2018 French Open

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2018 French Open
Date27 May – 10 June 2018
Edition117
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S / 64D / 32X
Prize money 39,197,000
Surface Clay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Roland Garros Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Women's doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
Mixed doubles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Latisha Chan / Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji
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 Diede de Groot / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aniek van Koot
Boys' singles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Chun-hsin
Girls' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff
Boys' doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondřej Štyler / Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Tajima
Girls' doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Caty McNally / Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek
Legends under 45 doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja / Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero
Women's legends doubles
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy / Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
Legends over 45 doubles
Flag of France.svg Mansour Bahrami / Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
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The 2018 French Open was a major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 27 May to 10 June and consisted of events for players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events. Rafael Nadal (Spain) was the defending champion in the Men's Singles and won his 11th French Open title. Simona Halep (Romania) won her first Grand Slam title in Women's Singles.

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It was the 117th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2018. Jeļena Ostapenko was the defending champion in the Women's Singles but lost in the first round to Kateryna Kozlova. This was the first French Open since 1992 that both the men's and the women's singles competitions were won by the top seeds.

Tournament

Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open will take place. RolandGarrosCentral.jpg
Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open will take place.

The 2018 French Open was the 117th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. A new shot clock that gives 25 seconds for the player serving, between points was introduced. Also for the juniors tournament, service lets wasn't featured. [1]

The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is 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. [2]

There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, [3] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category. [4] The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1. [2] [5]

Points and prize money

Points distribution

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

Senior points

Event W FSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles0
Women's singles130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles10

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2018 edition is €39,197,000. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €2,200,000, an increase of €100,000 compared to 2017. [6]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles€2,200,000€1,120,000€560,000€380,000€222,000€130,000€79,000€40,000€21,000€11,000€6,000
Doubles *€560,000€280,000€139,000€76,000€41,000€22,000€11,000
Mixed doubles *€120,000€60,000€30,000€17,000€9,500€4,750
Wheelchair singles€35,000€17,500€8,500€4,500
Wheelchair doubles *€10,000€5,000€3,000

* per team

Singles players

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

Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 21 May 2018. Rank and points before are as of 28 May 2018.

Men's singles

SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points won Points afterStatus
11 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 8,7702,0002,0008,770Champion, defeated Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem [7]
23 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 5,615103605,965Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem [7]
34 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 4,9503603604,950Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro [5]
45 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 4,87090904,870Third round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco [30]
56 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 4,450907205,080Semifinals lost to Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal [1]
67 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 3,6351801803,635Fourth round lost to Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman [11]
78 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 3,3557201,2003,835Runner-up, lost to Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal [1]
89 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 3,020901803,110Fourth round lost to Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato
910 Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 2,980901803,070Fourth round lost to Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro [5]
1011 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 2,415360902,145Third round lost to Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato
1112 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 2,165903602,435Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal [1]
1215 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey 2,09510452,130Second round lost to Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
1313 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 2,120180901,985Third round lost Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [20]
1414 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 2,11010102,110First round lost to Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Zopp [LL]
1516 Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 2,03090902,030Third round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov
1617 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund 1,95090901,950Third round lost to Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini [18]
1720 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 1,75045101,715First round lost to Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy
1818 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 1,940901802,030Fourth round lost to Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić [3]
1921 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 1,7103601801,530Fourth round lost to Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem [7]
2022 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 1,6653603601,665Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato
2123 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 1,6304501,585Withdrew due to elbow injury
2224 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,62010101,620First round lost to Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić
2330 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka 1,4001,20010210First round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García López
2425 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 1,573(10)451,608Second round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Marterer
2526 Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino 1,53510101,535First round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson
2629 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur 1,41510901,495Third round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev [2]
2732 Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 1,39590901,395Third round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal [1]
2833 Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López 1,37590101,295First round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky [LL]
2934 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 1,30010101,300First round lost to Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis [Q]
3035 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 1,2801801801,280Fourth round lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [20]
3136 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas 1,260180901,170Third round lost to Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro [5]
3237 Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 1,220180901,130Third round lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin [8]

Withdrawn players

RankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points afterWithdrawal reason
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 8,67008,670Scheduling
19 Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon 1,775901,685Ankle injury
27 Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović 1,506(15)1,491Leg injury
28 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 1,4351801,255Right knee injury
31 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 1,397261,371Back injury

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, this was the points defended from the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour.

Women's singles

SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points won Points after Status
11 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 7,2701,3002,0007,970Champion, defeated Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens [10]
22 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 6,9354302406,745Fourth round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina [14]
33 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 6,0102407806,550Semifinals lost to Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep [1]
44 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 5,5054301305,205Third round lost to Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu [31]
55 Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko 5,3822,000103,392First round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Kozlova
66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 5,3357801304,685Third round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova [28]
77 Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia 5,1604302404,970Fourth round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber [12]
88 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 4,550701304,610Third round lost to Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit [25]
99 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 4,201240103,971First round lost to Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang
1010 Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 4,164(1)1,3005,463Runner-up, lost to Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep [1]
1111 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges 3,090101303,210Third round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams [PR]
1212 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 3,040104303,460Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep [1]
1313 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys 2,826707803,536Semifinals lost to Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens [10]
1414 Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina 2,8251304303,125Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens [10]
1515 Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe 2,53310702,593Second round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
1616 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 2,5251302402,635Fourth round lost to Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep [1]
1717 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty 2,36010702,420Second round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams [PR]
1822 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 2,030701302,090Third round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber [12]
1918 Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková 2,22570+140130+552,200Third round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
2019 Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasija Sevastova 2,225130102,105First round lost to Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño [Q]
2120 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 2,150101302,270Third round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys [13]
2221 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 2,05010102,050First round lost to Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva
2323 Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro 1,876240701,706Second round lost to Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari
2425 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova 1,690101301,810Third round lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens [16]
2524 Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 1,765702401,935Fourth round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens [10]
2626 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 1,660702401,830Fourth round lost to Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva
2727 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 1,605130701,545Second round lost to Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu
2830 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 1,51304301,943Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza [3]
2931 Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 1,446430101,026First round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
3028 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,59670701,596Second round lost Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
3133 Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu 1,383(80)2401,543Fourth round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys [13]
3234 Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet 1,350240701,180Second round lost to Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier [WC]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

Withdrawn players

RankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points afterWithdrawal reason
29 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 1,5261301,396Back injury

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

TeamRank1Seed
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić 121
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Latisha Chan Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig 172
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach 193
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray 214
Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer 235
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus 266
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna 287
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah 318

Main draw wildcard entries

The following players were given wildcards (wc) to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.

Mixed doubles

Main draw qualifiers

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 draw, but withdrew with injuries or other reasons.

Before the tournament

‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began
† – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began
§ – withdrew from main draw

During the tournament
Women's singles

Retirements

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 men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

Legends over 45 doubles

Women's legends doubles

References

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