2018 Erste Bank Open – Singles

Singles
2018 Erste Bank Open
Champion	Kevin Anderson
Runner-up	Kei Nishikori
Score	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2018 Erste Bank Open

Lucas Pouille was the defending champion but lost to Borna Ćorić in the second round.

Kevin Anderson won the title, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3). Anderson saved a match point in his opening round match against Nikoloz Basilashvili.

This was Nishikori's ninth consecutive defeat in ATP World Tour level finals. His most recent victory came in February 2016 at Memphis.

Seeds

1. Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
2. Kevin Anderson (champion)
3. Grigor Dimitrov (first round)
4. John Isner (second round)
5. Kei Nishikori (final)
6. Borna Ćorić (quarterfinals, retired)
7. Fabio Fognini (second round)
8. Kyle Edmund (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Kei Nishikori	6	6
	Q	Mikhail Kukushkin	4	3
								5	Kei Nishikori	3	63
								2	Kevin Anderson	6	77
		Fernando Verdasco	3	6	4
	2	Kevin Anderson	6	3	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	D Thiem	7	77
	Q	R Bemelmans	5	65				1	D Thiem	6	6
		J-W Tsonga	3	6	3				S Querrey	4	4
		S Querrey	6	3	6										1	D Thiem	3	1
		K Khachanov	6	7											5	K Nishikori	6	6
	WC	D Novak	3	5					K Khachanov	2	2
		F Tiafoe	63	7	2			5	K Nishikori	6	6
	5	K Nishikori	77	5	6																	5	K Nishikori	6	6
	3	G Dimitrov	4	6	4																	Q	M Kukushkin	4	3
	Q	M Kukushkin	6	4	6			Q	M Kukushkin	77	6
	Q	D Kudla	63	0				LL	A Rublev	64	4
	LL	A Rublev	77	6											Q	M Kukushkin	4	77	77
		M Fucsovics	1	6	7											M Fucsovics	6	62	64
	WC	F Auger-Aliassime	6	0	5				M Fucsovics	4	6	6
		D Džumhur	4	3				7	F Fognini	6	3	2
	7	F Fognini	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	K Edmund	6	77
		D Schwartzman	3	63				8	K Edmund	4	6	3
		F Verdasco	66	6	6				F Verdasco	6	3	6
	Q	P-H Herbert	78	3	4											F Verdasco	6	2
	SE	G Monfils	4	6	6										SE	G Monfils	4	1r
		S Johnson	6	3	2			SE	G Monfils	6	6
	LL	C Norrie	77	4	67			4	J Isner	4	4
	4	J Isner	61	6	79																		F Verdasco	3	6	4
	6	B Ćorić	65	6	6																	2	K Anderson	6	3	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	77	0	4			6	B Ćorić	4	6	6
		P Kohlschreiber	4	77	4				L Pouille	6	0	4
		L Pouille	6	65	6										6	B Ćorić	62	2r
		M Raonic	66	5											2	K Anderson	77	1
	WC	J Melzer	78	7				WC	J Melzer
		N Basilashvili	6	66	3			2	K Anderson	w/o
	2	K Anderson	4	78	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualified)
2. Denis Kudla (qualified)
3. Guido Pella (qualifying competition)
4. Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
5. Andrey Rublev (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Cameron Norrie (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Bradley Klahn (first round)
8. Ruben Bemelmans (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
2. Denis Kudla
3. Ruben Bemelmans
4. Mikhail Kukushkin

Lucky losers

1. Andrey Rublev
2. Cameron Norrie

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6	6
	WC	Jurij Rodionov	1	2
								1	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	4	77	7
								6	Cameron Norrie	6	64	5
		Peter Polansky	2	1
	6	Cameron Norrie	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Denis Kudla	77	4	6
		Matthias Bachinger	63	6	3
								2	Denis Kudla	6	2	6
								Alt	Sergiy Stakhovsky	1	6	2
	Alt	Sergiy Stakhovsky	65	6	6
	7	Bradley Klahn	77	4	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Guido Pella	61	6	3
		Jürgen Zopp	77	2	4r
								3	Guido Pella	4	0
								8	Ruben Bemelmans	6	6
	WC	Sebastian Ofner	6	3	4
	8	Ruben Bemelmans	3	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mikhail Kukushkin	7	6
	Alt	Václav Šafránek	5	2
								4	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6
								5	Andrey Rublev	2	3
	Alt	Lucas Miedler	1	2
	5	Andrey Rublev	6	6

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw