# 2018 Rolex Paris Masters

The 2018 Rolex Paris Masters was a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 46th edition of the tournament, and part of the World Tour Masters 1000 category of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, between 29 October and 4 November 2018.

## Points and prize money
### Point distribution

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 1,000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
| Doubles | 1,000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €973,480 | €477,315 | €240,235 | €122,160 | €63,435 | €33,445 | €18,060 | €4,000 | €2,035 |
| Doubles | €289,670 | €141,820 | €71,130 | €36,510 | €18,870 | €9,960 | — | — | — |

## Singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 22 October 2018. Rankings and points before are as of 29 October 2018. Points defending include points from the 2017 ATP Finals, which will be dropped at the end of the tournament.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 7,660 | 180 | 0 | 7,480 | Withdrew due to abdominal injury |
| 2 | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 7,445 | 0 | 600 | 8,045 | Final lost to Karen Khachanov |
| 3 | 3 | Roger Federer | 6,260 | 0+600 | 360 | 6,020 | Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2] |
| 4 | 5 | Alexander Zverev | 5,115 | 10+200 | 180 | 5,085 | Quarterfinals lost to Karen Khachanov |
| 5 | 7 | Marin Čilić | 4,050 | 180 | 180 | 4,050 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2] |
| 6 | 8 | Dominic Thiem | 3,825 | 90+200 | 360 | 3,895 | Semifinals lost to Karen Khachanov |
| 7 | 6 | Kevin Anderson | 4,230 | 10 | 90 | 4,310 | Third round lost to Kei Nishikori [10] |
| 8 | 9 | John Isner | 3,425 | 360 | 90 | 3,155 | Third round lost to Karen Khachanov |
| 9 | 10 | Grigor Dimitrov | 3,335 | 90+1,500 | 90 | 1,835 | Third round lost to Marin Čilić [5] |
| 10 | 11 | Kei Nishikori | 3,210 | 0 | 180 | 3,390 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [3] |
| 11 | 13 | Borna Ćorić | 2,460 | 70 | 90 | 2,480 | Third round lost to Dominic Thiem [6] |
| 12 | 15 | Kyle Edmund | 2,195 | 45 | 0 | 2,150 | Withdrew due to left knee injury |
| 13 | 14 | Fabio Fognini | 2,315 | (90)$^†$ | 90 | 2,315 | Third round lost to Roger Federer [3] |
| 14 | 16 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 2,175 | (90)$^‡$ | 10 | 2,095 | Second round lost to Damir Džumhur |
| 15 | 19 | Diego Schwartzman | 1,835 | 45 | 90 | 1,880 | Third round lost to Alexander Zverev [4] |
| 16 | 23 | Jack Sock | 1,760 | 1,000+400 | 180 | 540 | Quarterfinals lost to Dominic Thiem [6] |
† The player used an exemption to skip the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead. ‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

### Withdrawals

| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
| 4 | Juan Martín del Potro | 5,460 | 180 | 5,300 | Knee injury |
| 12 | David Goffin | 2,675 | 90+800 | 1,765 | Right shoulder injury |
† del Potro is entitled to use an exemption to skip the tournament and substitute his 18th best result (20 points) in its stead.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert
* Ugo Humbert
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
* Mikhail Kukushkin
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Peter Gojowczyk
* Robin Haase
* Feliciano López
* Nicolas Mahut
* Benoît Paire
* João Sousa
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
* Matthew Ebden
* Malek Jaziri

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Chung Hyeon (Right Foot Injury) → replaced by Jérémy Chardy
* Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Márton Fucsovics
* Kyle Edmund (Knee Injury) → replaced by Matthew Ebden
* David Goffin → replaced by Gilles Simon
* Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Frances Tiafoe
* Rafael Nadal (Abdominal Injury) → replaced by Malek Jaziri

#### During the tournament

* Márton Fucsovics (Hip Injury)
* Milos Raonic (Elbow Injury)

### Retirements

* Matthew Ebden (Illness)
* John Millman (Back Injury)

## Doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| AUT | Oliver Marach | CRO | Mate Pavić | 5 | 1 |
| USA | Mike Bryan | USA | Jack Sock | 7 | 2 |
| POL | Łukasz Kubot | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 8 | 3 |
| COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL | Robert Farah | 14 | 4 |
| GBR | Jamie Murray | BRA | Bruno Soares | 18 | 5 |
| RSA | Raven Klaasen | NZL | Michael Venus | 30 | 6 |
| FIN | Henri Kontinen | AUS | John Peers | 31 | 7 |
| FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 32 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings are as of 22 October 2018

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Grégoire Barrère / Adrian Mannarino
* Julien Benneteau / Lucas Pouille
The following pair received entry as alternates:
* Divij Sharan / Artem Sitak

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Daniil Medvedev (Shoulder)

#### During the tournament

* Mate Pavić (Abdominal injury)

## Finals
### Singles

* Karen Khachanov defeated Novak Djokovic, 7–5, 6–4

### Doubles

* Marcel Granollers / Rajeev Ram defeated Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău, 6–4, 6–4.