2018 Moselle Open – Singles

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Singles
2018 Moselle Open
Champion Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
Runner-up Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger
Final score7–6(7–2), 6–1
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · Moselle Open ·  2019  

Peter Gojowczyk was the defending champion, but lost to Kei Nishikori in the second round.

Contents

Gilles Simon won the title, defeating Matthias Bachinger in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–1.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas (second round)
  3. Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille (withdrew)
  4. Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Georgia.svg Nikoloz Basilashvili (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino (first round)
  7. Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović (second round)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 64 5
Q Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 2 67
Q Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 621
  Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 776
  Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 66
  Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Albot 3 1

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Japan.svg K Nishikori 776
Flag of Germany.svg P Gojowczyk 6566 Flag of Germany.svg P Gojowczyk 643
Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 773 4 1 Flag of Japan.svg K Nishikori 64 6
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Tomic 773 4 5 Flag of Georgia.svg N Basilashvili 3 64
WC Flag of France.svg U Humbert 6566WC Flag of France.svg U Humbert 77643
Q Flag of France.svg K de Schepper 2 605 Flag of Georgia.svg N Basilashvili 62776
5 Flag of Georgia.svg N Basilashvili 6771 Flag of Japan.svg K Nishikori 64 5
Q Flag of Germany.svg M Bachinger 2 67
LL Flag of France.svg G Barrère 0 3
Flag of Spain.svg J Munar 4 4 Q Flag of Germany.svg M Bachinger 66
Q Flag of Germany.svg M Bachinger 66Q Flag of Germany.svg M Bachinger 62 6
WC Flag of France.svg Q Halys 642 LL Flag of Germany.svg Y Maden 3 64
Flag of France.svg B Paire 776 Flag of France.svg B Paire 4 63
Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 5 61 LL Flag of Germany.svg Y Maden 63 6
LL Flag of Germany.svg Y Maden 74 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 66
WC Flag of France.svg C Moutet 1 1 7 Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 65 5
Flag of France.svg G Simon 76 Flag of France.svg G Simon 4 77
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Veselý 5 3 Flag of France.svg G Simon 776
Q Flag of France.svg C Lestienne 674 Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 642
Flag of Estonia.svg J Zopp 3 5 Q Flag of France.svg C Lestienne 4 2
4 Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 66
Flag of France.svg G Simon 66
6 Flag of France.svg A Mannarino 3 2 Flag of Moldova.svg R Albot 3 1
Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 66 Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 3 2
Flag of Moldova.svg R Albot 66 Flag of Moldova.svg R Albot 66
Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert 3 4 Flag of Moldova.svg R Albot 776
Flag of Germany.svg M Marterer 61774 Flag of Lithuania.svg R Berankis 644
Flag of Lithuania.svg R Berankis 77616 Flag of Lithuania.svg R Berankis 65786
2 Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas 77663

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Maden (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic (first round)
  3. Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
  4. Flag of France.svg Grégoire Barrère (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger (qualified)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Mats Moraing (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne (qualified)
  8. Flag of France.svg Kenny de Schepper (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Maden 776
  Flag of Germany.svg Oscar Otte 613
1 Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Maden 663
5 Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 786
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Norbert Gombos 63773
5 Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 77606

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic 77
  Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Pavić 5 5
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic 783 6
6 Flag of Germany.svg Mats Moraing 6663
  Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Kamke 632
6 Flag of Germany.svg Mats Moraing 776

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky 3 4
Alt Flag of France.svg Maxime Janvier 66
Alt Flag of France.svg Maxime Janvier 4 4
7 Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne 66
WC Flag of France.svg Boris Fassbender 2 1
7 Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of France.svg Grégoire Barrère 677
WC Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech 3 64
4 Flag of France.svg Grégoire Barrère 647763
8 Flag of France.svg Kenny de Schepper 776577
  Flag of Germany.svg Dustin Brown 4 4
8 Flag of France.svg Kenny de Schepper 66

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