2018 Rio Open – Singles

Dominic Thiem was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Fernando Verdasco.

Singles
2018 Rio Open
Champion	Diego Schwartzman
Runner-up	Fernando Verdasco
Score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2018 Rio Open

Diego Schwartzman won the title, defeating Verdasco in the final, 6–2, 6–3.

Seeds

1. Marin Čilić (second round)
2. Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
3. Pablo Carreño Busta (second round)
4. Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)
5. Fabio Fognini (semifinals)
6. Diego Schwartzman (champion)
7. Pablo Cuevas (quarterfinals)
8. Fernando Verdasco (final)

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
	6	Diego Schwartzman	7	6
		Nicolás Jarry	5	2
								6	Diego Schwartzman	6	6
								8	Fernando Verdasco	2	3
	5	Fabio Fognini	1	5
	8	Fernando Verdasco	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Čilić	6	6
	Q	C Berlocq	3	2				1	M Čilić	3	68
		G Monfils	7	3	7				G Monfils	6	710
		H Zeballos	5	6	5											G Monfils	3	4
		J Veselý	2	2r											6	D Schwartzman	6	6
		F Delbonis	6	3					F Delbonis	2	3
	WC	C Ruud	1r					6	D Schwartzman	6	6
	6	D Schwartzman	4																			6	D Schwartzman	7	6
	4	A Ramos Viñolas	6	3	6																		N Jarry	5	2
		R Dutra Silva	3	6	4			4	A Ramos Viñolas	5	3
		G García López	3	63					N Jarry	7	6
		N Jarry	6	77												N Jarry	7	6
	LL	G Elias	6	5	7										7	P Cuevas	5	3
		G Pella	4	7	5			LL	G Elias	5	1
	WC	T Monteiro	77	610	3			7	P Cuevas	7	6
	7	P Cuevas	65	712	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	F Fognini	65	7	6
	WC	T Bellucci	77	5	2			5	F Fognini	4	6	78
	Q	R Carballés Baena	6	1	3r				T Sandgren	6	4	66
		T Sandgren	4	6	4										5	F Fognini	63	6	6
		A Bedene	7	6												A Bedene	77	3	1
	PR	A Haider-Maurer	5	0					A Bedene	6	5	6
	Q	M Cecchinato	4	1				3	P Carreño Busta	2	7	2
	3	P Carreño Busta	6	6																		5	F Fognini	1	5
	8	F Verdasco	6	3	6																	8	F Verdasco	6	7
		L Mayer	2	6	3			8	F Verdasco	63	6	6
		V Estrella Burgos	3	3					N Kicker	77	2	0
		N Kicker	6	6											8	F Verdasco	6	6
	PR	P Andújar	7	6											2	D Thiem	4	0
		G Melzer	5	2				PR	P Andújar	2r
		D Lajović	2	5				2	D Thiem	4
	2	D Thiem	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Roberto Carballés Baena (qualified)
2. Marco Cecchinato (qualified)
3. Gastão Elias (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Carlos Berlocq (qualified)
5. Pedro Sousa (first round)
6. Corentin Moutet (qualified)
7. Sebastian Ofner (first round)
8. Alessandro Giannessi (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Roberto Carballés Baena
2. Marco Cecchinato
3. Corentin Moutet (withdrew due to a right knee injury)
4. Carlos Berlocq

Lucky losers

1. Gastão Elias

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Roberto Carballés Baena	4	6	3
		Carlos Taberner	6	1	0r
								1	Roberto Carballés Baena	6	6
								8	Alessandro Giannessi	3	2
		Guilherme Clezar	77	4	3
	8	Alessandro Giannessi	63	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Marco Cecchinato	6	6
		João Domingues	3	2
								2	Marco Cecchinato	711	6
									Renzo Olivo	69	2
		Renzo Olivo	6	6
	5	Pedro Sousa	4	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Gastão Elias	6	6
	WC	José Pereira	4	2
								3	Gastão Elias	2	78	4
								6	Corentin Moutet	6	66	6
	WC	Thiago Seyboth Wild	2	0
	6	Corentin Moutet	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Carlos Berlocq	6	7
	WC	João Souza	1	5
								4	Carlos Berlocq	6	77
									Tommy Robredo	4	63
		Tommy Robredo	5	6	6
	7	Sebastian Ofner	7	2	1

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw