2018 Italian Open (tennis)

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2018 Italian Open
Date14–20 May
Edition75th
Draw56S / 24D (men)
56S / 28D (women)
Prize money€4,872,105 (men)
$3,351,720 (women) [1]
Surface Clay
LocationRome, Italy
Venue Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal [2]
Women's singles
Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina [3]
Men's doubles
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal / Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
Women's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Schuurs
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The 2018 Italian Open [2] (also known as the 2018 Rome Masters and sponsored title 2018 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a professional tennis tournament played on |outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 14 to 20 May 2018. It was the 75th edition of the Italian Open and it is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2018 WTA Tour. [4]

Contents

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventW F SF QF Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Q Q2 Q1
Men's singles [5] 100060036018090451025160
Men's doubles [6] 10
Women's singles90058535019010560130201
Women's doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1
Men's singles€935,385€458,640€230,830€117,375€60,945€32,135€17,350€4,000€2,040
Women's singles€507,100€253,425€126,590€58,313€28,910€14,840€7,627€4,245€2,184
Men's doubles€289,670€141,820€71,130€35,510€18,870€9,960
Women's doubles€145,167€73,322€36,293€18,269€9,227€4,572

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 7 May 2018. Rankings and points before are as of 14 May 2018.

Seed [7] RankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points won Points afterStatus
12 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 7,95018010008,770Champion, defeated Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev [2]
23 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 6,0151,0006005,615Runner-up, lost to Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal [1]
34 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 4,87010104,870Second round lost to Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori
45 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 4,7701803604,950Semifinals lost to Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev [2]
56 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 4,540180904,450Third round retired against Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin [9]
68 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 3,545360103,195Second round lost to Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini
77 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 3,66035103,635Second round retired against Flag of Slovenia.svg Aljaž Bedene
89 Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 3,305360102,955Second round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas
910 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 2,930901803,020Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
1011 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 2,280451802,415Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić [4]
1118 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 1,9056003601,665Semifinals lost to Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal [1]
1212 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey 2,22090102,140First round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk
1314 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 2,15590452,110Second round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber
1415 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 2,13010452,165Second round lost to Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire
1517 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 1,98090101,900First round lost to Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov
1616 Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 1,99510452,030Second round lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund

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

RankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points afterReason
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Roger Federer 9,67008,670Scheduling
13 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 2,210102,120Personal

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Łukasz Kubot Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Melo 31
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Oliver Marach Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Mate Pavić 72
Flag of the United States.svg USA Bob Bryan Flag of the United States.svg USA Mike Bryan 103
Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Henri Kontinen Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS John Peers 154
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Jamie Murray Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bruno Soares 275
Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Juan Sebastián Cabal Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Robert Farah 376
Flag of India.svg  IND Rohan Bopanna Flag of France.svg  FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin 447
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Feliciano López Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Marc López 468

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 11
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 22
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 33
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Elina Svitolina 44
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 55
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 66
Flag of France.svg  FRA Caroline Garcia 77
Flag of the United States.svg USA Venus Williams 88
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sloane Stephens 99
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 1010
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Angelique Kerber 1111
Flag of the United States.svg USA CoCo Vandeweghe 1312
Flag of the United States.svg USA Madison Keys 1413
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Daria Kasatkina 1514
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Anastasija Sevastova 1715
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ashleigh Barty 1816
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková 1917

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ekaterina Makarova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Vesnina 41
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 172
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 183
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Yifan 254
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Latisha Chan Flag of the United States.svg USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands 325
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Krejčíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 336
Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Andreja Klepač Flag of Spain.svg  ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 347
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ashleigh Barty Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs 358

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

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