# 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.
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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dominic Thiem | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dominic Thiem | 7 | 6 | | 5 | Dominic Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Kevin Anderson | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Dušan Lajović | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | 6 | Kevin Anderson | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Kevin Anderson | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kevin Anderson | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | 5 | Dominic Thiem | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| | Kyle Edmund | 5 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| | Denis Shapovalov | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Denis Shapovalov | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | Denis Shapovalov | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | John Isner | 4 | 5 | | 2 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | D Schwartzman | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F López | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| Q | F Delbonis | 6 | 2 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | 5 | D Thiem | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 1 | 6 | 6$^6$ | Q | F Delbonis | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | D Thiem | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 4 | 2 | | | D Džumhur | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Džumhur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | JM del Potro | 6 | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | K Khachanov | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | D Lajović | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| Q | D Lajović | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Lajović | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | R Gasquet | 6$^1$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | T Berdych | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Lajović | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | R Bautista Agut | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Anderson | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | J Donaldson | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | K Anderson | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | |
| WC | R Carballés Baena | 3 | 2 | | Q | M Kukushkin | 7 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Anderson | 5 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 7$^8$ | 4 |
| 15 | L Pouille | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | D Shapovalov | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | B Paire | 6 | 6 | | B Paire | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Shapovalov | 6 | 6 | | D Shapovalov | 7$^7$ | 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 | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G García López | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | R Harrison | 6$^1$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | 7 | J Isner | 6$^9$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | P Cuevas | 7$^{11}$ | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 5 | 6 | 7 | | A Ramos Viñolas | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | P Cuevas | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Sock | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Tsitsipas | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | Q | E Donskoy | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Taylor Fritz (qualifying competition)
* Viktor Troicki (qualifying competition)
* Florian Mayer (qualifying competition)
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualifying competition)
* Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualified)
* Federico Delbonis (qualified)
* Marius Copil (qualified)
* Evgeny Donskoy (qualified)
* Denis Istomin (first round)
* Mirza Bašić (qualifying competition)
* Dušan Lajović (qualified)
* Nicolás Kicker (qualified)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
* Mikhail Youzhny (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Nicolás Kicker
* Mikhail Kukushkin
* Dušan Lajović
* Evgeny Donskoy
* Nikoloz Basilashvili
* Federico Delbonis
* Marius Copil

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Taylor Fritz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Taylor Fritz | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 12 | Nicolás Kicker | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Jürgen Zopp | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 12 | Nicolás Kicker | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Nicolás Kicker | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

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

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Florian Mayer | 7$^7$ | 7$^{10}$ | | | | |
| | Marcel Granollers | 6$^1$ | 6$^8$ | | | | |
| | Marcel Granollers | 6$^1$ | 6$^8$ | 3 | Florian Mayer | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | 11 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 2 | 4 | 11 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 4 | 3 | 4 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | 8 | Evgeny Donskoy | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | Stefano Travaglia | 6$^4$ | 2 | 8 | Evgeny Donskoy | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 8 | Evgeny Donskoy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Bjorn Fratangelo | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | Bjorn Fratangelo | 6 | 2$^r$ | | 5 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Mirza Bašić | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 3 |
| WC | Nicolás Álvarez Varona | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | 10 | Mirza Bašić | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 3 |
| 10 | Mirza Bašić | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

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

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Marius Copil | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ilya Ivashka | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ilya Ivashka | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Marius Copil | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Jaume Munar | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| WC | Jaume Munar | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | Jaume Munar | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| 9 | Denis Istomin | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | |