2018 Erste Bank Open – Singles

Singles
2018 Erste Bank Open
Final
Champion	Kevin Anderson
Runner-up	Kei Nishikori
Score	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Lucas Pouille was the defending champion but lost to Borna Ćorić in the second round.

Kevin Anderson won the title, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3). Anderson saved a match point in his opening round match against Nikoloz Basilashvili.

This was Nishikori's ninth consecutive defeat in ATP World Tour level finals. His most recent victory came in February 2016 at Memphis.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Kei Nishikori	6	6
	Q	Mikhail Kukushkin	4	3
								5	Kei Nishikori	3	63
								2	Kevin Anderson	6	77
		Fernando Verdasco	3	6	4
	2	Kevin Anderson	6	3	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	D Thiem	7	77
	Q	R Bemelmans	5	65				1	D Thiem	6	6
		J-W Tsonga	3	6	3				S Querrey	4	4
		S Querrey	6	3	6										1	D Thiem	3	1
		K Khachanov	6	7											5	K Nishikori	6	6
	WC	D Novak	3	5					K Khachanov	2	2
		F Tiafoe	63	7	2			5	K Nishikori	6	6
	5	K Nishikori	77	5	6																	5	K Nishikori	6	6
	3	G Dimitrov	4	6	4																	Q	M Kukushkin	4	3
	Q	M Kukushkin	6	4	6			Q	M Kukushkin	77	6
	Q	D Kudla	63	0				LL	A Rublev	64	4
	LL	A Rublev	77	6											Q	M Kukushkin	4	77	77
		M Fucsovics	1	6	7											M Fucsovics	6	62	64
	WC	F Auger-Aliassime	6	0	5				M Fucsovics	4	6	6
		D Džumhur	4	3				7	F Fognini	6	3	2
	7	F Fognini	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	K Edmund	6	77
		D Schwartzman	3	63				8	K Edmund	4	6	3
		F Verdasco	66	6	6				F Verdasco	6	3	6
	Q	P-H Herbert	78	3	4											F Verdasco	6	2
	SE	G Monfils	4	6	6										SE	G Monfils	4	1r
		S Johnson	6	3	2			SE	G Monfils	6	6
	LL	C Norrie	77	4	67			4	J Isner	4	4
	4	J Isner	61	6	79																		F Verdasco	3	6	4
	6	B Ćorić	65	6	6																	2	K Anderson	6	3	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	77	0	4			6	B Ćorić	4	6	6
		P Kohlschreiber	4	77	4				L Pouille	6	0	4
		L Pouille	6	65	6										6	B Ćorić	62	2r
		M Raonic	66	5											2	K Anderson	77	1
	WC	J Melzer	78	7				WC	J Melzer
		N Basilashvili	6	66	3			2	K Anderson	w/o
	2	K Anderson	4	78	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6	6
	WC	Jurij Rodionov	1	2
								1	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	4	77	7
								6	Cameron Norrie	6	64	5
		Peter Polansky	2	1
	6	Cameron Norrie	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Denis Kudla	77	4	6
		Matthias Bachinger	63	6	3
								2	Denis Kudla	6	2	6
								Alt	Sergiy Stakhovsky	1	6	2
	Alt	Sergiy Stakhovsky	65	6	6
	7	Bradley Klahn	77	4	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Guido Pella	61	6	3
		Jürgen Zopp	77	2	4r
								3	Guido Pella	4	0
								8	Ruben Bemelmans	6	6
	WC	Sebastian Ofner	6	3	4
	8	Ruben Bemelmans	3	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mikhail Kukushkin	7	6
	Alt	Václav Šafránek	5	2
								4	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6
								5	Andrey Rublev	2	3
	Alt	Lucas Miedler	1	2
	5	Andrey Rublev	6	6

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

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