2018 Wimbledon Championships

The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the gentlemen's singles title and Angelique Kerber won the ladies' singles title.

2018 Wimbledon Championships
Date2–15 July
Edition132nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£34,000,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Germany Angelique Kerber
Men's doubles
United States Mike Bryan / United States Jack Sock
Women's doubles
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Mixed doubles
Austria Alexander Peya / United States Nicole Melichar
Wheelchair men's singles
Sweden Stefan Olsson
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Diede de Groot
Wheelchair men's doubles
United Kingdom Alfie Hewett / United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Diede de Groot / Japan Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad doubles
United Kingdom Andrew Lapthorne / United States David Wagner
Boys' singles
Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin
Girls' singles
Poland Iga Świątek
Boys' doubles
Turkey Yankı Erel / Finland Otto Virtanen
Girls' doubles
China Wang Xinyu / China Wang Xiyu
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Germany Tommy Haas / Australia Mark Philippoussis
Ladies' invitation doubles
Belgium Kim Clijsters / Australia Rennae Stubbs
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge
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The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the ladies' singles Championship event,[1] the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.

Roger Federer and Garbiñe Muguruza were both unsuccessful in defending their 2017 titles. Federer lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Kevin Anderson, while Muguruza lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck.

Tournament

Centre Court where the Finals of Wimbledon take place

The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was the 132nd edition of the tournament and was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.

The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and included in the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys' (under 18 – singles and doubles) and girls' (under 18 – singles and doubles), which was also a part of the Grade A category of tournaments for under 18, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO Tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played only on grass courts; the main draw matches were played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. Qualifying matches were played, from Monday 25 June to Thursday 28 June 2018, at the Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton.[1] The Tennis sub-committee met to decide wild card entries on 19 June.[1]

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.

Senior points

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles00
Women's singles130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles10

Junior points

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3
Boys' singles1000600370200100453020
Girls' singles
Boys' doubles75045027515075
Girls' doubles

Prize money

The Wimbledon total prize money for 2018 had increased to £34,000,000, up by 7.6% on 2017. The winners of the men's and women's singles titles will earn £2.25m.[2] Prize money for the men's and women's doubles and wheelchair players were also increased for the 2018 competition.[3]

A new rule in 2018 was that any first round singles player who is unfit to play and withdraws on-site after 12pm on Thursday before the start of the Main Draw will now receive half of the First Round prize money, the other half to be awarded to the replacement lucky loser. Any player who competes in the First Round Main Draw singles and retires or performs below professional standards, may now be subject to a fine of up to First Round prize money, to deter players from appearing only to claim prize money.[1][4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles£2,250,000£1,125,000£562,000£281,000£163,000£100,000£63,000£39,000£19,500£9,750£4,875
Doubles*£450,000£225,000£112,000£56,000£29,000£17,750£11,500
Mixed doubles*£110,000£55,000£27,500£13,750£6,500£3,250£1,625
Wheelchair singles£40,000£20,000£13,000£8,500
Wheelchair doubles*£14,000£7,000£4,500
Invitation doubles£26,000£22,000£19,000

* per team[3]

Singles players

Gentlemen's singles

Ladies' singles

Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds

Gentlemen's singles

The seeds for men's singles are adjusted on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula, which applies to the top 32 players according to the ATP rankings on 25 June 2018:

  • Take Entry System Position points at 25 June 2018.
  • Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months (26 June 2017 – 24 June 2018).
  • Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that (20 June 2016 – 25 June 2017).

Rank and points before are as of 2 July 2018.

SeedRankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
12 Roger Federer8,7202,0003607,080Quarterfinals lost to Kevin Anderson [8]
21 Rafael Nadal8,7701807209,310Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [12]
35 Marin Čilić5,0601,200453,905Second round lost to Guido Pella
43 Alexander Zverev5,755180905,665Third round lost to Ernests Gulbis [Q]
54 Juan Martín del Potro5,080453605,395Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
66 Grigor Dimitrov4,780180104,610First round lost to Stan Wawrinka
77 Dominic Thiem3,835180103,665First round retired against Marcos Baghdatis
88 Kevin Anderson3,6351801,2004,655Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [12]
910 John Isner3,045457203,720Semifinals lost to Kevin Anderson [8]
109 David Goffin3,1100103,120First round lost to Matthew Ebden
1113 Sam Querrey2,130720901,500Third round lost to Gaël Monfils
1221 Novak Djokovic1,7153602,0003,355Champion, defeated Kevin Anderson [8]
1332 Milos Raonic1,4303603601,430Quarterfinals lost to John Isner [9]
1411 Diego Schwartzman2,43510452,470Second round lost to Jiří Veselý
1518 Nick Kyrgios1,85510901,935Third round lost to Kei Nishikori [24]
1620 Borna Ćorić1,74510101,745First round lost to Daniil Medvedev
1719 Lucas Pouille1,83545451,835Second round lost to Dennis Novak [Q]
1815 Jack Sock2,11045102,075First round lost to Matteo Berrettini
1916 Fabio Fognini2,03090902,030Third round lost to Jiří Veselý
2012 Pablo Carreño Busta2,1450102,155First round lost to Radu Albot
2117 Kyle Edmund1,95045901,995Third round lost to Novak Djokovic [12]
2226 Adrian Mannarino1,5801801801,580Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [1]
2331 Richard Gasquet1,46510101,465First round lost to Gaël Monfils
2428 Kei Nishikori1,530903601,800Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [12]
2527 Philipp Kohlschreiber1,57510901,655Third round lost to Kevin Anderson [8]
2625 Denis Shapovalov1,5880451,633Second round lost to Benoît Paire
2723 Damir Džumhur1,66545451,665Second round lost to Ernests Gulbis [Q]
2830 Filip Krajinović1,489(80)101,419First round lost to Nicolás Jarry
2929 Marco Cecchinato1,51410+1010+61,510First round lost to Alex de Minaur
3034 Fernando Verdasco1,28010101,280First round lost to Frances Tiafoe
3135 Stefanos Tsitsipas1,254351801,399Fourth round lost to John Isner [9]
3236 Leonardo Mayer1,235(48)101,197First round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017 but is defending points from the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour instead.

Withdrawn players

RankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
after
Reason
14 Roberto Bautista Agut2,1201801,940Hip injury
22 Chung Hyeon1,68501,685Ankle injury
24 Tomáš Berdych1,625720905Back injury
33 Andrey Rublev1,281701,211Back injury

Ladies' singles

The seeds for ladies' singles are based on the WTA rankings as of 25 June 2018, with an exception for Serena Williams (details are given below). Rank and points before are as of 2 July 2018.

SeedRankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
11 Simona Halep7,8714301307,571Third round lost to Hsieh Su-wei
22 Caroline Wozniacki6,910240706,740Second round lost to Ekaterina Makarova
33 Garbiñe Muguruza6,5502,000704,620Second round lost to Alison Van Uytvanck
44 Sloane Stephens5,46310105,463First round lost to Donna Vekić
55 Elina Svitolina5,250240105,020First round lost to Tatjana Maria
66 Caroline Garcia4,960240104,730First round lost to Belinda Bencic
78 Karolína Plíšková4,315702404,485Fourth round lost to Kiki Bertens [20]
87 Petra Kvitová4,61070104,550First round lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich
99 Venus Williams3,9711,3001302,801Third round lost to Kiki Bertens [20]
1011 Madison Keys3,536701303,596Third round lost to Evgeniya Rodina [Q]
1110 Angelique Kerber3,5452402,0005,305Champion, defeated Serena Williams [25/PR]
1212 Jeļena Ostapenko3,4374307803,787Semifinals lost to Angelique Kerber [11]
1313 Julia Görges3,210107803,980Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [25/PR]
1414 Daria Kasatkina3,165704303,525Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber [11]
1515 Elise Mertens2,635101302,755Third round lost to Dominika Cibulková
1616 CoCo Vandeweghe2,603430102,183First round lost to Kateřina Siniaková
1717 Ashleigh Barty2,435101302,555Third round lost to Daria Kasatkina [14]
1818 Naomi Osaka2,3501301302,350Third round lost to Angelique Kerber [11]
1919 Magdaléna Rybáriková2,310780101,540First round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
2020 Kiki Bertens2,090104302,510Quarterfinals lost to Julia Görges [13]
2121 Anastasija Sevastova2,00570101,945First round lost to Camila Giorgi
2224 Johanna Konta1,866780701,156Second round lost to Dominika Cibulková
2323 Barbora Strýcová1,915701301,975Third round lost to Julia Görges [13]
2422 Maria Sharapova1,943010 1,953First round lost to Vitalia Diatchenko [Q]
25181 Serena Williams31501,3001,615Runner-up, lost to Angelique Kerber [11]
2625 Daria Gavrilova1,765101301,885Third round lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich
2726 Carla Suárez Navarro1,677701301,737Third round lost to Belinda Bencic
2827 Anett Kontaveit1,6561301301,656Third round lost to Alison Van Uytvanck
2928 Mihaela Buzărnescu1,648(85)1301,693Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková [7]
3029 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova1,59610101,596First round lost to Hsieh Su-wei
3131 Zhang Shuai1,54510101,545First round lost to Andrea Petkovic
3230 Agnieszka Radwańska1,580240701,410Second round lost to Lucie Šafářová

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th-best result are deducted instead.
‡ Serena Williams was ranked outside the top 150 on the day when seeds were announced, because she missed most of the last 12-month period due to her pregnancy. Nevertheless, she was deemed a special case and seeded 25th by the organisers.

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

TeamRank1Seed
Mate Pavić Gabriela Dabrowski101
Bruno Soares Ekaterina Makarova152
Ivan Dodig Latisha Chan213
Jean-Julien Rojer Demi Schuurs274
Nikola Mektić Chan Hao-ching295
Édouard Roger-Vasselin Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková316
Robert Farah Anna-Lena Grönefeld347
Rajeev Ram Andreja Klepač428
Michael Venus Katarina Srebotnik519
Juan Sebastián Cabal Abigail Spears5210
Alexander Peya Nicole Melichar5211
Matwé Middelkoop Johanna Larsson5512
Max Mirnyi Květa Peschke5613
Ben McLachlan Eri Hozumi5914
Marcelo Demoliner María José Martínez Sánchez6115
Henri Kontinen Heather Watson6516
  • 1 Rankings were as of 2 July 2018.

Champions

Seniors

Gentlemen's singles

Ladies' singles

Gentlemen's doubles

Ladies' doubles

Mixed doubles

Juniors

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

Invitation

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

Ladies' invitation doubles

Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair gentlemen's singles

Wheelchair ladies' singles

Wheelchair gentlemen's doubles

Wheelchair ladies' doubles

Wheelchair quad doubles

Main draw wild card entries

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.[5]

Mixed doubles

Main draw qualifier entries

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament but withdrew with injuries, suspensions, or personal reasons:

References

External links

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