2018 Italian Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated defending champion Alexander Zverev^[1] in the final, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 Italian Open. It was his record-extending eighth Italian Open title and his record-extending 32nd Masters 1000 title overall. With the win, Nadal also regained the world No. 1 singles ranking.

Men's singles
2018 Italian Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Alexander Zverev
Score	6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Draw	56 (7 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2018 Italian Open (tennis)

After failing to defend his runner-up points from the previous year, Novak Djokovic fell outside the top 20 in rankings for the first time since October 2006.

Seeds

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

01.   Rafael Nadal (champion)

02.   Alexander Zverev (final)

03.   Grigor Dimitrov (second round)

04.   Marin Čilić (semifinals)

05.   Juan Martín del Potro (third round, retired)

06.   Dominic Thiem (second round)

07.   Kevin Anderson (second round, retired)

08.   John Isner (second round)

09.   David Goffin (quarterfinals)

10.   Pablo Carreño Busta (quarterfinals)

11.   Novak Djokovic (semifinals)

12.   Sam Querrey (first round)

13.   Jack Sock (second round)

14.   Diego Schwartzman (second round)

15.   Tomáš Berdych (first round)

16.   Lucas Pouille (second round)

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
• 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	4	6	6
		Fabio Fognini	6	1	2
								1	Rafael Nadal	77	6
								11	Novak Djokovic	64	3
		Kei Nishikori	6	1	3
	11	Novak Djokovic	2	6	6
															1	Rafael Nadal	6	1	6
															2	Alexander Zverev	1	6	3
	10	Pablo Carreño Busta	3	3
	4	Marin Čilić	6	6
								4	Marin Čilić	613	5
								2	Alexander Zverev	715	7
	9	David Goffin	4	6	3
	2	Alexander Zverev	6	3	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Nadal	6	6
		F Verdasco	3	1					D Džumhur	1	0
		D Džumhur	6	6											1	R Nadal	6	6
		D Medvedev	6	4	1											D Shapovalov	4	1
		R Haase	3	6	6				R Haase	63	77	3
		D Shapovalov	1	6	77				D Shapovalov	77	65	6
	15	T Berdych	6	3	65																	1	R Nadal	4	6	6
	12	S Querrey	2	67																			F Fognini	6	1	2
		P Gojowczyk	6	79					P Gojowczyk	6	6
	WC	L Sonego	2	77	6			WC	L Sonego	3	4
		A Mannarino	6	64	3											P Gojowczyk	4	4
		F Fognini	6	6												F Fognini	6	6
		G Monfils	3	1					F Fognini	6	1	6
								6	D Thiem	4	6	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	G Dimitrov	77	5	4
		K Nishikori	77	6					K Nishikori	64	7	6
		F López	65	4												K Nishikori	6	6
		K Khachanov	5	79	66											P Kohlschreiber	1	2
		P Kohlschreiber	7	67	78				P Kohlschreiber	6	6
		D Ferrer	3	4				13	J Sock	4	3
	13	J Sock	6	6																			K Nishikori	6	1	3
	11	N Djokovic	6	6																		11	N Djokovic	2	6	6
		A Dolgopolov	1	3				11	N Djokovic	6	6
	Q	N Basilashvili	6	4	6			Q	N Basilashvili	4	2
	Q	F Baldi	4	6	4										11	N Djokovic	6	7
	Q	F Delbonis	6	5	1											A Ramos Viñolas	1	5
		A Ramos Viñolas	2	7	6				A Ramos Viñolas	65	77	77
								8	J Isner	77	62	65

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	K Anderson	4	0r
		A Bedene	6	6					A Bedene	6	0
		G Müller	4	4												A Bedene	4	77	2
		S Wawrinka	4	4											10	P Carreño Busta	6	63	6
		S Johnson	6	6					S Johnson	4	6	4
		J Donaldson	4	6	0			10	P Carreño Busta	6	2	6
	10	P Carreño Busta	6	3	6																	10	P Carreño Busta	3	3
	14	D Schwartzman	6	6																		4	M Čilić	6	6
	Q	N Jarry	4	1				14	D Schwartzman	6	4	2
		B Paire	6	6					B Paire	2	6	6
		R Gasquet	4	4												B Paire	3	4
		R Harrison	77	6											4	M Čilić	6	6
		Y Sugita	65	3					R Harrison	77	1	61
								4	M Čilić	63	6	77

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	JM del Potro	7	6
		B Ćorić	1r					Q	S Tsitsipas	5	3
	Q	S Tsitsipas	4												5	JM del Potro	2	5r
		P Cuevas	6	5	4										9	D Goffin	6	4
	WC	M Cecchinato	2	7	6			WC	M Cecchinato	7	2	2
		L Mayer	1	2				9	D Goffin	5	6	6
	9	D Goffin	6	6																		9	D Goffin	4	6	3
	16	L Pouille	6	3	77																	2	A Zverev	6	3	6
	WC	A Seppi	2	6	63			16	L Pouille	2	63
	Q	M Jaziri	3	6	3				K Edmund	6	77
		K Edmund	6	3	6											K Edmund	5	611
	WC	M Berrettini	6	77											2	A Zverev	7	713
	Q	F Tiafoe	3	61				WC	M Berrettini	5	2
								2	A Zverev	7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Stefanos Tsitsipas (qualified)
2. João Sousa (qualifying competition)
3. Mischa Zverev (qualifying competition)
4. Frances Tiafoe (qualified)
5. Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition)
6. Márton Fucsovics (first round)
7. Malek Jaziri (qualified)
8. Nicolás Jarry (qualified)
9. Taylor Fritz (first round)
10. Guillermo García López (qualifying competition)
11. Florian Mayer (first round)
12. Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualified)
13. Federico Delbonis (qualified)
14. Viktor Troicki (qualifying competition, withdrew)

Qualifiers

1. Stefanos Tsitsipas
2. Nicolás Jarry
3. Federico Delbonis
4. Frances Tiafoe
5. Nikoloz Basilashvili
6. Filippo Baldi
7. Malek Jaziri

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5	6	77
		Mikhail Kukushkin	7	3	65
								1	Stefanos Tsitsipas	711	6
									Dušan Lajović	69	4
		Dušan Lajović	7	3	6
	11	Florian Mayer	5	6	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	João Sousa	6	6
		Horacio Zeballos	4	0
								2	João Sousa	4	3
								8	Nicolás Jarry	6	6
		Nicolás Kicker	77	5	67
	8	Nicolás Jarry	63	7	79

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Mischa Zverev	6	6
	WC	Andrea Pellegrino	1	2
								3	Mischa Zverev	6	3	4
								13	Federico Delbonis	3	6	6
		Cameron Norrie	2	0
	13	Federico Delbonis	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Frances Tiafoe	3	7	6
	WC	Salvatore Caruso	6	5	4
								4	Frances Tiafoe	w/o
								14	Viktor Troicki
		Thomas Fabbiano	5	3
	14	Viktor Troicki	7	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Julien Benneteau	6	6
	WC	Liam Caruana	2	0
								5	Julien Benneteau	6	5	4
								12	Nikoloz Basilashvili	3	7	6
		Marius Copil	4	6	2
	12	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	3	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Márton Fucsovics	64	77	5
	WC	Filippo Baldi	77	65	7
								WC	Filippo Baldi	4	6	77
								10	Guillermo García López	6	4	65
		Ruben Bemelmans	3	1
	10	Guillermo García López	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Malek Jaziri	6	6
		Evgeny Donskoy	3	2
								7	Malek Jaziri	6	3	6
									Mikhail Youzhny	4	6	3
		Mikhail Youzhny	6	3	6
	9	Taylor Fritz	4	6	4