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
← 2017 · Wimbledon Championships · 2019 →

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

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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

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Point distribution

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

Senior points

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's singles 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Men's doubles 0 0
Women's singles 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's doubles 10

Prize money

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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]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q3 Q2 Q1
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

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Gentlemen's singles

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Ladies' singles

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Day-by-day summaries

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Singles seeds

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Gentlemen's singles

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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.

Seed Rank Player Points
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
1 2   Roger Federer 8,720 2,000 360 7,080 Quarterfinals lost to   Kevin Anderson [8]
2 1   Rafael Nadal 8,770 180 720 9,310 Semifinals lost to   Novak Djokovic [12]
3 5   Marin Čilić 5,060 1,200 45 3,905 Second round lost to   Guido Pella
4 3   Alexander Zverev 5,755 180 90 5,665 Third round lost to   Ernests Gulbis [Q]
5 4   Juan Martín del Potro 5,080 45 360 5,395 Quarterfinals lost to   Rafael Nadal [2]
6 6   Grigor Dimitrov 4,780 180 10 4,610 First round lost to   Stan Wawrinka
7 7   Dominic Thiem 3,835 180 10 3,665 First round retired against   Marcos Baghdatis
8 8   Kevin Anderson 3,635 180 1,200 4,655 Runner-up, lost to   Novak Djokovic [12]
9 10   John Isner 3,045 45 720 3,720 Semifinals lost to   Kevin Anderson [8]
10 9   David Goffin 3,110 0 10 3,120 First round lost to   Matthew Ebden
11 13   Sam Querrey 2,130 720 90 1,500 Third round lost to   Gaël Monfils
12 21   Novak Djokovic 1,715 360 2,000 3,355 Champion, defeated   Kevin Anderson [8]
13 32   Milos Raonic 1,430 360 360 1,430 Quarterfinals lost to   John Isner [9]
14 11   Diego Schwartzman 2,435 10 45 2,470 Second round lost to   Jiří Veselý
15 18   Nick Kyrgios 1,855 10 90 1,935 Third round lost to   Kei Nishikori [24]
16 20   Borna Ćorić 1,745 10 10 1,745 First round lost to   Daniil Medvedev
17 19   Lucas Pouille 1,835 45 45 1,835 Second round lost to   Dennis Novak [Q]
18 15   Jack Sock 2,110 45 10 2,075 First round lost to   Matteo Berrettini
19 16   Fabio Fognini 2,030 90 90 2,030 Third round lost to   Jiří Veselý
20 12   Pablo Carreño Busta 2,145 0 10 2,155 First round lost to   Radu Albot
21 17   Kyle Edmund 1,950 45 90 1,995 Third round lost to   Novak Djokovic [12]
22 26   Adrian Mannarino 1,580 180 180 1,580 Fourth round lost to   Roger Federer [1]
23 31   Richard Gasquet 1,465 10 10 1,465 First round lost to   Gaël Monfils
24 28   Kei Nishikori 1,530 90 360 1,800 Quarterfinals lost to   Novak Djokovic [12]
25 27   Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,575 10 90 1,655 Third round lost to   Kevin Anderson [8]
26 25   Denis Shapovalov 1,588 0 45 1,633 Second round lost to   Benoît Paire
27 23   Damir Džumhur 1,665 45 45 1,665 Second round lost to   Ernests Gulbis [Q]
28 30   Filip Krajinović 1,489 (80) 10 1,419 First round lost to   Nicolás Jarry
29 29   Marco Cecchinato 1,514 10+10 10+6 1,510 First round lost to   Alex de Minaur
30 34   Fernando Verdasco 1,280 10 10 1,280 First round lost to   Frances Tiafoe
31 35   Stefanos Tsitsipas 1,254 35 180 1,399 Fourth round lost to   John Isner [9]
32 36   Leonardo Mayer 1,235 (48) 10 1,197 First 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

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Rank Player Points
before
Points
defending
Points
after
Reason
14   Roberto Bautista Agut 2,120 180 1,940 Hip injury
22   Chung Hyeon 1,685 0 1,685 Ankle injury
24   Tomáš Berdych 1,625 720 905 Back injury
33   Andrey Rublev 1,281 70 1,211 Back injury

Ladies' singles

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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.

Seed Rank Player Points
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
1 1   Simona Halep 7,871 430 130 7,571 Third round lost to   Hsieh Su-wei
2 2   Caroline Wozniacki 6,910 240 70 6,740 Second round lost to   Ekaterina Makarova
3 3   Garbiñe Muguruza 6,550 2,000 70 4,620 Second round lost to   Alison Van Uytvanck
4 4   Sloane Stephens 5,463 10 10 5,463 First round lost to   Donna Vekić
5 5   Elina Svitolina 5,250 240 10 5,020 First round lost to   Tatjana Maria
6 6   Caroline Garcia 4,960 240 10 4,730 First round lost to   Belinda Bencic
7 8   Karolína Plíšková 4,315 70 240 4,485 Fourth round lost to   Kiki Bertens [20]
8 7   Petra Kvitová 4,610 70 10 4,550 First round lost to   Aliaksandra Sasnovich
9 9   Venus Williams 3,971 1,300 130 2,801 Third round lost to   Kiki Bertens [20]
10 11   Madison Keys 3,536 70 130 3,596 Third round lost to   Evgeniya Rodina [Q]
11 10   Angelique Kerber 3,545 240 2,000 5,305 Champion, defeated   Serena Williams [25/PR]
12 12   Jeļena Ostapenko 3,437 430 780 3,787 Semifinals lost to   Angelique Kerber [11]
13 13   Julia Görges 3,210 10 780 3,980 Semifinals lost to   Serena Williams [25/PR]
14 14   Daria Kasatkina 3,165 70 430 3,525 Quarterfinals lost to   Angelique Kerber [11]
15 15   Elise Mertens 2,635 10 130 2,755 Third round lost to   Dominika Cibulková
16 16   CoCo Vandeweghe 2,603 430 10 2,183 First round lost to   Kateřina Siniaková
17 17   Ashleigh Barty 2,435 10 130 2,555 Third round lost to   Daria Kasatkina [14]
18 18   Naomi Osaka 2,350 130 130 2,350 Third round lost to   Angelique Kerber [11]
19 19   Magdaléna Rybáriková 2,310 780 10 1,540 First round lost to   Sorana Cîrstea
20 20   Kiki Bertens 2,090 10 430 2,510 Quarterfinals lost to   Julia Görges [13]
21 21   Anastasija Sevastova 2,005 70 10 1,945 First round lost to   Camila Giorgi
22 24   Johanna Konta 1,866 780 70 1,156 Second round lost to   Dominika Cibulková
23 23   Barbora Strýcová 1,915 70 130 1,975 Third round lost to   Julia Görges [13]
24 22   Maria Sharapova 1,943 0 10 1,953 First round lost to   Vitalia Diatchenko [Q]
25 181   Serena Williams 315 0 1,300 1,615 Runner-up, lost to   Angelique Kerber [11]
26 25   Daria Gavrilova 1,765 10 130 1,885 Third round lost to   Aliaksandra Sasnovich
27 26   Carla Suárez Navarro 1,677 70 130 1,737 Third round lost to   Belinda Bencic
28 27   Anett Kontaveit 1,656 130 130 1,656 Third round lost to   Alison Van Uytvanck
29 28   Mihaela Buzărnescu 1,648 (85) 130 1,693 Third round lost to   Karolína Plíšková [7]
30 29   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,596 10 10 1,596 First round lost to   Hsieh Su-wei
31 31   Zhang Shuai 1,545 10 10 1,545 First round lost to   Andrea Petkovic
32 30   Agnieszka Radwańska 1,580 240 70 1,410 Second 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

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Mixed doubles

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Team Rank1 Seed
  Mate Pavić   Gabriela Dabrowski 10 1
  Bruno Soares   Ekaterina Makarova 15 2
  Ivan Dodig   Latisha Chan 21 3
  Jean-Julien Rojer   Demi Schuurs 27 4
  Nikola Mektić   Chan Hao-ching 29 5
  Édouard Roger-Vasselin   Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková 31 6
  Robert Farah   Anna-Lena Grönefeld 34 7
  Rajeev Ram   Andreja Klepač 42 8
  Michael Venus   Katarina Srebotnik 51 9
  Juan Sebastián Cabal   Abigail Spears 52 10
  Alexander Peya   Nicole Melichar 52 11
  Matwé Middelkoop   Johanna Larsson 55 12
  Max Mirnyi   Květa Peschke 56 13
  Ben McLachlan   Eri Hozumi 59 14
  Marcelo Demoliner   María José Martínez Sánchez 61 15
  Henri Kontinen   Heather Watson 65 16
  • 1 Rankings were as of 2 July 2018.

Champions

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Seniors

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Gentlemen's singles

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Ladies' singles

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Gentlemen's doubles

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Ladies' doubles

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Mixed doubles

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Juniors

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Boys' singles

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Girls' singles

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Boys' doubles

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Girls' doubles

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Invitation

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Gentlemen's invitation doubles

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Ladies' invitation doubles

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Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles

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Wheelchair events

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Wheelchair gentlemen's singles

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Wheelchair ladies' singles

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Wheelchair gentlemen's doubles

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Wheelchair ladies' doubles

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Wheelchair quad doubles

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Main draw wild card entries

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

Mixed doubles

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Main draw qualifier entries

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Protected ranking

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

Withdrawals

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Announcements for The Championships 2018". Wimbledon. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ Jonathan Jurejko (1 May 2018). "Wimbledon 2018: Serena Williams could be top seed on return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON – PRIZE MONEY PER PROGRAMME" (PDF). Wimbledon. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ Paul Newman (1 May 2018). "Wimbledon set to introduce new rules that penalise injured players who retire mid-match". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Wild cards for The Championships 2018". Wimbledon. 24 June 2018.
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