The 2018 Qatar Open (also known as 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, from 1 January until 6 January 2018. Unseeded Gaël Monfils, who entered the main draw on a wildcard, won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Gaël Monfils defeated Andrey Rublev, 6–2, 6–3 It was Monfils' 1st singles title of the year and the 7th of his career.
Doubles
Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić defeated Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles25015090452001260 Doubles 0
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Singles$218,180$114,900$62,240$35,460$20,895$12,380$5,570$2,785Doubles$69,870$36,730$19,900$11,390$6,670 Doubles prize money per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedDominic Thiem51Pablo Carreño Busta102Tomáš Berdych193Albert Ramos Viñolas234Richard Gasquet315Filip Krajinović346Fernando Verdasco357Feliciano López368 1 Rankings are as of December 25, 2017.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Jabor Al-Mutawa Malek Jaziri Gaël Monfils
The following players received entry using a protected ranking: Andreas Haider-Maurer
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Mirza Bašić Matteo Berrettini Stefano Travaglia Stefanos Tsitsipas
The following player received entry as alternate: Víctor Estrella Burgos
Withdrawals Before the tournament Novak Djokovic →replaced by Víctor Estrella Burgos Jo-Wilfried Tsonga →replaced by Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
During the tournament Dominic Thiem
Retirements Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedJamie MurrayBruno Soares191Oliver MarachMate Pavić362Feliciano LópezRajeev Ram463Ivan DodigFernando Verdasco714 1 Rankings are as of December 25, 2017.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Tuna Altuna / Elias Ymer Malek Jaziri / Mousa Shanan Zayed
References
External links
ATP tournament profile