2018 French Open
The 2018 French Open was a major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 27 May to 10 June and consisted of events for players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events. Rafael Nadal (Spain) was the defending champion in the Men's Singles and won his 11th French Open title. Simona Halep (Romania) won her first Grand Slam title in Women's Singles.
| 2018 French Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 May – 10 June 2018 | 
| Edition | 122nd | 
| Category | 88th Grand Slam | 
| Draw | 128S / 64D / 32X | 
| Prize money | €39,197,000 | 
| Surface | Clay | 
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France | 
| Venue | Roland Garros Stadium | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Simona Halep | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Pierre-Hugues Herbert /  Nicolas Mahut | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Barbora Krejčíková /  Kateřina Siniaková | |
| Mixed doubles | |
|  Latisha Chan /  Ivan Dodig | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
|  Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
|  Yui Kamiji | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
|  Stéphane Houdet /  Nicolas Peifer | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
|  Diede de Groot /  Aniek van Koot | |
| Boys' singles | |
|  Tseng Chun-hsin | |
| Girls' singles | |
|  Coco Gauff | |
| Boys' doubles | |
|  Ondřej Štyler /  Naoki Tajima | |
| Girls' doubles | |
|  Caty McNally /  Iga Świątek | |
| Legends under 45 doubles | |
|  Àlex Corretja /  Juan Carlos Ferrero | |
| Women's legends doubles | |
|  Nathalie Dechy /  Amélie Mauresmo | |
| Legends over 45 doubles | |
|  Mansour Bahrami /  Fabrice Santoro | |
It was the 122nd edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2018. Jeļena Ostapenko was the defending champion in the Women's Singles but lost in the first round to Kateryna Kozlova. This was the first French Open since 1992 that both the men's and the women's singles competitions were won by the top seeds.
Tournament
    

The 2018 French Open was the 122nd edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. A new shot clock that gives 25 seconds for the player serving, between points was introduced. Also for the juniors tournament, service lets wasn't featured.[1]
The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.[2]
There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments,[3] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category.[4] The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.[2][5]
Points and prize money
    
    Points distribution
    
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Senior points
    
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Wheelchair points
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Prize money
    
The total prize money for the 2018 edition is €39,197,000. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €2,200,000, an increase of €100,000 compared to 2017.[6]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Singles | €2,200,000 | €1,120,000 | €560,000 | €380,000 | €222,000 | €130,000 | €79,000 | €40,000 | €21,000 | €11,000 | €6,000 | 
| Doubles * | €560,000 | €280,000 | €139,000 | €76,000 | €41,000 | €22,000 | €11,000 | — | — | — | — | 
| Mixed doubles * | €120,000 | €60,000 | €30,000 | €17,000 | €9,500 | €4,750 | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Wheelchair singles | €35,000 | €17,500 | €8,500 | €4,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Wheelchair doubles * | €10,000 | €5,000 | €3,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
* per team
Singles players
    
Day-by-day summaries
    
    
Singles seeds
    
The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 21 May 2018. Rank and points before are as of 28 May 2018.
Men's singles
    
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Rafael Nadal | 8,770 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 8,770 | Champion, defeated  Dominic Thiem [7] | 
| 2 | 3 |  Alexander Zverev | 5,615 | 10 | 360 | 5,965 | Quarterfinals lost to  Dominic Thiem [7] | 
| 3 | 4 |  Marin Čilić | 4,950 | 360 | 360 | 4,950 | Quarterfinals lost to  Juan Martín del Potro [5] | 
| 4 | 5 |  Grigor Dimitrov | 4,870 | 90 | 90 | 4,870 | Third round lost to  Fernando Verdasco [30] | 
| 5 | 6 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 4,450 | 90 | 720 | 5,080 | Semifinals lost to  Rafael Nadal [1] | 
| 6 | 7 |  Kevin Anderson | 3,635 | 180 | 180 | 3,635 | Fourth round lost to  Diego Schwartzman [11] | 
| 7 | 8 |  Dominic Thiem | 3,355 | 720 | 1,200 | 3,835 | Runner-up, lost to  Rafael Nadal [1] | 
| 8 | 9 | .svg.png.webp) David Goffin | 3,020 | 90 | 180 | 3,110 | Fourth round lost to  Marco Cecchinato | 
| 9 | 10 |  John Isner | 2,980 | 90 | 180 | 3,070 | Fourth round lost to  Juan Martín del Potro [5] | 
| 10 | 11 |  Pablo Carreño Busta | 2,415 | 360 | 90 | 2,145 | Third round lost to  Marco Cecchinato | 
| 11 | 12 |  Diego Schwartzman | 2,165 | 90 | 360 | 2,435 | Quarterfinals lost to  Rafael Nadal [1] | 
| 12 | 15 |  Sam Querrey | 2,095 | 10 | 45 | 2,130 | Second round lost to  Gilles Simon | 
| 13 | 13 |  Roberto Bautista Agut | 2,120 | 180 | 90 | 1,985 | Third round lost  Novak Djokovic [20] | 
| 14 | 14 |  Jack Sock | 2,110 | 10 | 10 | 2,110 | First round lost to  Jürgen Zopp [LL] | 
| 15 | 16 |  Lucas Pouille | 2,030 | 90 | 90 | 2,030 | Third round lost to  Karen Khachanov | 
| 16 | 17 |  Kyle Edmund | 1,950 | 90 | 90 | 1,950 | Third round lost to  Fabio Fognini [18] | 
| 17 | 20 |  Tomáš Berdych | 1,750 | 45 | 10 | 1,715 | First round lost to  Jérémy Chardy | 
| 18 | 18 |  Fabio Fognini | 1,940 | 90 | 180 | 2,030 | Fourth round lost to  Marin Čilić [3] | 
| 19 | 21 |  Kei Nishikori | 1,710 | 360 | 180 | 1,530 | Fourth round lost to  Dominic Thiem [7] | 
| 20 | 22 |  Novak Djokovic | 1,665 | 360 | 360 | 1,665 | Quarterfinals lost to  Marco Cecchinato | 
| .svg.png.webp) Nick Kyrgios | 1,630 | 45 | 0 | 1,585 | Withdrew due to elbow injury | ||
| 22 | 24 |  Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,620 | 10 | 10 | 1,620 | First round lost to  Borna Ćorić | 
| 23 | 30 | .svg.png.webp) Stan Wawrinka | 1,400 | 1,200 | 10 | 210 | First round lost to  Guillermo García López | 
| 24 | 25 | .svg.png.webp) Denis Shapovalov | 1,573 | (10)† | 45 | 1,608 | Second round lost to  Maximilian Marterer | 
| 25 | 26 |  Adrian Mannarino | 1,535 | 10 | 10 | 1,535 | First round lost to  Steve Johnson | 
| 26 | 29 |  Damir Džumhur | 1,415 | 10 | 90 | 1,495 | Third round lost to  Alexander Zverev [2] | 
| 27 | 32 |  Richard Gasquet | 1,395 | 90 | 90 | 1,395 | Third round lost to  Rafael Nadal [1] | 
| 28 | 33 |  Feliciano López | 1,375 | 90 | 10 | 1,295 | First round lost to  Sergiy Stakhovsky [LL] | 
| 29 | 34 |  Gilles Müller | 1,300 | 10 | 10 | 1,300 | First round lost to  Ernests Gulbis [Q] | 
| 30 | 35 |  Fernando Verdasco | 1,280 | 180 | 180 | 1,280 | Fourth round lost to  Novak Djokovic [20] | 
| 31 | 36 |  Albert Ramos Viñolas | 1,260 | 180 | 90 | 1,170 | Third round lost to  Juan Martín del Potro [5] | 
| 32 | 37 |  Gaël Monfils | 1,220 | 180 | 90 | 1,130 | Third round lost to .svg.png.webp) David Goffin [8] | 
Withdrawn players
    
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Roger Federer | 8,670 | 0 | 8,670 | Scheduling | 
| 19 |  Chung Hyeon | 1,775 | 90 | 1,685 | Ankle injury | 
| 27 |  Filip Krajinović | 1,506 | (15)† | 1,491 | Leg injury | 
| 28 | .svg.png.webp) Milos Raonic | 1,435 | 180 | 1,255 | Right knee injury | 
| 31 |  Andrey Rublev | 1,397 | 26 | 1,371 | Back injury | 
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, this was the points defended from the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour.
Women's singles
    
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Simona Halep | 7,270 | 1,300 | 2,000 | 7,970 | Champion, defeated  Sloane Stephens [10] | 
| 2 | 2 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 6,935 | 430 | 240 | 6,745 | Fourth round lost to  Daria Kasatkina [14] | 
| 3 | 3 |  Garbiñe Muguruza | 6,010 | 240 | 780 | 6,550 | Semifinals lost to  Simona Halep [1] | 
| 4 | 4 |  Elina Svitolina | 5,505 | 430 | 130 | 5,205 | Third round lost to  Mihaela Buzărnescu [31] | 
| 5 | 5 |  Jeļena Ostapenko | 5,382 | 2,000 | 10 | 3,392 | First round lost to  Kateryna Kozlova | 
| 6 | 6 |  Karolína Plíšková | 5,335 | 780 | 130 | 4,685 | Third round lost to  Maria Sharapova [28] | 
| 7 | 7 |  Caroline Garcia | 5,160 | 430 | 240 | 4,970 | Fourth round lost to  Angelique Kerber [12] | 
| 8 | 8 |  Petra Kvitová | 4,550 | 70 | 130 | 4,610 | Third round lost to  Anett Kontaveit [25] | 
| 9 | 9 |  Venus Williams | 4,201 | 240 | 10 | 3,971 | First round lost to  Wang Qiang | 
| 10 | 10 |  Sloane Stephens | 4,164 | (1)† | 1,300 | 5,463 | Runner-up, lost to  Simona Halep [1] | 
| 11 | 11 |  Julia Görges | 3,090 | 10 | 130 | 3,210 | Third round lost to  Serena Williams [PR] | 
| 12 | 12 |  Angelique Kerber | 3,040 | 10 | 430 | 3,460 | Quarterfinals lost to  Simona Halep [1] | 
| 13 | 13 |  Madison Keys | 2,826 | 70 | 780 | 3,536 | Semifinals lost to  Sloane Stephens [10] | 
| 14 | 14 |  Daria Kasatkina | 2,825 | 130 | 430 | 3,125 | Quarterfinals lost to  Sloane Stephens [10] | 
| 15 | 15 |  CoCo Vandeweghe | 2,533 | 10 | 70 | 2,593 | Second round lost to  Lesia Tsurenko | 
| 16 | 16 | .svg.png.webp) Elise Mertens | 2,525 | 130 | 240 | 2,635 | Fourth round lost to  Simona Halep [1] | 
| 17 | 17 | .svg.png.webp) Ashleigh Barty | 2,360 | 10 | 70 | 2,420 | Second round lost to  Serena Williams [PR] | 
| 18 | 22 |  Kiki Bertens | 2,030 | 70 | 130 | 2,090 | Third round lost to  Angelique Kerber [12] | 
| 19 | 18 |  Magdaléna Rybáriková | 2,225 | 70+140 | 130+55 | 2,200 | Third round lost to  Lesia Tsurenko | 
| 20 | 19 |  Anastasija Sevastova | 2,225 | 130 | 10 | 2,105 | First round lost to  Mariana Duque Mariño [Q] | 
| 21 | 20 |  Naomi Osaka | 2,150 | 10 | 130 | 2,270 | Third round lost to  Madison Keys [13] | 
| 22 | 21 |  Johanna Konta | 2,050 | 10 | 10 | 2,050 | First round lost to  Yulia Putintseva | 
| 23 | 23 |  Carla Suárez Navarro | 1,876 | 240 | 70 | 1,706 | Second round lost to  Maria Sakkari | 
| 24 | 25 | .svg.png.webp) Daria Gavrilova | 1,690 | 10 | 130 | 1,810 | Third round lost to .svg.png.webp) Elise Mertens [16] | 
| 25 | 24 |  Anett Kontaveit | 1,765 | 70 | 240 | 1,935 | Fourth round lost to  Sloane Stephens [10] | 
| 26 | 26 |  Barbora Strýcová | 1,660 | 70 | 240 | 1,830 | Fourth round lost to  Yulia Putintseva | 
| 27 | 27 |  Zhang Shuai | 1,605 | 130 | 70 | 1,545 | Second round lost to  Irina-Camelia Begu | 
| 28 | 30 |  Maria Sharapova | 1,513 | 0 | 430 | 1,943 | Quarterfinals lost to  Garbiñe Muguruza [3] | 
| 29 | 31 |  Kristina Mladenovic | 1,446 | 430 | 10 | 1,026 | First round lost to  Andrea Petkovic | 
| 30 | 28 |  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,596 | 70 | 70 | 1,596 | Second round lost .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur | 
| 31 | 33 |  Mihaela Buzărnescu | 1,383 | (80)† | 240 | 1,543 | Fourth round lost to  Madison Keys [13] | 
| 32 | 34 |  Alizé Cornet | 1,350 | 240 | 70 | 1,180 | Second round lost to  Pauline Parmentier [WC] | 
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
Withdrawn players
    
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | 1,526 | 130 | 1,396 | Back injury | 
Doubles seeds
    
Mixed doubles
    
| Team | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski |  Mate Pavić | 12 | 1 | 
|  Latisha Chan |  Ivan Dodig | 17 | 2 | 
|  Xu Yifan |  Oliver Marach | 19 | 3 | 
|  Kateřina Siniaková |  Jamie Murray | 21 | 4 | 
|  Andreja Klepač |  Jean-Julien Rojer | 23 | 5 | 
|  Chan Hao-ching |  Michael Venus | 26 | 6 | 
|  Tímea Babos |  Rohan Bopanna | 28 | 7 | 
|  Anna-Lena Grönefeld |  Robert Farah | 31 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 28 May 2018.
Main draw wildcard entries
    
The following players were given wildcards (wc) to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.
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| Men's doubles | Women's doubles
 
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Main draw qualifiers
    
| Men's singles
 Lucky losers | Women's singles
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Protected ranking
    
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Withdrawals
    
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw, but withdrew with injuries or other reasons.
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Retirements
    
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Champions
    
    
Men's singles
    
 Rafael Nadal  def. Rafael Nadal  def. Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles
    
 Simona Halep  def. Simona Halep  def. Sloane Stephens, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 Sloane Stephens, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Men's doubles
    
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut def. Nicolas Mahut def. Oliver Marach / Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Mate Pavić, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Women's doubles
    
 Barbora Krejčíková / Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Kateřina Siniaková def. Eri Hozumi / Eri Hozumi / Makoto Ninomiya, 6–3, 6–3 Makoto Ninomiya, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles
    
 Latisha Chan / Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig def. Ivan Dodig def..svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski / Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavić, 6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] Mate Pavić, 6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Boys' singles
    
 Tseng Chun-hsin def. Tseng Chun-hsin def. Sebastián Báez, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 Sebastián Báez, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Girls' singles
    
 Coco Gauff def. Coco Gauff def. Caty McNally, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1) Caty McNally, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Boys' doubles
    
 Ondřej Štyler / Ondřej Štyler / Naoki Tajima def. Naoki Tajima def. Ray Ho / Ray Ho / Tseng Chun-hsin, 6–4, 6–4 Tseng Chun-hsin, 6–4, 6–4
Girls' doubles
    
 Caty McNally  / Caty McNally  / Iga Świątek def. Iga Świątek def. Yuki Naito  / Yuki Naito  / Naho Sato, 6–2, 7–5 Naho Sato, 6–2, 7–5
Wheelchair men's singles
    
 Shingo Kunieda def. Shingo Kunieda def. Gustavo Fernández, 7–6(7–5), 6–0 Gustavo Fernández, 7–6(7–5), 6–0
Wheelchair women's singles
    
 Yui Kamiji def. Yui Kamiji def. Diede de Groot, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 Diede de Groot, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2
Wheelchair men's doubles
    
 Stéphane Houdet / Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer def. Nicolas Peifer def. Frédéric Cattanéo / Frédéric Cattanéo / Stefan Olsson, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) Stefan Olsson, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Wheelchair women's doubles
    
 Diede de Groot / Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot def. Aniek van Koot def. Marjolein Buis / Marjolein Buis / Yui Kamiji, 6–1, 6–3 Yui Kamiji, 6–1, 6–3
Legends under 45 doubles
    
 Àlex Corretja / Àlex Corretja / Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin, 6–3, 6–3 Marat Safin, 6–3, 6–3
Legends over 45 doubles
    
 Mansour Bahrami / Mansour Bahrami / Fabrice Santoro def. Fabrice Santoro def. John McEnroe / John McEnroe / Cédric Pioline, 6–1, 2–6, [12–10] Cédric Pioline, 6–1, 2–6, [12–10]
Women's legends doubles
    
 Nathalie Dechy / Nathalie Dechy / Amélie Mauresmo def. Amélie Mauresmo def..svg.png.webp) Kim Clijsters / Kim Clijsters / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [15–13] Nathalie Tauziat, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [15–13]
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