| 2018 Western & Southern Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 13–19 | 
| Edition | 117th (men) / 90th (women) | 
| Category | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) | 
| Surface | Hard | 
| Location | Mason, Ohio, United States | 
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Kiki Bertens | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Jamie Murray /  Bruno Soares | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Lucie Hradecká /  Ekaterina Makarova | |
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.[1][2] 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 Masters.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles[3] | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[3] | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles[4] | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 
| Women's doubles[4] | 5 | — | — | — | — | 
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles[5] | $1,020,425 | $500,340 | $251,815 | $128,050 | $66,490 | $35,055 | $18,930 | $4,360 | $2,220 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | $501,975 | $243,920 | $122,190 | $58,185 | $28,030 | $14,360 | $7,745 | $3,150 | $1,905 | 
| Men's doubles[6] | $316,000 | $154,710 | $77,600 | $39,830 | $20,590 | $10,860 | — | — | — | 
| Women'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.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Rafael Nadal | 10,220 | 180 | 0 | 10,040 | Withdrew due to schedule change | ||
| 2 | 2 | .svg.png.webp) Roger Federer | 6,480 | 0 | 600 | 7,080 | Runner-up, lost to  Novak Djokovic [10] | 
| 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 .svg.png.webp) David Goffin [11] | 
| 5 | 5 |  Grigor Dimitrov | 4,700 | 1,000 | 90 | 3,790 | Third round lost to  Novak Djokovic [10] | 
| 6 | 6 |  Kevin Anderson | 4,535 | 10 | 90 | 4,615 | Third round lost to .svg.png.webp) David Goffin [11] | 
| 7 | 7 |  Marin Čilić | 4,085 | 0 | 360 | 4,445 | Semifinals lost to  Novak Djokovic [10] | 
|  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 .svg.png.webp) Roger Federer [2] | 
| 11 | 11 | .svg.png.webp) David Goffin | 3,085 | 10 | 360 | 3,435 | Semifinals retired against .svg.png.webp) Roger Federer [2] | 
| 12 | 12 |  Diego Schwartzman | 2,380 | 10 | 10 | 2,380 | First round lost to .svg.png.webp) Stan Wawrinka [WC] | 
| 13 | 13 |  Pablo Carreño Busta | 2,290 | 90 | 180 | 2,380 | Quarterfinals lost to  Marin Čilić [6] | 
| 14 | 16 |  Kyle Edmund | 1,950 | 10 | 45 | 1,985 | Second round lost to .svg.png.webp) Denis Shapovalov | 
| 15 | 18 | .svg.png.webp) Nick Kyrgios | 1,855 | 600 | 90 | 1,345 | Third round lost to  Juan Martín del Potro [3] | 
| 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.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Benoît Paire Benoît Paire
 Tomáš Berdych → replaced by Tomáš Berdych → replaced by João Sousa João Sousa
 Fabio Fognini → replaced by Fabio Fognini → replaced by Jérémy Chardy Jérémy Chardy
 Gaël Monfils → replaced by Gaël Monfils → replaced by Márton Fucsovics Márton Fucsovics
 Rafael Nadal → replaced by Rafael Nadal → replaced by Malek Jaziri Malek Jaziri
 Dominic Thiem → replaced by Dominic Thiem → replaced by Guillermo García López Guillermo García López
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  AUT | Oliver Marach |  CRO | Mate Pavić | 5 | 1 | 
|  USA | Mike Bryan |  USA | Jack Sock | 9 | 2 | 
|  FIN | Henri Kontinen | .svg.png.webp) AUS | John Peers | 9 | 3 | 
|  GBR | Jamie Murray |  BRA | Bruno Soares | 19 | 4 | 
|  POL | Łukasz Kubot |  BRA | Marcelo Melo | 25 | 5 | 
|  NED | Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU | Horia Tecău | 28 | 6 | 
|  COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal |  COL | Robert Farah | 31 | 7 | 
|  FRA | Nicolas Mahut |  FRA | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 32 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of August 6, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- During the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  ROU | Simona Halep | 1 | 1 | 
|  DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 2 | 
|  USA | Sloane Stephens | 3 | 3 | 
|  GER | Angelique Kerber | 4 | 4 | 
|  UKR | Elina Svitolina | 5 | 5 | 
|  FRA | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 | 
|  ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7 | 7 | 
|  CZE | Petra Kvitová | 8 | 8 | 
|  CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 9 | 9 | 
|  GER | Julia Görges | 10 | 10 | 
|  LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 11 | 11 | 
|  RUS | Daria Kasatkina | 12 | 12 | 
|  USA | Madison Keys | 13 | 13 | 
|  USA | |||
| .svg.png.webp) BEL | Elise Mertens | 15 | 15 | 
| .svg.png.webp) AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 16 | 16 | 
|  JPN | Naomi Osaka | 17 | 17 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of August 6, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
 Amanda Anisimova[8] Amanda Anisimova[8]
 Victoria Azarenka[7] Victoria Azarenka[7]
 Svetlana Kuznetsova[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova[8]
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands[8] Bethanie Mattek-Sands[8]
 Markéta Vondroušová[8] Markéta Vondroušová[8]
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
 Ana Bogdan Ana Bogdan
 Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet
 Kaia Kanepi Kaia Kanepi
 Allie Kiick Allie Kiick
 Viktória Kužmová Viktória Kužmová
 Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko
 Tatjana Maria Tatjana Maria
 Petra Martić Petra Martić
 Rebecca Peterson Rebecca Peterson
 Aliaksandra Sasnovich Aliaksandra Sasnovich
.svg.png.webp) Ajla Tomljanović Ajla Tomljanović
.svg.png.webp) Stefanie Vögele Stefanie Vögele
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Danielle Collins Danielle Collins
 Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Tímea Babos Tímea Babos
 Maria Sharapova → replaced by Maria Sharapova → replaced by Kateřina Siniaková Kateřina Siniaková
 Venus Williams → replaced by Venus Williams → replaced by Camila Giorgi Camila Giorgi
 Zhang Shuai → replaced by Zhang Shuai → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić Aleksandra Krunić
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  CZE | Barbora Krejčíková |  CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 1 | 
|  HUN | Tímea Babos |  FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 11 | 2 | 
|  CZE | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková |  CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 15 | 3 | 
|  SLO | Andreja Klepač |  ESP | María José Martínez Sánchez | 26 | 4 | 
|  USA | Nicole Melichar |  CZE | Květa Peschke | 30 | 5 | 
| .svg.png.webp) BEL | Elise Mertens |  NED | Demi Schuurs | 45 | 6 | 
|  CZE | Lucie Hradecká |  RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | 52 | 7 | 
|  ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu |  ROU | Monica Niculescu | 57 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of August 6, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Retirements
Champions
Men's singles
 Novak Djokovic def. Novak Djokovic def..svg.png.webp) Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4 Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles
 Kiki Bertens def. Kiki Bertens def. Simona Halep, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 Simona Halep, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Men's doubles
 Jamie Murray / Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares def. Bruno Soares def. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Women's doubles
 Lucie Hradecká / Lucie Hradecká / Ekaterina Makarova def. Ekaterina Makarova def..svg.png.webp) Elise Mertens / Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs, 6–2, 7–5 Demi Schuurs, 6–2, 7–5
References
- ↑ "Masters 1000 Cincinnati - Overview". atworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Cincinnati". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- 1 2 "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "Western & Southern Open 2018".
- ↑ "Western & Southern Open 2018".
- 1 2 "Andy Murray, Victoria Azarenka receive Cincinnati wild cards".
- 1 2 3 4 "WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN WILD CARDS AWARDED TO MATTEK-SANDS, KUZNETSOVA, VONDROUSOVA AND ANISIMOVA". www.wsopen.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-08-07.