2018 Erste Bank Open

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2018 Erste Bank Open
Date22–28 October
Edition44th
Category ATP World Tour 500 Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money€2,035,415
Surface Hard
Location Vienna, Austria
Venue Wiener Stadthalle
Champions
Singles
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski [2]
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The 2018 Erste Bank Open 500 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, from 22 October until 28 October 2018. Second-seeded Kevin Anderson won the singles title.

Contents

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles [3] 5003001809045020100
Doubles [3] 0N/A45250

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Dominic Thiem 71
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kevin Anderson 82
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Grigor Dimitrov 93
Flag of the United States.svg USA John Isner 104
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kei Nishikori 115
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Borna Ćorić 136
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Fabio Fognini 147
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Kyle Edmund 158

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

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

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Oliver Marach Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Mate Pavić 51
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Łukasz Kubot Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Melo 82
Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Juan Sebastián Cabal Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Robert Farah 153
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Jamie Murray Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bruno Soares 194

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following pairs received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Finals

Singles

Doubles

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