2018 Rio Open
The 2018 Rio Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between February 19–25, 2018.
| 2018 Rio Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–25 February | 
| Edition | 5th | 
| Draw | 32S / 16D | 
| Prize money | $1,471,315 (ATP) | 
| Surface | Clay | 
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 
| Venue | Jockey Club Brasileiro | 
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
|  Diego Schwartzman | |
| Doubles | |
|  David Marrero /  Fernando Verdasco | |
Points and prize money
    
    Point distribution
    
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 0 | N/A | 45 | 25 | |||||
Prize money
    
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Singles | $314,880 | $154,370 | $77,680 | $39,500 | $20,515 | $10,820 | $2,395 | $1,220 | 
| Doubles * | $94,800 | $46,410 | $23,280 | $11,950 | $6,180 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  CRO | Marin Čilić | 3 | 1 | 
|  AUT | Dominic Thiem | 6 | 2 | 
|  ESP | Pablo Carreño Busta | 10 | 3 | 
|  ESP | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 20 | 4 | 
|  ITA | Fabio Fognini | 22 | 5 | 
|  ARG | Diego Schwartzman | 24 | 6 | 
|  URU | Pablo Cuevas | 32 | 7 | 
|  ESP | Fernando Verdasco | 40 | 8 | 
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
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
    
- Before the tournament
 Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Tennys Sandgren Tennys Sandgren
 Kyle Edmund → replaced by Kyle Edmund → replaced by Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar
 Paolo Lorenzi → replaced by Paolo Lorenzi → replaced by Gerald Melzer Gerald Melzer
 Corentin Moutet → replaced by Corentin Moutet → replaced by Gastão Elias Gastão Elias
 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe → replaced by Cedrik-Marcel Stebe → replaced by Nicolás Kicker Nicolás Kicker
Retirements
    
Doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  POL | Łukasz Kubot |  BRA | Marcelo Melo | 2 | 1 | 
|  GBR | Jamie Murray |  BRA | Bruno Soares | 19 | 2 | 
|  COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal |  COL | Robert Farah | 35 | 3 | 
|  MEX | Santiago González |  CHI | Julio Peralta | 57 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings as of February 12, 2018.
Other entrants
    
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:
Champions
    
    Singles
    
 Diego Schwartzman def. Diego Schwartzman def. Fernando Verdasco, 6–2, 6–3 Fernando Verdasco, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles
    
 David Marrero / David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco def. Fernando Verdasco def. Nikola Mektić / Nikola Mektić / Alexander Peya, 5–7, 7–5, [10–8] Alexander Peya, 5–7, 7–5, [10–8]
References
    
- "Dominic Thiem é o primeiro nome confirmado no Rio Open". 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "Gael Monfils e Marin Cilic estão confirmados no Rio Open". 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "Thomaz Bellucci recebe o segundo convite para a chave principal". 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

