2018 Sydney International
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]
| 2018 Sydney International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7–13 January 2018 |
| Edition | 126th |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series / WTA Premier |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue | NSW Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Daniil Medvedev | |
| Women's singles | |
 Angelique Kerber | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Łukasz Kubot /  Marcelo Melo | |
| Women's doubles | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gabriela Dabrowski /  Xu Yifan | |
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $83,650 | $44,055 | $23,865 | $13,595 | $8,010 | $4,745 | $2,135 | $1,070 | — |
| Men's doubles* | $25,410 | $13,360 | $7,240 | $4,140 | $2,430 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | $3,460 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP |
Albert Ramos Viñolas | 23 | 1 |
 LUX |
Gilles Müller | 25 | 2 |
 ARG |
Diego Schwartzman | 26 | 3 |
 ITA |
Fabio Fognini | 27 | 4 |
 FRA |
Adrian Mannarino | 28 | 5 |
| GER |
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 29 | 6 |
 BIH |
Damir Džumhur | 30 | 7 |
| GER |
Mischa Zverev | 33 | 8 |
- 1Ranking as of 1 January 2018.
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
Filip Krajinović → replaced by 
Ričardas Berankis
Kei Nishikori → replaced by Viktor Troicki
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL |
Łukasz Kubot | BRA |
Marcelo Melo | 3 | 1 |
 NED |
Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU |
Horia Tecău | 15 | 2 |
| ESP |
Feliciano López | ESP |
Marc López | 44 | 3 |
 IND |
Rohan Bopanna | FRA |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 44 | 4 |
- 1 Ranking as of 1 January 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 2 | 1 |
 USA |
Venus Williams | 5 | 2 |
 LAT |
Jeļena Ostapenko | 7 | 3 |
 GBR |
Johanna Konta | 9 | 4 |
| FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 11 | 5 |
| USA |
Sloane Stephens | 13 | 6 |
| GER |
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| LAT |
Anastasija Sevastova | 16 | 8 |
- 1Ranking as of 1 January 2018.
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
- Julia Görges → replaced by Carina Witthöft
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by Ekaterina Makarova
- Peng Shuai → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena
- During the tournament
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE |
Latisha Chan |  CZE |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 1 |
| CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | CZE |
Barbora Strýcová | 21 | 2 |
| CAN |
Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN |
Xu Yifan | 34 | 3 |
| NED |
Kiki Bertens |  SWE |
Johanna Larsson | 39 | 4 |
- 1Ranking as of 1 January 2018.
Champions
Men's singles
- Daniil Medvedev def.
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Alex de Minaur, 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Women's singles
- Angelique Kerber def. Ashleigh Barty, 6–4, 6–4
Men's doubles
- Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo def. Jan-Lennard Struff / Viktor Troicki, 6–3, 6–4.
Women's doubles
- Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan def. Latisha Chan / Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková, 6–3, 6–1
References
- "Venus Williams returns to Sydney International". Sydney International. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.