title: 2018 Play In Challenger – Singles
text: # 2018 Play In Challenger – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament.
  
  Grégoire Barrère won the title after defeating Tobias Kamke 6–1, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Nicolas Mahut (second round)
  * Quentin Halys (second round)
  * Yannick Maden (semifinals)
  * Oscar Otte (first round)
  * Corentin Moutet (second round)
  * Stéphane Robert (second round)
  * Mats Moraing (withdrew)
  * Matthias Bachinger (second 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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Q | Grégoire Barrère | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Yannick Maden | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | 3 | Yannick Maden | 2 | 6 | 3 | Q | Grégoire Barrère | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Tobias Kamke | 1 | 4 |
  | | Tobias Kamke | $7^7$ | 6 | | | Tobias Kamke | 1 | 4 |
  | WC | Maxime Janvier | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | N Mahut | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Arnaboldi | 5 | 3 | | 1 | N Mahut | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Olaso | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Olaso | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Mertens | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Q | G Olaso | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | B Zapata Miralles | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | G Barrère | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | G Barrère | 6 | 6 | | Q | G Barrère | 2 | 7 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Šetkić | 2 | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | S Robert | 6 | 5 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | S Robert | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | Q | G Barrère | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | 3 | Y Maden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Maden | 2 | 6 | 3 |
  | | B Mousley | 2 | 2 | | 3 | Y Maden | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | U Humbert | $7^7$ | 7 | | WC | U Humbert | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Safwat | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | Y Maden | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | Q | D Guez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Guez | 1 | $6^0$ | | | | | |
  | | G Oliveira | 1 | 6 | 3 | Q | D Guez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Milojević | $4^r$ | | | 8 | M Bachinger | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Bachinger | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | LL | L Grigelis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Giustino | 4 | $6^2$ | | LL | L Grigelis | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Hoang | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A Hoang | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Tomic | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | A Hoang | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | T Kamke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Kamke | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | U Ignatik | 4 | 3 | | | T Kamke | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Lestienne | 6 | 6 | | | C Lestienne | 0 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | O Otte | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Kamke | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 5 | C Moutet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Janvier | $6^5$ | 4 |
  | Q | A Escoffier | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | C Moutet | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Millot | 5 | 6 | 5 | WC | H Grenier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | H Grenier | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | WC | H Grenier | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | E Leshem | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | M Janvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | M Janvier | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Janvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K de Schepper | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Q Halys | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Q Halys | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  