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Men's singles
2018 French Open
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Dominic Thiem
Score	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 French Open. It was his record-extending eleventh French Open title and 17th major title overall. Nadal equaled Margaret Court's all-time record of 11 singles titles won at one major and became the first player to achieve that feat in the Open Era. He lost only one set during the tournament (to Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals), and retained the world No. 1 singles ranking. Nadal and Roger Federer (despite having not playing the clay court season) were in contention for the top ranking.

With Alexander Zverev as the second seed, this was the first time since the 2006 Australian Open that a player outside of the Big Four was one of the top two seeds at a major.

Novak Djokovic was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he lost in the quarterfinals to Marco Cecchinato. Djokovic's loss ensured a first time major finalist from the bottom half of the draw; Thiem emerged to be that player, and became the first Austrian player to reach a major singles final since Thomas Muster at the 1995 French Open.

Cecchinato, ranked 72nd and having failed to win a main draw match in his four previous major appearances, became the first unseeded men's singles semifinalist at the French Open since Gaël Monfils in 2008, the lowest-ranked male singles player to reach the French Open semifinals since Andriy Medvedev in 1999, and the first Italian man to reach a major singles semifinal since Corrado Barazzutti at the 1978 French Open.

Seeds

All seedings per ATP rankings.

01.   Rafael Nadal (champion)

02.   Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)

03.   Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)

04.   Grigor Dimitrov (third round)

05.   Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)

06.   Kevin Anderson (fourth round)

07.   Dominic Thiem (final)

08.   David Goffin (fourth round)

09.   John Isner (fourth round)

10.   Pablo Carreño Busta (third round)

11.   Diego Schwartzman (quarterfinals)

12.   Sam Querrey (second round)

13.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

14.   Jack Sock (first round)

15.   Lucas Pouille (third round)

16.   Kyle Edmund (third round)

17.   Tomáš Berdych (first round)

18.   Fabio Fognini (fourth round)

19.   Kei Nishikori (fourth round)

20.   Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)

21.   Nick Kyrgios (withdrew)

22.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round)

23.   Stan Wawrinka (first round)

24.   Denis Shapovalov (second round)

25.   Adrian Mannarino (first round)

26.   Damir Džumhur (third round)

27.   Richard Gasquet (third round)

28.   Feliciano López (first round)

29.   Gilles Müller (first round)

30.   Fernando Verdasco (fourth round)

31.   Albert Ramos Viñolas (third round)

32.   Gaël Monfils (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	4	6	6	6
	11	Diego Schwartzman	6	3	2	2
										1	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6
										5	Juan Martín del Potro	4	1	2
	3	Marin Čilić	6	7	3	5
	5	Juan Martín del Potro	7	5	6	7
																			1	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6
																			7	Dominic Thiem	4	3	2
		Marco Cecchinato	6	7	1	7
	20	Novak Djokovic	3	6	6	6
											Marco Cecchinato	5	6	1
										7	Dominic Thiem	7	7	6
	7	Dominic Thiem	6	6	6
	2	Alexander Zverev	4	2	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	R Nadal	6	6	7
	LL	S Bolelli	4	3	6					1	R Nadal	6	6	6
		J Sousa	2	3	4						G Pella	2	1	1
		G Pella	6	6	6														1	R Nadal	6	6	6
		M Jaziri	2	6	6	3	6												27	R Gasquet	3	2	2
		M Youzhny	6	2	2	6	2				M Jaziri	2	6	3	0
		A Seppi	0	2	2					27	R Gasquet	6	3	6	6
	27	R Gasquet	6	6	6																							1	R Nadal	6	6	7
	24	D Shapovalov	7	6	6																								M Marterer	3	2	6
		J Millman	5	4	2					24	D Shapovalov	7	6	5	4
		R Harrison	1	3	5						M Marterer	5	7	7	6
		M Marterer	6	6	7															M Marterer	6	6	6
		Y Bhambri	4	4	1														LL	J Zopp	2	1	4
	LL	R Bemelmans	6	6	6					LL	R Bemelmans	6	6	3	4	4
	LL	J Zopp	6	6	4	7	6			LL	J Zopp	4	4	6	6	6
	14	J Sock	7	2	6	6	3

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	11	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
	WC	C Hemery	1	3	1					11	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
		M Bašić	7	5	2	2				Q	A Pavlásek	1	3	1
	Q	A Pavlásek	6	7	6	6													11	D Schwartzman	7	6	6
		M Ebden	4	7	2	6	2													B Ćorić	5	3	3
		T Fabbiano	6	5	6	3	6				T Fabbiano	6	2	1	1
		B Ćorić	6	3	6	6					B Ćorić	4	6	6	6
	22	P Kohlschreiber	3	6	3	4																						11	D Schwartzman	1	2	7	7	6
	28	F López	2	4	2																							6	K Anderson	6	6	5	6	2
	LL	S Stakhovsky	6	6	6					LL	S Stakhovsky	3	7	6	1
		M Zverev	6	6	7						M Zverev	6	6	7	6
		F Mayer	2	1	6															M Zverev	1	7	3	6
		A Bedene	4	3	2														6	K Anderson	6	6	6	7
		P Cuevas	6	6	6						P Cuevas	3	6	6	4
		P Lorenzi	1	2	4					6	K Anderson	6	3	7	6
	6	K Anderson	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	M Čilić	6	7	7
	PR	J Duckworth	3	5	6					3	M Čilić	6	6	6	7
	Q	H Hurkacz	6	6	3	6				Q	H Hurkacz	2	2	7	5
		T Sandgren	2	2	6	3													3	M Čilić	6	6	6
		E Donskoy	1	3	0															S Johnson	3	2	4
		J-L Struff	6	6	6						J-L Struff	6	6	2	2
		S Johnson	7	6	6						S Johnson	4	7	6	6
	25	A Mannarino	6	2	2																							3	M Čilić	6	6	3	6	6
	18	F Fognini	6	6	6																							18	F Fognini	4	1	6	7	3
	PR	P Andújar	4	2	1					18	F Fognini	6	6	6
		D Sela	6	3	1					Q	E Ymer	4	1	2
	Q	E Ymer	7	6	6														18	F Fognini	6	4	3	6	6
		V Pospisil	3	3	6														16	K Edmund	3	6	6	4	4
		M Fucsovics	6	6	7						M Fucsovics	0	6	2	3
	WC	A de Minaur	2	4	3					16	K Edmund	6	1	6	6
	16	K Edmund	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	J Isner	6	7	7
	WC	N Rubin	3	6	6					9	J Isner	6	7	7	6
		H Zeballos	6	6	6	6					H Zeballos	7	6	6	2
		Y Sugita	4	7	4	2													9	J Isner	7	6	7
	LL	P Polansky	3	6	2	2														P-H Herbert	6	4	6
		P-H Herbert	6	4	6	6					P-H Herbert	2	6	6	3	9
		J Chardy	7	7	1	5	6				J Chardy	6	3	2	6	7
	17	T Berdych	6	6	6	7	2																					9	J Isner	4	4	4
	31	A Ramos Viñolas	7	6	6																							5	JM del Potro	6	6	6
		M Kukushkin	6	4	1					31	A Ramos Viñolas	6	6	6
		J Thompson	1	4	6	6	3			Q	C Ruud	4	2	4
	Q	C Ruud	6	6	2	4	6												31	A Ramos Viñolas	5	4	1
		L Mayer	6	6	2	3													5	JM del Potro	7	6	6
		J Benneteau	2	7	6	6					J Benneteau	4	3	2
	WC	N Mahut	6	1	2	4				5	JM del Potro	6	6	6
	5	JM del Potro	1	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	D Goffin	4	4	6	6	6
		R Haase	6	6	4	1	0			8	D Goffin	7	6	6
		I Karlović	6	2	6					WC	C Moutet	5	0	1
	WC	C Moutet	7	6	7														8	D Goffin	6	6	4	7	6
	Q	M Kližan	7	4	7	6													32	G Monfils	7	3	6	5	3
		L Đere	6	6	6	1				Q	M Kližan	2	4	4
	WC	E Benchetrit	6	1	2	1				32	G Monfils	6	6	6
	32	G Monfils	3	6	6	6																						8	D Goffin	5	6	0	3
	LL	M Trungelliti	6	5	6	6																							M Cecchinato	7	4	6	6
	Q	B Tomic	4	7	4	4				LL	M Trungelliti	1	6	1
		M Cecchinato	2	6	7	6	10				M Cecchinato	6	7	6
		M Copil	6	7	5	2	8													M Cecchinato	2	7	6	6
		F Delbonis	6	6	3	6													10	P Carreño Busta	6	6	3	1
	Q	T Bellucci	1	3	6	1					F Delbonis	6	6	6	4
	Q	J Kovalík	6	1	5	6				10	P Carreño Busta	7	7	3	6
	10	P Carreño Busta	4	6	7	7

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	13	R Bautista Agut	6	6	1	6	6
		D Istomin	2	7	6	4	4			13	R Bautista Agut	6	7	6
		M Baghdatis	6	4						Q	S Giraldo	4	5	3
	Q	S Giraldo	3	3															13	R Bautista Agut	4	7	6	2
	Q	J Munar	3	3	7	7	7												20	N Djokovic	6	6	7	6
		D Ferrer	6	6	6	6	5			Q	J Munar	6	4	4
	Q	R Dutra da Silva	3	4	4					20	N Djokovic	7	6	6
	20	N Djokovic	6	6	6																							20	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	30	F Verdasco	6	6	6	6	7																					30	F Verdasco	3	4	2
	PR	Y Nishioka	7	4	3	7	5			30	F Verdasco	6	6	6
	Q	G Andreozzi	6	6	3	6	6			Q	G Andreozzi	3	2	2
		T Fritz	7	3	6	2	3												30	F Verdasco	7	6	6
		N Jarry	3	6	6	3	4												4	G Dimitrov	6	2	4
		J Donaldson	6	4	3	6	6				J Donaldson	7	4	6	4	8
	LL	M Safwat	1	4	6					4	G Dimitrov	6	6	4	6	10
	4	G Dimitrov	6	6	7

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	D Thiem	6	6	6
	Q	I Ivashka	2	4	1					7	D Thiem	6	2	6	6
		S Tsitsipas	7	6	6	6					S Tsitsipas	2	6	4	4
	Q	C Taberner	5	7	4	3													7	D Thiem	6	6	6	6
	LL	O Otte	6	5	2	1														M Berrettini	3	7	3	2
		M Berrettini	3	7	6	6					M Berrettini	6	3	6	6
	Q	E Gulbis	2	6	6	6				Q	E Gulbis	2	6	4	3
	29	G Müller	6	4	4	3																						7	D Thiem	6	6	5	6
	19	K Nishikori	7	6	6																							19	K Nishikori	2	0	7	4
	WC	M Janvier	6	4	3					19	K Nishikori	6	2	4	6	6
		B Paire	6	6	7	6					B Paire	3	6	6	2	3
		R Carballés Baena	3	7	6	1													19	K Nishikori	6	6	6
		N Basilashvili	4	0	7	4														G Simon	3	1	3
		G Simon	6	6	6	6					G Simon	1	7	6	6
		F Tiafoe	1	2	6					12	S Querrey	6	6	4	1
	12	S Querrey	6	6	7

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	15	L Pouille	6	6	6
		D Medvedev	2	3	4					15	L Pouille	6	6	5	7
		P Gojowczyk	1	0							C Norrie	2	4	7	6
		C Norrie	6	2															15	L Pouille	3	5	3
		K Khachanov	7	6	6															K Khachanov	6	7	6
	PR	A Haider-Maurer	6	3	3						K Khachanov	6	7	6	6
		G García López	6	3	4	7	6				G García López	2	6	7	3
	23	S Wawrinka	2	6	6	6	3																						K Khachanov	6	6	6	3	3
	26	D Džumhur	6	6	6																							2	A Zverev	4	7	2	6	6
	Q	D Kudla	4	2	2					26	D Džumhur	6	6	5	1	7
	WC	G Barrère	6	6	5	1	2				R Albot	3	3	7	6	5
		R Albot	4	0	7	6	6												26	D Džumhur	2	6	6	6	5
		J Veselý	3	1	3														2	A Zverev	6	3	4	7	7
		D Lajović	6	6	6						D Lajović	6	5	6	1	2
		R Berankis	1	1	2					2	A Zverev	2	7	4	6	6
	2	A Zverev	6	6	6

References

• Roland Garros 2018 Men's Singles Draw

1. "French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem in men's final – as it happened". Guardian. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
2. "French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win 11th title". BBC Sport. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
3. "Rafael Nadal wins 11th French Open title with three-set victory over Thiem". Guardian. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
4. "Cecchinato Stuns Djokovic In Roland Garros Thriller". ATP World Tour. 5 June 2018.
5. "What is the ATP rankings?". Retrieved 17 February 2021.

External links

• 2018 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 2018 French Open
• French Open by year – Men's singles
• 2018 ATP World Tour