2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open

2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Date	1–6 January
Edition	26th
Category	ATP World Tour 250 series
Draw	32S/16D
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Doha, Qatar
Champions
Singles
Gaël Monfils[1]
Doubles
Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić[2]

The 2018 Qatar Open (also known as 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, from 1 January until 6 January 2018. Unseeded Gaël Monfils, who entered the main draw on a wildcard, won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles

Gaël Monfils defeated Andrey Rublev, 6–2, 6–3

• It was Monfils' 1st singles title of the year and the 7th of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doubles

Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić defeated Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares, 6–2, 7–6^(8–6)

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Singles	250	150	90	45	20	0	12	6	0
Doubles					0	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q2	Q1
Singles	$218,180	$114,900	$62,240	$35,460	$20,895	$12,380	$5,570	$2,785
Doubles	$69,870	$36,730	$19,900	$11,390	$6,670	—	—	—
Doubles prize money per team

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Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
AUT	Dominic Thiem	5	1
ESP	Pablo Carreño Busta	10	2
CZE	Tomáš Berdych	19	3
ESP	Albert Ramos Viñolas	23	4
FRA	Richard Gasquet	31	5
SRB	Filip Krajinović	34	6
ESP	Fernando Verdasco	35	7
ESP	Feliciano López	36	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of December 25, 2017.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Jabor Al-Mutawa
• Malek Jaziri
• Gaël Monfils

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

• Andreas Haider-Maurer

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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

The following player received entry as alternate:

• Víctor Estrella Burgos

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Novak Djokovic →replaced by Víctor Estrella Burgos
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga →replaced by Cedrik-Marcel Stebe

During the tournament

• Dominic Thiem

Retirements

• Cedrik-Marcel Stebe

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
GBR	Jamie Murray	BRA	Bruno Soares	19	1
AUT	Oliver Marach	CRO	Mate Pavić	36	2
ESP	Feliciano López	USA	Rajeev Ram	46	3
CRO	Ivan Dodig	ESP	Fernando Verdasco	71	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of December 25, 2017.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Tuna Altuna / Elias Ymer
• Malek Jaziri / Mousa Shanan Zayed

References

1. "2018 Doha – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "2018 Doha – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "Qatar Tennis Federation | QTF | Qatar Tennis Tournaments and Championships". Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-01-05.

External links

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile