2018 French Open
The 2018 French Open was a Grand Slam 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.
2018 French Open | |
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Date | 27 May – 10 June |
Edition | 122nd |
Category | Grand Slam tournament |
Draw | 128S / 64D / 32X |
Prize money | €39,197,000 |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Roland Garros Stadium |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Women's Singles | |
Men's Doubles | |
Women's Doubles | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Boys' Singles | |
Girls' Singles | |
Boys' Doubles | |
Girls' Doubles | |
Legends Under 45 Doubles | |
Women's Legends Doubles | |
Legends Over 45 Doubles | |
Wheelchair Men's Singles | |
Wheelchair Women's Singles | |
Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |
Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |
It was the 122nd 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.
Tournament
The 2018 French Open was the 122nd 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.[1]
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.[2]
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,[3] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category.[4] 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.[2][5]
Points and prize money
Points distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer 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 |
Wheelchair points
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Junior points
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Prize money
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.[6]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | €2,200,000 | €1,120,000 | €560,000 | €380,000 | €222,000 | €130,000 | €79,000 | €40,000 | €21,000 | €11,000 | €6,000 |
Doubles * | €560,000 | €280,000 | €139,000 | €76,000 | €41,000 | €22,000 | €11,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mixed Doubles * | €120,000 | €60,000 | €30,000 | €17,000 | €9,500 | €4,750 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wheelchair Singles | €35,000 | €17,500 | €8,500 | €4,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wheelchair Doubles * | €10,000 | €5,000 | €3,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* per team
Singles players
Day-by-day summaries
Singles seeds
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.
Men's Singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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1 | 1 | 8,770 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 8,770 | Champion, defeated | |
2 | 3 | 5,615 | 10 | 360 | 5,965 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
3 | 4 | 4,950 | 360 | 360 | 4,950 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
4 | 5 | 4,870 | 90 | 90 | 4,870 | Third round lost to | |
5 | 6 | 4,450 | 90 | 720 | 5,080 | Semifinals lost to | |
6 | 7 | 3,635 | 180 | 180 | 3,635 | Fourth round lost to | |
7 | 8 | 3,355 | 720 | 1,200 | 3,835 | Runner-up, lost to | |
8 | 9 | 3,020 | 90 | 180 | 3,110 | Fourth round lost to | |
9 | 10 | 2,980 | 90 | 180 | 3,070 | Fourth round lost to | |
10 | 11 | 2,415 | 360 | 90 | 2,145 | Third round lost to | |
11 | 12 | 2,165 | 90 | 360 | 2,435 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
12 | 15 | 2,095 | 10 | 45 | 2,130 | Second round lost to | |
13 | 13 | 2,120 | 180 | 90 | 1,985 | Third round lost | |
14 | 14 | 2,110 | 10 | 10 | 2,110 | First round lost to | |
15 | 16 | 2,030 | 90 | 90 | 2,030 | Third round lost to | |
16 | 17 | 1,950 | 90 | 90 | 1,950 | Third round lost to | |
17 | 20 | 1,750 | 45 | 10 | 1,715 | First round lost to | |
18 | 18 | 1,940 | 90 | 180 | 2,030 | Fourth round lost to | |
19 | 21 | 1,710 | 360 | 180 | 1,530 | Fourth round lost to | |
20 | 22 | 1,665 | 360 | 360 | 1,665 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
1,630 | 45 | 0 | 1,585 | Withdrew due to elbow injury | |||
22 | 24 | 1,620 | 10 | 10 | 1,620 | First round lost to | |
23 | 30 | 1,400 | 1,200 | 10 | 210 | First round lost to | |
24 | 25 | 1,573 | (10)† | 45 | 1,608 | Second round lost to | |
25 | 26 | 1,535 | 10 | 10 | 1,535 | First round lost to | |
26 | 29 | 1,415 | 10 | 90 | 1,495 | Third round lost to | |
27 | 32 | 1,395 | 90 | 90 | 1,395 | Third round lost to | |
28 | 33 | 1,375 | 90 | 10 | 1,295 | First round lost to | |
29 | 34 | 1,300 | 10 | 10 | 1,300 | First round lost to | |
30 | 35 | 1,280 | 180 | 180 | 1,280 | Fourth round lost to | |
31 | 36 | 1,260 | 180 | 90 | 1,170 | Third round lost to | |
32 | 37 | 1,220 | 180 | 90 | 1,130 | Third round lost to |
Withdrawn players
Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
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2 | 8,670 | 0 | 8,670 | Scheduling | |
19 | 1,775 | 90 | 1,685 | Ankle injury | |
27 | 1,506 | (15)† | 1,491 | Leg injury | |
28 | 1,435 | 180 | 1,255 | Right knee injury | |
31 | 1,397 | 26 | 1,371 | Back injury | |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, this was the points defended from the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour.
Women's Singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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1 | 1 | 7,270 | 1,300 | 2,000 | 7,970 | Champion, defeated | |
2 | 2 | 6,935 | 430 | 240 | 6,745 | Fourth round lost to | |
3 | 3 | 6,010 | 240 | 780 | 6,550 | Semifinals lost to | |
4 | 4 | 5,505 | 430 | 130 | 5,205 | Third round lost to | |
5 | 5 | 5,382 | 2,000 | 10 | 3,392 | First round lost to | |
6 | 6 | 5,335 | 780 | 130 | 4,685 | Third round lost to | |
7 | 7 | 5,160 | 430 | 240 | 4,970 | Fourth round lost to | |
8 | 8 | 4,550 | 70 | 130 | 4,610 | Third round lost to | |
9 | 9 | 4,201 | 240 | 10 | 3,971 | First round lost to | |
10 | 10 | 4,164 | (1)† | 1,300 | 5,463 | Runner-up, lost to | |
11 | 11 | 3,090 | 10 | 130 | 3,210 | Third round lost to | |
12 | 12 | 3,040 | 10 | 430 | 3,460 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
13 | 13 | 2,826 | 70 | 780 | 3,536 | Semifinals lost to | |
14 | 14 | 2,825 | 130 | 430 | 3,125 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
15 | 15 | 2,533 | 10 | 70 | 2,593 | Second round lost to | |
16 | 16 | 2,525 | 130 | 240 | 2,635 | Fourth round lost to | |
17 | 17 | 2,360 | 10 | 70 | 2,420 | Second round lost to | |
18 | 22 | 2,030 | 70 | 130 | 2,090 | Third round lost to | |
19 | 18 | 2,225 | 70+140 | 130+55 | 2,200 | Third round lost to | |
20 | 19 | 2,225 | 130 | 10 | 2,105 | First round lost to | |
21 | 20 | 2,150 | 10 | 130 | 2,270 | Third round lost to | |
22 | 21 | 2,050 | 10 | 10 | 2,050 | First round lost to | |
23 | 23 | 1,876 | 240 | 70 | 1,706 | Second round lost to | |
24 | 25 | 1,690 | 10 | 130 | 1,810 | Third round lost to | |
25 | 24 | 1,765 | 70 | 240 | 1,935 | Fourth round lost to | |
26 | 26 | 1,660 | 70 | 240 | 1,830 | Fourth round lost to | |
27 | 27 | 1,605 | 130 | 70 | 1,545 | Second round lost to | |
28 | 30 | 1,513 | 0 | 430 | 1,943 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
29 | 31 | 1,446 | 430 | 10 | 1,026 | First round lost to | |
30 | 28 | 1,596 | 70 | 70 | 1,596 | Second round lost | |
31 | 33 | 1,383 | (80)† | 240 | 1,543 | Fourth round lost to | |
32 | 34 | 1,350 | 240 | 70 | 1,180 | Second round lost to |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
Withdrawn players
Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
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29 | 1,526 | 130 | 1,396 | Back injury |
Doubles seeds
Mixed Doubles
Team | Rank1 | Seed | |
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12 | 1 | ||
17 | 2 | ||
19 | 3 | ||
21 | 4 | ||
23 | 5 | ||
26 | 6 | ||
28 | 7 | ||
31 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 28 May 2018.
Main draw wildcard entries
The following players were given wildcards (wc) to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.
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 qualifiers
Men's Singles
Lucky Losers
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Women's Singles
Lucky 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 draw, but withdrew with injuries or other reasons.
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Retirements
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Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles
Simona Halep def. Sloane Stephens, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Men's doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut def. Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Women's doubles
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Eri Hozumi / Makoto Ninomiya, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig def. Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavić, 6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Tseng Chun-hsin def. Sebastián Báez, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Girls' Singles
Coco Gauff def. Caty McNally, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Boys' Doubles
Ondřej Štyler / Naoki Tajima def. Ray Ho / Tseng Chun-hsin, 6–4, 6–4
Girls' Doubles
Caty McNally / Iga Świątek def. Yuki Naito / Naho Sato, 6–2, 7–5
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda def. Gustavo Fernández, 7–6(7–5), 6–0
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Yui Kamiji def. Diede de Groot, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer def. Frédéric Cattaneo / Stefan Olsson, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot def. Marjolein Buis / Yui Kamiji, 6–1, 6–3
Other events
Legends Under 45 Doubles
Àlex Corretja / Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin, 6–3, 6–3
Legends Over 45 Doubles
Mansour Bahrami / Fabrice Santoro def. John McEnroe / Cédric Pioline, 6–1, 2–6, [12–10]
Women's Legends Doubles
Nathalie Dechy / Amélie Mauresmo def. Kim Clijsters / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [15–13]
References
- ""Roland Garros introduces new rules"". Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Roland Garros". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Roland Garros Junior French Defchampionships". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Circuit Info". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- "The Courts". Roland Garros. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Roland Garros announces prize money increase". WTA. 12 April 2018.
External links
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