004,960Runner-up, lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [2]
77 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 3,775360453,460Second round lost to Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
89 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 2,96090102,880First round lost to Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita
98 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka 3,060720452,385Second round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Tennys Sandgren
1011 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 2,615901802,705Fourth round lost to Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić [6]
1112 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 2,6100102,620First round lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund
1210 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 2,7250902,815Third round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych [19]
1313 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey 2,53590452,490Second round lost to Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Fucsovics
1414 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 2,335451802,470Fourth round lost to Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon
1515 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,320360902,050Third round lost to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios [17]
1616 Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 2,26545102,230First round lost to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden
1717 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 2,260451802,395Fourth round lost to Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov [3]
1818 Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 2,23510102,235First round lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans [Q]
1920 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 2,050903602,320Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [2]
2021 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 2,015180101,845First round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
2122 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas 1,84510901,925Third round lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [14]
2223 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 1,750360101,400First round lost to Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Lacko
2328 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 1,49045901,535Third round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta [10]
2426 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 1,675451801,810Fourth round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal [1]
2525 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 1,715451801,850Fourth round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych [19]
2627 Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino 1,62510901,705Third round lost to Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem [5]
2729 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,41590101,335First round lost to Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Nishioka [PR]
2830 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur 1,39110901,471Third round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal [1]
2931 Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 1,37590901,375Third round lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [2]
3032 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 1,37370+6090+61,339Third round lost to Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov [3]
3134 Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas 1,34510451,380Second round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison
3235 Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev 1,30236010952First round retired against Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

RankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points afterWithdrawal reason
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 2,1401801,960Hip injury
24 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 1,7351801,555Wrist injury

Women's singles

SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points won Points afterStatus
11 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 6,425101,3007,715Runner-up, lost to Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki [2]
22 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 6,0951302,0007,965Champion, defeated Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep [1]
33 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 6,050430705,690Second round lost to Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
44 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 5,7851304306,085Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
55 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 5,5681,300104,278First round lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic
66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 5,4454304305,445Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep [1]
77 Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko 4,9011301304,901Third round lost to Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit [32]
88 Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia 4,3851302404,495Fourth round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys [17]
910 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 3,185430702,825Second round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera [LL]
109 Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe 3,204780102,434First round lost to Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
1111 Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 2,93510102,935First round lost to Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bogdan
1212 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges 2,82570702,825Second round lost to Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
1313 Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 2,8030102,813First round lost to Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
1415 Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasija Sevastova 2,600130702,540Second round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
1518 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2,485430702,125Second round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
1619 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 2,220130702,160Second round lost to Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka
1720 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys 2,21404302,644Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber [21]
1817 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty 2,4861301302,486Third round lost to Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka
1921 Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková 2,141(18) [a] 2402,363Fourth round lost to Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki [2]
2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 1,9402402401,940Fourth round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková [6]
2116 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 2,4912407803,031Semifinals lost to Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep [1]
2225 Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina 1,90510701,965Second round lost to Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette
2323 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova 1,990240701,820Second round lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
2426 Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková 1,860130101,740First round lost to Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi
2527 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai 1,76570101,705First round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk [Q]
2635 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 1,510701301,570Third round lost to Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
2728 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 1,7080101,718First round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
2830 Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 1,61878070908Second round lost to Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich
2929 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová 1,650701301,710Third round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková [6]
3032 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 1,605101301,725Third round lost to Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki [2]
3131 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova 1,605240101,375First round lost to Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu
3233 Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 1,56010+80240+301,740Fourth round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro
  1. Rybáriková did not participate in the 2017 Australian Open. Accordingly, her 16th best result from the past 12 months will be subtracted from her ranking points instead.

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew or not entered from the event.

RankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points afterWithdrawal reason
14 Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova 2,7022402,462Left wrist injury
22 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 2,0002,0000Maternity

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

TeamRank1Seed
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Latisha Chan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray 101
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers 132
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares 133
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen 234
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna 265
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin 316
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus 327
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić 348

Main draw wildcard entries

Main draw qualifier entries

The qualifying competition took place in Melbourne Park on 10 to 14 January 2018 (was originally to end on 13 January, but got rescheduled due to heavy rain). However, matches were extended to 5 days due to bad weather on the third day of qualifying.

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or other reasons.

Before the tournament

† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began
@ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began
§ – withdrew from main draw

Retirements

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