2018 Australian Open
The 2018 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played at Melbourne Park between 15–28 January 2018, and was the first Grand Slam tournament of the 2018 season. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players compete in singles and doubles tournaments. Roger Federer was the defending champion in the men's singles event and successfully retained his title (his sixth), defeating Marin Čilić in the final, while Caroline Wozniacki won the women's title, defeating Simona Halep in the final to win her first Grand Slam.
2018 Australian Open | |
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Date | 15–28 January 2018 |
Edition | 106th Open Era (50th) |
Category | Grand Slam |
Draw | 128S / 64D / |
Prize money | A$55,000,000 |
Surface | Hard (Plexicushion) |
Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Venue | Melbourne Park |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Women's Singles | |
Men's Doubles | |
Women's Doubles | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Boys' Singles | |
Girls' Singles | |
Boys' Doubles | |
Girls' Doubles | |
Wheelchair Men's Singles | |
Wheelchair Women's Singles | |
Wheelchair Quad Singles | |
Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |
Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |
Wheelchair Quad Doubles | |
The tournament was the 106th edition of the event (the 50th edition of the Open Era). Additionally, it was the 200th Major tournament of the Open Era. It also marked the 30th anniversary of the Australian Open moving from the Kooyong Tennis Club to Melbourne Park.
Tournament
The 2018 Australian Open was the 106th edition of the tournament and was held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was 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 were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament was played on hard courts over a series of 25 courts, including the three main show courts: Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Margaret Court Arena.[1]
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points offered for each event.
Senior points
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Men's Singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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Men's Doubles | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Women's Singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
Women's Doubles | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Junior points
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Prize money
The Australian Open total prize money for 2018 was increased by 10% to a tournament record A$55,000,000.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 1281 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | A$4,000,000 | A$2,000,000 | A$880,000 | A$440,000 | A$240,000 | A$142,500 | A$90,000 | A$60,000 | A$30,000 | A$15,000 | A$7,500 |
Doubles * | A$750,000 | A$375,000 | A$185,000 | A$90,000 | A$45,000 | A$22,500 | A$14,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mixed Doubles * | A$160,000 | A$80,000 | A$40,000 | A$20,000 | A$10,000 | A$5,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1Qualifiers prize money was also the Round of 128 prize money.
*per team
Singles players
Day-by-day summaries
Champions
Seniors
Men's Singles
Roger Federer def. Marin Čilić, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Women's Singles
Caroline Wozniacki def. Simona Halep, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
Men's Doubles
Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić def. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Doubles
Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic def. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3
Mixed Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavić def. Tímea Babos / Rohan Bopanna, 2–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Sebastian Korda def. Tseng Chun-hsin, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Girls' Singles
Liang En-shuo def. Clara Burel, 6–3, 6–4
Boys' Doubles
Hugo Gaston / Clément Tabur def. Rudolf Molleker / Henri Squire, 6–2, 6–2
Girls' Doubles
Liang En-shuo / Wang Xinyu def. Violet Apisah / Lulu Sun, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5]
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda def. Stéphane Houdet, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Wheelchair Quad Singles
Dylan Alcott def. David Wagner, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer def. Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid, 6–4, 6–2
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Marjolein Buis / Yui Kamiji def. Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot, 6–0, 6–4
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Dylan Alcott / Heath Davidson def. Andrew Lapthorne / David Wagner, 6–0, 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are arranged according to ATP and WTA rankings on 8 January 2018, while ranking and points before are as of 15 January 2018. Points after are as of 29 January 2018.
Men's singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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1 | 1 | 10,600 | 1,200 | 360 | 9,760 | Quarterfinals retired against | |
2 | 2 | 9,605 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 9,605 | Champion, defeated | |
3 | 3 | 4,990 | 720 | 360 | 4,630 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
4 | 4 | 4,610 | 90 | 90 | 4,610 | Third round lost to | |
5 | 5 | 4,060 | 180 | 180 | 4,060 | Fourth round lost to | |
6 | 6 | 3,805 | 45 | 1,200 | 4,960 | Runner-up, lost to | |
7 | 7 | 3,775 | 360 | 45 | 3,460 | Second round lost to | |
8 | 9 | 2,960 | 90 | 10 | 2,880 | First round lost to | |
9 | 8 | 3,060 | 720 | 45 | 2,385 | Second round lost to | |
10 | 11 | 2,615 | 90 | 180 | 2,705 | Fourth round lost to | |
11 | 12 | 2,610 | 0 | 10 | 2,620 | First round lost to | |
12 | 10 | 2,725 | 0 | 90 | 2,815 | Third round lost to | |
13 | 13 | 2,535 | 90 | 45 | 2,490 | Second round lost to | |
14 | 14 | 2,335 | 45 | 180 | 2,470 | Fourth round lost to | |
15 | 15 | 2,320 | 360 | 90 | 2,050 | Third round lost to | |
16 | 16 | 2,265 | 45 | 10 | 2,230 | First round lost to | |
17 | 17 | 2,260 | 45 | 180 | 2,395 | Fourth round lost to | |
18 | 18 | 2,235 | 10 | 10 | 2,235 | First round lost to | |
19 | 20 | 2,050 | 90 | 360 | 2,320 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
20 | 21 | 2,015 | 180 | 10 | 1,845 | First round lost to | |
21 | 22 | 1,845 | 10 | 90 | 1,925 | Third round lost to | |
22 | 23 | 1,750 | 360 | 10 | 1,400 | First round lost to | |
23 | 28 | 1,490 | 45 | 90 | 1,535 | Third round lost to | |
24 | 26 | 1,675 | 45 | 180 | 1,810 | Fourth round lost to | |
25 | 25 | 1,715 | 45 | 180 | 1,850 | Fourth round lost to | |
26 | 27 | 1,625 | 10 | 90 | 1,705 | Third round lost to | |
27 | 29 | 1,415 | 90 | 10 | 1,335 | First round lost to | |
28 | 30 | 1,391 | 10 | 90 | 1,471 | Third round lost to | |
29 | 31 | 1,375 | 90 | 90 | 1,375 | Third round lost to | |
30 | 32 | 1,373 | 70+60 | 90+6 | 1,339 | Third round lost to | |
31 | 34 | 1,345 | 10 | 45 | 1,380 | Second round lost to | |
32 | 35 | 1,302 | 360 | 10 | 952 | First round retired against | |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
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19 | 2,140 | 180 | 1,960 | Hip injury | |
24 | 1,735 | 180 | 1,555 | Wrist injury |
Women's singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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1 | 1 | 6,425 | 10 | 1,300 | 7,715 | Runner-up, lost to | |
2 | 2 | 6,095 | 130 | 2,000 | 7,965 | Champion, defeated | |
3 | 3 | 6,050 | 430 | 70 | 5,690 | Second round lost to | |
4 | 4 | 5,785 | 130 | 430 | 6,085 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
5 | 5 | 5,568 | 1,300 | 10 | 4,278 | First round lost to | |
6 | 6 | 5,445 | 430 | 430 | 5,445 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
7 | 7 | 4,901 | 130 | 130 | 4,901 | Third round lost to | |
8 | 8 | 4,385 | 130 | 240 | 4,495 | Fourth round lost to | |
9 | 10 | 3,185 | 430 | 70 | 2,825 | Second round lost to | |
10 | 9 | 3,204 | 780 | 10 | 2,434 | First round lost to | |
11 | 11 | 2,935 | 10 | 10 | 2,935 | First round lost to | |
12 | 12 | 2,825 | 70 | 70 | 2,825 | Second round lost to | |
13 | 13 | 2,803 | 0 | 10 | 2,813 | First round lost to | |
14 | 15 | 2,600 | 130 | 70 | 2,540 | Second round lost to | |
15 | 18 | 2,485 | 430 | 70 | 2,125 | Second round lost to | |
16 | 19 | 2,220 | 130 | 70 | 2,160 | Second round lost to | |
17 | 20 | 2,214 | 0 | 430 | 2,644 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
18 | 17 | 2,486 | 130 | 130 | 2,486 | Third round lost to | |
19 | 21 | 2,141 | (18)[lower-alpha 1] | 240 | 2,363 | Fourth round lost to | |
20 | 24 | 1,940 | 240 | 240 | 1,940 | Fourth round lost to | |
21 | 16 | 2,491 | 240 | 780 | 3,031 | Semifinals lost to | |
22 | 25 | 1,905 | 10 | 70 | 1,965 | Second round lost to | |
23 | 23 | 1,990 | 240 | 70 | 1,820 | Second round lost to | |
24 | 26 | 1,860 | 130 | 10 | 1,740 | First round lost to | |
25 | 27 | 1,765 | 70 | 10 | 1,705 | First round lost to | |
26 | 35 | 1,510 | 70 | 130 | 1,570 | Third round lost to | |
27 | 28 | 1,708 | 0 | 10 | 1,718 | First round lost to | |
28 | 30 | 1,618 | 780 | 70 | 908 | Second round lost to | |
29 | 29 | 1,650 | 70 | 130 | 1,710 | Third round lost to | |
30 | 32 | 1,605 | 10 | 130 | 1,725 | Third round lost to | |
31 | 31 | 1,605 | 240 | 10 | 1,375 | First round lost to | |
32 | 33 | 1,560 | 10+80 | 240+30 | 1,740 | Fourth round lost to | |
- Rybáriková did not participate in the 2017 Australian Open. Accordingly, her 16th best result from the past 12 months will be subtracted from her ranking points instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew or not entered from the event.
Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
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14 | 2,702 | 240 | 2,462 | Left wrist injury | |
22 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | Maternity |
Doubles seeds
Mixed doubles
Team | Rank1 | Seed | |
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10 | 1 | ||
13 | 2 | ||
13 | 3 | ||
23 | 4 | ||
26 | 5 | ||
31 | 6 | ||
32 | 7 | ||
34 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 8 January 2018.
Main draw wildcard entries
Men's Singles
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Women's Singles
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Men's Doubles
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Women's Doubles
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Main draw qualifier entries
The qualifying competition started in Melbourne Park on 10 January 2018 and was scheduled to end on 13 January 2018. However, matches were extended to 14 January 2018 due to bad weather on the third day of qualifying.
Men's SinglesQualifiersLucky Losers
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Women's SinglesQualifiersLucky Losers
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Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or other reasons.
- Before the tournament
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Retirements
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References
- "First Glimpse of new-look Margaret Court Arena". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- "Alex Bolts into Australian Open". sbs.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Alexei Popyrin and Jason Kubler secure Australian Open wildcards". Herald Sun. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Lizette Cabrera one of four to earn wildcards into Australian Open". Herald Sun. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "Australian Olivia Rogowska earns wildcard into 2018 Australian Open". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "Doubles title paves way for Hives' Australian Open debut". thecourier.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "Andy Murray heading home after pulling out of Australian Open". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "Open d'Australie : Svetlana Kuznetsova forfait". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
- Australian Open official website
Media related to 2018 Australian Open at Wikimedia Commons
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