2018 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles

Alexander Zverev defeated Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 Madrid Open. He did not lose a set en route to the title, and did not have his serve broken throughout the entire tournament.

Men's singles
2018 Mutua Madrid Open
Champion	Alexander Zverev
Runner-up	Dominic Thiem
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	56 (7 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2018 Mutua Madrid Open

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but lost to Thiem in the quarterfinals in a rematch of the previous year's final. His defeat ended a 50-set winning streak on clay, the longest single-surface set-winning streak in the Open Era.

Despite his withdrawal from the clay court season, Roger Federer regained the ATP No. 1 singles ranking as Nadal failed to defend his title.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)

02.   Alexander Zverev (champion)

03.   Grigor Dimitrov (second round)

04.   Juan Martín del Potro (third round)

05.   Dominic Thiem (final)

06.   Kevin Anderson (semifinals)

07.   John Isner (quarterfinals)

08.   David Goffin (third round)

09.   Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)

10.   Novak Djokovic (second round)

11.   Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)

12.   Jack Sock (first round)

13.   Diego Schwartzman (third round)

14.   Tomáš Berdych (first round)

15.   Lucas Pouille (first round)

16.   Fabio Fognini (first 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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	5	3
	5	Dominic Thiem	7	6
								5	Dominic Thiem	6	6
								6	Kevin Anderson	4	2
	Q	Dušan Lajović	63	6	3
	6	Kevin Anderson	77	3	6
															5	Dominic Thiem	4	4
															2	Alexander Zverev	6	6
		Kyle Edmund	5	78	4
		Denis Shapovalov	7	66	6
									Denis Shapovalov	4	1
								2	Alexander Zverev	6	6
	7	John Isner	4	5
	2	Alexander Zverev	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Nadal	6	6
		G Monfils	6	3	6				G Monfils	3	1
	Q	N Basilashvili	2	6	3										1	R Nadal	6	6
	WC	P Andújar	64	3											13	D Schwartzman	3	4
		F López	77	6					F López	5	6	2
		A Mannarino	1	3				13	D Schwartzman	7	2	6
	13	D Schwartzman	6	6																		1	R Nadal	5	3
	9	P Carreño Busta	4	2																		5	D Thiem	7	6
		B Ćorić	6	6					B Ćorić	6	6
	Q	M Copil	4	4					J-L Struff	0	2
		J-L Struff	6	6												B Ćorić	6	65	4
	Q	F Delbonis	6	2	78										5	D Thiem	2	77	6
		M Zverev	1	6	66			Q	F Delbonis	6	3	5
								5	D Thiem	4	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	JM del Potro	6	6
		J Benneteau	4	2					D Džumhur	3	3
		D Džumhur	6	6											4	JM del Potro	6	4	66
		K Khachanov	3	2											Q	D Lajović	3	6	78
	Q	D Lajović	6	6				Q	D Lajović	77	77
		R Gasquet	6	6					R Gasquet	61	61
	14	T Berdych	4	2																		Q	D Lajović	63	6	3
	11	R Bautista Agut	63	6	6																	6	K Anderson	77	3	6
		J Donaldson	77	4	4			11	R Bautista Agut	3	6	5
		P Kohlschreiber	6	6					P Kohlschreiber	6	4	7
		Y Sugita	4	3												P Kohlschreiber	3	67
	Q	M Kukushkin	6	6											6	K Anderson	6	79
	WC	R Carballés Baena	3	2				Q	M Kukushkin	7	63	2
								6	K Anderson	5	77	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	D Goffin	7	6
		R Haase	6	6					R Haase	5	3
		H Chung	2	0											8	D Goffin	3	3
		D Medvedev	4	0												K Edmund	6	6
		K Edmund	6	6					K Edmund	6	2	6
		K Nishikori	5	4				10	N Djokovic	3	6	3
	10	N Djokovic	7	6																			K Edmund	5	78	4
	15	L Pouille	2	3																			D Shapovalov	7	66	6
		B Paire	6	6					B Paire	65	6	4
		D Shapovalov	6	6					D Shapovalov	77	4	6
		T Sandgren	1	4												D Shapovalov	6	6
	Q	N Kicker	3	2												M Raonic	4	4
		M Raonic	6	6					M Raonic	7	3	6
								3	G Dimitrov	5	6	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J Isner	77	79
	WC	G García López	4	67					R Harrison	61	67
		R Harrison	6	79											7	J Isner	69	77	77
		P Gojowczyk	7	2	5											P Cuevas	711	63	64
		A Ramos Viñolas	5	6	7				A Ramos Viñolas	1	77	2
		P Cuevas	65	6	6				P Cuevas	6	62	6
	12	J Sock	77	4	0																	7	J Isner	4	5
	16	F Fognini	3	4																		2	A Zverev	6	7
		L Mayer	6	6					L Mayer	6	6
		F Verdasco	7	6					F Verdasco	2	1
		P Lorenzi	5	4												L Mayer	4	2
	Q	E Donskoy	5	6	77										2	A Zverev	6	6
	WC	S Tsitsipas	7	4	63			Q	E Donskoy	2	5
								2	A Zverev	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Taylor Fritz (qualifying competition)
2. Viktor Troicki (qualifying competition)
3. Florian Mayer (qualifying competition)
4. Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualifying competition)
5. Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualified)
6. Federico Delbonis (qualified)
7. Marius Copil (qualified)
8. Evgeny Donskoy (qualified)
9. Denis Istomin (first round)
10. Mirza Bašić (qualifying competition)
11. Dušan Lajović (qualified)
12. Nicolás Kicker (qualified)
13. Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
14. Mikhail Youzhny (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Nicolás Kicker
2. Mikhail Kukushkin
3. Dušan Lajović
4. Evgeny Donskoy
5. Nikoloz Basilashvili
6. Federico Delbonis
7. Marius Copil

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Taylor Fritz	3	6	6
	WC	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	6	4	4
								1	Taylor Fritz	2	6	3
								12	Nicolás Kicker	6	3	6
		Jürgen Zopp	4	64
	12	Nicolás Kicker	6	77

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Viktor Troicki	4	6	7
	Alt	Pedro Cachin	6	3	5
								2	Viktor Troicki	65	1
								13	Mikhail Kukushkin	77	6
		Nicolas Mahut	3	4
	13	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Florian Mayer	77	710
		Marcel Granollers	61	68
								3	Florian Mayer	3	3
								11	Dušan Lajović	6	6
	WC	Daniel Gimeno Traver	2	4
	11	Dušan Lajović	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6	6
		Ramkumar Ramanathan	4	3
								4	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6	3	66
								8	Evgeny Donskoy	3	6	78
		Stefano Travaglia	64	2
	8	Evgeny Donskoy	77	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Nikoloz Basilashvili	4	3
		Bjorn Fratangelo	6	2r
								5	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	68	6
								10	Mirza Bašić	4	710	3
	WC	Nicolás Álvarez Varona	6	62	2
	10	Mirza Bašić	3	77	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Federico Delbonis	6	6
	Alt	Miguel Semmler	4	1
								6	Federico Delbonis	6	6
								14	Mikhail Youzhny	3	1
		Matteo Berrettini	6	3	2
	14	Mikhail Youzhny	3	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Marius Copil	6	3	6
		Ilya Ivashka	4	6	3
								7	Marius Copil	77	62	6
								WC	Jaume Munar	65	77	4
	WC	Jaume Munar	77	6
	9	Denis Istomin	65	0

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw