2018 Monte-Carlo Masters – Singles

Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was his record-extending 11th Monte-Carlo Masters title and his record 31st Masters title.[1] By winning the title, Nadal also retained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking. He did not lose a single set during the tournament.

Singles
2018 Monte-Carlo Masters
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upJapan Kei Nishikori
Score6–3, 6–2
Draw56 (7 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Main article: 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Spain Rafael Nadal (champion)
02.   Croatia Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
03.   Germany Alexander Zverev (semifinals)
04.   Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)
05.   Austria Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
06.   Belgium David Goffin (quarterfinals)
07.   France Lucas Pouille (second round)
08.   Spain Pablo Carreño Busta (withdrew)
09.   Serbia Novak Djokovic (third round)
10.   Argentina Diego Schwartzman (second round)
11.   Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)
12.   Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (first round)
13.   Italy Fabio Fognini (second round)
14.   Canada Milos Raonic (third round, withdrew due to knee injury)
15.   Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)
16.   France Adrian Mannarino (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6
5 Austria Dominic Thiem 0 2
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6
4 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 4 1
4 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 6 77
6 Belgium David Goffin 4 65
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6
Japan Kei Nishikori 3 2
France Richard Gasquet 6 2 5
3 Germany Alexander Zverev 4 6 7
3 Germany Alexander Zverev 6 3 4
Japan Kei Nishikori 3 6 6
Japan Kei Nishikori 6 61 6
2 Croatia Marin Čilić 4 77 3

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Spain R Nadal 6 6
Slovenia A Bedene 6 77 Slovenia A Bedene 1 3
LL Bosnia and Herzegovina M Bašić 4 63 1 Spain R Nadal 6 6
WC Australia T Kokkinakis 5 4 Russia K Khachanov 3 2
Russia K Khachanov 7 6 Russia K Khachanov 6 6
WC France G Simon 6 4 6 WC France G Simon 2 2
16 France A Mannarino 3 6 2 1 Spain R Nadal 6 6
9 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6 5 Austria D Thiem 0 2
Q Serbia D Lajović 0 1 9 Serbia N Djokovic 77 7
Croatia B Ćorić 6 6 Croatia B Ćorić 62 5
France J Benneteau 2 3 9 Serbia N Djokovic 77 2 3
Russia A Rublev 79 2 7 5 Austria D Thiem 62 6 6
Netherlands R Haase 67 6 5 Russia A Rublev 7 5 5
5 Austria D Thiem 5 7 7

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 3 6 6
Q France P-H Herbert 79 6 Q France P-H Herbert 6 2 4
Italy P Lorenzi 67 4 4 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 4 6 6
United States T Sandgren 2 2 Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 3 4
Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 6 Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 6
United States J Donaldson 3 3 15 Spain A Ramos Viñolas 4 2
15 Spain A Ramos Viñolas 6 6 4 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 6 77
11 Spain R Bautista Agut 6 6 6 Belgium D Goffin 4 65
Germany P Gojowczyk 4 3 11 Spain R Bautista Agut 6 77
France B Paire 7 65 4 Spain F López 3 65
Spain F López 5 77 6 11 Spain R Bautista Agut 4 5
Canada D Shapovalov 3 4 6 Belgium D Goffin 6 7
Q Greece S Tsitsipas 6 6 Q Greece S Tsitsipas 64 5
6 Belgium D Goffin 77 7

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 France L Pouille 6 1 63
Germany M Zverev 6 64 6 Germany M Zverev 2 6 77
WC Canada F Auger-Aliassime 2 77 1 Germany M Zverev 2 5
Q France J Chardy 4 65 France R Gasquet 6 7
France R Gasquet 6 77 France R Gasquet 6 6
Argentina G Pella 6 2 3 10 Argentina D Schwartzman 2 1
10 Argentina D Schwartzman 0 6 6 France R Gasquet 6 2 5
13 Italy F Fognini 6 7 3 Germany A Zverev 4 6 7
Q Belarus I Ivashka 4 5 13 Italy F Fognini 4 2
Japan Y Sugita 3 2 Germany J-L Struff 6 6
Germany J-L Struff 6 6 Germany J-L Struff 4 6 4
LL Germany F Mayer 5 4 3 Germany A Zverev 6 4 6
Luxembourg G Müller 7 6 Luxembourg G Müller 6 3 2
3 Germany A Zverev 4 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL Spain G García López 6 3 5
United Kingdom K Edmund 3 7 2 Q Italy A Seppi 4 6 7
Q Italy A Seppi 6 5 6 Q Italy A Seppi 0 6 3
Hungary M Fucsovics 77 2 5 Japan K Nishikori 6 2 6
Russia D Medvedev 64 6 7 Russia D Medvedev 5 2
Japan K Nishikori 4 6 6 Japan K Nishikori 7 6
12 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 2 1 Japan K Nishikori 6 61 6
14 Canada M Raonic 3 6 6 2 Croatia M Čilić 4 77 3
WC Monaco L Catarina 6 2 3 14 Canada M Raonic 77 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina D Džumhur 3 2 Q Italy M Cecchinato 65 2
Q Italy M Cecchinato 6 6 14 Canada M Raonic
Spain F Verdasco 5 77 6 2 Croatia M Čilić w/o
Uruguay P Cuevas 7 64 1 Spain F Verdasco 3 64
2 Croatia M Čilić 6 77

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Italy Andreas Seppi (qualified)
  2. Spain Guillermo García López (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Serbia Viktor Troicki (first round)
  4. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (qualified)
  5. Germany Maximilian Marterer (first round)
  6. Germany Florian Mayer (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Argentina Federico Delbonis (first round)
  8. Spain Roberto Carballés Baena (first round)
  9. France Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualified)
  10. France Jérémy Chardy (qualified)
  11. Uzbekistan Denis Istomin (first round)
  12. Serbia Dušan Lajović (qualified)
  13. Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)
  14. Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers
  1. Italy Andreas Seppi
  2. Italy Marco Cecchinato
  3. Serbia Dušan Lajović
  4. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas
  5. France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  6. Belarus Ilya Ivashka
  7. France Jérémy Chardy

Lucky losers
  1. Germany Florian Mayer
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić
  3. Spain Guillermo García López

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Italy Andreas Seppi 6 7
  Australia Alex de Minaur 4 5
1 Italy Andreas Seppi 6 6
  Spain Marcel Granollers 3 3
  Spain Marcel Granollers 6 6
11 Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 2 3

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Spain Guillermo García López 6 6
  Italy Lorenzo Sonego 4 3
2 Spain Guillermo García López 4 2
  Italy Marco Cecchinato 6 6
  Italy Marco Cecchinato 6 6
13 Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 3 4

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Serbia Viktor Troicki 1 3
  Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 6
  Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 4 4
12 Serbia Dušan Lajović 6 6
WC France Hugo Nys 2 4
12 Serbia Dušan Lajović 6 6

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 6 6
WC France Florent Diep 3 2
4 Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 6 6
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić 1 4
WC France Amaury Delmas 4 0
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić 6 6

Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Germany Maximilian Marterer 1 6 3
  Slovakia Andrej Martin 6 3 6
  Slovakia Andrej Martin 3 3
9 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6 6
  Italy Stefano Travaglia 5 77 64
9 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7 63 77

Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Germany Florian Mayer 6 7
  Spain Tommy Robredo 2 5
6 Germany Florian Mayer 5 0
  Belarus Ilya Ivashka 7 6
  Belarus Ilya Ivashka 3 6 6
8 Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 6 4 3

Seventh qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Argentina Federico Delbonis 4 3
  France Nicolas Mahut 6 6
  France Nicolas Mahut 4 1
10 France Jérémy Chardy 6 6
WC Monaco Romain Arneodo 3 2
10 France Jérémy Chardy 6 6

References
  1. "Nadal Clinches La Undécima". 22 April 2018.
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