2018 Western & Southern Open


The 2018 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 13–19, 2018. It took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2018 US Open Series. The 2018 tournament was the 117th men's edition and the 90th women's edition of the Cincinnati Open.

Points and prize money

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1
Men's singles$1,020,425$500,340$251,815$128,050$66,490$35,055$18,930$4,360$2,220
Women's singles$501,975$243,920$122,190$58,185$28,030$14,360$7,745$3,150$1,905
Men's doubles$316,000$154,710$77,600$39,830$20,590$10,860
Women's doubles$143,600$72,534$35,910$18,075$9,170$4,530

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 6, 2018. Rankings and points before are as of August 13, 2018.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defending2018 [Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|Points won]Points afterStatus
11

Withdrawals

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
RankPlayerPoints before2017 Western & [Southern Open – Men's singles|Points defending]Points afterReason
14

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

  • Rankings are as of August 6, 2018

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament
;During the tournament

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Romania

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament

Retirements

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

  • Rankings are as of August 6, 2018

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament

Retirements

Champions

Men's singles

Novak Djokovic def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

Kiki Bertens def. Simona Halep, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares def. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–3,

Women's doubles

Lucie Hradecká / Ekaterina Makarova def. Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs, 6–2, 7–5