2018 China Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but withdrew with a knee injury before the tournament began.

Men's singles
2018 China Open
Champion	Nikoloz Basilashvili
Runner-up	Juan Martín del Potro
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2018 China Open (tennis)

Nikoloz Basilashvili won the title, defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

Seeds

1. Juan Martín del Potro (final)
2. Alexander Zverev (second round)
3. Grigor Dimitrov (second round)
4. Fabio Fognini (semifinals, withdrew)
5. Kyle Edmund (semifinals)
6. Jack Sock (first round)
7. Borna Ćorić (first round)
8. Marco Cecchinato (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Juan Martín del Potro	w/o
	4	Fabio Fognini
								1	Juan Martín del Potro	4	4
									Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	6
	5	Kyle Edmund	66	4
		Nikoloz Basilashvili	78	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	JM del Potro	7	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	5	2				1	JM del Potro	6	77
		K Khachanov	6	6					K Khachanov	4	64
		S Querrey	4	4											1	JM del Potro	6	6
		M Zverev	1	4												F Krajinović	3	0
		F Krajinović	6	6					F Krajinović	77	6
	WC	F López	7	5	7			WC	F López	65	3
	7	B Ćorić	5	7	5																	1	JM del Potro	w/o
	4	F Fognini	1	6	6																	4	F Fognini
	Q	R Albot	6	3	3			4	F Fognini	6	6
	SE	J Sousa	0	4					A Rublev	4	3
		A Rublev	6	6											4	F Fognini	6	6
		A Seppi	3	4												M Fucsovics	4	4
		M Fucsovics	6	6					M Fucsovics	6	6
	WC	M Baghdatis	6	4	5			8	M Cecchinato	4	2
	8	M Cecchinato	1	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	K Edmund	3	6	6
		P Gojowczyk	6	1	2			5	K Edmund	7	62	7
	Q	M Berrettini	6	6				Q	M Berrettini	5	77	5
		L Mayer	3	2											5	K Edmund	6	77
	Q	V Pospisil	6	4	4										Q	D Lajović	3	64
	Q	D Lajović	2	6	6			Q	D Lajović	6	2	6
	LL	T Sandgren	5	3				3	G Dimitrov	4	6	4
	3	G Dimitrov	7	6																		5	K Edmund	66	4
	6	J Sock	78	5	2																		N Basilashvili	78	6
		N Basilashvili	66	7	6				N Basilashvili	77	6
		F Verdasco	2	77	77				F Verdasco	63	4
		G Monfils	6	63	65											N Basilashvili	6	6
	WC	Y Wu	4	3											Alt	M Jaziri	2	2
	Alt	M Jaziri	6	6				Alt	M Jaziri	77	2	6
		R Bautista Agut	4	4				2	A Zverev	64	6	4
	2	A Zverev	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Dušan Lajović (qualified)
2. Tennys Sandgren (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Matteo Berrettini (qualified)
4. Malek Jaziri (moved to main draw)
5. Cameron Norrie (qualifying competition)
6. Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
7. Vasek Pospisil (qualified)
8. Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Dušan Lajović
2. Vasek Pospisil
3. Matteo Berrettini
4. Radu Albot

Lucky loser

1. Tennys Sandgren

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Dušan Lajović	6	6
	WC	Wu Di	2	4
								1	Dušan Lajović	6	6
								5	Cameron Norrie	4	4
		Ilya Ivashka	3	5
	5	Cameron Norrie	6	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Tennys Sandgren	6	6
	Alt	Ramkumar Ramanathan	1	2
								2	Tennys Sandgren	61	2
								7	Vasek Pospisil	77	6
	WC	Te Rigele	1	2
	7	Vasek Pospisil	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Matteo Berrettini	6	6
	WC	Zhang Zhizhen	3	2
								3	Matteo Berrettini	6	6
									Jiří Veselý	3	2
		Jiří Veselý	77	6
	6	Evgeny Donskoy	63	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Li Zhe	5	4
		Viktor Troicki	7	6
									Viktor Troicki
									Radu Albot	w/o
		Radu Albot	6	6
	8	Mikhail Kukushkin	2	4