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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.
2018 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
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Date | 1–7 October |
Edition | 45th |
Category | ATP World Tour 500 |
Draw | 32S/16D |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Tokyo, Japan |
Venue | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Daniil Medvedev | |
Doubles | |
Ben McLachlan / Jan-Lennard Struff |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles[1] | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
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Doubles[1] | 0 | — | 45 | 25 | 0 |
Prize money edit
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $384,120 | $188,315 | $94,755 | $48,195 | $25,025 | $13,200 | $2,920 | $1,490 |
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Doubles | $115,650 | $65,620 | $28,400 | $14,580 | $7,540 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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CRO | Marin Čilić | 5 | 1 |
RSA | Kevin Anderson | 9 | 2 |
JPN | Kei Nishikori | 12 | 3 |
ARG | Diego Schwartzman | 14 | 4 |
GRE | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 15 | 5 |
CAN | Milos Raonic | 20 | 6 |
KOR | Chung Hyeon | 23 | 7 |
FRA | Richard Gasquet | 25 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 24, 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- David Goffin → replaced by Matthew Ebden
- Lucas Pouille → replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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FIN | Henri Kontinen | AUS | John Peers | 15 | 1 |
GBR | Jamie Murray | BRA | Bruno Soares | 23 | 2 |
RSA | Raven Klaasen | NZL | Michael Venus | 34 | 3 |
JPN | Ben McLachlan | GER | Jan-Lennard Struff | 50 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 24, 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Finals edit
Singles edit
- Daniil Medvedev defeated Kei Nishikori 6–2, 6–4
Doubles edit
- Ben McLachlan / Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus 6–4, 7–5
References edit
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.