2018 Erste Bank Open
The 2018 Erste Bank Open 500 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, from 22 October until 28 October 2018. Second-seeded Kevin Anderson won the singles title.
| 2018 Erste Bank Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22–28 October | 
| Edition | 44th | 
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 Series | 
| Draw | 32S / 16D | 
| Prize money | €2,035,415 | 
| Surface | Hard | 
| Location | Vienna, Austria | 
| Venue | Wiener Stadthalle | 
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
|  Kevin Anderson[1] | |
| Doubles | |
|  Joe Salisbury /  Neal Skupski[2] | |
Points and prize money
    
    
Singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  AUT | Dominic Thiem | 7 | 1 | 
|  RSA | Kevin Anderson | 8 | 2 | 
|  BUL | Grigor Dimitrov | 9 | 3 | 
|  USA | John Isner | 10 | 4 | 
|  JPN | Kei Nishikori | 11 | 5 | 
|  CRO | Borna Ćorić | 13 | 6 | 
|  ITA | Fabio Fognini | 14 | 7 | 
|  GBR | Kyle Edmund | 15 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of October 15, 2018
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Frances Tiafoe Frances Tiafoe
 Chung Hyeon → replaced by Chung Hyeon → replaced by Andrey Rublev Andrey Rublev
 Richard Gasquet → replaced by Richard Gasquet → replaced by Cameron Norrie Cameron Norrie
.svg.png.webp) Nick Kyrgios[4] → replaced by Nick Kyrgios[4] → replaced by Nikoloz Basilashvili Nikoloz Basilashvili
- During the tournament
Retirements
    
Doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  AUT | Oliver Marach |  CRO | Mate Pavić | 5 | 1 | 
|  POL | Łukasz Kubot |  BRA | Marcelo Melo | 8 | 2 | 
|  COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal |  COL | Robert Farah | 15 | 3 | 
|  GBR | Jamie Murray |  BRA | Bruno Soares | 19 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of October 15, 2018
 
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pairs received entry as lucky losers:
Finals
    
    Singles
    
 Kevin Anderson defeated Kevin Anderson defeated Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles
    
 Joe Salisbury / Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski defeated Neal Skupski defeated Mike Bryan / Mike Bryan / Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
References
    
- "2018 Vienna – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "20180 Vienna – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- "Tennis: Kyrgios ends season after pulling out of Kremlin Cup". Reuters. 18 October 2018.
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