The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the gentlemen's singles title and Angelique Kerber won the ladies' singles title.
The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the ladies' singles Championship event, the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.
Roger Federer and Garbiñe Muguruza were both unsuccessful in defending their 2017 titles. Federer lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Kevin Anderson, while Muguruza lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck.
Tournament
The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was the 132nd edition of the tournament and was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and included in the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys' (under 18 – singles and doubles) and girls' (under 18 – singles and doubles), which was also a part of the Grade A category of tournaments for under 18, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO Tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament was played only on grass courts; the main draw matches were played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. Qualifying matches were played, from Monday 25 June to Thursday 28 June 2018, at the Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton. The Tennis sub-committee met to decide wild card entries on 19 June.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.
Senior points Event Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680Men's doubles0——013007804302401307010403020210—————
Wheelchair points Event Singles800500375100 Doubles800500100—
Junior points EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Boys' singles1000600370200100453020Girls' singlesBoys' doubles75045027515075Girls' doubles
Prize money The Wimbledon total prize money for 2018 had increased to £34,000,000, up by 7.6% on 2017. The winners of the men's and women's singles titles would earn £2.25m. Prize money for the men's and women's doubles and wheelchair players were also increased for the 2018 competition.
A new rule in 2018 was that any first round singles player who was unfit to play and withdrew on-site after 12pm on Thursday before the start of the Main Draw would receive half of the First Round prize money, with the other half awarded to the replacement lucky loser. Any player who competed in the First Round Main Draw singles and retired or performs below professional standards, might now be subject to a fine of up to First Round prize money, to deter players from appearing only to claim prize money.
Event Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Singles£2,250,000£1,125,000£562,000£281,000£163,000£100,000£63,000£39,000£19,500£9,750£4,875 Doubles*£450,000£225,000£112,000£56,000£29,000£17,750£11,500———— Mixed doubles*£110,000£55,000£27,500£13,750£6,500£3,250£1,625———— £40,000£20,000£13,000£8,500——————— *£14,000£7,000£4,500———————— Invitation doubles£26,000£22,000£19,000———————— * per team
Singles players
Gentlemen's singles
Champion Runner-up Novak Djokovic Kevin Anderson Semifinals out John Isner Rafael Nadal Quarterfinals out Roger Federer Milos Raonic Kei Nishikori Juan Martín del Potro 4th round out Adrian Mannarino Gaël Monfils Mackenzie McDonald Stefanos Tsitsipas Karen Khachanov Ernests Gulbis (Q) Gilles Simon Jiří Veselý 3rd round out Jan-Lennard Struff Daniil Medvedev Sam Querrey Philipp Kohlschreiber Guido Pella Dennis Novak (Q) Radu Albot Thomas Fabbiano (Q) Frances Tiafoe Kyle Edmund Nick Kyrgios Alexander Zverev Benoît Paire Matthew Ebden Fabio Fognini Alex de Minaur 2nd round out Lukáš Lacko Ivo Karlović Ryan Harrison Guillermo García López Sergiy Stakhovsky (WC) Paolo Lorenzi Gilles Müller Andreas Seppi Marin Čilić Nicolás Jarry Lucas Pouille John Millman Ruben Bemelmans (Q) Aljaž Bedene Jared Donaldson Stan Wawrinka Marcos Baghdatis Julien Benneteau Bradley Klahn (Q) Horacio Zeballos Robin Haase Bernard Tomic (LL) Damir Džumhur Taylor Fritz Feliciano López Denis Shapovalov Matteo Berrettini Stéphane Robert (Q) Diego Schwartzman Simone Bolelli (LL) Pierre-Hugues Herbert Mikhail Kukushkin 1st round out Dušan Lajović Benjamin Bonzi (Q) Mikhail Youzhny Leonardo Mayer Christian Garín (Q) Roberto Carballés Baena Gastão Elias Borna Ćorić Jordan Thompson João Sousa Laslo Đere Richard Gasquet Evgeny Donskoy Michael Mmoh (LL) John-Patrick Smith (Q) Norbert Gombos (Q) Yoshihito Nishioka (PR) Jason Kubler (Q) Ričardas Berankis Filip Krajinović Denis Kudla (WC) Peter Polansky (LL) Stefano Travaglia (Q) Liam Broady (WC) Yannick Maden (Q) Steve Johnson Cameron Norrie Pablo Carreño Busta Grégoire Barrère (Q) Malek Jaziri Yuki Bhambri Grigor Dimitrov Dominic Thiem David Ferrer Márton Fucsovics Fernando Verdasco Alex Bolt (Q) Yūichi Sugita Guido Andreozzi Tennys Sandgren Denis Istomin Marius Copil Hubert Hurkacz (LL) Christian Harrison (Q) Maximilian Marterer Jay Clarke (WC) Lorenzo Sonego (LL) James Duckworth (PR) Peter Gojowczyk Federico Delbonis Jason Jung (LL) Jérémy Chardy Jack Sock Nikoloz Basilashvili Albert Ramos Viñolas David Goffin Mirza Bašić Florian Mayer Pablo Cuevas Taro Daniel Marco Cecchinato Mischa Zverev Vasek Pospisil Dudi Sela
Ladies' singles
Champion Runner-up Angelique Kerber Serena Williams [25/PR] Semifinals out Jeļena Ostapenko Julia Görges Quarterfinals out Dominika Cibulková Daria Kasatkina Kiki Bertens Camila Giorgi 4th round out Hsieh Su-wei Aliaksandra Sasnovich Alison Van Uytvanck Belinda Bencic Karolína Plíšková Donna Vekić Evgeniya Rodina (Q) Ekaterina Makarova 3rd round out Simona Halep Elise Mertens Vitalia Diatchenko (Q) Daria Gavrilova Anett Kontaveit Ashleigh Barty Naomi Osaka Carla Suárez Navarro Mihaela Buzărnescu Venus Williams Barbora Strýcová Yanina Wickmayer Kristina Mladenovic Madison Keys Kateřina Siniaková Lucie Šafářová 2nd round out Zheng Saisai (PR) Lara Arruabarrena Johanna Konta Sachia Vickery Kirsten Flipkens Sofia Kenin Samantha Stosur Taylor Townsend Garbiñe Muguruza Jennifer Brady Eugenie Bouchard (Q) Yulia Putintseva Claire Liu (Q) Katie Boulter (WC) Sara Sorribes Tormo (Q) Alison Riske Victoria Azarenka Katie Swan (WC) Anna Blinkova Alexandra Dulgheru (Q) Vera Lapko Lesia Tsurenko Andrea Petkovic Rebecca Peterson Tatjana Maria Viktoriya Tomova (Q) Sorana Cîrstea Luksika Kumkhum Ons Jabeur (WC) Madison Brengle Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki 1st round out Kurumi Nara Wang Qiang Ana Bogdan Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Natalia Vikhlyantseva Alizé Cornet Markéta Vondroušová Danielle Collins Katy Dunne (WC) Heather Watson Maria Sakkari Maria Sharapova Caroline Dolehide (LL) Peng Shuai Pauline Parmentier Petra Kvitová Naomi Broady (WC) Polona Hercog Kateryna Kozlova Denisa Allertová Stefanie Vögele Gabriella Taylor (WC) Magda Linette Jana Fett Vera Zvonareva (Q) Ana Konjuh Verónica Cepede Royg Monica Niculescu Carina Witthöft Kaia Kanepi Mariana Duque Mariño (LL) Caroline Garcia Harriet Dart (WC) Ekaterina Alexandrova Irina-Camelia Begu Aryna Sabalenka Barbora Štefková (Q) Wang Yafan Kristýna Plíšková Johanna Larsson Monica Puig Christina McHale Tímea Babos Svetlana Kuznetsova Zhang Shuai Mona Barthel (Q) Viktória Kužmová Sloane Stephens Elina Svitolina Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Tereza Smitková (WC) Arantxa Rus Magdaléna Rybáriková Antonia Lottner (Q) Bernarda Pera Ajla Tomljanović Coco Vandeweghe Viktorija Golubic Aleksandra Krunić Anastasija Sevastova Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q) Kateryna Bondarenko Petra Martić Varvara Lepchenko
Day-by-day summaries
Singles seeds
Gentlemen's singles The seeds for men's singles are adjusted on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula, which applies to the top 32 players according to the ATP rankings on 25 June 2018: Take Entry System Position points at 25 June 2018. Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months (26 June 2017 – 24 June 2018). Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that (20 June 2016 – 25 June 2017).
Rank and points before are as of 2 July 2018.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 2 Roger Federer 8,720 2,000 360 7,080Quarterfinals lost to Kevin Anderson 2 1 Rafael Nadal 8,770 180 720 9,310Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic 3 5 Marin Čilić 5,060 1,200 45 3,905Second round lost to Guido Pella 4 3 Alexander Zverev 5,755 180 90 5,665Third round lost to Ernests Gulbis [Q] 5 4 Juan Martín del Potro 5,080 45 360 5,395Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal 6 6 Grigor Dimitrov 4,780 180 10 4,610First round lost to Stan Wawrinka 7 7 Dominic Thiem 3,835 180 10 3,665First round retired against Marcos Baghdatis 8 8 Kevin Anderson 3,635 180 1,200 4,655Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic 9 10 John Isner 3,045 45 720 3,720Semifinals lost to Kevin Anderson 10 9 David Goffin 3,110 0 10 3,120First round lost to Matthew Ebden 11 13 Sam Querrey 2,130 720 90 1,500Third round lost to Gaël Monfils 12 21 Novak Djokovic 1,715 360 2,000 3,355Champion, defeated Kevin Anderson 13 32 Milos Raonic 1,430 360 360 1,430Quarterfinals lost to John Isner 14 11 Diego Schwartzman 2,435 10 45 2,470Second round lost to Jiří Veselý 15 18 Nick Kyrgios 1,855 10 90 1,935Third round lost to Kei Nishikori 16 20 Borna Ćorić 1,745 10 10 1,745First round lost to Daniil Medvedev 17 19 Lucas Pouille 1,835 45 45 1,835Second round lost to Dennis Novak [Q] 18 15 Jack Sock 2,110 45 10 2,075First round lost to Matteo Berrettini 19 16 Fabio Fognini 2,030 90 90 2,030Third round lost to Jiří Veselý 20 12 Pablo Carreño Busta 2,145 0 10 2,155First round lost to Radu Albot 21 17 Kyle Edmund 1,950 45 90 1,995Third round lost to Novak Djokovic 22 26 Adrian Mannarino 1,580 180 180 1,580Fourth round lost to Roger Federer 23 31 Richard Gasquet 1,465 10 10 1,465First round lost to Gaël Monfils 24 28 Kei Nishikori 1,530 90 360 1,800Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic 25 27 Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,575 10 90 1,655Third round lost to Kevin Anderson 26 25 Denis Shapovalov 1,588 0 45 1,633Second round lost to Benoît Paire 27 23 Damir Džumhur 1,665 45 45 1,665Second round lost to Ernests Gulbis [Q] 28 30 Filip Krajinović 1,489 (80)† 10 1,419First round lost to Nicolás Jarry 29 29 Marco Cecchinato 1,514 10+10 10+6 1,510First round lost to Alex de Minaur 30 34 Fernando Verdasco 1,280 10 10 1,280First round lost to Frances Tiafoe 31 35 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1,254 35 180 1,399Fourth round lost to John Isner 32 36 Leonardo Mayer 1,235 (48)† 10 1,197First round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff † The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017 but is defending points from the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour instead.
Withdrawn players RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterReason 14 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,120 180 1,940Hip injury 22 Chung Hyeon 1,685 0 1,685Ankle injury 24 Tomáš Berdych 1,625 720 905Back injury 33 Andrey Rublev 1,281 70 1,211Back injury
Ladies' singles The seeds for ladies' singles are based on the WTA rankings as of 25 June 2018, with an exception for Serena Williams (details are given below). Rank and points before are as of 2 July 2018.