2018 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles
# 2018 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles

Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 Barcelona Open. With the win, Nadal retained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking. It was Nadal's record-extending eleventh Barcelona Open title and his 20th ATP 500 title overall, equaling Roger Federer's record. It was Tsitsipas' maiden ATP Tour final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

    01. Rafael Nadal (champion)
    02. Grigor Dimitrov (quarterfinals)
    03. Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
    04. David Goffin (semifinals)
    05. Pablo Carreño Busta (semifinals)
    06. Novak Djokovic (second round)
    07. Diego Schwartzman (second round)
    08. Roberto Bautista Agut (quarterfinals)
    09. Chung Hyeon (withdrew)
    10. Albert Ramos Viñolas (third round)
    11. Adrian Mannarino (third round)
    12. Feliciano López (third round)
    13. Andrey Rublev (withdrew)
    14. Kei Nishikori (second round, retired)
    15. Fernando Verdasco (withdrew)
    16. Karen Khachanov (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Martin Kližan | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Martin Kližan | 0 | 5 | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | David Goffin | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | David Goffin | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | 4 | David Goffin | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| 8 | Roberto Bautista Agut | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Roberto Bautista Agut | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 2 | 1 |
| | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Dominic Thiem | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dominic Thiem | 3 | 2 | | | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6 | $7^7$ | | 5 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Grigor Dimitrov | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Haider-Maurer | 2 | 4 | | | R Carballés Baena | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Carballés Baena | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Sugita | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | G García López | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | G García López | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | G García López | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | K Nishikori | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Kližan | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | 12 | F López | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Martínez | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | D Lajović | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 12 | F López | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Kližan | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Kližan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Delbonis | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 | Q | M Kližan | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6/WC | N Djokovic | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | D Goffin | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 2 | 2 | | WC | M Granollers | 6 | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | D Goffin | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | K Khachanov | 6 | $6^2$ | 0 | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 3 | 0 | | | L Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | K Khachanov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Goffin | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Bautista Agut | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | LL | P Andújar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Fratangelo | 7 | 5 | 6 | Q | B Fratangelo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Vatutin | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | LL | P Andújar | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | T Robredo | $7^7$ | $6^8$ | 4 | | | | | | 8 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | $6^5$ | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | I Karlović | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Bautista Agut | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | D Schwartzman | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Moutet | 4 | 1 | | | S Tsitsipas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Tsitsipas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Tsitsipas | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Donaldson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 10 | A Ramos Viñolas | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | R Dutra Silva | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Dutra Silva | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | A Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Tsitsipas | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Thiem | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | LL | J Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 4 | 4 | | | G Pella | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | J Kovalík | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| WC | J Munar | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | D Thiem | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Sousa | 4 | 6 | 5 | WC | J Munar | $6^8$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | D Thiem | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paire | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | B Paire | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Jarry | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | 5 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 4 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| Q | R Ojeda Lara | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | A Mannarino | 2 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | P Cuevas | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | A Mannarino | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Dimitrov | 3 | $6^4$ |
| | | | | | LL | E Escobedo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sandgren | 4 | 4 | | | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Jaziri | 5 | 6 | $6^8$ | | | | |
| Q | I Ivashka | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | G Dimitrov | 7 | 3 | $7^{10}$ | | | | |
| | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | G Simon | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Bjorn Fratangelo (qualified)
* Ilya Ivashka (qualified)
* Rogério Dutra Silva (qualified)
* Martin Kližan (qualified)
* Alexey Vatutin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Andrej Martin (first round)
* Corentin Moutet (qualified)
* Ernesto Escobedo (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Jozef Kovalík (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Pablo Andújar (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Matthias Bachinger (first round)
* Dustin Brown (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Bjorn Fratangelo
* Ilya Ivashka
* Rogério Dutra Silva
* Martin Kližan
* Corentin Moutet
* Ricardo Ojeda Lara

### Lucky losers

* Alexey Vatutin
* Ernesto Escobedo
* Jozef Kovalík
* Pablo Andújar

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alessandro Giannessi | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Alessandro Giannessi | 5 | 4 | 1 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 0 | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 10/WC | Pablo Andújar | 6 | $6^4$ | 1 |
| WC | Íñigo Cervantes | 1 | 3 | 10/WC | Pablo Andújar | 6 | $6^4$ | 1 |
| 10/WC | Pablo Andújar | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ilya Ivashka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Kenny de Schepper | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Kenny de Schepper | 3 | 3 | | 2 | Ilya Ivashka | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | PR | Jürgen Melzer | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| PR | Jürgen Melzer | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^7$ | PR | Jürgen Melzer | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Matthias Bachinger | $7^7$ | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Rogério Dutra Silva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Egor Gerasimov | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Egor Gerasimov | 4 | 2 | | 3 | Rogério Dutra Silva | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Jozef Kovalík | $6^3$ | 4 |
| | Lorenzo Giustino | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 | 9 | Jozef Kovalík | $6^3$ | 4 |
| 9 | Jozef Kovalík | $6^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Martin Kližan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Uladzimir Ignatik | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Uladzimir Ignatik | 3 | 4 | 4 | Martin Kližan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Ernesto Escobedo | 4 | 2 |
| WC | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 5 | 1 | 8 | Ernesto Escobedo | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Ernesto Escobedo | 7 | 6 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Alexey Vatutin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Benjamin Bonzi | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Benjamin Bonzi | $6^3$ | 2 | 5 | Alexey Vatutin | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 7 | Corentin Moutet | 6 | 6 |
| | Ivan Nedelko | 2 | 4 | 7 | Corentin Moutet | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Corentin Moutet | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Andrej Martin | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Ricardo Ojeda Lara | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ricardo Ojeda Lara | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Ricardo Ojeda Lara | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Dustin Brown | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| WC | Gerard Granollers | 5 | 2 | | 12 | Dustin Brown | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Dustin Brown | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
