title: 2018 Irving Tennis Classic – Singles
text: # 2018 Irving Tennis Classic – Singles
  
  Aljaž Bedene was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
  
  Mikhail Kukushkin won the title after defeating Matteo Berrettini 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Yūichi Sugita (first round)
  * Jared Donaldson (second round)
  * Steve Johnson (semifinals)
  * Márton Fucsovics (semifinals)
  * Gilles Simon (second round)
  * Maximilian Marterer (first round)
  * Evgeny Donskoy (withdrew)
  * Thomas Fabbiano (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Matteo Berrettini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 4/WC | Márton Fucsovics | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 4/WC | Márton Fucsovics | 3 | 4 | Alt | Matteo Berrettini | 2 | 6 | 1 |
  | | | | | | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 3 | Steve Johnson | 4 | $6^6$ | | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Y Sugita | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | M Berrettini | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | Alt | M Berrettini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | P Krstin | 4 | 3 | | Alt | T Smyczek | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | T Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Alt | M Berrettini | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |
  | LL | J Maginley | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Bašić | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | M Bašić | 6 | 6 | | | M Bašić | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Berankis | 2 | 2 | | 5 | G Simon | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Alt | M Berrettini | 6 | 6 |
  | 4/WC | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/WC | M Fucsovics | 3 | 4 |
  | WC | P Petzschner | 4 | 2 | | 4/WC | M Fucsovics | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | DE Galán | 2 | 6 | 3 | Alt | E Ymer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | E Ymer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4/WC | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Rinderknech | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | P Chrysochos | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | Or Ram-Harel | 6 | 5 | 4 | Q | A Rinderknech | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Chrysochos | 2 | 7 | 6 | Q | P Chrysochos | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8/WC | T Fabbiano | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | M Marterer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A de Minaur | 6 | 6 | | WC | A de Minaur | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Youzhny | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | M Youzhny | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Ebden | 6 | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | WC | A de Minaur | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | Alt | Sebastian Fanselow | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | S Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | L Lacko | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | S Stakhovsky | 7 | $6^7$ | 4 | 3 | S Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | S Johnson | 5 | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Johnson | 4 | $6^6$ |
  | LL | T Hank | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Kukushkin | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | Alt | M Mmoh | 6 | 6 | | Alt | M Mmoh | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Kypson | $6^0$ | 0 | | Alt | B Fratangelo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | B Fratangelo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Alt | B Fratangelo | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | M Kukushkin | $6^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Alt | A Krajicek | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Albot | 4 | $6^4$ | | 2 | J Donaldson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Donaldson | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  