2018 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2018 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille
Final score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2017  · Dubai Tennis Championships ·  2019  

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but could not participate this year as he was recovering from hip surgery.

Contents

Roberto Bautista Agut won the title, defeating Lucas Pouille in the final, 6–3, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov (first round)
  2. Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille (final)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut (champion)
  4. Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur (second round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet (first round)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round)
  7. Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri 3 4
3 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 66
3 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 66
2 Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 3 4
7 Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović 3 7765
2 Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 66477

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 65 4
WC Flag of Tunisia.svg M Jaziri 4 76WC Flag of Tunisia.svg M Jaziri 7777
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 72 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 6463
Q Flag of France.svg Q Halys 5 64 WC Flag of Tunisia.svg M Jaziri 63 6
WC Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas 6656WC Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas 4 63
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg M Kukushkin 2 773 WC Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas 4 66
Q Flag of France.svg G Sakharov 4 2 6 Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber 63 4
6 Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber 66WC Flag of Tunisia.svg M Jaziri 3 4
3 Flag of Spain.svg R Bautista Agut 663 Flag of Spain.svg R Bautista Agut 66
Flag of Germany.svg F Mayer 3 4 3 Flag of Spain.svg R Bautista Agut 6626
Flag of Portugal.svg J Sousa 64 68 Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert 4 771
Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert 4 67103 Flag of Spain.svg R Bautista Agut 776
PR Flag of Japan.svg Y Nishioka 74 1 Flag of Croatia.svg B Ćorić 644
Flag of France.svg B Paire 5 66 Flag of France.svg B Paire 1 4
Flag of Croatia.svg B Ćorić 66 Flag of Croatia.svg B Ćorić 66
5 Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 4 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 0 66
Flag of Italy.svg T Fabbiano 62 2 7 Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 776
WC Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 76WC Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 624
Flag of Serbia.svg V Troicki 5 2 7 Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 66
Flag of Russia.svg E Donskoy 66 Flag of Russia.svg E Donskoy 1 2
LL Flag of Slovenia.svg B Kavčič 3 4 Flag of Russia.svg E Donskoy 66
Q Flag of Germany.svg Y Maden 3 4 4 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg D Džumhur 1 1
4 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg D Džumhur 667 Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 3 7765
8 Flag of Japan.svg Y Sugita 762 Flag of France.svg L Pouille 66477
SE Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 5 1 8 Flag of Japan.svg Y Sugita 776
PR Flag of Austria.svg A Haider-Maurer 2 4 Flag of Germany.svg J-L Struff 644
Flag of Germany.svg J-L Struff 668 Flag of Japan.svg Y Sugita 63 2
Flag of Russia.svg K Khachanov 77772 Flag of France.svg L Pouille 3 66
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg D Istomin 6160 Flag of Russia.svg K Khachanov 4 63
Q Flag of Latvia.svg E Gulbis 4 4 2 Flag of France.svg L Pouille 63 6
2 Flag of France.svg L Pouille 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Lacko (first round)
  2. Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri (qualifying competition)
  3. Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys (qualified)
  4. Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers (first round)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Travaglia (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Maden (qualified)
  8. Flag of France.svg Gleb Sakharov (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Lacko 4 4
  Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis 66
Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis 66
6 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Travaglia 3 2
  Flag of Egypt.svg Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 3 64
6 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Travaglia 677

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri 66
WC Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig 2 1
2 Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri 1 1
7 Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Maden 66
Flag of Croatia.svg Viktor Galović 4 4
7 Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Maden 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys 66
  Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 4 1
3 Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys 776
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexei Popyrin 654
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexei Popyrin 66
5 Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers 3 0

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič 2 64
Flag of India.svg Sumit Nagal 62 0r
4 Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič 3 4
8 Flag of France.svg Gleb Sakharov 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram 2 3
8 Flag of France.svg Gleb Sakharov 66

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