2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles

Gaël Monfils defeated Andrey Rublev in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 Qatar Open.

Singles
2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Final
ChampionFrance Gaël Monfils
Runner-upRussia Andrey Rublev
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Novak Djokovic was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to an elbow injury.

Seeds

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  1.   Dominic Thiem (semifinals, withdrew due to illness)
  2.   Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)
  3.   Tomáš Berdych (first round)
  4.   Albert Ramos Viñolas (first round)
  5.   Richard Gasquet (second round)
  6.   Filip Krajinović (first round)
  7.   Fernando Verdasco (second round)
  8.   Feliciano López (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Dominic Thiem
WC   Gaël Monfils w/o
WC   Gaël Monfils 6 6
    Andrey Rublev 2 3
    Guido Pella 2 6 62
    Andrey Rublev 6 4 77

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   D Thiem 77 6
    E Donskoy 63 3 1   D Thiem 7 6
    A Bedene 7 6   A Bedene 5 4
WC   M Jaziri 5 1 1   D Thiem 7 6
    F Mayer 6 5 4 Q   S Tsitsipas 5 4
Q   S Tsitsipas 4 7 6 Q   S Tsitsipas 6 6
Alt   V Estrella Burgos 0 2 5   R Gasquet 3 4
5   R Gasquet 6 6 1   D Thiem
3   T Berdych 4 6 64 WC   G Monfils w/o
    J-L Struff 6 1 77   J-L Struff 3 6 3
    P Lorenzi 3 6 4 WC   G Monfils 6 1 6
WC   G Monfils 6 3 6 WC   G Monfils 6 78
    V Troicki 6 65 4   P Gojowczyk 3 66
Q   M Berrettini 4 77 6 Q   M Berrettini 2 2
    P Gojowczyk 6 6   P Gojowczyk 6 6
6   F Krajinović 4 1

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   F López 6 5 77
    G García López 4 7 63 8   F López 4 62
PR   A Haider-Maurer 4 3 Q   M Bašić 6 77
Q   M Bašić 6 6 Q   M Bašić 2 3
WC   J Al-Mutawa 1 2   G Pella 6 6
Q   S Travaglia 6 6 Q   S Travaglia 64 3
    G Pella 2 7 7   G Pella 77 6
4   A Ramos Viñolas 6 5 5   G Pella 2 6 62
7   F Verdasco 4 6 6   A Rublev 6 4 77
    D Sela 6 4 0 7   F Verdasco 4 6 4
    C-M Stebe 1 0r   A Rublev 6 3 6
    A Rublev 6 0   A Rublev 6 7
    T Fabbiano 4 3   B Ćorić 3 5
    N Basilashvili 6 6   N Basilashvili 1 3
    B Ćorić 5 6 710   B Ćorić 6 6
2   P Carreño Busta 7 2 68

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Andreas Seppi (qualifying competition)
  2.   Maximilian Marterer (qualifying competition)
  3.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (qualified)
  4.   Dustin Brown (first round)
  5.   Pedro Sousa (first round, retired)
  6.   Stefano Travaglia (qualified)
  7.   Matteo Berrettini (qualified)
  8.   Mirza Bašić (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Andreas Seppi 6 6
    Calvin Hemery 4 3
1   Andreas Seppi 63 77 65
8   Mirza Bašić 77 65 77
    Alexey Vatutin 3 4
8   Mirza Bašić 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Maximilian Marterer 6 6
WC   Mousa Shanan Zayed 1 1
2   Maximilian Marterer 5 64
7   Matteo Berrettini 7 77
  Liam Broady 4 5
7   Matteo Berrettini 6 7

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Stefanos Tsitsipas 6 6
WC   Mubarak Shannan Zayid 3 4
3   Stefanos Tsitsipas 77 77
  Elias Ymer 63 62
    Elias Ymer 4
5   Pedro Sousa 2r

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Dustin Brown 3 2
    Aldin Šetkić 6 6
  Aldin Šetkić 2 5
6   Stefano Travaglia 6 7
    Václav Šafránek 66 64
6   Stefano Travaglia 78 77
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