2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston

The 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. This tournament was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series.^[1] The first edition took place at the George R. Brown Tennis Center from November 12 to 18, 2018 in Houston, United States.^[2]

2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
Date	November 12–18
Edition	1st
Category	ATP Challenger Tour WTA 125K series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$150,000+H (ATP) $150,000 (WTA)
Surface	Hard, outdoor
Location	Houston, United States
Venue	George R. Brown Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Bradley Klahn
Women's singles
Peng Shuai
Men's doubles
Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe
Women's doubles
Maegan Manasse / Jessica Pegula

Men's singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Tennys Sandgren	61	1
USA	Bradley Klahn	95	2
CRO	Ivo Karlović	102	3
ITA	Paolo Lorenzi	115	4
TPE	Jason Jung	128	5
USA	Bjorn Fratangelo	131	6
USA	Tim Smyczek	140	7
GER	Dominik Köpfer	177	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Tom Fawcett
• Sumit Sarkar
• Ronnie Schneider
• Roy Smith

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Harrison Adams
• Alexis Galarneau
• Julian Lenz
• Michael Redlicki

Women's singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SUI	Belinda Bencic	37	1
ROU	Monica Niculescu	78	2
GBR	Heather Watson	101	3
USA	Jessica Pegula	125	4
HUN	Fanny Stollár	127	5
USA	Varvara Lepchenko	129	6
RUS	Sofya Zhuk	133	7
CZE	Marie Bouzková	142	8
USA	Nicole Gibbs	147	9

• ¹ Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.^[3]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Belinda Bencic
• Kayla Day
• Michaela Haet
• Peng Shuai
• Bianca Turati

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Lauren Davis
• Elizabeth Halbauer
• Dalma Gálfi
• Kristína Kučová
• Ann Li
• Whitney Osuigwe

The following players received entry into the main draw as lucky losers:

• Jacqueline Cako
• Louisa Chirico
• Réka Luca Jani
• Katherine Sebov

Withdrawals

• Kristie Ahn → replaced by Beatriz Haddad Maia
• Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Jacqueline Cako
• Verónica Cepede Royg → replaced by Deniz Khazaniuk
• Kayla Day → replaced by Réka Luca Jani
• Julia Glushko → replaced by Naomi Broady
• Claire Liu → replaced by Louisa Chirico
• Christina McHale → replaced by Deborah Chiesa
• Monica Niculescu → replaced by Katherine Sebov

Retirements

• Dalma Gálfi (back injury)

Women's doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
GBR	Naomi Broady	USA	Sabrina Santamaria	143	1
USA	Asia Muhammad	USA	Maria Sanchez	151	2
USA	Desirae Krawczyk	MEX	Giuliana Olmos	152	3
CHI	Alexa Guarachi	NZL	Erin Routliffe	184	4

• Rankings are as of 5 November 2018

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Anna Bowtell / Victoria Smirnova

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Men's singles

• Bradley Klahn def. Roy Smith 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–4).

Women's singles

Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Women's singles

• Peng Shuai def. Lauren Davis 1–6, 7–5, 6–4

Men's doubles

Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Men's doubles

• Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe def. Marcelo Arévalo / James Cerretani 4–6, 7–6^(7–3), [10–5].

Women's doubles

Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Women's doubles

• Maegan Manasse / Jessica Pegula def. Desirae Krawczyk / Giuliana Olmos, 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]