The ATP Challenger Tour, in 2018, was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2018 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 159 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $50,000 up to $150,000. It was the 41st edition of challenger tournaments cycle, and 10th under the name of Challenger Tour.
Schedule This was the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJanuary 1BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-CalédonieNouméa, New Caledonia Hard – $75,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Noah Rubin 7–5, 6–4 Taylor Fritz Gleb Sakharov Kenny de Schepper Corentin Moutet Casper Ruud Cameron Norrie Tim Pütz Hugo Nys Tim Pütz6–2, 6–2 Alejandro González Jaume MunarCity of Playford Tennis InternationalPlayford, Australia Hard – $75,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Jason Kubler6–4, 6–2 Brayden Schnur Evan King Reilly Opelka Marinko Matosevic Norbert Gombos Omar Jasika Alex Bolt Mackenzie McDonald Tommy Paul7–6(7–4), 6–4 Maverick Banes Jason KublerBangkok ChallengerBangkok, Thailand Hard – $50,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Marcel Granollers4–6, 6–3, 7–5 Mats Moraing Blaž Rola Aleksandr Nedovyesov Lee Duck-hee Evgeny Karlovskiy Zdeněk Kolář Zhang Ze Gerard Granollers Marcel Granollers6–3, 7–6(8–6) Zdeněk Kolář Gonçalo OliveiraJanuary 8Canberra ChallengerCanberra, Australia Hard – $75,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Andreas Seppi5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Márton Fucsovics Maxime Janvier Víctor Estrella Burgos Hugo Grenier Elliot Benchetrit Guillermo García López Florian Mayer Jonathan Erlich Divij Sharan7–6(7–1), 6–2 Hans Podlipnik Castillo Andrei VasilevskiBangkok Challenger IIBangkok, Thailand Hard – $50,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Marcel Granollers4–6, 6–2, 6–0 Enrique López Pérez Bernabé Zapata Miralles Mats Moraing Yusuke Takahashi Evgeny Karlovskiy Pedro Martínez Matteo Viola James Cerretani Joe Salisbury6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–8] Enrique López Pérez Pedro MartínezJanuary 15Koblenz OpenKoblenz, Germany Hard (i) – €43,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Mats Moraing6–2, 6–1 Kenny de Schepper Ilya Ivashka Sergiy Stakhovsky Yannick Maden Alexey Vatutin Mohamed Safwat Yasutaka Uchiyama Romain Arneodo Tristan-Samuel Weissborn6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–6] Sander Arends Antonio ŠančićJanuary 22Oracle Challenger Series – Newport BeachNewport Beach, United States Hard – $150,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Taylor Fritz3–6, 7–5, 6–0 Bradley Klahn Reilly Opelka Cristian Garín Matthias Bachinger Noah Rubin Darian King Miomir Kecmanović James Cerretani Leander Paes6–4, 7–5 Treat Huey Denis KudlaOpen de RennesRennes, France Hard (i) – €64,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Vasek Pospisil6–1, 6–2 Ričardas Berankis Liam Broady Antoine Hoang Gleb Sakharov Manuel Guinard Yannick Maden Quentin Halys Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen6–3, 6–7(1–7), [10–7] Sander Arends Antonio ŠančićJanuary 29RBC Tennis Championships of DallasDallas, United States Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Kei Nishikori6–1, 6–4 Mackenzie McDonald Jason Jung Denis Kudla Dominik Köpfer Miomir Kecmanović Taylor Fritz Tim Smyczek Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat6–4, 3–6, [10–7] Leander Paes Joe SalisburyBurnie InternationalBurnie, Australia Hard – $75,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Stéphane Robert6–1, 6–2 Daniel Altmaier Jason Kubler Yoshihito Nishioka Marcel Granollers Yusuke Takahashi Evan King Andrew Whittington Gerard Granollers Marcel Granollers7–6(10–8), 6–2 Evan King Max SchnurOpen BNP Paribas Banque de BretagneQuimper, France Hard (i) – €43,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Quentin Halys6–3, 7–6(7–1) Alexey Vatutin Stefanos Tsitsipas Calvin Hemery Stefano Napolitano Maxime Janvier Tristan Lamasine Jaume Munar Ken Skupski Neal Skupski6–3, 3–6, [10–7] Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen
February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsFebruary 5Kunal Patel San Francisco OpenSan Francisco, United States Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Jason Jung6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) Dominik Köpfer Dennis Novikov Miomir Kecmanović Filip Peliwo Bradley Klahn Michael Mmoh Noah Rubin Marcelo Arévalo Roberto Maytín6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] Luke Bambridge Joe SalisburyLaunceston Tennis InternationalLaunceston, Australia Hard – $75,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Marc Polmans6–2, 6–2 Bradley Mousley Marcel Granollers Andrew Harris Alexander Sarkissian Kevin King Jason Kubler Dayne Kelly Alex Bolt Bradley Mousley7–6(8–6), 6–0 Sekou Bangoura Nathan PashaHungarian Challenger OpenBudapest, Hungary Hard (i) – €64,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Vasek Pospisil7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3 Nicola Kuhn Márton Fucsovics Nikola Milojević Kevin Krawietz Jürgen Zopp Elias Ymer Constant Lestienne Félix Auger-Aliassime Nicola Kuhn2–6, 6–2, [11–9] Marin Draganja Tomislav DraganjaFebruary 12Challenger La MancheCherbourg, France Hard (i) – €43,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Maximilian Marterer6–4, 7–5 Constant Lestienne Mats Moraing Matteo Berrettini Mikael Ymer Tobias Kamke Kenny de Schepper Alexei Popyrin Romain Arneodo Tristan-Samuel Weissborn6–3, 1–6, [10–4] Antonio Šančić Ken SkupskiChennai Open ChallengerChennai, India Hard – $50,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Jordan Thompson7–5, 3–6, 7–5 Yuki Bhambri Pedro Martínez Lee Duck-hee Danilo Petrović Mohamed Safwat Antoine Escoffier Yasutaka Uchiyama Sriram Balaji Vishnu Vardhan7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–5] Cem İlkel Danilo PetrovićFebruary 19Trofeo Faip–PerrelBergamo, Italy Hard (i) – €64,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Matteo Berrettini6–2, 3–6, 6–2 Stefano Napolitano Jürgen Zopp Lorenzo Sonego Salvatore Caruso Adam Pavlásek Mohamed Safwat Andrea Arnaboldi Scott Clayton Jonny O'Mara5–7, 6–3, [15–13] Laurynas Grigelis Alessandro MottiShimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis ChampionshipsKyoto, Japan Carpet (i) – $50,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles John Millman7–5, 6–1 Jordan Thompson Blake Ellis Tim Pütz Hubert Hurkacz Go Soeda Tobias Kamke Kaichi Uchida Luke Saville Jordan Thompson6–3, 5–7, [10–6] Go Soeda Yasutaka UchiyamaMorelos OpenCuernavaca, Mexico Hard – $50,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Dennis Novikov6–4, 6–3 Cristian Garín Thanasi Kokkinakis Peđa Krstin Andrej Martin Dmitry Popko Alexander Sarkissian Kevin King Roberto Maytín Fernando Romboli7–5, 6–3 Evan King Nathan PashaFebruary 26Oracle Challenger Series – Indian WellsIndian Wells, United States Hard – $150,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Martin Kližan6–3, 6–3 Darian King Taylor Fritz Vasek Pospisil Marius Copil Dudi Sela Christian Harrison Peter Polansky Austin Krajicek Jackson Withrow6–7(3–7), 6–1, [11–9] Evan King Nathan PashaKeio ChallengerYokohama, Japan Hard – $75,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Yasutaka Uchiyama2–6, 6–3, 6–4 Tatsuma Ito Jordan Thompson Cem İlkel Stéphane Robert Go Soeda Tobias Kamke Hiroki Moriya Tobias Kamke Tim Pütz3–6, 7–5, [12–10] Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat RatiwatanaPunta OpenPunta del Este, Uruguay Clay – $50,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Guido Andreozzi3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Simone Bolelli Alessandro Giannessi Dmitry Popko Federico Gaio Jozef Kovalík Cristian Garín Enrique López Pérez Facundo Bagnis Ariel Behar6–2, 7–6(9–7) Simone Bolelli Alessandro Giannessi
March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMarch 5Zhuhai OpenZhuhai, China Hard – $75,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Alex Bolt5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 Hubert Hurkacz Jason Jung Oscar Otte Mats Moraing Kwon Soon-woo Jason Kubler Malek Jaziri Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay7–5, 7–6(7–4) Aliaksandr Bury Peng Hsien-yinChallenger ATP Cachantún CupSantiago, Chile Clay – $50,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Marco Cecchinato1–6, 6–1, 6–1 Carlos Gómez-Herrera Jozef Kovalík Tommy Robredo Thomaz Bellucci Rogério Dutra Silva Gian Marco Moroni Guido Andreozzi Romain Arneodo Jonathan Eysseric7–6(7–4), 1–6, [12–10] Guido Andreozzi Guillermo DuránMarch 12Irving Tennis ClassicIrving, United States Hard – $150,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Mikhail Kukushkin6–2, 3–6, 6–1 Matteo Berrettini Márton Fucsovics Steve Johnson Mirza Bašić Petros Chrysochos Alex de Minaur Bjorn Fratangelo Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya6–2, 6–4 Radu Albot Matthew EbdenPingshan OpenShenzhen, China Hard – $75,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Ilya Ivashka6–4, 6–2 Zhang Ze Hubert Hurkacz Tatsuma Ito Malek Jaziri Viktor Galović Jürgen Zopp Salvatore Caruso Hsieh Cheng-peng Rameez Junaid7–6(7–3), 6–3 Denys Molchanov Igor ZelenayChallenger Banque Nationale de DrummondvilleDrummondville, Canada Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Denis Kudla6–0, 7–5 Benjamin Bonzi Vasek Pospisil Brayden Schnur Evan King JC Aragone Frank Dancevic Jared Hiltzik Joris De Loore Frederik Nielsen6–4, 6–3 Luis David Martínez Filip PeliwoMarch 19Play In ChallengerLille, France Hard (i) – €43,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Grégoire Barrère6–1, 6–4 Tobias Kamke Yannick Maden Maxime Janvier Guillermo Olaso David Guez Antoine Hoang Hugo Grenier Hugo Nys Tim Pütz7–6(7–3), 1–6, [10–7] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Purav RajaQujing International ChallengerQujing, China Hard – $75,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Malek Jaziri7–6(7–5), 6–1 Blaž Rola Jason Kubler Alex Bolt Andrea Pellegrino Lorenzo Sonego Ilya Ivashka Hubert Hurkacz Aliaksandr Bury Peng Hsien-yin6–7(3–7), 6–4, [12–10] Wu Di Zhang ZeMarch 26Open de GuadeloupeLe Gosier, Guadeloupe Hard – €85,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Dušan Lajović6–4, 6–0 Denis Kudla Cristian Garín Ruben Bemelmans John-Patrick Smith Bradley Klahn Calvin Hemery Filip Peliwo Neal Skupski John-Patrick Smith7–6(7–3), 6–4 Ruben Bemelmans Jonathan EyssericCasino Admiral TrophyMarbella, Spain Clay – €43,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Stefano Travaglia6–3, 6–3 Guido Andreozzi Martin Kližan Marco Cecchinato Kimmer Coppejans Marco Trungelliti Ramkumar Ramanathan Simone Bolelli Guido Andreozzi Ariel Behar6–3, 6–4 Martin Kližan Jozef KovalíkSan Luis Open Challenger TourSan Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay – $50,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Marcelo Arévalo6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 Roberto Cid Subervi Pedro Sakamoto Daniel Elahi Galán José Hernández-Fernández Jay Clarke Gonzalo Escobar Jan Choinski Marcelo Arévalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela6–1, 6–4 Jay Clarke Kevin KrawietzOpen Harmonie mutuelleSaint-Brieuc, France Hard (i) – €43,000+H – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Ričardas Berankis6–2, 5–7, 6–4 Constant Lestienne Marcos Baghdatis Jürgen Zopp Matthias Bachinger Tobias Kamke Zdeněk Kolář Dennis Novak Sander Arends Tristan-Samuel Weissborn4–6, 6–1, [10–7] Luke Bambridge Joe Salisbury
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