The 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP 500 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier event on the 2018 WTA Tour. Both events were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from February 19 to 25, while the men's tournament took place from February 26 through March 3.
Video 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
*per team
Maps 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of February 19, 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Marcos Baghdatis
- Malek Jaziri
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
- Ilya Ivashka
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
- Andreas Haider-Maurer
- Yoshihito Nishioka
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Ernests Gulbis
- Quentin Halys
- Yannick Maden
- Gleb Sakharov
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
- Bla? Kav?i?
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Paolo Lorenzi -> replaced by Bla? Kav?i?
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of February 19, 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- James Cerretani / Leander Paes
- Denis Istomin / Daniel Nestor
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Jan-Lennard Struff / Viktor Troicki
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
- Andreas Haider-Maurer / Florian Mayer
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Karen Khachanov
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of February 12, 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Catherine Bellis
- Johanna Konta
- Naomi Osaka
- Je?ena Ostapenko
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Sara Errani
- Samantha Stosur
- Lesia Tsurenko
- Sofya Zhuk
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
- Wang Qiang
Withdrawals
- Ashleigh Barty -> replaced by Ekaterina Makarova
- Julia Görges -> replaced by Carla Suárez Navarro
- Madison Keys -> replaced by Elise Mertens
- Petra Kvitová -> replaced by Wang Qiang
- Mirjana Lu?i?-Baroni -> replaced by Anett Kontaveit
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of February 12, 2018.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- Lisa Ponomar / Eden Silva
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
- Lucie ?afá?ová
Champions
Men's Singles
- Roberto Bautista Agut def. Lucas Pouille, 6-3, 6-4
Women's Singles
- Elina Svitolina def. Daria Kasatkina, 6-4, 6-0
Men's Doubles
- Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tec?u def. James Cerretani / Leander Paes, 6-2, 7-6(7-2)
Women's Doubles
- Chan Hao-ching / Yang Zhaoxuan def. Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai, 4-6, 6-2, [10-6]
References
External links
- Official website
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