| 2018 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14–20 May | 
| Edition | 75th | 
| Draw | 56S / 24D (men) 56S / 28D (women)  | 
| Prize money | €4,872,105 (men)  $3,351,720 (women)[1]  | 
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | 
| Location | Rome, Italy | 
| Venue | Foro Italico | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
The 2018 Italian Open[2] (also known as the 2018 Rome Masters and sponsored title 2018 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a professional tennis tournament played on |outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 14 to 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.[4]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles[5] | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[6] | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | 
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | €935,385 | €458,640 | €230,830 | €117,375 | €60,945 | €32,135 | €17,350 | €4,000 | €2,040 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | €507,100 | €253,425 | €126,590 | €58,313 | €28,910 | €14,840 | €7,627 | €4,245 | €2,184 | 
| Men's doubles | €289,670 | €141,820 | €71,130 | €35,510 | €18,870 | €9,960 | — | — | — | 
| Women's doubles | €145,167 | €73,322 | €36,293 | €18,269 | €9,227 | €4,572 | — | — | — | 
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.
| Seed[7] | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7,950 | 180 | 1000 | 8,770 | Champion, defeated  | |
| 2 | 3 | 6,015 | 1,000 | 600 | 5,615 | Runner-up, lost to  | |
| 3 | 4 | 4,870 | 10 | 10 | 4,870 | Second round lost to  | |
| 4 | 5 | 4,770 | 180 | 360 | 4,950 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 5 | 6 | 4,540 | 180 | 90 | 4,450 | Third round retired against  | |
| 6 | 8 | 3,545 | 360 | 10 | 3,195 | Second round lost to  | |
| 7 | 7 | 3,660 | 35 | 10 | 3,635 | Second round retired against  | |
| 8 | 9 | 3,305 | 360 | 10 | 2,955 | Second round lost to  | |
| 9 | 10 | 2,930 | 90 | 180 | 3,020 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 10 | 11 | 2,280 | 45 | 180 | 2,415 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 11 | 18 | 1,905 | 600 | 360 | 1,665 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 12 | 12 | 2,220 | 90 | 10 | 2,140 | First round lost to  | |
| 13 | 14 | 2,155 | 90 | 45 | 2,110 | Second round lost to  | |
| 14 | 15 | 2,130 | 10 | 45 | 2,165 | Second round lost to  | |
| 15 | 17 | 1,980 | 90 | 10 | 1,900 | First round lost to  | |
| 16 | 16 | 1,995 | 10 | 45 | 2,030 | Second round lost to  | 
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9,670 | 0 | 8,670 | Scheduling | |
| 13 | 2,210 | 10 | 2,120 | Personal | 
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by 
 Steve Johnson
 Hyeon Chung → replaced by 
 Alexandr Dolgopolov
 Roger Federer → replaced by 
 Denis Shapovalov
 Filip Krajinović → replaced by 
 Aljaž Bedene
 Nick Kyrgios → replaced by 
 Ryan Harrison
 Andy Murray → replaced by 
 Leonardo Mayer
 Milos Raonic → replaced by 
 Peter Gojowczyk
 Andrey Rublev → replaced by 
 Daniil Medvedev
 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by 
 Benoît Paire
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Łukasz Kubot | Marcelo Melo | 3 | 1 | ||
| Oliver Marach | Mate Pavić | 7 | 2 | ||
| Henri Kontinen | John Peers | 15 | 4 | ||
| Jamie Murray | Bruno Soares | 27 | 5 | ||
| Juan Sebastián Cabal | Robert Farah | 37 | 6 | ||
| Rohan Bopanna | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 44 | 7 | ||
| Feliciano López | Marc López | 46 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of May 7, 2018.
 
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Simona Halep | 1 | 1 | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 2 | |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 3 | |
| Elina Svitolina | 4 | 4 | |
| Jeļena Ostapenko | 5 | 5 | |
| Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | |
| Caroline Garcia | 7 | 7 | |
| Venus Williams | 8 | 8 | |
| Sloane Stephens | 9 | 9 | |
| Angelique Kerber | 11 | 11 | |
| CoCo Vandeweghe | 13 | 12 | |
| Madison Keys | 14 | 13 | |
| Daria Kasatkina | 15 | 14 | |
| Anastasija Sevastova | 17 | 15 | |
| Ashleigh Barty | 18 | 16 | |
| Magdaléna Rybáriková | 19 | 17 | 
- Rankings are as of 7 May 2018.
 
Other entrants
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:
 Danielle Collins
 Polona Hercog
 Hsieh Su-wei
 Kaia Kanepi
 Ajla Tomljanović
 Alison Van Uytvanck
 Donna Vekić
 Natalia Vikhlyantseva
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Alizé Cornet → replaced by 
 Elena Vesnina
 Julia Görges → replaced by 
 Tímea Babos
 Petra Kvitová → replaced by 
 Aleksandra Krunić
 Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by 
 Aryna Sabalenka
 Elise Mertens → replaced by 
 Maria Sakkari
 Serena Williams → replaced by 
 Zarina Diyas
- During the tournament
 
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | Barbora Strýcová | 17 | 2 | ||
| Tímea Babos | Kristina Mladenovic | 18 | 3 | ||
| Gabriela Dabrowski | Xu Yifan | 25 | 4 | ||
| Latisha Chan | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 32 | 5 | ||
| Barbora Krejčíková | Kateřina Siniaková | 33 | 6 | ||
| Andreja Klepač | María José Martínez Sánchez | 34 | 7 | ||
| Ashleigh Barty | Demi Schuurs | 35 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of May 7, 2018.
 
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
- During the tournament
 
Champions
Men's singles
 Rafael Nadal def. 
 Alexander Zverev, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3[2]
Women's singles
 Elina Svitolina def. 
 Simona Halep, 6–0, 6–4[3]
Men's doubles
 Juan Sebastián Cabal / 
 Robert Farah  def. 
 Pablo Carreño Busta / 
 João Sousa, 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Women's doubles
 Ashleigh Barty / 
 Demi Schuurs def. 
 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / 
 Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4
References
- ↑ "Official site – Prize Money". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
 - 1 2 3 "Rafael Nadal beats Alexander Zverev to win Italian Open – as it happened". The Guardian. London. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
 - 1 2 "Italian Open: Elina Svitolina beats Simona Halep in Rome final". London: BBC Sport. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
 - ↑ "Italian Open | May 14th - 20th 2017". internazionalibnlditalia.com/en/. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
 - ↑ "Points singles | May 14th - 20th 2017". atpworldtour.com. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
 - ↑ "Points doubles | May 14th - 20th 2017". atpworldtour.com. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
 - ↑ "Seeds ATP | May 14th - 20th 2017". twitter.com/hashtag/ibi18. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.