2018 ATP Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
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| 2018 ATP Finals | |
| 2017 Champion |  Grigor Dimitrov |
Grigor Dimitrov was the previous year's champion, but failed to qualify this year.[1]
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event due to an abdominal injury and was replaced by John Isner. As a result of Nadal's withdrawal, Novak Djokovic secured the year-end ATP no. 1 singles ranking.[2]
Juan Martín del Potro qualified for the first time since 2013, but withdrew with a knee injury and was replaced by Kei Nishikori.[3]
Kevin Anderson and Isner are making their debuts in this event.[4]
Seeds
Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
Alexander Zverev
Kevin Anderson
Marin Čilić (Round robin)
Dominic Thiem (Round robin)
Kei Nishikori (Round robin)
John Isner (Round robin)
Alternates
Karen Khachanov (Did not play)- Borna Ćorić (Did not play)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
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| 1 |  Novak Djokovic
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| 4 |  Kevin Anderson
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| 2 |  Roger Federer
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| 3 |  Alexander Zverev
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Group Guga Kuerten
| Djokovic
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Zverev
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 Čilić
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 Isner
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
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6–4, 6–1 | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | 6–4, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 37–20 | 1 | |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev
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4–6, 1–6 | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1) | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 (66.7%) | 32–33 (49.2%) | 2 | |
| 5 | Marin Čilić
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6–7(7–9), 2–6 | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7) | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 38–41 | 3 | |
| 8 | John Isner
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4–6, 3–6 | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 (14.3%) | 30–43 (41.1%) | 4 |
Group Lleyton Hewitt
| Federer
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Anderson
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 Thiem
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 Nishikori
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Roger Federer
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6–4, 6–3 | 6–2, 6–3 | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 2–1 | 4–2 (66.7%) | 33–25 (56.9%) | 1 | |
| 4 | Kevin Anderson
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4–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 7–6(12–10) | 6–0, 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 (66.7%) | 32–22 (59.3%) | 2 | |
| 6 | Dominic Thiem
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2–6, 3–6 | 3–6, 6–7(10–12) | 6–1, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33.3%) | 26–30 (46.4%) | 3 | |
| 7 | Kei Nishikori
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 0–6, 1–6 | 1–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33.3%) | 19–33 (36.5%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. Number of wins; 2. Number of matches played; 3. In two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. In three-player ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then ATP rankings.[5]
References
- ^ "Cilic, Thiem Qualify To Complete Singles Field For 2018 Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Nadal withdraws from ATP World Tour Finals in London for THIS reason". 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Nishikori Replaces Del Potro At 2018 Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Anderson Creates History With First-Time Nitto ATP Finals Qualification". ATP. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Semi-final Qualifying Procedure". Nitto ATP Finals. Retrieved 14 November 2018.