2018 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles

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Singles
2018 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Champion Flag of Switzerland.svg Roger Federer
Runner-up Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov
Final score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament ·  2019  

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began with a left hamstring injury. [1]

Contents

Roger Federer regained the ATP No. 1 singles ranking by reaching the semifinals and went on to win his third title in Rotterdam, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the final, 6–2, 6–2. [2]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Switzerland.svg Roger Federer (champion)
  2. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov (final)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (second round)
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin (semifinals, retired due to eye injury)
  5. Flag of Switzerland.svg Stan Wawrinka (first round)
  6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals, withdrew due to illness)
  7. Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille (first round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (withdrew)
  9. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1/WC Flag of Switzerland.svg Roger Federer 677
LL Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi 3 63
1/WC Flag of Switzerland.svg Roger Federer 66
2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 2 2
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 3 1r
2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 60

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC Flag of Switzerland.svg R Federer 66
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R Bemelmans 1 2 1/WC Flag of Switzerland.svg R Federer 7107
Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber 3 7777 Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber 685
Flag of Russia.svg K Khachanov 661651/WC Flag of Switzerland.svg R Federer 4 66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 66 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 61 1
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg T de Bakker 2 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 66
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Griekspoor 4 66WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Griekspoor 4 0
5 Flag of Switzerland.svg S Wawrinka 63 2 1/WC Flag of Switzerland.svg R Federer 677
3 Flag of Germany.svg A Zverev 66LL Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 3 63
Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 4 3 3 Flag of Germany.svg A Zverev 4 3
Flag of Portugal.svg J Sousa 4 62 LL Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 66
LL Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 61 6LL Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 774 6
Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 1rQ Flag of Russia.svg D Medvedev 6463
Q Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert 3 Q Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert 6624
Q Flag of Russia.svg D Medvedev 6711Q Flag of Russia.svg D Medvedev 3 776
9 Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller 4 69

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 76
Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 5 3 6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 66
Flag of Germany.svg J-L Struff 6652 Flag of Serbia.svg V Troicki 1 2
Flag of Serbia.svg V Troicki 1 7766 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych
Q Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 3 644 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Goffin w/o
Flag of Spain.svg F López 677 Flag of Spain.svg F López 1 3
LL Flag of France.svg N Mahut 1 3 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Goffin 66
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Goffin 664 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Goffin 3 1r
7 Flag of France.svg L Pouille 5 4 2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 60
Flag of Russia.svg A Rublev 76 Flag of Russia.svg A Rublev 677
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg D Džumhur 66 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg D Džumhur 4 64
SE Flag of Romania.svg M Copil 4 4 Flag of Russia.svg A Rublev 3 4
WC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg F Auger-Aliassime 2 65 2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 66
Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 63 7 Flag of Serbia.svg F Krajinović 645
Flag of Japan.svg Y Sugita 4 652 Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 777
2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 677

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev (qualified)
  2. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin (first round)
  3. Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualified)
  4. Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas (first round)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Fabbiano (first round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 66
Alt Flag of France.svg Jonathan Eysseric 1 1
1 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 66
7 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut 4 4
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Botic van de Zandschulp 61 4
7 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut 4 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin 4 4
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans 66
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans 66
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim van Rijthoven 4 3
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim van Rijthoven 677
6 Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Fabbiano 4 63

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4 66
  Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Ignatik 63 4
3 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4 678
8 Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis 63 66
  Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 5 2
8 Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis 76

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi 776
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Scott Griekspoor 654
4 Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi 3 62
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 677
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 2 7777
5 Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 66465

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