2018 Eastbourne International – Men's singles
# 2018 Eastbourne International – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Mischa Zverev won his first ATP singles title, defeating Lukáš Lacko in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

    01. Diego Schwartzman (second round)
    02. Kyle Edmund (quarterfinals)
    03. Denis Shapovalov (quarterfinals)
    04. Marco Cecchinato (semifinals)
    05. Leonardo Mayer (second round)
    06. David Ferrer (second round)
    07. Steve Johnson (second round)
    08. Márton Fucsovics (withdrew due to hip injury)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Marco Cecchinato | 3 | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Marco Cecchinato | 3 | 4 | Lukáš Lacko | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| | Mischa Zverev | $7^{11}$ | 6 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| | Mikhail Kukushkin | $6^9$ | 4 | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Quiroz | 4 | $6^2$ | | | L Lacko | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lacko | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | L Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | J Clarke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | C Norrie | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 4 | 1 | | LL | J Clarke | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Norrie | 7 | $6^4$ | 6 | WC | C Norrie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Brands | 5 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Lacko | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Cecchinato | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | M Cecchinato | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | | D Istomin | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 6 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | 4 | M Cecchinato | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Müller | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | J Millman | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Millman | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | J Millman | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 4 | $6^4$ | | 5 | L Mayer | $6^7$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Mayer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | S Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Medvedev | 2 | 4 | | 7 | S Johnson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Jarry | 6 | 1 | 4 | | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Donaldson | $6^8$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 3 | D Shapovalov | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Fritz | $7^{10}$ | 3 | $6^3$ | | J Donaldson | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | D Shapovalov | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Zverev | $7^{11}$ | 6 |
| 6 | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Kukushkin | $6^9$ | 4 |
| Q | M Berrettini | 5 | 3 | | 6 | D Ferrer | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A de Minaur | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Kukushkin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | S Wawrinka | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | K Edmund | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| WC | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Murray | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Jack Sock (first round)
* Alex de Minaur (qualified)
* Matteo Berrettini (qualified)
* Jay Clarke (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Ivan Nedelko (first round)
* Roberto Quiroz (qualified)
* Jan Choinski (first round)
* Matteo Viola (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Daniel Brands
* Alex de Minaur
* Matteo Berrettini
* Roberto Quiroz

### Lucky loser

* Jay Clarke

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/Alt | Jack Sock | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | Daniel Brands | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Daniel Brands | 6 | $7^7$ | Daniel Brands | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | Alessandro Bega | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 3 |
| | Alessandro Bega | 7 | 6 | Alessandro Bega | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 3 |
| 5 | Ivan Nedelko | 5 | 0 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Alex de Minaur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Jonathan Gray | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Jonathan Gray | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Alex de Minaur | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Matteo Viola | 2 | 4 |
| | Andrew Whittington | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Matteo Viola | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Matteo Viola | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Matteo Berrettini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrea Basso | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Andrea Basso | 3 | 3 | 3 | Matteo Berrettini | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 2 | $6^3$ |
| | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 6 | 6 | | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 2 | $6^3$ |
| 7 | Jan Choinski | 3 | 4 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4/WC | Jay Clarke | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Marek Jaloviec | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Marek Jaloviec | 4 | 5 | | 4/WC | Jay Clarke | $7^8$ | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 6 | Roberto Quiroz | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Yannick Mertens | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Roberto Quiroz | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Roberto Quiroz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
