2018 in tennis

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This page covers important events in the sport of tennis in 2018. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

ITF[edit]

Grand Slam events[edit]

Category Championship Champion Finalist Score in the final
Men's singles Australian Open Switzerland Roger Federer Croatia Marin Čilić 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
French Open Spain Rafael Nadal Austria Dominic Thiem 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Wimbledon Serbia Novak Djokovic South Africa Kevin Anderson 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
US Open Serbia Novak Djokovic Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Category Championship Champion Finalist Score in the final
Women's singles Australian Open Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Romania Simona Halep 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
French Open Romania Simona Halep United States Sloane Stephens 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Wimbledon Germany Angelique Kerber United States Serena Williams 6–3, 6–3
US Open Japan Naomi Osaka United States Serena Williams 6–2, 6–4
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Men's doubles Australian Open Austria Oliver Marach
Croatia Mate Pavić
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–4, 6–4
French Open France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
Austria Oliver Marach
Croatia Mate Pavić
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Wimbledon United States Mike Bryan
United States Jack Sock
South Africa Raven Klaasen
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 5–7, 7–5
US Open United States Mike Bryan
United States Jack Sock
Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–3, 6–1
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Women's doubles Australian Open Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–4, 6–3
French Open Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
6–3, 6–3
Wimbledon Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
United States Nicole Melichar
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
6–4, 4–6, 6–0
US Open Australia Ashleigh Barty
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Mixed doubles Australian Open Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Croatia Mate Pavić
Hungary Tímea Babos
India Rohan Bopanna
2–6, 6–4, 11–9
French Open Taiwan Latisha Chan
Croatia Ivan Dodig
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Croatia Mate Pavić
6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Wimbledon Austria Alexander Peya
United States Nicole Melichar
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
7–6(7–1), 6–3
US Open United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Poland Alicja Rosolska
Croatia Nikola Mektić
2–6, 6–3, 11–9

Davis Cup[edit]

First round
2–4 February
Quarterfinals
6–8 April
Semifinals
14–16 September
Final
23–25 November
Albertville, France (indoor hard)[1]
1 France3
Genoa, Italy (clay)[9]
 Netherlands1
1 France3
Morioka, Japan (indoor hard)[2]
8 Italy1
8 Italy3
Lille, France (indoor hard)[13]
 Japan1
1 France3
Marbella, Spain (clay)[3]
 Spain2
3 Great Britain1
Valencia, Spain (clay)[10]
 Spain3
 Spain3
Brisbane, Australia (hard)[4]
 Germany2
6 Australia1
Lille, France (indoor clay)[15]
 Germany3
1 France1
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[5]
4 Croatia3
 Kazakhstan4
Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay)[11]
5  Switzerland1
 Kazakhstan1
Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay)[6]
4 Croatia3
 Canada1
Zadar, Croatia (clay)[14]
4 Croatia3
4 Croatia3
Niš, Serbia (indoor clay)[7]
 United States2
 United States3
Nashville, United States (indoor hard)[12]
7 Serbia1
 United States4
Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)[8]
2 Belgium0
 Hungary2
2 Belgium3

Fed Cup[edit]

Quarterfinals
10–11 February
Semifinals
21–22 April
Final
10–11 November
Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)[16]
1 Belarus2
Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor)[20]
 Germany3
 Germany1
Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)[17]
3 Czech Republic4
3 Czech Republic3
Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)
  Switzerland1
3 Czech Republic3
La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor)[18]
2 United States0
 Belgium2
Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor)[21]
4 France3
4 France2
Asheville, United States (hard, indoor)[19]
2 United States3
 Netherlands1
2 United States3

Important events[edit]

Other tennis events[edit]

Non ATP or WTA tournaments[edit]

Beach tennis[edit]

ITF Beach Tennis Tour[edit]

15, 000 $
  • January 26–28: #1 in Brazil Santos
    • Men's doubles: Russia Nikita Burmakin & Italy Alessandro Calbucci
    • Women's doubles: Italy Flaminia Daina & Venezuela Patricia Diaz
  • March 2–4: #2 in Ecuador Salinas
    • Men's doubles: Italy Tommaso Giovannini & Italy Andrea Stuto
    • Women's doubles: Italy Flaminia Daina & Venezuela Patricia Diaz
  • March 16–18: #3 in Réunion Saint-Gilles
    • Men's doubles: Italy Michele Cappelletti & Italy Luca Carli
    • Women's doubles: Italy Sofia Cimatti & Italy Flaminia Daina
  • April 21 & 22: #4 in Spain Las Palmas
10, 000 $
  • January 5–7: #1 in Italy Monopoli
    • Men's doubles: Italy Mikael Alessi & Spain Antomi Ramos-Viera
    • Women's doubles: Italy Federica Bacchetta & Italy Giulia Gasparri
  • February 3 & 4: #2 in Brazil Fortaleza
    • Men's doubles: Italy Alessandro Calbucci & Italy Michele Cappelletti
    • Women's doubles: Germany Maraike Biglmaier & Brazil Rafaella Miller
    • Mixed doubles: Brazil Lorena Melo & Brazil Miguel Duque de Souza
  • March 30 – April 1: #3 in Martinique Le Carbet
6,500 $
  • March 31 & April 1: #1 in Italy Roseto degli Abruzzi
    • Men's doubles: Italy Matteo Marighella & Italy Nicolò Strano
    • Women's doubles: Italy Veronica Casadei & Italy Nicole Nobile
2,500 $
  • January 27 & 28: #1 in France Mougins
    • Men's doubles: Italy Gregorio Barison & Italy Antomi Ramos-Viera
    • Women's doubles: Italy Alessia Angelini & Italy Natascia Sciolti
  • February 10 & 11: #2 in Russia Moscow
    • Men's doubles: Russia Nikita Burmakin & Russia Sergey Kuptsov
    • Women's doubles: Russia Ekaterina Kirgizova & Russia Regina Livanova
  • February 17 & 18: #3 in Italy San Lazzaro di Savena
    • Men's doubles: Italy Luca Cramarossa & Italy Marco Garavini
    • Women's doubles: Italy Sofia Cimatti & Italy Flaminia Daina
  • February 22 & 23: #4 in Egypt Marsa Alam
    • Men's doubles: Portugal Pedro Maio & Germany Alexander Bailer
    • Women's doubles: Portugal Manuela Cunha & Russia Angelina Gordienko
  • February 24 & 25: #5 in Netherlands Nijmegen
    • Men's doubles: Latvia Maksimilians Niklass Andersons & Russia Nikita Burmakin
    • Women's doubles: Russia Julia Chubarova & Russia Ekaterina Kamenetckaia
  • March 3 & 4: #6 in Morocco Casablanca
    • Men's doubles: Italy Dennis Valmori & Italy Diego Gallini
    • Women's doubles: San Marino Marika Colonna & San Marino Alice Grandi
  • March 9 & 10: #7 in Russia Moscow
    • Men's doubles: Russia Nikita Burmakin & Russia Sergey Kuptsov
    • Women's doubles: Russia Daria Churakova & Russia Irina Glimakova
  • March 9–11: #8 in Réunion Saint-Pierre
    • Men's doubles: France Romain Hoarau & France John Wolff
    • Women's doubles: France Mathilde Hoarau & France Elodie Vadel
  • March 24 & 25: #9 in Italy Monopoli
    • Men's doubles: Italy Doriano Beccaccioli & Italy Davide Benussi
    • Women's doubles: Italy Veronica Casadei & Italy Nicole Nobile

References[edit]

  1. ^ "France v Netherlands". DavisCup.com.
  2. ^ "Japan v Italy". DavisCup.com.
  3. ^ "Spain v Great Britain". DavisCup.com.
  4. ^ "Australia vs. Germany". DavisCup.com.
  5. ^ "Kazakhstan v Switzerland". DavisCup.com.
  6. ^ "Croatia v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  7. ^ "Serbia v United States". DavisCup.com.
  8. ^ "Belgium v Hungary". DavisCup.com.
  9. ^ "Italy v France". DavisCup.com.
  10. ^ "Spain v Germany". DavisCup.com.
  11. ^ "Croatia v Kazakhstan". DavisCup.com.
  12. ^ "United States v Belgium". DavisCup.com.
  13. ^ "France v Spain". DavisCup.com.
  14. ^ "Croatia v United States". DavisCup.com.
  15. ^ "Final". DavisCup.com.
  16. ^ "Belarus v Germany". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  17. ^ "Czech Republic v Switzerland". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  18. ^ "France v Belgium". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  19. ^ "United States v Netherlands". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  20. ^ "Germany v Czech Republic". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  21. ^ "France v United States". FedCup.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.

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