# 2018 China Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but withdrew with a knee injury before the tournament began.
Nikoloz Basilashvili won the title, defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Juan Martín del Potro (final)
* Alexander Zverev (second round)
* Grigor Dimitrov (second round)
* Fabio Fognini (semifinals, withdrew)
* Kyle Edmund (semifinals)
* Jack Sock (first round)
* Borna Ćorić (first round)
* Marco Cecchinato (second 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Juan Martín del Potro | w/o | | | | | |
| 4 | Fabio Fognini | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fabio Fognini | | | 1 | Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Kyle Edmund | 6$^6$ | 4 | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 6 |
| | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | JM del Potro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 5 | 2 | | 1 | JM del Potro | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | K Khachanov | 6 | 6 | | | K Khachanov | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Zverev | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | F Krajinović | 3 | 0 | | | |
| | F Krajinović | 6 | 6 | | | F Krajinović | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | F López | 7 | 5 | 7 | WC | F López | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Ćorić | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 1 | JM del Potro | w/o |
| 4 | F Fognini | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Fognini | |
| Q | R Albot | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| SE | J Sousa | 0 | 4 | | | A Rublev | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | A Rublev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | M Fucsovics | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6 | | | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Baghdatis | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | M Cecchinato | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Cecchinato | 1 | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | K Edmund | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | K Edmund | 7 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Berrettini | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Berrettini | 5 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mayer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | K Edmund | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | V Pospisil | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | Q | D Lajović | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | D Lajović | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Lajović | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Sandgren | 5 | 3 | | 3 | G Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Dimitrov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Edmund | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| 6 | J Sock | 7$^8$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | N Basilashvili | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | N Basilashvili | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 | | N Basilashvili | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | F Verdasco | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | N Basilashvili | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Y Wu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Alt | M Jaziri | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Alt | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | Alt | M Jaziri | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bautista Agut | 4 | 4 | | 2 | A Zverev | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Dušan Lajović (qualified)
* Tennys Sandgren (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Matteo Berrettini (qualified)
* Malek Jaziri (moved to main draw)
* Cameron Norrie (qualifying competition)
* Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
* Vasek Pospisil (qualified)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Dušan Lajović
* Vasek Pospisil
* Matteo Berrettini
* Radu Albot

### Lucky loser

* Tennys Sandgren

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Wu Di | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Wu Di | 2 | 4 | 1 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Cameron Norrie | 4 | 4 |
| | Ilya Ivashka | 3 | 5 | 5 | Cameron Norrie | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Cameron Norrie | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Tennys Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Alt | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 1 | 2 | 2 | Tennys Sandgren | 6$^1$ | 2 |
| | | | | 7 | Vasek Pospisil | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Te Rigele | 1 | 2 | 7 | Vasek Pospisil | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | Vasek Pospisil | 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 | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Zhizhen | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Zhizhen | 3 | 2 | 3 | Matteo Berrettini | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Jiří Veselý | 3 | 2 |
| | Jiří Veselý | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Jiří Veselý | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Evgeny Donskoy | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Li Zhe | 5 | 4 | | |
| | Viktor Troicki | 7 | 6 | | |
| | Viktor Troicki | 7 | 6 | Viktor Troicki | |
| | | | | Radu Albot | w/o |
| | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 | Radu Albot | w/o |
| 8 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2 | 4 | | |