2018 Rio Open – Singles

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Singles
2018 Rio Open
Final
Champion Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · Rio Open ·  2019  

Dominic Thiem was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Fernando Verdasco.

Contents

Diego Schwartzman won the title, defeating Verdasco in the final, 6–2, 6–3.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (second round)
  2. Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta (second round)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)
  5. Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman (champion)
  7. Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco (final)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 76
  Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry 5 2
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 66
8 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 2 3
5 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 1 5
8 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 67

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 66
Q Flag of Argentina.svg C Berlocq 3 2 1 Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 3 68
Flag of France.svg G Monfils 73 7 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 6710
Flag of Argentina.svg H Zeballos 5 65 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 3 4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Veselý 2 2r6 Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman 66
Flag of Argentina.svg F Delbonis 63 Flag of Argentina.svg F Delbonis 2 3
WC Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 1r6 Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman 66
6 Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman 4 6 Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman 76
4 Flag of Spain.svg A Ramos Viñolas 63 6 Flag of Chile.svg N Jarry 5 2
Flag of Brazil.svg R Dutra Silva 3 64 4 Flag of Spain.svg A Ramos Viñolas 5 3
Flag of Spain.svg G García López 3 63 Flag of Chile.svg N Jarry 76
Flag of Chile.svg N Jarry 677 Flag of Chile.svg N Jarry 76
LL Flag of Portugal.svg G Elias 65 77 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 5 3
Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 4 75 LL Flag of Portugal.svg G Elias 5 1
WC Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 776103 7 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 76
7 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 657126

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 6576
WC Flag of Brazil.svg T Bellucci 775 2 5 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 4 678
Q Flag of Spain.svg R Carballés Baena 61 3r Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 64 66
Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 4 64 5 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 6366
Flag of Slovenia.svg A Bedene 76 Flag of Slovenia.svg A Bedene 773 1
PR Flag of Austria.svg A Haider-Maurer 5 0 Flag of Slovenia.svg A Bedene 65 6
Q Flag of Italy.svg M Cecchinato 4 1 3 Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 2 72
3 Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 665 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 1 5
8 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 63 68 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 67
Flag of Argentina.svg L Mayer 2 63 8 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 6366
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg V Estrella Burgos 3 3 Flag of Argentina.svg N Kicker 772 0
Flag of Argentina.svg N Kicker 668 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 66
PR Flag of Spain.svg P Andújar 762 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 4 0
Flag of Austria.svg G Melzer 5 2 PR Flag of Spain.svg P Andújar 2r
Flag of Serbia.svg D Lajović 2 5 2 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 4
2 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 67

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena (qualified)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato (qualified)
  3. Flag of Portugal.svg Gastão Elias (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Berlocq (qualified)
  5. Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Sousa (first round)
  6. Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet (qualified)
  7. Flag of Austria.svg Sebastian Ofner (first round)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Flag of Portugal.svg Gastão Elias

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena 4 63
  Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Taberner 61 0r
1 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena 66
8 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi 3 2
  Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Clezar 774 3
8 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi 6366

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato 66
  Flag of Portugal.svg João Domingues 3 2
2 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato 7116
  Flag of Argentina.svg Renzo Olivo 692
  Flag of Argentina.svg Renzo Olivo 66
5 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Sousa 4 3

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Gastão Elias 66
WC Flag of Brazil.svg José Pereira 4 2
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Gastão Elias 2 784
6 Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet 6666
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Seyboth Wild 2 0
6 Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Berlocq 67
WC Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza 1 5
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Berlocq 677
  Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo 4 63
  Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo 5 66
7 Flag of Austria.svg Sebastian Ofner 72 1

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