| 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–25 February (women) 26 February – 3 March (men) |
| Edition | 26th (men) / 18th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA Premier (women) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D (men) 28S / 16D (women) |
| Prize money | $ (ATP) $2,000,000 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard, Outdoor |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Aviation Club Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roberto Bautista Agut[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Elina Svitolina | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Jean-Julien Rojer /  Horia Tecău[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Chan Hao-ching /  Yang Zhaoxuan | |
The 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP 500 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier event on the 2018 WTA Tour. Both events were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from 19 February until 25 February 2018, while the men's tournament took place from 26 February through 3 March 2018.
Finals[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
- Roberto Bautista Agut defeated
Lucas Pouille, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles[edit]
- Elina Svitolina defeated
Daria Kasatkina, 6–4, 6–0
Men's doubles[edit]
- Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău defeated
James Cerretani / 
Leander Paes, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Women's doubles[edit]
- Chan Hao-ching / Yang Zhaoxuan defeated Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai, 4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Points and prize money[edit]
Point distribution[edit]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | — | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | 45 | 25 | ||||||
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money[edit]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $511,750 | $240,340 | $119,340 | $59,670 | $30,235 | $15,910 | — | $2,655 | $1,460 |
| Men's doubles | $150,800 | $71,270 | $34,390 | $17,890 | $9,370 | — | — | — | |
| Women's singles | $465,480 | $254,124 | $136,138 | $35,723 | $19,809 | $10,950 | $5,408 | $2,951 | $1,854 |
| Women's doubles | $74,042 | $39,184 | $20,087 | $10,042 | $5,223 | — | — | — | — |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
ATP singles main-draw entrants[edit]
Seeds[edit]
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 1 |
| FRA
|
Lucas Pouille | 16 | 2 |
| ESP
|
Roberto Bautista Agut | 22 | 3 |
 BIH
|
Damir Džumhur | 29 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 34 | 5 |
 GER
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 35 | 6 |
 SRB
|
Filip Krajinović | 36 | 7 |
 JPN
|
Yūichi Sugita | 41 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 19, 2018.
Other entrants[edit]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals[edit]
- Before the tournament
Paolo Lorenzi → replaced by 
Blaž Kavčič
ATP doubles main-draw entrants[edit]
Seeds[edit]
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FIN
|
Henri Kontinen |  AUS
|
John Peers | 7 | 1 |
| NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer | ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 21 | 2 |
 CRO
|
Ivan Dodig | USA
|
Rajeev Ram | 34 | 3 |
 RSA
|
Raven Klaasen |  NZL
|
Michael Venus | 44 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 19, 2018.
Other entrants[edit]
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals[edit]
- Before the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants[edit]
Seeds[edit]
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 3 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 2 |
 CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 3 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 7 | 5 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 9 | 6 |
 GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 11 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 13 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 12, 2018.
Other entrants[edit]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals[edit]
- Ashleigh Barty → replaced by Ekaterina Makarova
- Julia Görges → replaced by Carla Suárez Navarro
- Madison Keys → replaced by
Elise Mertens - Petra Kvitová → replaced by Wang Qiang
- Mirjana Lučić-Baroni → replaced by
Anett Kontaveit
WTA doubles main-draw entrants[edit]
Seeds[edit]
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 6 | 1 |
| TPE
|
Latisha Chan | CZE
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 7 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 22 | 3 |
| TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 41 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 12, 2018.
Other entrants[edit]
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals[edit]
- During the tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "2018 Dubai – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2018 Dubai – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).