Men's singles
2018 Mutua Madrid Open
Champion	Alexander Zverev
Runner-up	Dominic Thiem
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	56 (7 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Alexander Zverev defeated Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 Madrid Open. He did not lose a set and did not have his serve broken throughout the entire tournament.^[1]

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but lost to Thiem in the quarterfinals in a rematch of the previous year's final.^[2]

Despite his withdrawal from the clay court season, Roger Federer regained the ATP No. 1 singles ranking as Nadal failed to defend his title.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

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

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	5	3
	5	Dominic Thiem	7	6
								5	Dominic Thiem	6	6
								6	Kevin Anderson	4	2
	Q	Dušan Lajović	63	6	3
	6	Kevin Anderson	77	3	6
															5	Dominic Thiem	4	4
															2	Alexander Zverev	6	6
		Kyle Edmund	5	78	4
		Denis Shapovalov	7	66	6
									Denis Shapovalov	4	1
								2	Alexander Zverev	6	6
	7	John Isner	4	5
	2	Alexander Zverev	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Nadal	6	6
		G Monfils	6	3	6				G Monfils	3	1
	Q	N Basilashvili	2	6	3										1	R Nadal	6	6
	WC	P Andújar	64	3											13	D Schwartzman	3	4
		F López	77	6					F López	5	6	2
		A Mannarino	1	3				13	D Schwartzman	7	2	6
	13	D Schwartzman	6	6																		1	R Nadal	5	3
	9	P Carreño Busta	4	2																		5	D Thiem	7	6
		B Ćorić	6	6					B Ćorić	6	6
	Q	M Copil	4	4					J-L Struff	0	2
		J-L Struff	6	6												B Ćorić	6	65	4
	Q	F Delbonis	6	2	78										5	D Thiem	2	77	6
		M Zverev	1	6	66			Q	F Delbonis	6	3	5
								5	D Thiem	4	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	JM del Potro	6	6
		J Benneteau	4	2					D Džumhur	3	3
		D Džumhur	6	6											4	JM del Potro	6	4	66
		K Khachanov	3	2											Q	D Lajović	3	6	78
	Q	D Lajović	6	6				Q	D Lajović	77	77
		R Gasquet	6	6					R Gasquet	61	61
	14	T Berdych	4	2																		Q	D Lajović	63	6	3
	11	R Bautista Agut	63	6	6																	6	K Anderson	77	3	6
		J Donaldson	77	4	4			11	R Bautista Agut	3	6	5
		P Kohlschreiber	6	6					P Kohlschreiber	6	4	7
		Y Sugita	4	3												P Kohlschreiber	3	67
	Q	M Kukushkin	6	6											6	K Anderson	6	79
	WC	R Carballés Baena	3	2				Q	M Kukushkin	7	63	2
								6	K Anderson	5	77	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	D Goffin	7	6
		R Haase	6	6					R Haase	5	3
		H Chung	2	0											8	D Goffin	3	3
		D Medvedev	4	0												K Edmund	6	6
		K Edmund	6	6					K Edmund	6	2	6
		K Nishikori	5	4				10	N Djokovic	3	6	3
	10	N Djokovic	7	6																			K Edmund	5	78	4
	15	L Pouille	2	3																			D Shapovalov	7	66	6
		B Paire	6	6					B Paire	65	6	4
		D Shapovalov	6	6					D Shapovalov	77	4	6
		T Sandgren	1	4												D Shapovalov	6	6
	Q	N Kicker	3	2												M Raonic	4	4
		M Raonic	6	6					M Raonic	7	3	6
								3	G Dimitrov	5	6	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J Isner	77	79
	WC	G García López	4	67					R Harrison	61	67
		R Harrison	6	79											7	J Isner	69	77	77
		P Gojowczyk	7	2	5											P Cuevas	711	63	64
		A Ramos Viñolas	5	6	7				A Ramos Viñolas	1	77	2
		P Cuevas	65	6	6				P Cuevas	6	62	6
	12	J Sock	77	4	0																	7	J Isner	4	5
	16	F Fognini	3	4																		2	A Zverev	6	7
		L Mayer	6	6					L Mayer	6	6
		F Verdasco	7	6					F Verdasco	2	1
		P Lorenzi	5	4												L Mayer	4	2
	Q	E Donskoy	5	6	77										2	A Zverev	6	6
	WC	S Tsitsipas	7	4	63			Q	E Donskoy	2	5
								2	A Zverev	6	7

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Taylor Fritz	3	6	6
	WC	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	6	4	4
								1	Taylor Fritz	2	6	3
								12	Nicolás Kicker	6	3	6
		Jürgen Zopp	4	64
	12	Nicolás Kicker	6	77

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Viktor Troicki	4	6	7
	Alt	Pedro Cachin	6	3	5
								2	Viktor Troicki	65	1
								13	Mikhail Kukushkin	77	6
		Nicolas Mahut	3	4
	13	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Florian Mayer	77	710
		Marcel Granollers	61	68
								3	Florian Mayer	3	3
								11	Dušan Lajović	6	6
	WC	Daniel Gimeno Traver	2	4
	11	Dušan Lajović	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6	6
		Ramkumar Ramanathan	4	3
								4	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6	3	66
								8	Evgeny Donskoy	3	6	78
		Stefano Travaglia	64	2
	8	Evgeny Donskoy	77	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Nikoloz Basilashvili	4	3
		Bjorn Fratangelo	6	2r
								5	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	68	6
								10	Mirza Bašić	4	710	3
	WC	Nicolás Álvarez Varona	6	62	2
	10	Mirza Bašić	3	77	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Federico Delbonis	6	6
	Alt	Miguel Semmler	4	1
								6	Federico Delbonis	6	6
								14	Mikhail Youzhny	3	1
		Matteo Berrettini	6	3	2
	14	Mikhail Youzhny	3	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Marius Copil	6	3	6
		Ilya Ivashka	4	6	3
								7	Marius Copil	77	62	6
								WC	Jaume Munar	65	77	4
	WC	Jaume Munar	77	6
	9	Denis Istomin	65	0

References

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw