title: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Men's singles
text: # 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Men's singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament.
  
  Martin Kližan won the title after defeating Darian King 6–3, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Marius Copil (quarterfinals)
  * Mirza Bašić (first round)
  * Vasek Pospisil (semifinals)
  * Taylor Fritz (semifinals)
  * Frances Tiafoe (withdrew)
  * Mikhail Youzhny (first round, retired)
  * Jérémy Chardy (second round, withdrew)
  * Dudi Sela (quarterfinals)
  * Yannick Hanfmann (first round)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Darian King | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | 4 | Taylor Fritz | 6 | $6^1$ | 2 | | | |
  | 4 | Taylor Fritz | 6 | $6^1$ | 2 | Darian King | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | | Martin Kližan | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Vasek Pospisil | 1 | 6 | 1 | Martin Kližan | 6 | 6 |
  | | Martin Kližan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Copil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Broady | 2 | 1 | | 1 | M Copil | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Krueger | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Krueger | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Opelka | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | M Copil | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Sarkissian | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | D King | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | D King | 7 | 0 | 6 | | D King | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Klahn | 3 | 4 | | 7 | J Chardy | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D King | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 4 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Fritz | 6 | $6^1$ | 2 |
  | WC | N Rubin | 3 | 3 | | 4 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Korda | 0 | 4 | | | N Gombos | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Gombos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alt | R Ojeda Lara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | D Sela | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | F Auger-Aliassime | 0 | 4 | | Alt | R Ojeda Lara | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Smyczek | 1 | $6^{10}$ | | 8 | D Sela | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | D Sela | 6 | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Y Hanfmann | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Harrison | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Harrison | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | N Scholtz | $7^8$ | 4 | 4 | SE | D Novikov | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | D Novikov | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | C Harrison | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | | A Menéndez Maceiras | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | 3 | V Pospisil | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | M Giron | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | M Giron | 6 | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Hemery | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | V Pospisil | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | V Pospisil | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Pospisil | 1 | 6 | 1 |
  | 6 | M Youzhny | $6^3$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | M Kližan | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | H Laaksonen | $7^7$ | 2 | | | H Laaksonen | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stakhovsky | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Kližan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kližan | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | M Kližan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Polansky | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | E King | 4 | 2 | | | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Kozlov | 7 | 6 | | | S Kozlov | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Bašić | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  