# 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles

Gaël Monfils defeated Andrey Rublev in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 Qatar Open.
Novak Djokovic was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to an elbow injury.

## Seeds

* Dominic Thiem (semifinals, withdrew due to illness)
* Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)
* Tomáš Berdych (first round)
* Albert Ramos Viñolas (first round)
* Richard Gasquet (second round)
* Filip Krajinović (first round)
* Fernando Verdasco (second round)
* Feliciano López (second round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dominic Thiem | | | | | | | |
| WC | Gaël Monfils | w/o | | | | | | |
| WC | Gaël Monfils | w/o | | | WC | Gaël Monfils | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Andrey Rublev | 2 | 3 |
| | Guido Pella | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | Andrey Rublev | 2 | 3 |
| | Andrey Rublev | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | D Thiem | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Donskoy | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 1 | D Thiem | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bedene | 7 | 6 | | | A Bedene | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Jaziri | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | D Thiem | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | Q | S Tsitsipas | 5 | 4 | | | |
| Q | S Tsitsipas | 4 | 7 | 6 | Q | S Tsitsipas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | V Estrella Burgos | 0 | 2 | | 5 | R Gasquet | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Thiem | |
| 3 | T Berdych | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | WC | G Monfils | w/o |
| | J-L Struff | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | J-L Struff | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi | 3 | 6 | 4 | WC | G Monfils | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Monfils | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | G Monfils | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | P Gojowczyk | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | |
| Q | M Berrettini | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | M Berrettini | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 | | | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | F Krajinović | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | F López | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López | 4 | 7 | 6$^3$ | 8 | F López | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Haider-Maurer | 4 | 3 | | Q | M Bašić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Bašić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Bašić | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | J Al-Mutawa | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Pella | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Travaglia | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Travaglia | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pella | 2 | 7 | 7 | | G Pella | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | G Pella | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| 7 | F Verdasco | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Rublev | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | D Sela | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | F Verdasco | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C-M Stebe | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | A Rublev | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rublev | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Rublev | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | T Fabbiano | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Ćorić | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | N Basilashvili | 6 | 6 | | | N Basilashvili | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ćorić | 5 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | B Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Carreño Busta | 7 | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Andreas Seppi (qualifying competition)
* Maximilian Marterer (qualifying competition)
* Stefanos Tsitsipas (qualified)
* Dustin Brown (first round)
* Pedro Sousa (first round, retired)
* Stefano Travaglia (qualified)
* Matteo Berrettini (qualified)
* Mirza Bašić (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Mirza Bašić
* Matteo Berrettini
* Stefanos Tsitsipas
* Stefano Travaglia

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Andreas Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Calvin Hemery | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Calvin Hemery | 4 | 3 | 1 | Andreas Seppi | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | 8 | Mirza Bašić | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ |
| | Alexey Vatutin | 3 | 4 | 8 | Mirza Bašić | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | Mirza Bašić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Maximilian Marterer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Mousa Shanan Zayed | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Mousa Shanan Zayed | 1 | 1 | 2 | Maximilian Marterer | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | 7 | Matteo Berrettini | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | Liam Broady | 4 | 5 | 7 | Matteo Berrettini | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Matteo Berrettini | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Mubarak Shannan Zayid | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Mubarak Shannan Zayid | 3 | 4 | 3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | Elias Ymer | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ |
| | Elias Ymer | 4 | | | Elias Ymer | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ |
| 5 | Pedro Sousa | 2$^r$ | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Dustin Brown | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Aldin Šetkić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aldin Šetkić | 6 | 6 | | Aldin Šetkić | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | 6 | Stefano Travaglia | 6 | 7 |
| | Václav Šafránek | 6$^6$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | Stefano Travaglia | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Stefano Travaglia | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |