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2018 French Open


2018 French Open
27 May – 10 June 2018
117
Grand Slam
128S / 64D / 32X
€39,197,000
Clay
Paris (XVIe), France
Roland Garros Stadium
Rafael Nadal
Simona Halep
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková
Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
Shingo Kunieda
Yui Kamiji
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer
Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
Tseng Chun-hsin
Coco Gauff
Ondřej Štyler / Naoki Tajima
Caty McNally / Iga Świątek
Àlex Corretja / Juan Carlos Ferrero
Nathalie Dechy / Amélie Mauresmo
Mansour Bahrami / Fabrice Santoro

The 2018 French Open was a major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 27 May to 10 June and consisted of events for players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events. Rafael Nadal (Spain) was the defending champion in the Men's Singles and won his 11th French Open title. Simona Halep (Romania) won her first Grand Slam title in Women's Singles.

It was the 117th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2018. Jeļena Ostapenko was the defending champion in the Women's Singles but lost in the first round to Kateryna Kozlova. This was the first French Open since 1992 that both the men's and the women's singles competitions were won by the top seeds.

Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open will take place.

The 2018 French Open was the 117th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. A new shot clock that gives 25 seconds for the player serving, between points was introduced. Also for the juniors tournament, service lets wasn't featured.

The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.

There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

The total prize money for the 2018 edition is €39,197,000. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €2,200,000, an increase of €100,000 compared to 2017.

  • per team

2018 French Open – Men's singles

ChampionRunner-up
Rafael Nadal [1]Dominic Thiem [7]
Juan Martín del Potro [5]Marco Cecchinato
Diego Schwartzman [11]Marin Čilić [3]Novak Djokovic [20]Alexander Zverev Jr. [2]
Maximilian MartererKevin Anderson [6]Fabio Fognini [18]John Isner [9]
David Goffin [8]Fernando Verdasco [30]Kei Nishikori [19]Karen Khachanov
Richard Gasquet [27]Jürgen Zopp (LL)Borna ĆorićMischa Zverev
Steve JohnsonKyle Edmund [16]Pierre-Hugues HerbertAlbert Ramos Viñolas [31]
Gaël Monfils [32]Pablo Carreño Busta [10]Roberto Bautista Agut [13]Grigor Dimitrov [4]
Matteo BerrettiniGilles SimonLucas Pouille [15]Damir Džumhur [26]
Guido PellaMalek JaziriDenis Shapovalov [24]Ruben Bemelmans (LL)
Adam Pavlásek (Q)Thomas FabbianoSergiy Stakhovsky (LL)Pablo Cuevas
Hubert Hurkacz (Q)Jan-Lennard StruffElias Ymer (Q)Márton Fucsovics
Horacio ZeballosJérémy ChardyCasper Ruud (Q)Julien Benneteau
Corentin Moutet (WC)Martin Kližan (Q)Marco Trungelliti (LL)Federico Delbonis
Santiago Giraldo (Q)Jaume Munar (Q)Guido Andreozzi (Q)Jared Donaldson
Stefanos TsitsipasErnests Gulbis (Q)Benoît PaireSam Querrey [12]
Cameron NorrieGuillermo García LópezRadu AlbotDušan Lajović
Simone Bolelli (LL)João SousaMikhail YouzhnyAndreas Seppi
John MillmanRyan HarrisonYuki BhambriJack Sock [14]
Calvin Hemery (WC)Mirza BašićMatthew EbdenPhilipp Kohlschreiber [22]
Feliciano López [28]Florian MayerAljaž BedenePaolo Lorenzi
James Duckworth (PR)Tennys SandgrenEvgeny DonskoyAdrian Mannarino [25]
Pablo Andújar (PR)Dudi SelaVasek PospisilAlex de Minaur (WC)
Noah Rubin (WC)Yūichi SugitaPeter Polansky (LL)Tomáš Berdych [17]
Mikhail KukushkinJordan ThompsonLeonardo MayerNicolas Mahut (WC)
Robin HaaseIvo KarlovićLaslo ĐereElliot Benchetrit (WC)
Bernard Tomic (Q)Marius CopilThomaz Bellucci (Q)Jozef Kovalík (Q)
Denis IstominMarcos BaghdatisDavid FerrerRogério Dutra Silva (Q)
Yoshihito Nishioka (PR)Taylor FritzNicolás JarryMohamed Safwat (LL)
Ilya Ivashka (Q)Carlos Taberner (Q)Oscar Otte (LL)Gilles Müller [29]
Maxime Janvier (WC)Roberto Carballés BaenaNikoloz BasilashviliFrances Tiafoe
Daniil MedvedevPeter GojowczykAndreas Haider-Maurer (PR)Stan Wawrinka [23]
Denis Kudla (Q)Grégoire Barrère (WC)Jiří VeselýRičardas Berankis

2018 French Open – Women's singles

ChampionRunner-up
Simona Halep [1]Sloane Stephens [10]
Garbiñe Muguruza [3]Madison Keys [13]
Angelique Kerber [12]Maria Sharapova [28]Yulia PutintsevaDaria Kasatkina [14]
Elise Mertens [16]Caroline Garcia [7]Lesia TsurenkoSerena Williams (PR)
Barbora Strýcová [26]Mihaela Buzărnescu [31]Anett Kontaveit [25]Caroline Wozniacki [2]
Andrea PetkovicDaria Gavrilova [24]Kiki Bertens [18]Irina-Camelia Begu
Samantha StosurMagdaléna Rybáriková [19]Julia Görges [11]Karolína Plíšková [6]
Kateřina SiniakováWang QiangNaomi Osaka [21]Elina Svitolina [4]
Petra Kvitová [8]Camila GiorgiMaria SakkariPauline Parmentier (WC)
Taylor Townsend (WC)Bethanie Mattek-Sands (PR)Bernarda PeraHeather Watson
Ana BogdanAliaksandra SasnovichZhang Shuai [27]Peng Shuai
Fiona Ferro (WC)Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [30]Belinda BencicCoCo Vandeweghe [15]
Alison Van UytvanckAshleigh Barty [17]Donna VekićLucie Šafářová
Kateryna KozlovaEkaterina MakarovaJennifer BradyPetra Martić
Caroline Dolehide (Q)Zarina DiyasRebecca Peterson (Q)Viktória Kužmová
Lara ArruabarrenaAlexandra Dulgheru (Q)Mariana Duque Mariño (Q)Magdalena Fręch (Q)
Kirsten FlipkensCarla Suárez Navarro [23]Alizé Cornet [32]Georgina García Pérez (Q)
Alison RiskeMyrtille Georges (WC)Johanna LarssonKristina Mladenovic [29]
Sorana CîrsteaElena VesninaOcéane DodinVarvara Lepchenko
Mona BarthelMarkéta VondroušováDenisa AllertováAryna Sabalenka
Kristína Kučová (PR)Anna Karolína SchmiedlováAleksandra KrunićDuan Yingying
Svetlana KuznetsovaCarina WitthöftYanina WickmayerPolona Hercog
Luksika KumkhumDeborah Chiesa (Q)Stefanie VögeleLaura Siegemund
Dominika CibulkováIsabelle Wallace (WC)Kristýna PlíškováNatalia Vikhlyantseva
Richèl Hogenkamp (Q)Kateryna BondarenkoJessika Ponchet (WC)Barbora Krejčíková (Q)
Jeļena Ostapenko [5]Victoria Azarenka (PR)Zheng Saisai (PR)Kurumi Nara
Johanna Konta [22]Amandine Hesse (WC)Wang YafanVenus Williams [9]
Sachia VickeryViktorija Golubic (Q)Magda LinetteSofia Kenin
Vania King (PR)Hsieh Su-weiFrancesca Schiavone (Q)Ajla Tomljanović
Verónica Cepede RoygTímea BabosChristina McHaleMadison Brengle
Anastasija Sevastova [20]Grace Min (Q)Ekaterina AlexandrovaArantxa Rus (LL)
Kaia KanepiTatjana MariaMandy Minella (PR)Ana Konjuh
Sara ErraniChloé Paquet (WC)Dalila Jakupović (LL)Danielle Collins
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The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 21 May 2018. Rank and points before are as of 28 May 2018.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11Rafael Nadal8,7702,0002,0008,770Champion, defeated Dominic Thiem [7]
23Alexander Zverev5,615103605,965Quarterfinals lost to Dominic Thiem [7]
34Marin Čilić4,9503603604,950Quarterfinals lost to Juan Martín del Potro [5]
45Grigor Dimitrov4,87090904,870Third round lost to Fernando Verdasco [30]
56Juan Martín del Potro4,450907205,080Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
67Kevin Anderson3,6351801803,635Fourth round lost to Diego Schwartzman [11]
78Dominic Thiem3,3557201,2003,835Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
89David Goffin3,020901803,110Fourth round lost to Marco Cecchinato
910John Isner2,980901803,070Fourth round lost to Juan Martín del Potro [5]
1011Pablo Carreño Busta2,415360902,145Third round lost to Marco Cecchinato
1112Diego Schwartzman2,165903602,435Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
1215Sam Querrey2,09510452,130Second round lost to Gilles Simon
1313Roberto Bautista Agut2,120180901,985Third round lost Novak Djokovic [20]
1414Jack Sock2,11010102,110First round lost to Jürgen Zopp [LL]
1516Lucas Pouille2,03090902,030Third round lost to Karen Khachanov
1617Kyle Edmund1,95090901,950Third round lost to Fabio Fognini [18]
1720Tomáš Berdych1,75045101,715First round lost to Jérémy Chardy
1818Fabio Fognini1,940901802,030Fourth round lost to Marin Čilić [3]
1921Kei Nishikori1,7103601801,530Fourth round lost to Dominic Thiem [7]
2022Novak Djokovic1,6653603601,665Quarterfinals lost to Marco Cecchinato
2123Nick Kyrgios1,6304501,585Withdrew due to elbow injury
2224Philipp Kohlschreiber1,62010101,620First round lost to Borna Ćorić
2330Stan Wawrinka1,4001,20010210First round lost to Guillermo García López
2425Denis Shapovalov1,573(10)†451,608Second round lost to Maximilian Marterer
2526Adrian Mannarino1,53510101,535First round lost to Steve Johnson
2629Damir Džumhur1,41510901,495Third round lost to Alexander Zverev [2]
2732Richard Gasquet1,39590901,395Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
2833Feliciano López1,37590101,295First round lost to Sergiy Stakhovsky [LL]
2934Gilles Müller1,30010101,300First round lost to Ernests Gulbis [Q]
3035Fernando Verdasco1,2801801801,280Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [20]
3136Albert Ramos Viñolas1,260180901,170Third round lost to Juan Martín del Potro [5]
3237Gaël Monfils1,220180901,130Third round lost to David Goffin [8]
RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
2Roger Federer8,67008,670Scheduling
19Chung Hyeon1,775901,685Ankle injury
27Filip Krajinović1,506(15)†1,491Leg injury
28Milos Raonic1,4351801,255Right knee injury
31Andrey Rublev1,397261,371Back injury

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, this was the points defended from the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11Simona Halep7,2701,3002,0007,970Champion, defeated Sloane Stephens [10]
22Caroline Wozniacki6,9354302406,745Fourth round lost to Daria Kasatkina [14]
33Garbiñe Muguruza6,0102407806,550Semifinals lost to Simona Halep [1]
44Elina Svitolina5,5054301305,205Third round lost to Mihaela Buzărnescu [31]
55Jeļena Ostapenko5,3822,000103,392First round lost to Kateryna Kozlova
66Karolína Plíšková5,3357801304,685Third round lost to Maria Sharapova [28]
77Caroline Garcia5,1604302404,970Fourth round lost to Angelique Kerber [12]
88Petra Kvitová4,550701304,610Third round lost to Anett Kontaveit [25]
99Venus Williams4,201240103,971First round lost to Wang Qiang
1010Sloane Stephens4,164(1)†1,3005,463Runner-up, lost to Simona Halep [1]
1111Julia Görges3,090101303,210Third round lost to Serena Williams [PR]
1212Angelique Kerber3,040104303,460Quarterfinals lost to Simona Halep [1]
1313Madison Keys2,826707803,536Semifinals lost to Sloane Stephens [10]
1414Daria Kasatkina2,8251304303,125Quarterfinals lost to Sloane Stephens [10]
1515CoCo Vandeweghe2,53310702,593Second round lost to Lesia Tsurenko
1616Elise Mertens2,5251302402,635Fourth round lost to Simona Halep [1]
1717Ashleigh Barty2,36010702,420Second round lost to Serena Williams [PR]
1822Kiki Bertens2,030701302,090Third round lost to Angelique Kerber [12]
1918Magdaléna Rybáriková2,22570+140130+552,200Third round lost to Lesia Tsurenko
2019Anastasija Sevastova2,225130102,105First round lost to Mariana Duque Mariño [Q]
2120Naomi Osaka2,150101302,270Third round lost to Madison Keys [13]
2221Johanna Konta2,05010102,050First round lost to Yulia Putintseva
2323Carla Suárez Navarro1,876240701,706Second round lost to Maria Sakkari
2425Daria Gavrilova1,690101301,810Third round lost to Elise Mertens [16]
2524Anett Kontaveit1,765702401,935Fourth round lost to Sloane Stephens [10]
2626Barbora Strýcová1,660702401,830Fourth round lost to Yulia Putintseva
2727Zhang Shuai1,605130701,545Second round lost to Irina-Camelia Begu
2830Maria Sharapova1,51304301,943Quarterfinals lost to Garbiñe Muguruza [3]
2931Kristina Mladenovic1,446430101,026First round lost to Andrea Petkovic
3028Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova1,59670701,596Second round lost Samantha Stosur
3133Mihaela Buzărnescu1,383(80)†2401,543Fourth round lost to Madison Keys [13]
3234Alizé Cornet1,350240701,180Second round lost to Pauline Parmentier [WC]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
29Agnieszka Radwańska1,5261301,396Back injury
TeamRank1Seed
Gabriela DabrowskiMate Pavić121
Latisha ChanIvan Dodig172
Xu YifanOliver Marach193
Kateřina SiniakováJamie Murray214
Andreja KlepačJean-Julien Rojer235
Chan Hao-chingMichael Venus266
Tímea BabosRohan Bopanna287
Anna-Lena GrönefeldRobert Farah318
  • 1 Rankings are as of 28 May 2018.

The following players were given wildcards (wc) to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.

  • Tessah Andrianjafitrimo / Ugo Humbert
  • Sara Cakarevic / Alexandre Müller
  • Fiona Ferro / Evan Furness
  • Kristina Mladenovic / Alexis Musialek
  • Chloé Paquet / Benoît Paire
  • Pauline Parmentier / Grégoire Barrère

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw, but withdrew with injuries or other reasons.

Before the tournament

‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began

† – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began

§ – withdrew from main draw

During the tournament Women's singles

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