# 2018 Rogers Cup – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 Rogers Cup. It was his fourth Canadian Open title. Alexander Zverev was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Tsitsipas; Tsitsipas beat four top 10-ranked players en route to the final.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Rafael Nadal (champion)
    02. Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)
    03. Juan Martín del Potro (withdrew due to a left wrist injury)
    04. Kevin Anderson (semifinals)
    05. Grigor Dimitrov (quarterfinals)
    06. Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
    07. Dominic Thiem (second round)
    08. John Isner (third round)
    09. Novak Djokovic (third round)
    10. David Goffin (first round)
    11. Diego Schwartzman (third round)
    12. Pablo Carreño Busta (second round)
    13. Jack Sock (first round)
    14. Fabio Fognini (second round)
    15. Roberto Bautista Agut (withdrew)
    16. Nick Kyrgios (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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karen Khachanov | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Robin Haase | 3 | 1 | | | Karen Khachanov | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| 5 | Grigor Dimitrov | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| 4 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Kevin Anderson | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3 | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Donaldson | 3 | 4 | | | B Paire | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Sousa | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | WC | S Wawrinka | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | M Fucsovics | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Wawrinka | 1 | 7 | 7 | WC | S Wawrinka | 1 | 7$^7$ | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | N Kyrgios | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | K Edmund | 1 | 2 | | 11 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 7 | | | S Querrey | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | D Schwartzman | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | V Pospisil | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | B Ćorić | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | M Youzhny | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | K Nishikori | 5 | 1 | | | R Haase | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Haase | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | R Haase | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | J Chardy | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | D Shapovalov | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | D Shapovalov | 6 | 6 | | | D Shapovalov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | S Johnson | 4 | 4 | | 14 | F Fognini | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Haase | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | K Khachanov | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Y Nishioka | 0 | 0$^r$ | | 12 | P Carreño Busta | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | |
| | F Krajinović | 3 | 2 | | | K Khachanov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | K Khachanov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Khachanov | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 8 | J Isner | 6$^5$ | 6$^1$ | | | |
| Q | P-H Herbert | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | P-H Herbert | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | 5 | G Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 2 | 2 | | F Verdasco | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | G Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | F Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | F Tiafoe | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | M Cecchinato | 6$^3$ | 1 | | F Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | M Raonic | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | D Goffin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Dimitrov | 2 | 2 |
| LL | M McDonald | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Anderson | 6 | 6 |
| Q | R Harrison | 6 | 6 | Q | R Harrison | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Sugita | 2 | 3 | Q | I Ivashka | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Ivashka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | I Ivashka | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | E Donskoy | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Anderson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Rublev | 6$^7$ | 4 | Q | E Donskoy | 6 | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | K Anderson | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | D Thiem | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Džumhur | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | S Tsitsipas | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Tsitsipas | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | S Tsitsipas | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | P Polansky | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | N Djokovic | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Ebden | 6$^3$ | 4 | | WC | P Polansky | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Bašić | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 9 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Tsitsipas | 3 | 7$^{13}$ | 6 |
| 13 | J Sock | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 4 |
| Q | D Medvedev | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | D Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Auger-Aliassime | 6 | 6 | | WC | F Auger-Aliassime | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pouille | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | D Medvedev | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | B Klahn | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer | 6$^5$ | 4 | | Q | B Klahn | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Ryan Harrison (qualified)
* Jared Donaldson (moved to main draw)
* Daniil Medvedev (qualified)
* Malek Jaziri (first round)
* Feliciano López (first round)
* Evgeny Donskoy (qualified)
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualified)
* Mackenzie McDonald (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Mirza Bašić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Marius Copil (first round)
* Ričardas Berankis (first round)
* Tim Smyczek (first round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (qualifying competition, withdrew, lucky loser)
* Elias Ymer (qualifying competition, withdrew)
* Bradley Klahn (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Ryan Harrison
* Bradley Klahn
* Daniil Medvedev
* Yoshihito Nishioka
* Ilya Ivashka
* Evgeny Donskoy
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert

### Lucky losers

* Mackenzie McDonald
* Mirza Bašić
* Mikhail Youzhny

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Ryan Harrison | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Ernests Gulbis | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Ernests Gulbis | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 1 | Ryan Harrison | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Nicolas Mahut | 1 | 2 |
| | Nicolas Mahut | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | Nicolas Mahut | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Tim Smyczek | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 15 | Bradley Klahn | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | Bernard Tomic | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Bernard Tomic | 5 | 0$^r$ | 15 | Bradley Klahn | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 9 | Mirza Bašić | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| Alt | Christian Harrison | 4 | 4 | 9 | Mirza Bašić | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| 9 | Mirza Bašić | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Norbert Gombos | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Norbert Gombos | 3 | 0 | | 3 | Daniil Medvedev | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Mackenzie McDonald | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| WC | Brayden Schnur | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | 8 | Mackenzie McDonald | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| 8 | Mackenzie McDonald | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Malek Jaziri | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Filip Peliwo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Filip Peliwo | 6 | 7 | | | Filip Peliwo | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | Alt | Yoshihito Nishioka | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Yoshihito Nishioka | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Alt | Yoshihito Nishioka | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Marius Copil | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Feliciano López | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| | Stefano Travaglia | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | Stefano Travaglia | 6 | 7$^7$ | Stefano Travaglia | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | | | | Ilya Ivashka | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Ilya Ivashka | 7$^7$ | 6 | Ilya Ivashka | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 11 | Ričardas Berankis | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Evgeny Donskoy | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | Frank Dancevic | 3 | 4 | | | |
| WC | Frank Dancevic | 3 | 4 | 6 | Evgeny Donskoy | w/o |
| | | | | 13 | Mikhail Youzhny | |
| WC | Alexis Galarneau | 3 | 4 | 13 | Mikhail Youzhny | |
| 13 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | |
| | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | w/o |
| | | | | | 14 | Elias Ymer | |
| WC | Benjamin Sigouin | 5 | 3 | | 14 | Elias Ymer | |
| 14 | Elias Ymer | 7 | 6 | | | | |