2018 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2018 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Juan Martín del Potro
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	6–4, 6–7^(8–10), 7–6^(7–2)
Draw	96 (12 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2018 BNP Paribas Open

Juan Martín del Potro defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–7^(8–10), 7–6^(7–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 Indian Wells Masters. He saved three championship points en route to his first Masters 1000 title, following three previous runner-up finishes.^[1]

Federer and Rafael Nadal (despite having withdrawn from the event) were in contention for the ATP No. 1 singles ranking. Federer retained the top ranking by reaching the semifinals.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Roger Federer (final)

02.   Marin Čilić (third round)

03.   Grigor Dimitrov (second round)

04.   Alexander Zverev (second round)

05.   Dominic Thiem (third round, retired)

06.   Juan Martín del Potro (champion)

07.   Kevin Anderson (quarterfinals)

08.   Jack Sock (third round)

09.   Lucas Pouille (second round)

10.   Novak Djokovic (second round)

11.   Pablo Carreño Busta (fourth round)

12.   Tomáš Berdych (third round)

13.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

14.   Diego Schwartzman (second round)

15.   John Isner (second round)

16.   Fabio Fognini (second round)

17.   Nick Kyrgios (withdrew)

18.   Sam Querrey (quarterfinals)

19.   Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)

20.   Adrian Mannarino (third round)

21.   Kyle Edmund (second round)

22.   Kei Nishikori (withdrew)

23.   Chung Hyeon (quarterfinals)

24.   Gilles Müller (second round)

25.   Filip Krajinović (third round)

26.   Damir Džumhur (second round)

27.   Andrey Rublev (second round)

28.   Feliciano López (fourth round)

29.   David Ferrer (third round)

30.   Pablo Cuevas (fourth round)

31.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (quarterfinals)

32.   Milos Raonic (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	7	6
	23	Chung Hyeon	5	1
								1	Roger Federer	5	6	6
									Borna Ćorić	7	4	4
		Borna Ćorić	2	6	7^7
	7	Kevin Anderson	6	4	6^3
															1	Roger Federer	4	7^10	6^2
															6	Juan Martín del Potro	6	6^8	7^7
	18	Sam Querrey	5	6	3
	32	Milos Raonic	7	2	6
								32	Milos Raonic	2	3
								6	Juan Martín del Potro	6	6
	6	Juan Martín del Potro	3	6	6
	31	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6	3	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	R Federer	6	7^8
		R Harrison	2	6	5				F Delbonis	3	6^6
		F Delbonis	6	4	7										1	R Federer	6	6
		B Paire	4	6	4										25	F Krajinović	2	1
	Q	M Krueger	6	1	6			Q	M Krueger	2	2
								25	F Krajinović	6	6
																						1	R Federer	7	6
																							J Chardy	5	4
								20	A Mannarino	6	6
		M Copil	6^3	7^7	6^12			Q	P Polansky	1	4
	Q	P Polansky	7^7	6^5	7^14										20	A Mannarino	5	6	1
		J Benneteau	4	6^9												J Chardy	7	4	6
		J Chardy	6	7^11					J Chardy	4	7^7	6
								16	F Fognini	6	6^2	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	T Berdych	6	6
		I Karlović	7^15	6^4	3				M Marterer	1	4
		M Marterer	6^13	7^7	6										12	T Berdych	4	4
		L Lacko	4	4											23	H Chung	6	6
		D Lajović	6	6					D Lajović	7^11	3	3
								23	H Chung	6^9	6	6
																						23	H Chung	6	6
																						30	P Cuevas	1	3
								30	P Cuevas	7^7	6
		D Shapovalov	6	6					D Shapovalov	6^4	3
	Q	R Berankis	3	4											30	P Cuevas	3	6	4
		R Albot	6^2	2											5	D Thiem	6	4	2^r
		S Tsitsipas	7^7	6					S Tsitsipas	2	6	3
								5	D Thiem	6	3	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	G Dimitrov	6^4	6	3
		F Verdasco	6	1	6				F Verdasco	7^7	4	6
		G Pella	2	6	2											F Verdasco	6	2	6^1
		T Fritz	4	7^8	6											T Fritz	4	6	7^7
	WC	R Opelka	6	6^6	4				T Fritz	6	7^7
								27	A Rublev	4	6^4
																							T Fritz	2	7^8	4
																							B Ćorić	6	6^6	6
								19	A Ramos Viñolas	0	3
		B Ćorić	6	6					B Ćorić	6	6
		D Young	0	2												B Ćorić	6	6
		J Donaldson	6	4	6										13	R Bautista Agut	1	3
	Q	E King	1	6	4				J Donaldson	4	2
								13	R Bautista Agut	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	P Carreño Busta	3	6	7^7
		H Zeballos	6^5	6	7^7				H Zeballos	6	3	6^3
		Y Sugita	7^7	4	6^4										11	P Carreño Busta	6	7
		S Johnson	6^0	4												D Medvedev	1	5
		D Medvedev	7^7	6					D Medvedev	6^6	7	6
								LL	M Berrettini	7^8	5	4
																						11	P Carreño Busta	6	3	6^6
																						7	K Anderson	4	6	7^8
								26	D Džumhur	6	2	1
		N Kicker	7	6					N Kicker	4	6	6
		J Veselý	5	3												N Kicker	6^1	6^3
		K Khachanov	3	6	6^4										7	K Anderson	7^7	7^7
		E Donskoy	6	1	7^7				E Donskoy	5	4
								7	K Anderson	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	J Sock	6	7
		T Fabbiano	6	6					T Fabbiano	2	5
	WC	B Klahn	4	4											8	J Sock	6^6	6	4
		F Tiafoe	5	3											28	F López	7^8	4	6
	WC	E Escobedo	7	6				WC	E Escobedo	4	3
								28	F López	6	6
																						28	F López	3	4
																						18	S Querrey	6	6
								18	S Querrey	6	7
		M Kukushkin	3	6	1				M Zverev	4	5
		M Zverev	6	4	6										18	S Querrey	6^4	6	6
	Q	Y Bhambri	7	6											Q	Y Bhambri	7^7	4	4
	Q	N Mahut	5	3				Q	Y Bhambri	6	6
								9	L Pouille	4	4

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	D Schwartzman	5	4
	Q	M Baghdatis	7	3	7			Q	M Baghdatis	7	6
	PR	Y Nishioka	5	6	5										Q	M Baghdatis	7^7	6
	LL	D Sela	6	6											LL	D Sela	6^5	4
		P Gojowczyk	4	4				LL	D Sela	6	6
								21	K Edmund	4	4
																						Q	M Baghdatis
																						32	M Raonic	w/o
								32	M Raonic	6	6
	Q	V Pospisil	2	6^4				Q	F Auger-Aliassime	4	4
	Q	F Auger-Aliassime	6	7^7											32	M Raonic	7	4	6
		M Youzhny	6	4	6^4											J Sousa	5	6	2
		J Sousa	4	6	7^7				J Sousa	7	5	6
								4	A Zverev	5	7	4

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	JM del Potro	6	6
		J-L Struff	6	6^3	6^5			WC	A de Minaur	2	1
	WC	A de Minaur	3	7^7	7^7										6	JM del Potro	6	7^7
		N Basilashvili	3	1^r											29	D Ferrer	4	6^3
	WC	T Sandgren	6	2				WC	T Sandgren	2	6^3
								29	D Ferrer	6	7^7
																						6	JM del Potro	3	7^7	6
																							L Mayer	6	6^2	3
								LL	R Bemelmans	4	1
		L Mayer	4	6	6				L Mayer	6	6
		V Estrella Burgos	6	4	1											L Mayer	6	6
	Q	T Daniel	6	1	6										Q	T Daniel	4	1
	Q	C Norrie	3	6	1			Q	T Daniel	7^7	4	6
								10	N Djokovic	6^3	6	1

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	J Isner	7^7	6^3	5
		G Monfils	6	6					G Monfils	6^5	7^7	7
		M Ebden	3	3												G Monfils	2	1^r
		P-H Herbert	6^8	7^7	6											P-H Herbert	6	3
		G Simon	7^10	6^5	3				P-H Herbert	6	7
								24	G Müller	3	5
																							P-H Herbert	4	6^1
																						31	P Kohlschreiber	6	7^7
								31	P Kohlschreiber	1	6	6
	Q	T Smyczek	6	6				Q	T Smyczek	6	4	4
		L Đere	3	2											31	P Kohlschreiber	6	6
		V Troicki	6^3	1											2	M Čilić	4	4
		M Fucsovics	7^7	6					M Fucsovics	5	3
								2	M Čilić	7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Vasek Pospisil (qualified)
2. Mirza Bašić (first round)
3. Dudi Sela (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Nicolas Mahut (qualified)
5. Marcos Baghdatis (qualified)
6. Ričardas Berankis (qualified)
7. Matteo Berrettini (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
8. Taro Daniel (qualified)
9. Yuki Bhambri (qualified)
10. Cameron Norrie (qualified)
11. Bjorn Fratangelo (first round)
12. Ruben Bemelmans (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
13. Adrián Menéndez Maceiras (qualifying competition)
14. Sergiy Stakhovsky (qualifying competition)
15. Yannick Hanfmann (first round)
16. Henri Laaksonen (first round)
17. Tim Smyczek (qualified)
18. Martin Kližan (first round)
19. Peter Polansky (qualified)
20. Ramkumar Ramanathan (qualifying competition)
21. Mackenzie McDonald (qualifying competition)
22. Alexander Bublik (qualifying competition, retired)
23. Norbert Gombos (qualifying competition)
24. Calvin Hemery (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Vasek Pospisil
2. Mitchell Krueger
3. Evan King
4. Nicolas Mahut
5. Marcos Baghdatis
6. Ričardas Berankis
7. Peter Polansky
8. Taro Daniel
9. Yuki Bhambri
10. Cameron Norrie
11. Félix Auger-Aliassime
12. Tim Smyczek

Lucky losers

1. Dudi Sela
2. Matteo Berrettini
3. Ruben Bemelmans

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Vasek Pospisil	6	7^7
	WC	Brandon Nakashima	0	6^3
								1	Vasek Pospisil	7^7	6
								13	Adrián Menéndez Maceiras	6^5	2
		Stefan Kozlov	2	6^8
	13	Adrián Menéndez Maceiras	6	7^10

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Mirza Bašić	2	5
		Mitchell Krueger	6	7
									Mitchell Krueger	4
								22	Alexander Bublik	3^r
		Kevin King	2	4
	22	Alexander Bublik	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Dudi Sela	6	6
		Noah Rubin	2	1
								3	Dudi Sela	0	3
									Evan King	6	6
		Evan King	6	6^5	6
	18	Martin Kližan	4	7^7	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Nicolas Mahut	6	6
		Gonçalo Oliveira	3	3
								4	Nicolas Mahut	6	6
									Ricardo Ojeda Lara	3	2
		Ricardo Ojeda Lara	7^7	3	6
	24	Calvin Hemery	6^2	6	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Marcos Baghdatis	6	6
		Thanasi Kokkinakis	1	3
								5	Marcos Baghdatis	6	6
									Vincent Millot	1	2
		Vincent Millot	6	7
	15	Yannick Hanfmann	2	5

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Ričardas Berankis	6	6
		Darian King	3	2
								6	Ričardas Berankis	2	6	6
									Casper Ruud	6	2	2
		Casper Ruud	6	6
	16	Henri Laaksonen	1	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Matteo Berrettini	6	7
		Denis Kudla	4	5
								7	Matteo Berrettini	3	6	3
								19	Peter Polansky	6	1	6
		Marcelo Arévalo	5	3
	19	Peter Polansky	7	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Taro Daniel	6	6
	WC	Evan Song	4	0
								8	Taro Daniel	6	6
								21	Mackenzie McDonald	4	3
		Alexander Sarkissian	1	3
	21	Mackenzie McDonald	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Yuki Bhambri	7	7
		Dennis Novikov	5	5
								9	Yuki Bhambri	6	6
								20	Ramkumar Ramanathan	4	2
		Michael Mmoh	3	5
	20	Ramkumar Ramanathan	6	7

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Cameron Norrie	6	6
		Christian Harrison	2	3
								10	Cameron Norrie	6	6
								14	Sergiy Stakhovsky	4	2
	WC	Marcos Giron	7	6^4	4
	14	Sergiy Stakhovsky	5	7^7	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Bjorn Fratangelo	4	4
		Félix Auger-Aliassime	6	6
									Félix Auger-Aliassime	2	7^7	6
								23	Norbert Gombos	6	6^4	3
		Liam Broady	6^6	3
	23	Norbert Gombos	7^8	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Ruben Bemelmans	6	7^7
	WC	Tristan Boyer	1	6^3
								12	Ruben Bemelmans	3	6^1
								17	Tim Smyczek	6	7^7
	WC	Sebastian Korda	7^7	2	5
	17	Tim Smyczek	6^4	6	7

References

1. "Juan Martín del Potro beats Roger Federer at Indian Wells for first Masters title". The Guardian. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw