2018 Italian Open (tennis)


The 2018 Italian Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 14–20 May 2018. It was the 75th edition of the Italian Open and it is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2018 WTA Tour.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

ATP singles main draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 7 May 2018. Rankings and points before are as of 14 May 2018.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
12 Rafael Nadal7,95018010008,770Champion, defeated Alexander Zverev
23 Alexander Zverev6,0151,0006005,615Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal
34 Grigor Dimitrov4,87010104,870Second round lost to Kei Nishikori
45 Marin Čilić4,7701803604,950Semifinals lost to Alexander Zverev
56 Juan Martín del Potro4,540180904,450Third round retired against David Goffin
68 Dominic Thiem3,545360103,195Second round lost to Fabio Fognini
77 Kevin Anderson3,66035103,635Second round retired against Aljaž Bedene
89 John Isner3,305360102,955Second round lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas
910 David Goffin2,930901803,020Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev
1011 Pablo Carreño Busta2,280451802,415Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić
1118 Novak Djokovic1,9056003601,665Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal
1212 Sam Querrey2,22090102,140First round lost to Peter Gojowczyk
1314 Jack Sock2,15590452,110Second round lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber
1415 Diego Schwartzman2,13010452,165Second round lost to Benoît Paire
1517 Tomáš Berdych1,98090101,900First round lost to Denis Shapovalov
1616 Lucas Pouille1,99510452,030Second round lost to Kyle Edmund

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterReason
1 Roger Federer9,67008,670Scheduling
13 Roberto Bautista Agut2,210102,120Personal

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
;Before the tournament

Seeds

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
;Before the tournament

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Simona Halep11
Caroline Wozniacki22
Garbiñe Muguruza33
Elina Svitolina44
Jeļena Ostapenko55
Karolína Plíšková66
Caroline Garcia77
Venus Williams88
Sloane Stephens99
Petra Kvitová1010
Angelique Kerber1111
CoCo Vandeweghe1312
Madison Keys1413
Daria Kasatkina1514
Anastasija Sevastova1715
Ashleigh Barty1816
Magdaléna Rybáriková1917

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
;Before the tournament
;During the tournament

Seeds

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
;Before the tournament
;During the tournament

Men's Singles