2018 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
2018 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionRussia Daniil Medvedev
Runner-upJapan Kei Nishikori
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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David Goffin was the defending champion, but withdrew before the competition began.

Daniil Medvedev won the title, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–2, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Croatia Marin Čilić (first round)
  2. South Africa Kevin Anderson (quarterfinals)
  3. Japan Kei Nishikori (final)
  4. Argentina Diego Schwartzman (first round)
  5. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (quarterfinals)
  6. Canada Milos Raonic (quarterfinals)
  7. South Korea Chung Hyeon (first round)
  8. France Richard Gasquet (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Canada Denis Shapovalov 3 3
Q Russia Daniil Medvedev 6 6
Q Russia Daniil Medvedev 6 6
3 Japan Kei Nishikori 2 4
3 Japan Kei Nishikori 77 6
8 France Richard Gasquet 62 1

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Croatia M Čilić 6 4 61
Germany J-L Struff 3 6 77 Germany J-L Struff 77 62 6
France J Chardy 4 6 6 France J Chardy 63 77 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina D Džumhur 6 3 3 Germany J-L Struff 6 67 4
Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 6 Canada D Shapovalov 4 79 6
SE United States T Fritz 3 4 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 1 4
Canada D Shapovalov 6 3 6 Canada D Shapovalov 4 6 6
7 South Korea H Chung 3 6 2 Canada D Shapovalov 3 3
4 Argentina D Schwartzman 4 4 Q Russia D Medvedev 6 6
Q Russia D Medvedev 6 6 Q Russia D Medvedev 6 6
Q Slovakia M Kližan 6 77 Q Slovakia M Kližan 4 3
United States S Johnson 4 64 Q Russia D Medvedev 77 6
Q Japan Y Watanuki 67 6 6 6 Canada M Raonic 64 3
Netherlands R Haase 79 4 1 Q Japan Y Watanuki 3 62
France A Mannarino 3 4 6 Canada M Raonic 6 77
6 Canada M Raonic 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Greece S Tsitsipas 6 6
WC Japan T Daniel 1 3 5 Greece S Tsitsipas 6 5 6
France G Simon 77 65 2 Australia A de Minaur 3 7 1
Australia A de Minaur 61 77 6 5 Greece S Tsitsipas 3 3
France B Paire 6 77 3 Japan K Nishikori 6 6
Chile N Jarry 4 61 France B Paire 3 5
WC Japan Y Sugita 4 1 3 Japan K Nishikori 6 7
3 Japan K Nishikori 6 6 3 Japan K Nishikori 77 6
8 France R Gasquet 710 6 8 France R Gasquet 62 1
Q United States D Kudla 68 3 8 France R Gasquet 77 77
Australia N Kyrgios 7 77 Australia N Kyrgios 64 61
WC Japan Y Nishioka 5 63 8 France R Gasquet 78 77
Germany M Marterer 5 4 2 South Africa K Anderson 66 64
United States F Tiafoe 7 6 United States F Tiafoe 3 6 2
Australia M Ebden 6 61 2 2 South Africa K Anderson 6 3 6
2 South Africa K Anderson 4 77 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Russia Daniil Medvedev (qualified)
  2. Slovakia Martin Kližan (qualified)
  3. United States Denis Kudla (qualified)
  4. United States Mackenzie McDonald (first round)
  5. Romania Marius Copil (first round)
  6. United States Bradley Klahn (qualifying competition)
  7. Poland Hubert Hurkacz (first round)
  8. United States Tim Smyczek (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Russia Daniil Medvedev
  2. Slovakia Martin Kližan
  3. United States Denis Kudla
  4. Japan Yosuke Watanuki

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Russia Daniil Medvedev 6 6
Alt Japan Hiroki Moriya 3 3
1 Russia Daniil Medvedev 64 6 6
PR Belarus Egor Gerasimov 77 3 3
PR Belarus Egor Gerasimov 6 6
5 Romania Marius Copil 4 3

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Slovakia Martin Kližan 6 6
  India Prajnesh Gunneswaran 4 2
2 Slovakia Martin Kližan 6 6
6 United States Bradley Klahn 3 4
  Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 6 3 64
6 United States Bradley Klahn 2 6 77

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 United States Denis Kudla 6 3 6
  Argentina Horacio Zeballos 2 6 4
3 United States Denis Kudla 6 1 6
WC Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama 3 6 3
WC Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama 6 6
7 Poland Hubert Hurkacz 2 2

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 United States Mackenzie McDonald 4 6 3
WC Japan Tatsuma Ito 6 1 6
WC Japan Tatsuma Ito 2 4
WC Japan Yosuke Watanuki 6 6
WC Japan Yosuke Watanuki 6 6
8 United States Tim Smyczek 4 2