# 2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's singles

Sam Querrey was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Matthew Ebden.
Juan Martín del Potro won the title, defeating Kevin Anderson in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Rafael Nadal (withdrew)
* Alexander Zverev (semifinals)
* Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
* Jack Sock (first round)
* Kevin Anderson (final)
* Juan Martín del Potro (champion)
* Sam Querrey (first round)
* John Isner (first 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Jared Donaldson | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Kevin Anderson | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 6 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev | 4 | 2 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| LL | T Daniel | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 4 | 6 | 6 | | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bublik | 4 | 3 | | WC | T Kokkinakis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Kokkinakis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F López | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | N Basilashvili | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | J Donaldson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Donaldson | 6 | 3 | | | J Donaldson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ebden | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | M Ebden | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Querrey | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | J Donaldson | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 4/WC | J Sock | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Anderson | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Q | E Escobedo | 7 | 7$^7$ | | Q | E Escobedo | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Chung | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | H Chung | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Young | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | H Chung | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | K Anderson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | R Berankis | 5 | 1 | | | A Mannarino | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Albot | 4 | 3 | | 5 | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 1 | 2 | | 6 | JM del Potro | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rublev | 4 | 3 | | | D Ferrer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | JM del Potro | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | K Nishikori | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | D Thiem | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | D Shapovalov | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | D Shapovalov | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Norrie | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | D Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Thiem | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | J Isner | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 4 | 2 |
| | R Harrison | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | R Harrison | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | D Schwartzman | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Harrison | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Gómez | 3 | 2 | | | P Gojowczyk | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M McDonald | 3 | 5 | | 2 | A Zverev | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Taro Daniel (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Ričardas Berankis (qualified)
* Cameron Norrie (qualified)
* Ernesto Escobedo (qualified)
* Alexander Bublik (qualified)
* Ramkumar Ramanathan (first round)
* Mackenzie McDonald (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Denis Kudla (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Alexander Bublik
* Ričardas Berankis
* Cameron Norrie
* Ernesto Escobedo

### Lucky losers

* Taro Daniel
* Mackenzie McDonald

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Taro Daniel | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Alan Fernando Rubio Fierros | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Alan Fernando Rubio Fierros | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Taro Daniel | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 5 | Alexander Bublik | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Michael Mmoh | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Alexander Bublik | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | Alexander Bublik | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Ričardas Berankis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Marcelo Arévalo | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Alt | Marcelo Arévalo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Kevin King | 4 | 4 |
| | Kevin King | 6 | 6 | | | Kevin King | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 3 | 0 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Cameron Norrie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Filip Peliwo | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Filip Peliwo | 0 | 3 | | 3 | Cameron Norrie | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 3 |
| | Brayden Schnur | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Alejandro Hernández | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Alejandro Hernández | 0 | 3 | 4 | Ernesto Escobedo | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 7 | Mackenzie McDonald | 5 | 6$^2$ |
| WC | Luis Patiño | 3 | 4 | 7 | Mackenzie McDonald | 5 | 6$^2$ |
| 7 | Mackenzie McDonald | 6 | 6 | | | | |