# 2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel

The 2018 Mexican Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the men's tournament (18th for the women), and part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Acapulco, Mexico between 26 February and 3 March 2018, at the Princess Mundo Imperial.

## Points and prize money
### Point distribution

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 0 | — | 45 | 25 | 0 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32$^1$ | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $354,130 | $173,610 | $87,360 | $44,420 | $23,070 | $12,170 | $2,690 | $1,375 |
| Men's doubles * | $106,620 | $52,200 | $26,180 | $13,440 | $6,950 | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
| Women's doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
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## ATP singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Ranking$^1$ | Seed |
| ESP | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 1 |
| GER | Alexander Zverev | 5 | 2 |
| AUT | Dominic Thiem | 6 | 3 |
| USA | Jack Sock | 8 | 4 |
| RSA | Kevin Anderson | 9 | 5 |
| ARG | Juan Martín del Potro | 10 | 6 |
| USA | Sam Querrey | 12 | 7 |
| USA | John Isner | 18 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of February 19, 2018.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
* Lucas Gómez
* Thanasi Kokkinakis
* Jack Sock
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Ričardas Berankis
* Alexander Bublik
* Ernesto Escobedo
* Cameron Norrie
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
* Taro Daniel
* Mackenzie McDonald

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Marin Čilić → replaced by Donald Young
* Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Nikoloz Basilashvili
* Steve Johnson → replaced by Mackenzie McDonald
* Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk
* Rafael Nadal → replaced by Taro Daniel

### Retirements

* Nikoloz Basilashvili

## ATP doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| POL | Łukasz Kubot | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 2 | 1 |
| AUT | Oliver Marach | CRO | Mate Pavić | 11 | 2 |
| GBR | Jamie Murray | BRA | Bruno Soares | 17 | 3 |
| USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 28 | 4 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of February 19, 2018.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Marcelo Arévalo / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
* David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Radu Albot / Nikoloz Basilashvili
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
* Max Mirnyi / Philipp Oswald

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Marcelo Melo

## WTA singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Ranking$^1$ | Seed |
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 13 | 1 |
| FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 14 | 2 |
| AUS | Daria Gavrilova | 26 | 3 |
| CHN | Zhang Shuai | 34 | 4 |
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | 38 | 5 |
| FRA | Alizé Cornet | 40 | 6 |
| UKR | Lesia Tsurenko | 42 | 7 |
| GER | Tatjana Maria | 57 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of February 19, 2018.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
* Kayla Day
* Daria Gavrilova
* Renata Zarazúa
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Jana Fett
* Amandine Hesse
* Jasmine Paolini
* Rebecca Peterson
* Arantxa Rus
* Dayana Yastremska

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Mona Barthel → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena
* Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Madison Brengle
* Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Stefanie Vögele

### Retirements

* Kateryna Kozlova
* Dayana Yastremska

## WTA doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| GBR | Anna Smith | CZE | Renata Voráčová | 82 | 1 |
| AUS | Monique Adamczak | RUS | Natela Dzalamidze | 118 | 2 |
| RUS | Alla Kudryavtseva | AUS | Arina Rodionova | 136 | 3 |
| ESP | Lara Arruabarrena | ESP | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 141 | 4 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of February 19, 2018.

### Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
* Ana Sofía Sánchez / Renata Zarazúa
The following pair received entry as alternates:
* Kristýna Plíšková / Stefanie Vögele

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Bibiane Schoofs

## Champions
### Men's singles

* Juan Martín del Potro def. Kevin Anderson, 6–4, 6–4.

### Women's singles

* Lesia Tsurenko def. Stefanie Vögele, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2.

### Men's doubles

* Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–5.

### Women's doubles

* Tatjana Maria / Heather Watson def. Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria, 7–5, 2–6, [10–2].