2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Steve Johnson was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Tennys Sandgren in the final, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–4.

Singles
2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Steve Johnson
Runner-upUnited States Tennys Sandgren
Score7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–4
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   John Isner (quarterfinals)
  2.   Sam Querrey (second round)
  3.   Jack Sock (quarterfinals)
  4.   Nick Kyrgios (quarterfinals)
  5.   Fernando Verdasco (first round)
  6.   Steve Johnson (champion)
  7.   Ryan Harrison (second round)
  8.   Tennys Sandgren (final)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
6   Steve Johnson 7 64 6
    Taylor Fritz 5 77 2
6   Steve Johnson 77 2 6
8   Tennys Sandgren 62 6 4
    Ivo Karlović 62 64
8   Tennys Sandgren 77 77

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   J Isner 6 6
WC   D Brown 4 3   H Laaksonen 4 2
  H Laaksonen 6 6 1   J Isner 64 6 65
  F Tiafoe 6 6 6   S Johnson 77 4 77
WC   M McDonald 3 3   F Tiafoe 3 4
  E Escobedo 6 65 2 6   S Johnson 6 6
6   S Johnson 3 77 6 6   S Johnson 7 64 6
  T Fritz 5 77 2
3   J Sock 6 6
  H Zeballos 6 6   H Zeballos 4 4
Q   Y Nishioka 1 2 3   J Sock 3 6 4
  T Smyczek 77 2 66   T Fritz 6 3 6
  T Fritz 63 6 78   T Fritz 3 6 6
Q   M Kecmanović 4 3 7   R Harrison 6 0 3
7   R Harrison 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   F Verdasco 4 64
Q   D Kudla 6 77 Q   D Kudla 5 5
  T Daniel 65 4   I Karlović 7 7
  I Karlović 77 6   I Karlović 3 6 6
  B Fratangelo 6 6 4/WC   N Kyrgios 6 2 3
  J Thompson 1 1   B Fratangelo 77 1 2
4/WC   N Kyrgios 62 6 6
  I Karlović 62 64
8   T Sandgren 6 6 8   T Sandgren 77 77
  B Kavčič 2 2 8   T Sandgren 6 77
  N Kicker 6 6   N Kicker 2 63
  D Young 3 2 8   T Sandgren 4 7 6
Q   S Kozlov 3 2   G Pella 6 5 3
  G Pella 6 6   G Pella 2 77 77
2   S Querrey 6 64 63

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Cameron Norrie (first round)
  2.   Denis Kudla (qualified)
  3.   Thomaz Bellucci (first round)
  4.   Michael Mmoh (first round)
  5.   Bradley Klahn (qualifying competition)
  6.   Dennis Novikov (qualifying competition)
  7.   Akira Santillan (qualifying competition)
  8.   Darian King (first round)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Cameron Norrie 1 4
WC   Yoshihito Nishioka 6 6
WC   Yoshihito Nishioka 6 6
5   Bradley Klahn 2 0
WC   Christopher Eubanks 67 6 64
5   Bradley Klahn 79 4 77

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Denis Kudla 6 6
    Reilly Opelka 4 3
2   Denis Kudla 6 7
    Mitchell Krueger 3 5
    Mitchell Krueger 7 6
8   Darian King 5 3

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Thomaz Bellucci 77 3 65
    Stefan Kozlov 63 6 77
    Stefan Kozlov 6 6
7   Akira Santillan 2 0
Alt   Dominik Köpfer 4 3
7   Akira Santillan 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Michael Mmoh 1 64
    Miomir Kecmanović 6 77
    Miomir Kecmanović 6 5 6
6   Dennis Novikov 4 7 3
    Evan King 5 77 4
6   Dennis Novikov 7 62 6

References

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