2018 Erste Bank Open – Singles

Singles
2018 Erste Bank Open
Champion	Kevin Anderson
Runner-up	Kei Nishikori
Final score	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Lucas Pouille was the defending champion, but lost to Borna Ćorić in the second round.

Kevin Anderson won the title, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3).

This was Nishikori's ninth consecutive defeat in ATP World Tour level finals. His most recent victory came in February 2016 at Memphis.

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Kei Nishikori	6	6
	Q	Mikhail Kukushkin	4	3
								5	Kei Nishikori	3	63
								2	Kevin Anderson	6	77
		Fernando Verdasco	3	6	4
	2	Kevin Anderson	6	3	6

Top half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	D Thiem	7	77
	Q	R Bemelmans	5	65				1	D Thiem	6	6
		J-W Tsonga	3	6	3				S Querrey	4	4
		S Querrey	6	3	6										1	D Thiem	3	1
		K Khachanov	6	7											5	K Nishikori	6	6
	WC	D Novak	3	5					K Khachanov	2	2
		F Tiafoe	63	7	2			5	K Nishikori	6	6
	5	K Nishikori	77	5	6																	5	K Nishikori	6	6
	3	G Dimitrov	4	6	4																	Q	M Kukushkin	4	3
	Q	M Kukushkin	6	4	6			Q	M Kukushkin	77	6
	Q	D Kudla	63	0				LL	A Rublev	64	4
	LL	A Rublev	77	6											Q	M Kukushkin	4	77	77
		M Fucsovics	1	6	7											M Fucsovics	6	62	64
	WC	F Auger-Aliassime	6	0	5				M Fucsovics	4	6	6
		D Džumhur	4	3				7	F Fognini	6	3	2
	7	F Fognini	6	6

Bottom half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	K Edmund	6	77
		D Schwartzman	3	63				8	K Edmund	4	6	3
		F Verdasco	66	6	6				F Verdasco	6	3	6
	Q	P-H Herbert	78	3	4											F Verdasco	6	2
	SE	G Monfils	4	6	6										SE	G Monfils	4	1r
		S Johnson	6	3	2			SE	G Monfils	6	6
	LL	C Norrie	77	4	67			4	J Isner	4	4
	4	J Isner	61	6	79																		F Verdasco	3	6	4
	6	B Ćorić	65	6	6																	2	K Anderson	6	3	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	77	0	4			6	B Ćorić	4	6	6
		P Kohlschreiber	4	77	4				L Pouille	6	0	4
		L Pouille	6	65	6										6	B Ćorić	62	2r
		M Raonic	66	5											2	K Anderson	77	1
	WC	J Melzer	78	7				WC	J Melzer
		N Basilashvili	6	66	3			2	K Anderson	w/o
	2	K Anderson	4	78	6

Qualifying[]

Seeds[]

Qualifiers[]

Lucky losers[]

Qualifying draw[]

First qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6	6
	WC	Jurij Rodionov	1	2
								1	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	4	77	7
								6	Cameron Norrie	6	64	5
		Peter Polansky	2	1
	6	Cameron Norrie	6	6

Second qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Denis Kudla	77	4	6
		Matthias Bachinger	63	6	3
								2	Denis Kudla	6	2	6
								Alt	Sergiy Stakhovsky	1	6	2
	Alt	Sergiy Stakhovsky	65	6	6
	7	Bradley Klahn	77	4	4

Third qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Guido Pella	61	6	3
		Jürgen Zopp	77	2	4r
								3	Guido Pella	4	0
								8	Ruben Bemelmans	6	6
	WC	Sebastian Ofner	6	3	4
	8	Ruben Bemelmans	3	6	6

Fourth qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mikhail Kukushkin	7	6
	Alt	Václav Šafránek	5	2
								4	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6
								5	Andrey Rublev	2	3
	Alt	Lucas Miedler	1	2
	5	Andrey Rublev	6	6

References[]

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw