2018 Monte-Carlo Masters – Singles

Singles
Singles
2018 Monte-Carlo Masters
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Kei Nishikori
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (7 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

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.^{[citation needed]} He did not lose a single set during the tournament.

Seeds

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

01.

Rafael Nadal (champion)

02.

Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)

03.

Alexander Zverev (semifinals)

04.

Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)

05.

Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)

06.

David Goffin (quarterfinals)

07.

Lucas Pouille (second round)

08.

Pablo Carreño Busta (withdrew)

09.

Novak Djokovic (third round)

10.

Diego Schwartzman (second round)

11.

Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

12.

Tomáš Berdych (first round)

13.

Fabio Fognini (second round)

14.

Milos Raonic (third round, withdrew due to knee injury)

15.

Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)

16.

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	Rafael Nadal	6	6

5	Dominic Thiem	0	2
					1	Rafael Nadal	6	6

					4	Grigor Dimitrov	4	1
4	Grigor Dimitrov	6	7⁷

6	David Goffin	4	6⁵
										1	Rafael Nadal	6	6

											Kei Nishikori	3	2
	Richard Gasquet	6	2	5

3	Alexander Zverev	4	6	7
					3	Alexander Zverev	6	3	4

						Kei Nishikori	3	6	6
	Kei Nishikori	6	6¹	6

2	Marin Čilić	4	7⁷	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	R Nadal	6	6
	A Bedene	6	7⁷			A Bedene	1	3
LL	M Bašić	4	6³							1	R Nadal	6	6
WC	T Kokkinakis	5	4								K Khachanov	3	2
	K Khachanov	7	6			K Khachanov	6	6
WC	G Simon	6	4	6	WC	G Simon	2	2
16	A Mannarino	3	6	2											1	R Nadal	6	6
9	N Djokovic	6	6												5	D Thiem	0	2
Q	D Lajović	0	1		9	N Djokovic	7⁷	7
	B Ćorić	6	6			B Ćorić	6²	5
	J Benneteau	2	3							9	N Djokovic	7⁷	2	3
	A Rublev	7⁹	2	7						5	D Thiem	6²	6	6
	R Haase	6⁷	6	5		A Rublev	7	5	5
					5	D Thiem	5	7	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	G Dimitrov	3	6	6
Q	P-H Herbert	7⁹	6		Q	P-H Herbert	6	2	4
	P Lorenzi	6⁷	4							4	G Dimitrov	4	6	6
	T Sandgren	2	2								P Kohlschreiber	6	3	4
	P Kohlschreiber	6	6			P Kohlschreiber	6	6
	J Donaldson	3	3		15	A Ramos Viñolas	4	2
15	A Ramos Viñolas	6	6												4	G Dimitrov	6	7⁷
11	R Bautista Agut	6	6												6	D Goffin	4	6⁵
	P Gojowczyk	4	3		11	R Bautista Agut	6	7⁷
	B Paire	7	6⁵	4		F López	3	6⁵
	F López	5	7⁷	6						11	R Bautista Agut	4	5
	D Shapovalov	3	4							6	D Goffin	6	7
Q	S Tsitsipas	6	6		Q	S Tsitsipas	6⁴	5
					6	D Goffin	7⁷	7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	L Pouille	6	1	6³
	M Zverev	6	6⁴	6		M Zverev	2	6	7⁷
WC	F Auger-Aliassime	2	7⁷	1							M Zverev	2	5
Q	J Chardy	4	6⁵								R Gasquet	6	7
	R Gasquet	6	7⁷			R Gasquet	6	6
	G Pella	6	2	3	10	D Schwartzman	2	1
10	D Schwartzman	0	6	6												R Gasquet	6	2	5
13	F Fognini	6	7												3	A Zverev	4	6	7
Q	I Ivashka	4	5		13	F Fognini	4	2
	Y Sugita	3	2			J-L Struff	6	6
	J-L Struff	6	6								J-L Struff	4	6	4
LL	F Mayer	5	4							3	A Zverev	6	4	6
	G Müller	7	6			G Müller	6	3	2
					3	A Zverev	4	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					LL	G García López	6	3	5
	K Edmund	3	7	2	Q	A Seppi	4	6	7
Q	A Seppi	6	5	6						Q	A Seppi	0	6	3
	M Fucsovics	7⁷	2	5							K Nishikori	6	2	6
	D Medvedev	6⁴	6	7		D Medvedev	5	2
	K Nishikori	4	6	6		K Nishikori	7	6
12	T Berdych	6	2	1												K Nishikori	6	6¹	6
14	M Raonic	3	6	6											2	M Čilić	4	7⁷	3
WC	L Catarina	6	2	3	14	M Raonic	7⁷	6
	D Džumhur	3	2		Q	M Cecchinato	6⁵	2
Q	M Cecchinato	6	6							14	M Raonic
	F Verdasco	5	7⁷	6						2	M Čilić	w/o
	P Cuevas	7	6⁴	1		F Verdasco	3	6⁴
					2	M Čilić	6	7⁷

Qualifying

Seeds

Andreas Seppi (qualified)
Guillermo García López (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Viktor Troicki (first round)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (qualified)
Maximilian Marterer (first round)
Florian Mayer (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Federico Delbonis (first round)
Roberto Carballés Baena (first round)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualified)
Jérémy Chardy (qualified)
Denis Istomin (first round)
Dušan Lajović (qualified)
Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)
Mirza Bašić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Andreas Seppi	6	7

	Alex de Minaur	4	5
				1	Andreas Seppi	6	6

					Marcel Granollers	3	3
	Marcel Granollers	6	6

11	Denis Istomin	2	3

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Guillermo García López	6	6

	Lorenzo Sonego	4	3
				2	Guillermo García López	4	2

					Marco Cecchinato	6	6
	Marco Cecchinato	6	6

13	Mikhail Kukushkin	3	4

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Viktor Troicki	1	3

	Sergiy Stakhovsky	6	6
					Sergiy Stakhovsky	4	4

				12	Dušan Lajović	6	6
WC	Hugo Nys	2	4

12	Dušan Lajović	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6	6

WC	Florent Diep	3	2
				4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6	6

				14	Mirza Bašić	1	4
WC	Amaury Delmas	4	0

14	Mirza Bašić	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Maximilian Marterer	1	6	3

	Andrej Martin	6	3	6
						Andrej Martin	3	3

					9	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6	6
	Stefano Travaglia	5	7⁷	6⁴

9	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	7	6³	7⁷

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Florian Mayer	6	7

	Tommy Robredo	2	5
					6	Florian Mayer	5	0

						Ilya Ivashka	7	6
	Ilya Ivashka	3	6	6

8	Roberto Carballés Baena	6	4	3

Seventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Federico Delbonis	4	3

	Nicolas Mahut	6	6
					Nicolas Mahut	4	1

				10	Jérémy Chardy	6	6
WC	Romain Arneodo	3	2

10	Jérémy Chardy	6	6