2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Singles

Singles
Singles
2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas
Champion	Kei Nishikori
Runner-up	Mackenzie McDonald
Final score	6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated February 28, 2022

Ryan Harrison was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.

Seeds

Kei Nishikori (champion)
Frances Tiafoe (second round)
Taylor Fritz (quarterfinals)
Bjorn Fratangelo (first round)
Alexander Bublik (first round)
Yannick Hanfmann (first round)
Tim Smyczek (quarterfinals)
Tommy Paul (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1/WC	Kei Nishikori	6	6

	Jason Jung	4	4
				1/WC	Kei Nishikori	6	6

					Mackenzie McDonald	1	4
	Denis Kudla	4	4

	Mackenzie McDonald	6	6

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1/WC	K Nishikori	6	6
	D Novikov	3	3		1/WC	K Nishikori	4	6	6
	M Bachinger	2	6	6		M Bachinger	6	4	4
Q	E Karlovskiy	6	3	4						1/WC	K Nishikori	7⁷	6
LL	Francesco Ferrari	7⁸	2	2						LL	D Köpfer	6³	3
LL	D Köpfer	6⁶	6	6	LL	D Köpfer	6	7
	G Oliveira	7⁷	7⁷			G Oliveira	0	5
6	Y Hanfmann	6³	6⁵											1/WC	K Nishikori	6	6
4	B Fratangelo	4	6	4											J Jung	4	4
	M Kecmanović	6	3	6		M Kecmanović	7⁷	6⁵	7⁷
	A Krajicek	6	6			A Krajicek	6⁴	7⁷	6⁴
	F Peliwo	3	3								M Kecmanović	1	1
	B Schnur	7	2	6⁷							J Jung	6	6
Q	Jared Hiltzik	5	6	7⁹	Q	J Hiltzik	6	1	4
	J Jung	6	6			J Jung	4	6	6
5	A Bublik	4	4

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

8	T Paul	6	6
Q	J Šátral	3	3		8	T Paul	6⁶	4
	D Kudla	6	6			D Kudla	7⁸	6
WC	P Kypson	3	1								D Kudla	6	6
	B Klahn	6	2	6						3	T Fritz	3	3
	M Giron	4	6	4		B Klahn	4	6	6²
Q	Í Cervantes	2	7	1	3	T Fritz	6	2	7⁷
3	T Fritz	6	5	6											D Kudla	4	4
7	T Smyczek	6	4	6											M McDonald	6	6
	M Krueger	1	6	3	7	T Smyczek	6	6
	A Pavić	6	6⁶	6⁹		A Collarini	4	4
	A Collarini	1	7⁸	7¹¹						7	T Smyczek	4	2
	M McDonald	7	6								M McDonald	6	6
	T Ito	5	3			M McDonald	7	2	6
	S Kozlov	2	6⁵		2/WC	F Tiafoe	5	6	3
2/WC	F Tiafoe	6	7⁷

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