2018 China Open (tennis)
| 2018 China Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 October – 7 October |
| Edition | 20th (ATP) / 22nd (WTA) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) Premier Mandatory (women) |
| Prize money | ATP $ WTA $8,285,274 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Venue | National Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Nikoloz Basilashvili | |
| Women's singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Łukasz Kubot /  Marcelo Melo | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová | |
The 2018 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the China Open for the men (22nd for the women). It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2018 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2018 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from October 1 to October 7, 2018.
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[1] | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[1] | 0 | — | — | 45 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Women's singles[2] | 1,000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Women's doubles[2] | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $733,320 | $359,510 | $180,900 | $92,000 | $47,480 | $25,200 | — | $5,575 | $2,845 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | $220,790 | $108,100 | $54,220 | $27,830 | $14,380 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $1,525,245 | $763,255 | $372,400 | $178,895 | $86,095 | $41,610 | $23,945 | $6,375 | $3,705 |
| Women's doubles | $516,020 | $258,935 | $115,275 | $53,200 | $24,830 | $11,530 | — | — | — |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ARG
|
Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 1 |
 GER
|
Alexander Zverev | 5 | 2 |
 BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 7 | 3 |
 ITA
|
Fabio Fognini | 13 | 4 |
 GBR
|
Kyle Edmund | 16 | 5 |
 USA
|
Jack Sock | 17 | 6 |
 CRO
|
Borna Ćorić | 18 | 7 |
| ITA
|
Marco Cecchinato | 22 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 24, 2018[update]
Other entrants
[edit]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 player received entry as an alternate:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by 
Andreas Seppi
Ryan Harrison → replaced by Tennys Sandgren- John Isner → replaced by
Mischa Zverev 
Andy Murray → replaced by 
Malek Jaziri- Rafael Nadal → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk
- During the tournament
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AUT
|
Oliver Marach | CRO
|
Mate Pavić | 7 | 1 |
| POL
|
Łukasz Kubot | BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 11 | 2 |
 COL
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL
|
Robert Farah | 19 | 3 |
| CRO
|
Ivan Dodig | CRO
|
Nikola Mektić | 41 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 24, 2018[update]
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 24 September 2018[update]. Rankings and points before are as of 1 October 2018[update].
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Simona Halep
|
8,061 | 650 | 10 | 7,421 | First round retired against  Ons Jabeur [Q]
|
| 2 | 2 | Caroline Wozniacki
|
5,610 | 120 | 1000 | 6,490 | Champion, defeated  Anastasija Sevastova
|
| 3 | 3 | Angelique Kerber
|
5,345 | 65 | 120 | 5,400 | Third round lost to  Zhang Shuai
|
| 4 | 8 |  Caroline Garcia
|
3,925 | 1,000 | 120 | 3,045 | Third round lost to  Aryna Sabalenka
|
| 5 | 4 | Petra Kvitová
|
4,635 | 390 | 10 | 4,255 | First round lost to  Daria Gavrilova
|
| 6 | 5 |  Elina Svitolina
|
4,555 | 215 | 10 | 4,350 | First round lost to  Aleksandra Krunić
|
| 7 | 7 | Karolína Plíšková
|
4,345 | 120 | 120 | 4,345 | Third round lost to Wang Qiang [WC]
|
| 8 | 6 |  Naomi Osaka
|
4,390 | 10 | 390 | 4,770 | Semifinals lost to Anastasija Sevastova
|
| 9 | 9 | Sloane Stephens
|
3,912 | 10 | 120 | 4,022 | Third round lost to  Dominika Cibulková
|
| 10 | 10 | Julia Görges
|
3,730 | 65 | 120 | 3,785 | Third round lost to Naomi Osaka [8]
|
| 11 | 11 |  Kiki Bertens
|
3,630 | 10 | 120 | 3,740 | Third round lost to Kateřina Siniaková [Q]
|
| 12 | 13 | Jeļena Ostapenko
|
3,188 | 390 | 65 | 2,863 | Second round lost to Wang Qiang [WC]
|
| 13 | 12 |  Daria Kasatkina
|
3,355 | 215 | 10 | 3,150 | First round retired against Laura Siegemund [PR]
|
| 14 | 15 |  Garbiñe Muguruza
|
3,115 | 10 | 65 | 3,170 | Second round lost to Aryna Sabalenka
|
| 15 | 14 |  Elise Mertens
|
3,170 | 65 | 10 | 3,115 | First round lost to Zhang Shuai
|
| Ashleigh Barty |
2,615 | 10 | 0 | 2,605 | Withdrew due to right arm injury | ||
| 17 | 18 | Madison Keys
|
2,751 | 0 | 65 | 2,816 | Second round, withdrew due to left knee injury |
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Katie Boulter
Zarina Diyas
Polona Hercog- Ons Jabeur
- Andrea Petkovic
- Yulia Putintseva
Kateřina Siniaková
Dayana Yastremska
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Ashleigh Barty → replaced by 
Sorana Cîrstea and Bernarda Pera[a]
Agnieszka Radwańska → replaced by 
Kirsten Flipkens
Maria Sharapova → replaced by 
Petra Martić- Serena Williams → replaced by Ekaterina Makarova
- Venus Williams → replaced by
Aleksandra Krunić
- During the tournament
Retirements
[edit]WTA doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 15 | 2 |
 CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 25 | 3 |
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 27 | 4 |
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 31 | 5 |
 SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 32 | 6 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 42 | 7 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | CHN
|
Yang Zhaoxuan | 55 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 24, 2018[update]
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Champions
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]
Nikoloz Basilashvili def. 
Juan Martín del Potro, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles
[edit]
Caroline Wozniacki def. 
Anastasija Sevastova, 6–3, 6–3
Men's doubles
[edit]- Łukasz Kubot /
Marcelo Melo def. 
Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić, 6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles
[edit]- Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová def.
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Xu Yifan, 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ a b "WTA ranking System" (PDF). itftennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.