Men's singles Champion Rafael Nadal Runner-up Dominic Thiem Final score 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 Draw 128 (16 Q / 8 WC ) Seeds 32
2018 tennis event results
Main article: 2018 French Open
Defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 French Open. It was his record-extending eleventh French Open title and 17th major title overall. Nadal equaled Margaret Court 's all-time record of 11 singles titles won at one major and became the first player to achieve that feat in the Open Era .[1] [2] He lost only one set during the tournament, and retained the world No. 1 singles ranking . Nadal and Roger Federer (despite having withdrawn from the clay season) were in contention for the top ranking.[3]
With Alexander Zverev as the second seed, this was the first time since the 2006 Australian Open that a player outside of the Big Four was one of the top two seeds at a major.
Novak Djokovic was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam , but he lost in the quarterfinals to Marco Cecchinato . Djokovic's loss ensured a first time major finalist from the bottom half of the draw; Thiem emerged to be that player, and became the first Austrian player to reach a major singles final since Thomas Muster at the 1995 French Open .
Cecchinato, ranked 72nd and having failed to win a main draw match in his four previous major appearances, became the first unseeded men's singles semifinalist at the French Open since Gaël Monfils in 2008 , the lowest-ranked male singles player to reach the French Open semifinals since Andriy Medvedev in 1999 , and the first Italian man to reach a major singles semifinal since Corrado Barazzutti at the 1978 French Open .[4]
Seeds [ ]
All seedings per ATP rankings.[5]
0 1 . Rafael Nadal (Champion)
0 2 . Alexander Zverev (Quarterfinals)
0 3 . Marin Čilić (Quarterfinals)
0 4 . Grigor Dimitrov (Third round)
0 5 . Juan Martín del Potro (Semifinals)
0 6 . Kevin Anderson (Fourth round)
0 7 . Dominic Thiem (Final)
0 8 . David Goffin (Fourth round)
0 9 . John Isner (Fourth round)
10 . Pablo Carreño Busta (Third round)
11 . Diego Schwartzman (Quarterfinals)
12 . Sam Querrey (Second round)
13 . Roberto Bautista Agut (Third round)
14 . Jack Sock (First round)
15 . Lucas Pouille (Third round)
16 . Kyle Edmund (Third round)
17 . Tomáš Berdych (First round)
18 . Fabio Fognini (Fourth round)
19 . Kei Nishikori (Fourth round)
20 . Novak Djokovic (Quarterfinals)
21. Nick Kyrgios (Withdrew)
22 . Philipp Kohlschreiber (First round)
23 . Stan Wawrinka (First round)
24 . Denis Shapovalov (Second round)
25 . Adrian Mannarino (First round)
26 . Damir Džumhur (Third round)
27 . Richard Gasquet (Third round)
28 . Feliciano López (First round)
29 . Gilles Müller (First round)
30 . Fernando Verdasco (Fourth round)
31 . Albert Ramos Viñolas (Third round)
32 . Gaël Monfils (Third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Qualifying [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Rafael Nadal
4
6
6
6
11
Diego Schwartzman
6
3
2
2
1
Rafael Nadal
6
6
6
5
Juan Martín del Potro
4
1
2
3
Marin Čilić
65
7
3
5
5
Juan Martín del Potro
77
5
6
7
1
Rafael Nadal
6
6
6
7
Dominic Thiem
4
3
2
Marco Cecchinato
6
77
1
713
20
Novak Djokovic
3
64
6
611
Marco Cecchinato
5
610
1
7
Dominic Thiem
7
712
6
7
Dominic Thiem
6
6
6
2
Alexander Zverev
4
2
1
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
R Nadal
6
6
711
LL
S Bolelli
4
3
69
1
R Nadal
6
6
6
J Sousa
2
3
4
G Pella
2
1
1
G Pella
6
6
6
1
R Nadal
6
6
6
M Jaziri
2
6
6
3
6
27
R Gasquet
3
2
2
M Youzhny
6
2
2
6
2
M Jaziri
2
6
3
0
A Seppi
0
2
2
27
R Gasquet
6
3
6
6
27
R Gasquet
6
6
6
1
R Nadal
6
6
77
24
D Shapovalov
7
6
6
M Marterer
3
2
64
J Millman
5
4
2
24
D Shapovalov
7
64
5
4
R Harrison
1
3
5
M Marterer
5
77
7
6
M Marterer
6
6
7
M Marterer
6
6
6
Y Bhambri
4
4
1
LL
J Zopp
2
1
4
LL
R Bemelmans
6
6
6
LL
R Bemelmans
6
6
3
4
4
LL
J Zopp
64
6
4
77
6
LL
J Zopp
4
4
6
6
6
14
J Sock
77
2
6
65
3
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
3
M Čilić
6
7
77
PR
J Duckworth
3
5
64
3
M Čilić
6
6
63
7
Q
H Hurkacz
6
6
3
6
Q
H Hurkacz
2
2
77
5
T Sandgren
2
2
6
3
3
M Čilić
6
6
6
E Donskoy
1
3
0
S Johnson
3
2
4
J-L Struff
6
6
6
J-L Struff
6
65
2
2
S Johnson
77
6
6
S Johnson
4
77
6
6
25
A Mannarino
61
2
2
3
M Čilić
6
6
3
64
6
18
F Fognini
6
6
6
18
F Fognini
4
1
6
77
3
PR
P Andújar
4
2
1
18
F Fognini
6
6
6
D Sela
63
3
1
Q
E Ymer
4
1
2
Q
E Ymer
77
6
6
18
F Fognini
6
4
3
6
6
V Pospisil
3
3
65
16
K Edmund
3
6
6
4
4
M Fucsovics
6
6
77
M Fucsovics
0
6
2
3
WC
A de Minaur
2
4
3
16
K Edmund
6
1
6
6
16
K Edmund
6
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
Section 6 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
13
R Bautista Agut
6
63
1
6
6
D Istomin
2
77
6
4
4
13
R Bautista Agut
6
7
6
M Baghdatis
6
4r
Q
S Giraldo
4
5
3
Q
S Giraldo
3
3
13
R Bautista Agut
4
78
64
2
Q
J Munar
3
3
77
77
7
20
N Djokovic
6
66
77
6
D Ferrer
6
6
63
64
5
Q
J Munar
61
4
4
Q
R Dutra da Silva
3
4
4
20
N Djokovic
77
6
6
20
N Djokovic
6
6
6
20
N Djokovic
6
6
6
30
F Verdasco
64
6
6
63
7
30
F Verdasco
3
4
2
PR
Y Nishioka
77
4
3
77
5
30
F Verdasco
6
6
6
Q
G Andreozzi
64
6
3
6
6
Q
G Andreozzi
3
2
2
T Fritz
77
3
6
2
3
30
F Verdasco
77
6
6
N Jarry
3
6
6
3
4
4
G Dimitrov
64
2
4
J Donaldson
6
4
3
6
6
J Donaldson
77
4
6
4
8
LL
M Safwat
1
4
61
4
G Dimitrov
62
6
4
6
10
4
G Dimitrov
6
6
77
Section 7 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
7
D Thiem
6
6
6
Q
I Ivashka
2
4
1
7
D Thiem
6
2
6
6
S Tsitsipas
7
65
6
6
S Tsitsipas
2
6
4
4
Q
C Taberner
5
77
4
3
7
D Thiem
6
65
6
6
LL
O Otte
6
5
2
1
M Berrettini
3
77
3
2
M Berrettini
3
7
6
6
M Berrettini
6
3
6
6
Q
E Gulbis
2
6
6
6
Q
E Gulbis
2
6
4
3
29
G Müller
6
4
4
3
7
D Thiem
6
6
5
6
19
K Nishikori
77
6
6
19
K Nishikori
2
0
7
4
WC
M Janvier
60
4
3
19
K Nishikori
6
2
4
6
6
B Paire
6
63
711
6
B Paire
3
6
6
2
3
R Carballés Baena
3
77
69
1
19
K Nishikori
6
6
6
N Basilashvili
4
0
77
4
G Simon
3
1
3
G Simon
6
6
64
6
G Simon
1
77
6
6
F Tiafoe
1
2
66
12
S Querrey
6
63
4
1
12
S Querrey
6
6
78
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