2018 Sydney International

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2018 Sydney International
Date7–13 January 2018
Edition126th
Category ATP World Tour 250 series / WTA Premier
Draw32S / 16D
Surface Hard
Location Sydney, Australia
Venue NSW Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev
Women's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Men's doubles
Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot / Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
Women's doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan
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The 2018 Sydney International was a joint 2018 ATP World Tour and 2018 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW). It was the 126th edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney. It was held from 7 January through 13 January 2018 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Venus Williams played the event for the first time in 17 years, 20 years after her maiden appearance. [1]

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Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles250150904520012600
Men's doubles0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Women's singles4703051851005512518131
Women's doubles1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1
Men's singles$83,650$44,055$23,865$13,595$8,010$4,745$2,135$1,070N/A
Men's doubles*$25,410$13,360$7,240$4,140$2,430N/AN/AN/AN/A
Women's singles$137,125$73,201$39,132$20,970$11,245$6,140$3,210$1,705$945
Women's doubles*$42,850$22,900$12,510$6,365$3,460N/AN/AN/AN/A

1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Albert Ramos Viñolas 231
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Gilles Müller 252
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Diego Schwartzman 263
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Fabio Fognini 274
Flag of France.svg  FRA Adrian Mannarino 285
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 296
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Damir Džumhur 307
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mischa Zverev 338

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Łukasz Kubot Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Melo 31
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jean-Julien Rojer Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Horia Tecău 152
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Feliciano López Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Marc López 443
Flag of India.svg  IND Rohan Bopanna Flag of France.svg  FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin 444

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 21
Flag of the United States.svg USA Venus Williams 52
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 73
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Johanna Konta 94
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 115
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sloane Stephens 136
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges 147
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Anastasija Sevastova 168

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Latisha Chan Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková 61
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Šafářová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 212
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Yifan 343
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Kiki Bertens Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Johanna Larsson 394

Other entrants

The following team 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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References

  1. "Venus Williams returns to Sydney International". Sydney International. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.