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2018 Erste Bank Open – Singles

Lucas Pouille was the defending champion but lost to Borna Ćorić in the second round.

Singles
2018 Erste Bank Open
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Kevin Anderson
Runner-upJapan Kei Nishikori
Score6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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  1.   Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
  2.   Kevin Anderson (champion)
  3.   Grigor Dimitrov (first round)
  4.   John Isner (second round)
  5.   Kei Nishikori (final)
  6.   Borna Ćorić (quarterfinals, retired)
  7.   Fabio Fognini (second round)
  8.   Kyle Edmund (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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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

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  1.   Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualified)
  2.   Denis Kudla (qualified)
  3.   Guido Pella (qualifying competition)
  4.   Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
  5.   Andrey Rublev (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6.   Cameron Norrie (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7.   Bradley Klahn (first round)
  8.   Ruben Bemelmans (qualified)

Qualifiers

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  1.   Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  2.   Denis Kudla
  3.   Ruben Bemelmans
  4.   Mikhail Kukushkin

Lucky losers

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  1.   Andrey Rublev
  2.   Cameron Norrie

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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

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