2018 Rogers Cup
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| 2018 Rogers Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 6–12 |
| Edition | 129th (men) / 117th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Toronto, Canada (men) Montréal, Canada (women) |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Rafael Nadal[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Simona Halep | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Henri Kontinen /  John Peers[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
Ashleigh Barty /  Demi Schuurs | |
The 2018 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 129th edition (for the men) and the 117th (for the women) of the Canadian Open. The tournament was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour, and was also a 2018 US Open Series event. The men's event was held at the Aviva Centre in Toronto and the women's event was held at the IGA Stadium in Montréal, both from August 6 to August 12.[3][4]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[5] | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[5] | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles[6] | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women's doubles[6] | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[7] | $1,020,425 | $500,340 | $251,815 | $128,050 | $66,490 | $35,055 | $18,930 | $4,360 | $2,220 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | $519,480 | $252,425 | $126,450 | $60,210 | $29,010 | $14,860 | $8,015 | $3,260 | $1,970 |
| Men's doubles[8] | $316,000 | $154,710 | $77,600 | $39,830 | $20,590 | $10,860 | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | $148,605 | $75,060 | $37,160 | $18,705 | $9,490 | $4,690 | — | — | — |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of July 30, 2018. Rankings and points before are as of August 6, 2018.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rafael Nadal
|
9,310 | 90 | 1,000 | 10,220 | Champion, defeated  Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
| 2 | 3 |  Alexander Zverev
|
5,665 | 1,000 | 180 | 4,845 | Quarterfinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
 |
5,455 | 45 | 0 | 5,410 | Withdrew due to left wrist injury | ||
| 4 | 6 |  Kevin Anderson
|
4,355 | 180 | 360 | 4,535 | Semifinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
| 5 | 5 |  Grigor Dimitrov
|
4,610 | 90 | 180 | 4,700 | Quarterfinals lost to Kevin Anderson
|
| 6 | 7 |  Marin Čilić
|
3,905 | 0 | 180 | 4,085 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal
|
| 7 | 8 |  Dominic Thiem
|
3,665 | 10 | 10 | 3,665 | Second round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
| 8 | 9 |  John Isner
|
3,490 | 10 | 90 | 3,570 | Third round lost to  Karen Khachanov
|
| 9 | 10 |  Novak Djokovic
|
3,355 | 0 | 90 | 3,445 | Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
| 10 | 11 |  David Goffin
|
3,120 | 45 | 10 | 3,085 | First round lost to  Milos Raonic
|
| 11 | 12 | Diego Schwartzman
|
2,470 | 180 | 90 | 2,380 | Third round lost to Marin Čilić
|
| 12 | 13 | Pablo Carreño Busta
|
2,290 | 45 | 45 | 2,290 | Second round lost to Karen Khachanov
|
| 13 | 19 | Jack Sock
|
1,850 | 45 | 10 | 1,815 | First round lost to Daniil Medvedev
|
| 14 | 14 |  Fabio Fognini
|
2,190 | (90)† | 45 | 2,145 | Second round lost to Denis Shapovalov
|
| |
2,000 | 180 | 0 | 1,820 | Withdrew due to abdominal pain | ||
| 16 | 17 | Nick Kyrgios
|
1,935 | 90 | 10 | 1,855 | First round lost to  Stan Wawrinka
|
† The player used an exemption to skip the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
Withdrawals
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roger Federer
|
7,080 | 600 | 6,480 | Scheduling |
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Evgeny Donskoy
Ryan Harrison
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Ilya Ivashka- Bradley Klahn
- Daniil Medvedev
Yoshihito Nishioka
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Mackenzie McDonald
Tomáš Berdych → replaced by Yūichi Sugita
Chung Hyeon → replaced by 
Mirza Bašić
Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Mikhail Youzhny
Roger Federer → replaced by Jérémy Chardy- Richard Gasquet → replaced by
Matthew Ebden 
Philipp Kohlschreiber → replaced by 
Márton Fucsovics- Leonardo Mayer → replaced by Benoît Paire
- Gaël Monfils → replaced by Frances Tiafoe
Andreas Seppi → replaced by 
João Sousa
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT
|
Oliver Marach | CRO
|
Mate Pavić | 5 | 1 |
| FIN
|
Henri Kontinen | AUS
|
John Peers | 11 | 2 |
 FRA
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 15 | 3 |
| USA
|
Mike Bryan | USA
|
Jack Sock | 16 | 4 |
 POL
|
Łukasz Kubot |  BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 19 | 5 |
 GBR
|
Jamie Murray | BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 27 | 6 |
| NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer | ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 27 | 7 |
 COL
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL
|
Robert Farah | 29 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of July 30, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU
|
Simona Halep | 1 | 1 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 2 |
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 3 | 3 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 4 | 4 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 5 | 5 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 |
| ESP |
|||
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 8 | 8 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 9 | 9 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | 10 | 10 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 11 | 11 |
| RUS
|
Daria Kasatkina | 13 | 12 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 14 | 13 |
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 15 | 14 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | 16 | 15 |
 JPN
|
Naomi Osaka | 17 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 30, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Ana Bogdan
Katie Boulter- Caroline Dolehide
Kirsten Flipkens
Sesil Karatantcheva- Barbora Krejčíková
- Christina McHale
- Monica Niculescu
- Lucie Šafářová
- Carla Suárez Navarro
Wang Qiang- Sofya Zhuk
The following player received entry as an alternate:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Aryna Sabalenka- Madison Keys → replaced by Alison Van Uytvanck
- Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by
Monica Puig - CoCo Vandeweghe → replaced by Sorana Cîrstea
- Serena Williams → replaced by Tatjana Maria
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 1 |
 TPE
|
Latisha Chan | RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 8 | 2 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 11 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 15 | 4 |
| CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski |  CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 20 | 5 |
 SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 24 | 6 |
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 32 | 7 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 33 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of July 30, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Françoise Abanda / Tatjana Maria- Eugenie Bouchard / Sloane Stephens
- Carson Branstine / Rebecca Marino
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- During the tournament
Finals
Men's singles
- Rafael Nadal defeated
Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Women's singles
- Simona Halep defeated Sloane Stephens, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4
Men's doubles
Henri Kontinen / John Peers defeated 
Raven Klaasen / 
Michael Venus, 6–2, 6–7(7–9),
Women's doubles
- Ashleigh Barty /
Demi Schuurs defeated 
Latisha Chan / Ekaterina Makarova, 4–6, 6–3,
References
- ^ "2018 Toronto – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2018 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Rogers Cup Overview". atpworldtour.com.
- ^ "Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ "Rogers Cup 2018".
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- ^ a b "Final wild cards announced for Rogers Cup tournaments in Toronto and Montreal". Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.