The 2018 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 45th edition of the Japan Open, and part of the 500 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan, from October 1 through October 7, 2018. Unseeded Daniil Medvedev, who entered the main draw as a qualifier, won the singles title.
Finals Singles
Daniil Medvedev defeated Kei Nishikori 6–2, 6–4
Doubles
Ben McLachlan / Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus 6–4, 7–5
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1Singles5003001809045020100Doubles045250
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Singles$384,120$188,315$94,755$48,195$25,025$13,200$2,920$1,490Doubles$115,650$65,620$28,400$14,580$7,540
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Marin Čilić51 Kevin Anderson92 Kei Nishikori123 Diego Schwartzman144 Stefanos Tsitsipas155 Milos Raonic206 Chung Hyeon237 Richard Gasquet258 1 Rankings are as of September 24, 2018.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Taro Daniel Yoshihito Nishioka Yūichi Sugita
The following player received entry as a special exempt: Taylor Fritz
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Martin Kližan Denis Kudla Daniil Medvedev Yosuke Watanuki
Withdrawals Before the tournament David Goffin → replaced by Matthew Ebden Lucas Pouille → replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedHenri KontinenJohn Peers151Jamie MurrayBruno Soares232Raven KlaasenMichael Venus343Ben McLachlanJan-Lennard Struff504 Rankings are as of September 24, 2018.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Yoshihito Nishioka / Kaito Uesugi Joe Salisbury / Yasutaka Uchiyama
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Fabrice Martin / Gilles Simon
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