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2018 Italian Open (tennis)
| 2018 Italian Open |
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| 14–20 May |
| 75th |
| 56S / 24D (men)56S / 28D (women) |
| €4,872,105 (men) $3,351,720 (women) |
| Clay / outdoor |
| Rome, Italy |
| Foro Italico |
| Rafael Nadal |
| Elina Svitolina |
| Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah |
| Ashleigh Barty / Demi Schuurs |
The 2018 Italian Open (also known as the 2018 Rome Masters and sponsored title 2018 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 14 to 20 May 2018. It was the 75th edition of the Italian Open and it is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2018 WTA Tour.
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Rafael Nadal defeated Alexander Zverev, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
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Elina Svitolina defeated Simona Halep, 6–0, 6–4
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Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah defeated Pablo Carreño Busta / João Sousa, 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
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Ashleigh Barty / Demi Schuurs defeated Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
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| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| €935,385 | €458,640 | €230,830 | €117,375 | €60,945 | €32,135 | €17,350 | €4,000 | €2,040 | |
| €507,100 | €253,425 | €126,590 | €58,313 | €28,910 | €14,840 | €7,627 | €4,245 | €2,184 | |
| €289,670 | €141,820 | €71,130 | €35,510 | €18,870 | €9,960 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| €145,167 | €73,322 | €36,293 | €18,269 | €9,227 | €4,572 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 7 May 2018. Rankings and points before are as of 14 May 2018.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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| 1 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7,950 | 180 | 1000 | 8,770 | Champion, defeated Alexander Zverev [2] |
| 2 | 3 | Alexander Zverev | 6,015 | 1,000 | 600 | 5,615 | Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [1] |
| 3 | 4 | Grigor Dimitrov | 4,870 | 10 | 10 | 4,870 | Second round lost to Kei Nishikori |
| 4 | 5 | Marin Čilić | 4,770 | 180 | 360 | 4,950 | Semifinals lost to Alexander Zverev [2] |
| 5 | 6 | Juan Martín del Potro | 4,540 | 180 | 90 | 4,450 | Third round retired against David Goffin [9] |
| 6 | 8 | Dominic Thiem | 3,545 | 360 | 10 | 3,195 | Second round lost to Fabio Fognini |
| 7 | 7 | Kevin Anderson | 3,660 | 35 | 10 | 3,635 | Second round retired against Aljaž Bedene |
| 8 | 9 | John Isner | 3,305 | 360 | 10 | 2,955 | Second round lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas |
| 9 | 10 | David Goffin | 2,930 | 90 | 180 | 3,020 | Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev |
| 10 | 11 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 2,280 | 45 | 180 | 2,415 | Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić [4] |
| 11 | 18 | Novak Djokovic | 1,905 | 600 | 360 | 1,665 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1] |
| 12 | 12 | Sam Querrey | 2,220 | 90 | 10 | 2,140 | First round lost to Peter Gojowczyk |
| 13 | 14 | Jack Sock | 2,155 | 90 | 45 | 2,110 | Second round lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber |
| 14 | 15 | Diego Schwartzman | 2,130 | 10 | 45 | 2,165 | Second round lost to Benoît Paire |
| 15 | 17 | Tomáš Berdych | 1,980 | 90 | 10 | 1,900 | First round lost to Denis Shapovalov |
| 16 | 16 | Lucas Pouille | 1,995 | 10 | 45 | 2,030 | Second round lost to Kyle Edmund |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
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| 1 | Roger Federer | 9,670 | 0 | 8,670 | Scheduling |
| 13 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2,210 | 10 | 2,120 | Personal |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Matteo Berrettini
- Marco Cecchinato
- Andreas Seppi
- Lorenzo Sonego
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Filippo Baldi
- Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Federico Delbonis
- Nicolás Jarry
- Malek Jaziri
- Frances Tiafoe
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
Before the tournament
- Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Steve Johnson
- Hyeon Chung → replaced by Alexandr Dolgopolov
- Roger Federer → replaced by Denis Shapovalov
- Filip Krajinović → replaced by Aljaž Bedene
- Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Ryan Harrison
- Andy Murray → replaced by Leonardo Mayer
- Milos Raonic → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk
- Andrey Rublev → replaced by Daniil Medvedev
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Benoît Paire
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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| POL | Łukasz Kubot | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 3 | 1 |
| AUT | Oliver Marach | CRO | Mate Pavić | 7 | 2 |
| USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 10 | 3 |
| FIN | Henri Kontinen | AUS | John Peers | 15 | 4 |
| GBR | Jamie Murray | BRA | Bruno Soares | 27 | 5 |
| COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL | Robert Farah | 37 | 6 |
| IND | Rohan Bopanna | FRA | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 44 | 7 |
| ESP | Feliciano López | ESP | Marc López | 46 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 7, 2018.
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
- Julian Ocleppo / Andrea Vavassori
The following pair received entry as alternates:
- Pablo Carreño Busta / João Sousa
Before the tournament
- Bob Bryan
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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| ROU | Simona Halep | 1 | 1 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 2 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 3 |
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 4 | 4 |
| LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 5 | 5 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| FRA | Caroline Garcia | 7 | 7 |
| USA | Venus Williams | 8 | 8 |
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 9 | 9 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 10 | 10 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 11 | 11 |
| USA | CoCo Vandeweghe | 13 | 12 |
| USA | Madison Keys | 14 | 13 |
| RUS | Daria Kasatkina | 15 | 14 |
| LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 17 | 15 |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 18 | 16 |
| SVK | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 19 | 17 |
- Rankings are as of 7 May 2018.
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Sara Errani
- Camilla Rosatello
- Francesca Schiavone
- Samantha Stosur
- Roberta Vinci
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
- Victoria Azarenka
- Laura Siegemund
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Danielle Collins
- Polona Hercog
- Hsieh Su-wei
- Kaia Kanepi
- Ajla Tomljanović
- Alison Van Uytvanck
- Donna Vekić
- Natalia Vikhlyantseva
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
- Zarina Diyas
- Aleksandra Krunić
- Aryna Sabalenka
Before the tournament
- Alizé Cornet → replaced by Elena Vesnina
- Julia Görges → replaced by Tímea Babos
- Petra Kvitová → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić
- Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by Aryna Sabalenka
- Elise Mertens → replaced by Maria Sakkari
- Serena Williams → replaced by Zarina Diyas
During the tournament
- Madison Keys
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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| RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | RUS | Elena Vesnina | 4 | 1 |
| CZE | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 17 | 2 |
| HUN | Tímea Babos | FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 18 | 3 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN | Xu Yifan | 25 | 4 |
| TPE | Latisha Chan | USA | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 32 | 5 |
| CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 33 | 6 |
| SLO | Andreja Klepač | ESP | María José Martínez Sánchez | 34 | 7 |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | NED | Demi Schuurs | 35 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 7, 2018.
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Deborah Chiesa / Alice Matteucci
- Sara Errani / Martina Trevisan
- Olga Savchuk / Elina Svitolina
The following pair received entry as alternates:
- Johanna Konta / Zhang Shuai
Before the tournament
- Ekaterina Makarova
During the tournament
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