2018 Geneva Open – Singles

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Singles
2018 Geneva Open
Final
Champion Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Fucsovics
Runner-up Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · Geneva Open ·  2019  

Stan Wawrinka was the two-time defending champion but lost to Márton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals. [1]

Contents

Fucsovics went on to win his first ATP World Tour singles title, defeating Peter Gojowczyk in the final, 6–2, 6–2. Fucsovics became the first Hungarian player to win an ATP World Tour singles title since Balázs Taróczy in 1982. [2]

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey (second round)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (second round)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas (first round)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson 64 1
Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Fucsovics 2 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Fucsovics 66
  Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk 2 2
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk 66
2/WC Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 4 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey 5 7864
Q Flag of Germany.svg D Köpfer 3 4 Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 76677
Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 66 Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 3 4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Veselý 666646 Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 66
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Rosol 2 7877Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Rosol 4 63
Flag of Romania.svg M Copil 643 6 Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 64 6
6 Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 7766 Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 64 1
Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 2 66
3/WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Wawrinka 66
Flag of the United States.svg J Donaldson 5 66 Flag of the United States.svg J Donaldson 3 4
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg D Istomin 74 0 3/WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Wawrinka 4 0
Flag of the United States.svg F Tiafoe 3 776 Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 66
Flag of the United States.svg R Harrison 6654 Flag of the United States.svg F Tiafoe 654
Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 66 Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 776
5 Flag of Spain.svg A Ramos Viñolas 1 2

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 76
Flag of Italy.svg M Cecchinato 5 4 7 Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 76
Flag of Germany.svg F Mayer 3 2 Q Flag of Spain.svg B Zapata Miralles 5 3
Q Flag of Spain.svg B Zapata Miralles 667 Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 3 773
Flag of Croatia.svg I Karlović 64661 Flag of Germany.svg P Gojowczyk 6636
Flag of Germany.svg P Gojowczyk 774 77 Flag of Germany.svg P Gojowczyk 66
4/WC Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 2 4
Flag of Germany.svg P Gojowczyk 66
8 Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 73 4 2/WC Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 4 4
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg M Bašić 5 66 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg M Bašić 3 2
PR Flag of Austria.svg A Haider-Maurer 61 0 Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 66
Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 1 66 Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 6365
Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 644 2/WC Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 7777
Q Flag of the United States.svg N Rubin 776Q Flag of the United States.svg N Rubin 772 2
2/WC Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 6566

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Andújar (qualifying competition)
  2. Flag of Croatia.svg Nino Serdarušić (first round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Noah Rubin (qualified)
  4. Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Donati (first round)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Jan Choinski (first round)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Köpfer (qualified)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol (qualified)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Bernabé Zapata Miralles (qualified)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Andújar 66
WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antoine Bellier 3 2
1 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Andújar 3 5
6 Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Köpfer 67
Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers 2 0
6 Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Köpfer 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Croatia.svg Nino Serdarušić 4 4
Flag of Germany.svg Jeremy Jahn66
Flag of Germany.svg Jeremy Jahn 7153 5
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 61367
Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Gakhov 1 3
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Rubin 3 776
Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor 6644
3 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Rubin 7777
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Dancevic 6263
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Dancevic 777
5 Flag of Germany.svg Jan Choinski 645

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Donati 2 4
WC Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Miladinović 66
WC Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Miladinović 4 1
8 Flag of Spain.svg Bernabé Zapata Miralles 66
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Pellegrino 71 1
8 Flag of Spain.svg Bernabé Zapata Miralles 5 66

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References

  1. "Wawrinka Accepts Wild Card To Play In Geneva". ATP World Tour. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. "Fucsovics Claims Hungary's First Title In 36 Years". ATP World Tour. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.