2018 JC Ferrero Challenger Open – Singles
# 2018 JC Ferrero Challenger Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Pablo Andújar won the title after defeating Alex de Minaur $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Roberto Carballés Baena (semifinals)
* Marco Cecchinato (semifinals)
* Stefano Travaglia (first round)
* Alex de Minaur (final)
* Marcel Granollers (quarterfinals)
* Alexey Vatutin (first round)
* Alessandro Giannessi (second round, retired)
* Kenny de Schepper (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 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Roberto Carballés Baena | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Alex de Minaur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Alex de Minaur | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Alex de Minaur | $6^5$ | 1 |
| | | | | | WC | Pablo Andújar | $7^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Pablo Andújar | 6 | 5 | 6 | WC | Pablo Andújar | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Marco Cecchinato | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 | R Carballés Baena | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Rubin | 3 | 4 | 1 | R Carballés Baena | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E López Pérez | 2 | 4 | | A Arnaboldi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Arnaboldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Carballés Baena | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Viola | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Q | M Vilella Martínez | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | M Vilella Martínez | 6 | 6 | Q | M Vilella Martínez | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Gakhov | 1 | $6^1$ | 7 | A Giannessi | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Giannessi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Carballés Baena | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | A de Minaur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A de Minaur | 6 | 6 |
| | R Ojeda Lara | 3 | 3 | 4 | A de Minaur | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Carlos Boluda-Purkiss | 6 | 6 | WC | C Boluda-Purkiss | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Kolář | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | A de Minaur | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Martí | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | M Granollers | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| Q | D Gimeno Traver | 6 | 6 | Q | D Gimeno Traver | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Zapata Miralles | 0 | 2 | 5 | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | K de Schepper | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Munar | 6 | 6 | | J Munar | $6^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Andújar | 6 | 6 | WC | P Andújar | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Oliveira | 2 | 2 | | | | | | WC | P Andújar | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Auger-Aliassime | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | G Andreozzi | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | A Davidovich Fokina | 5 | 5 | | F Auger-Aliassime | $6^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Andreozzi | $7^7$ | 6 | | G Andreozzi | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Travaglia | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | P Andújar | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | A Vatutin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Cecchinato | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | A Balázs | 6 | 6 | | A Balázs | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Martínez | $6^7$ | 2 | Q | GM Moroni | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | GM Moroni | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | GM Moroni | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | L Giustino | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | M Cecchinato | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Taberner | $1^r$ | | | L Giustino | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | F Gaio | 3 | 4 | 2 | M Cecchinato | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Cecchinato | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
