2018 Western & Southern Open

The 2018 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 13–19, 2018. It took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2018 US Open Series. The 2018 tournament was the 117th men's edition and the 90th women's edition of the Cincinnati Open.

Points and prize money

Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64Men's singles100060036018090451025160Men's doubles0Women's singles90058535019010560130201Women's doubles5

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Men's singles$1,020,425$500,340$251,815$128,050$66,490$35,055$18,930$4,360$2,220Women's singles$501,975$243,920$122,190$58,185$28,030$14,360$7,745$3,150$1,905Men's doubles$316,000$154,710$77,600$39,830$20,590$10,860Women's doubles$143,600$72,534$35,910$18,075$9,170$4,530

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 6, 2018. Rankings and points before are as of August 13, 2018.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Rafael Nadal 10,220 180 0 10,040 Withdrew due to schedule change 2 2 Roger Federer 6,480 0 600 7,080 Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic 3 4 Alexander Zverev 4,845 10 10 4,845 Second round lost to Robin Haase 4 3 Juan Martín del Potro 5,410 90 180 5,500 Quarterfinals lost to David Goffin 5 5 Grigor Dimitrov 4,700 1,000 90 3,790 Third round lost to Novak Djokovic 6 6 Kevin Anderson 4,535 10 90 4,615 Third round lost to David Goffin 7 7 Marin Čilić 4,085 0 360 4,445 Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic 8 8 Dominic Thiem 3,665 180 0 3,485 Withdrew due to illness 9 9 John Isner 3,570 360 10 3,220 First round lost to Sam Querrey 10 10 Novak Djokovic 3,445 0 1,000 4,445 Champion, defeated Roger Federer 11 11 David Goffin 3,085 10 360 3,435 Semifinals retired against Roger Federer 12 12 Diego Schwartzman 2,380 10 10 2,380 First round lost to Stan Wawrinka [WC] 13 13 Pablo Carreño Busta 2,290 90 180 2,380 Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić 14 16 Kyle Edmund 1,950 10 45 1,985 Second round lost to Denis Shapovalov 15 18 Nick Kyrgios 1,855 600 90 1,345 Third round lost to Juan Martín del Potro 16 17 Lucas Pouille 1,870 0 45 1,915 Second round lost to Leonardo Mayer

Withdrawals The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterReason 14 Fabio Fognini 2,145 45 2,190†Fatigue † Fognini is entitled to use an exemption to skip the tournament and substitute his 18th best result (90 points) in its stead. Accordingly, his points after the tournament will remain unchanged.

Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Mackenzie McDonald Andy Murray Frances Tiafoe Stan Wawrinka

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Marius Copil Hubert Hurkacz Bradley Klahn Denis Kudla Dušan Lajović Daniil Medvedev Michael Mmoh

The following players received entry as lucky losers: Guillermo García López Malek Jaziri

Withdrawals Before the tournament Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Benoît Paire Tomáš Berdych → replaced by João Sousa Fabio Fognini → replaced by Jérémy Chardy Gaël Monfils → replaced by Márton Fucsovics Rafael Nadal → replaced by Malek Jaziri Dominic Thiem → replaced by Guillermo García López

Retirements David Goffin

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedOliver MarachMate Pavić51Mike BryanJack Sock92Henri KontinenJohn Peers93Jamie MurrayBruno Soares194Łukasz KubotMarcelo Melo255Jean-Julien RojerHoria Tecău286Juan Sebastián CabalRobert Farah317Nicolas MahutÉdouard Roger-Vasselin328 Rankings are as of August 6, 2018

Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Ryan Harrison / Nicholas Monroe Mackenzie McDonald / Daniel Nestor

The following pair received entry as alternates: Leonardo Mayer / Albert Ramos Viñolas

Withdrawals Before the tournament Dominic Thiem

During the tournament Alexander Peya

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 SeedSimona Halep11Caroline Wozniacki22Sloane Stephens33Angelique Kerber44Elina Svitolina55Caroline Garcia66Garbiñe Muguruza77Petra Kvitová88Karolína Plíšková99Julia Görges1010Jeļena Ostapenko1111Daria Kasatkina1212Madison Keys1313Venus Williams1414Elise Mertens1515Ashleigh Barty1616Naomi Osaka1717 1 Rankings are as of August 6, 2018

Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Amanda Anisimova Victoria Azarenka Svetlana Kuznetsova Bethanie Mattek-Sands Markéta Vondroušová

The following player received entry using a protected ranking: Serena Williams

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Ana Bogdan Alizé Cornet Kaia Kanepi Allie Kiick Viktória Kužmová Varvara Lepchenko Tatjana Maria Petra Martić Rebecca Peterson Aliaksandra Sasnovich Ajla Tomljanović Stefanie Vögele

The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Camila Giorgi

Withdrawals Before the tournament Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Danielle Collins Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Tímea Babos Maria Sharapova → replaced by Kateřina Siniaková Venus Williams → replaced by Camila Giorgi Zhang Shuai → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić

Retirements Caroline Wozniacki

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedBarbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková61Tímea BabosKristina Mladenovic112Andrea Sestini HlaváčkováBarbora Strýcová153Andreja KlepačMaría José Martínez Sánchez264Nicole MelicharKvěta Peschke305Elise MertensDemi Schuurs456Lucie HradeckáEkaterina Makarova527Irina-Camelia BeguMonica Niculescu578 Rankings are as of August 6, 2018

Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Jennifer Brady / Caroline Dolehide Lauren Davis / Nicole Gibbs

The following pair received entry as alternates: Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria

Withdrawals Before the tournament Ashleigh Barty

Retirements Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Champions

Men's singles

Novak Djokovic def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

Kiki Bertens def. Simona Halep, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2

Men's doubles

Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares def. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]

Women's doubles

Lucie Hradecká / Ekaterina Makarova def. Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs, 6–2, 7–5

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