2018 Erste Bank Open – Singles

Singles
2018 Erste Bank Open
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Kevin Anderson
Runner-upJapan Kei Nishikori
Score6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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. Austria Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
  2. South Africa Kevin Anderson (champion)
  3. Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (first round)
  4. United States John Isner (second round)
  5. Japan Kei Nishikori (final)
  6. Croatia Borna Ćorić (quarterfinals, retired)
  7. Italy Fabio Fognini (second round)
  8. United Kingdom Kyle Edmund (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Japan Kei Nishikori 6 6
Q Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 4 3
5 Japan Kei Nishikori 3 63
2 South Africa Kevin Anderson 6 77
  Spain Fernando Verdasco 3 6 4
2 South Africa Kevin Anderson 6 3 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Austria D Thiem 7 77
Q Belgium R Bemelmans 5 65 1 Austria D Thiem 6 6
France J-W Tsonga 3 6 3 United States S Querrey 4 4
United States S Querrey 6 3 6 1 Austria D Thiem 3 1
Russia K Khachanov 6 7 5 Japan K Nishikori 6 6
WC Austria D Novak 3 5 Russia K Khachanov 2 2
United States F Tiafoe 63 7 2 5 Japan K Nishikori 6 6
5 Japan K Nishikori 77 5 6 5 Japan K Nishikori 6 6
3 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 4 6 4 Q Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 4 3
Q Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 6 4 6 Q Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 77 6
Q United States D Kudla 63 0 LL Russia A Rublev 64 4
LL Russia A Rublev 77 6 Q Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 4 77 77
Hungary M Fucsovics 1 6 7 Hungary M Fucsovics 6 62 64
WC Canada F Auger-Aliassime 6 0 5 Hungary M Fucsovics 4 6 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina D Džumhur 4 3 7 Italy F Fognini 6 3 2
7 Italy F Fognini 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 United Kingdom K Edmund 6 77
Argentina D Schwartzman 3 63 8 United Kingdom K Edmund 4 6 3
Spain F Verdasco 66 6 6 Spain F Verdasco 6 3 6
Q France P-H Herbert 78 3 4 Spain F Verdasco 6 2
SE France G Monfils 4 6 6 SE France G Monfils 4 1r
United States S Johnson 6 3 2 SE France G Monfils 6 6
LL United Kingdom C Norrie 77 4 67 4 United States J Isner 4 4
4 United States J Isner 61 6 79 Spain F Verdasco 3 6 4
6 Croatia B Ćorić 65 6 6 2 South Africa K Anderson 6 3 6
Spain A Ramos Viñolas 77 0 4 6 Croatia B Ćorić 4 6 6
Germany P Kohlschreiber 4 77 4 France L Pouille 6 0 4
France L Pouille 6 65 6 6 Croatia B Ćorić 62 2r
Canada M Raonic 66 5 2 South Africa K Anderson 77 1
WC Austria J Melzer 78 7 WC Austria J Melzer
Georgia (country) N Basilashvili 6 66 3 2 South Africa K Anderson w/o
2 South Africa K Anderson 4 78 6

Qualifying

Seeds

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

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

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

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

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

References