2018 Lyon Open – Singles

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Singles
2018 Lyon Open
Champion Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
Final score3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · Lyon Open ·  2019  

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the defending champion, but due to injury did not defend his title.

Contents

Dominic Thiem won the title, defeating Gilles Simon in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (Champion)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg John Isner (Quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock (Second round)
  4. Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon (Withdrew)
  5. Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino (First round)
  6. Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils (First round)
  7. Flag of Portugal.svg João Sousa (First round)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Millman (Withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 65 6
  Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Lajović 4 74
1 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 3 776
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 6621
  Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 678
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie 1 66

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 66
Flag of Spain.svg R Carballés Baena 77646 Flag of Spain.svg R Carballés Baena 2 4
Q Flag of Serbia.svg L Đere 63773 1 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 64776
WC Flag of France.svg C Moutet 774 3 Flag of Spain.svg G García López 77604
Flag of France.svg C Hemery 6466 Flag of France.svg C Hemery 643
Flag of Spain.svg G García López 64 6 Flag of Spain.svg G García López 776
5/WC Flag of France.svg A Mannarino 3 61 1 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 65 6
Flag of Serbia.svg D Lajović 4 74
3 Flag of the United States.svg J Sock 662
Flag of the United States.svg T Fritz 66 Flag of the United States.svg T Fritz 786
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Ebden 4 2 Flag of the United States.svg T Fritz 5 1
Flag of Serbia.svg D Lajović 66 Flag of Serbia.svg D Lajović 76
Flag of Argentina.svg H Zeballos 4 2 Flag of Serbia.svg D Lajović 67
Q Flag of Slovakia.svg F Horanský 63 6Q Flag of Slovakia.svg F Horanský 4 5
7 Flag of Portugal.svg J Sousa 4 64

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Flag of Argentina.svg F Coria 4 67
Flag of Argentina.svg N Kicker 61 5 LL Flag of Argentina.svg F Coria 2 3
WC Flag of France.svg G Barrère 2 3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg M Kukushkin 66
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg M Kukushkin 66 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg M Kukushkin 64 65
Flag of France.svg G Simon 66 Flag of France.svg G Simon 4 677
Q Flag of Spain.svg J Samper-Montaña 4 2 Flag of France.svg G Simon 776
LL Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J De Loore 632
Flag of France.svg G Simon 678
6 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 64 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Norrie 1 66
Flag of Germany.svg M Marterer 2 66 Flag of Germany.svg M Marterer 1 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Norrie 776 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Norrie 66
Q Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg J Hernández-Fernández 651 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Norrie 776
Flag of Argentina.svg F Delbonis 795 4 2 Flag of the United States.svg J Isner 614
Flag of Moldova.svg R Albot 6776 Flag of Moldova.svg R Albot 633
2 Flag of the United States.svg J Isner 776

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Serbia.svg Laslo Đere (Qualified)
  2. Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz (First round)
  3. Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg José Hernández-Fernández (Qualified)
  4. Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro González (First round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Maxime Janvier (First round)
  6. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steven Diez (First round)
  7. Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Coria (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Karlovskiy (First round)

Qualifiers

Lucky Losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
          
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Laslo Đere 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens 4 3
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Laslo Đere 76
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joris De Loore 5 4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joris De Loore 4 67
5 Flag of France.svg Maxime Janvier 63 5

Second qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
          
2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz 4 2
Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Horanský 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Horanský 66
WC Flag of France.svg Antoine Cornut Chauvinc 1 3
WC Flag of France.svg Antoine Cornut Chauvinc5 66
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steven Diez 72 1

Third qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
          
3 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg José Hernández-Fernández 776
Flag of France.svg Tristan Lamasine 624
3 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg José Hernández-Fernández 66
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Coria 2 4
Flag of France.svg Axel Michon 3 0
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Coria 66

Fourth qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
          
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro González 63 5
Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Samper-Montaña 3 67
Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Samper-Montaña 64 6
WC Flag of France.svg Matteo Martineau 3 63
WC Flag of France.svg Matteo Martineau63 6
8 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Karlovskiy 3 63

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