2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Men's singles
# 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Men's singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Martin Kližan won the title after defeating Darian King 6–3, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Marius Copil (quarterfinals)
* Mirza Bašić (first round)
* Vasek Pospisil (semifinals)
* Taylor Fritz (semifinals)
* Frances Tiafoe (withdrew)
* Mikhail Youzhny (first round, retired)
* Jérémy Chardy (second round, withdrew)
* Dudi Sela (quarterfinals)
* Yannick Hanfmann (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Darian King | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Taylor Fritz | 6 | $6^1$ | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Taylor Fritz | 6 | $6^1$ | 2 | Darian King | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | Martin Kližan | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Vasek Pospisil | 1 | 6 | 1 | Martin Kližan | 6 | 6 |
| | Martin Kližan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | M Copil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Broady | 2 | 1 | | 1 | M Copil | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Krueger | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Krueger | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Opelka | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | M Copil | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | A Sarkissian | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | D King | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | D King | 7 | 0 | 6 | | D King | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Klahn | 3 | 4 | | 7 | J Chardy | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D King | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Fritz | 6 | $6^1$ | 2 |
| WC | N Rubin | 3 | 3 | | 4 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Korda | 0 | 4 | | | N Gombos | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Gombos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | R Ojeda Lara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | D Sela | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | F Auger-Aliassime | 0 | 4 | | Alt | R Ojeda Lara | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Smyczek | 1 | $6^{10}$ | | 8 | D Sela | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Sela | 6 | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Y Hanfmann | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Harrison | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Harrison | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Scholtz | $7^8$ | 4 | 4 | SE | D Novikov | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | D Novikov | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | C Harrison | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Menéndez Maceiras | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | 3 | V Pospisil | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Giron | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | M Giron | 6 | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Hemery | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | V Pospisil | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Pospisil | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Pospisil | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | M Youzhny | $6^3$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | M Kližan | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | H Laaksonen | $7^7$ | 2 | | | H Laaksonen | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Kližan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | M Kližan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Polansky | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | E King | 4 | 2 | | | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kozlov | 7 | 6 | | | S Kozlov | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Bašić | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
