2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells
The 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. This tournament is part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series. The first edition took place on February 26 through March 4, 2018, in Indian Wells, United States.
| 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 26 – March 4 | 
| Edition | 1st | 
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour WTA 125K series | 
| Draw | 32S / 16D | 
| Prize money | $150,000+H (ATP) $150,000 (WTA) | 
| Surface | Hard, outdoor | 
| Location | Indian Wells, United States | 
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Martin Kližan | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Sara Errani | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Austin Krajicek /  Jackson Withrow | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Taylor Townsend / .svg.png.webp) Yanina Wickmayer | |
Men's singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  ROU | Marius Copil | 73 | 1 | 
|  BIH | Mirza Bašić | 74 | 2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) CAN | Vasek Pospisil | 83 | 3 | 
|  USA | Taylor Fritz | 85 | 4 | 
|  USA | |||
|  RUS | Mikhail Youzhny | 93 | 6 | 
|  FRA | Jérémy Chardy | 96 | 7 | 
|  ISR | Dudi Sela | 97 | 8 | 
|  GER | Yannick Hanfmann | 117 | 9 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 February 2018.
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Women's singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  POL | Magda Linette | 55 | 1 | 
|  USA | Varvara Lepchenko | 66 | 2 | 
|  TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | 69 | 3 | 
|  UKR | Kateryna Bondarenko | 78 | 4 | 
|  USA | Jennifer Brady | 88 | 5 | 
|  ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 93 | 6 | 
|  RUS | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 94 | 7 | 
|  CHN | Duan Yingying | 96 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 February 2018.[1]
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Ekaterina Alexandrova → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova → replaced by Kristie Ahn Kristie Ahn
 Monica Niculescu → replaced by Monica Niculescu → replaced by Evgeniya Rodina Evgeniya Rodina
 Naomi Osaka → replaced by Naomi Osaka → replaced by Richèl Hogenkamp Richèl Hogenkamp
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  ROU | Raluca Olaru |  UKR | Olga Savchuk | 97 | 1 | 
|  CZE | Barbora Krejčíková |  BLR | Vera Lapko | 135 | 2 | 
|  USA | Jennifer Brady |  USA | Vania King | 178 | 3 | 
|  CHN | Duan Yingying |  CHN | Wang Yafan | 218 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings as of 19 February 2018.
Other entrants
    
The following team received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
    
    Men's singles
    
 Martin Kližan def. Martin Kližan def. Darian King 6–3, 6–3. Darian King 6–3, 6–3.
Women's singles
    
 Sara Errani def. Sara Errani def. Kateryna Bondarenko 6–4, 6–2 Kateryna Bondarenko 6–4, 6–2
Men's doubles
    
 Austin Krajicek / Austin Krajicek / Jackson Withrow def. Jackson Withrow def. Evan King / Evan King / Nathan Pasha 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [11–9]. Nathan Pasha 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [11–9].
Women's doubles
    
 Taylor Townsend / Taylor Townsend /.svg.png.webp) Yanina Wickmayer def. Yanina Wickmayer def. Jennifer Brady / Jennifer Brady / Vania King 6–4, 6–4 Vania King 6–4, 6–4
References
    
- "Official Player Acceptance List" (PDF). oraclechallengerseries.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.


