The 2018 Sofia Open (also known as 2018 DIEMA XTRA Sofia Open for sponsorship reasons)[3] was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Sofia Open as part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 5 February until 11 February 2018. Unseeded Mirza Bašić, who entered the main draw as a qualifier, won the singles title.[4]
| 2018 Diema Xtra Sofia Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5–11 February |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | €501,345 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Venue | Arena Armeec |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Mirza Bašić[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Robin Haase / Matwé Middelkoop[2] | |
Finals
editSingles
edit- Mirza Bašić defeated Marius Copil, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Doubles
edit- Robin Haase / Matwé Middelkoop defeated Nikola Mektić / Alexander Peya, 5–7, 6–4, [10–4]
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €85,945 | €45,265 | €24,520 | €13,970 | €8,230 | €4,875 | €2,195 | €1,100 |
| Doubles | €26,110 | €13,730 | €7,440 | €4,260 | €2,490 | — | — | — |
| Doubles prize money per team | ||||||||
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player[5] | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUI | Stan Wawrinka | 15 | 1 |
| FRA | Adrian Mannarino | 25 | 2 |
| LUX | Gilles Müller | 28 | 3 |
| GER | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 36 | 4 |
| NED | Robin Haase | 42 | 5 |
| SRB | Viktor Troicki | 67 | 6 |
| POR | João Sousa | 68 | 7 |
| RUS | Evgeny Donskoy | 71 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 29, 2018
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Grigor Dimitrov (shoulder injury) →replaced by Stan Wawrinka
- Matthew Ebden →replaced by Florian Mayer
- Chung Hyeon (blisters) →replaced by Blaž Kavčič
- Filip Krajinović →replaced by Marcos Baghdatis
- Mikhail Kukushkin →replaced by Salvatore Caruso
- Lu Yen-hsun →replaced by Malek Jaziri
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL | Marcin Matkowski | PAK | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 67 | 1 |
| CRO | Nikola Mektić | AUT | Alexander Peya | 80 | 2 |
| USA | Nicholas Monroe | AUS | John-Patrick Smith | 97 | 3 |
| NED | Robin Haase | NED | Matwé Middelkoop | 101 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of January 29, 2018.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
References
edit- ^ "2018 Sofia – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2018 Sofia – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "NOVA BROADCASTING GROUP ACQUIRES SOFIA OPEN BROADCASTING RIGHTS". sofiaopen.bg. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Турнирът в София с ново име и спонсор" (in Bulgarian). tennis24.bg. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Grigor Dimitrov and three more Top 30 players will play in Bulgaria in Feb 2018". sofiaopen.bg. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.