title: 2018 Italian Open – Men's singles
text: # 2018 Italian Open – Men's singles
  
  Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Alexander Zverev in the final, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 Italian Open. It was his record-extending eighth Italian Open title and his record-extending 32nd Masters title overall. With the win, Nadal also regained the ATP No. 1 singles ranking.
  
  After failing to defend his runner-up points from the previous year, Novak Djokovic fell outside the Top 20 in rankings for the first time since October 2, 2006.
  
  This was the last professional tournament for former world No. 13 Alexandr Dolgopolov. He lost in the first round to Djokovic.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
      01. Rafael Nadal (champion)
      02. Alexander Zverev (final)
      03. Grigor Dimitrov (second round)
      04. Marin Čilić (semifinals)
      05. Juan Martín del Potro (third round, retired)
      06. Dominic Thiem (second round)
      07. Kevin Anderson (second round, retired)
      08. John Isner (second round)
      09. David Goffin (quarterfinals)
      10. Pablo Carreño Busta (quarterfinals)
      11. Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
      12. Sam Querrey (first round)
      13. Jack Sock (second round)
      14. Diego Schwartzman (second round)
      15. Tomáš Berdych (first round)
      16. Lucas Pouille (second round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Fabio Fognini | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Fabio Fognini | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Rafael Nadal | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | Novak Djokovic | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | Novak Djokovic | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | 11 | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alexander Zverev | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | 10 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alexander Zverev | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | 4 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Marin Čilić | $6^{13}$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Alexander Zverev | $7^{15}$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | 9 | David Goffin | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Alexander Zverev | $7^{15}$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | 3 | 1 | | | D Džumhur | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Džumhur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D Medvedev | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | D Shapovalov | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | R Haase | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Haase | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Shapovalov | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ | | D Shapovalov | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | T Berdych | 6 | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | S Querrey | 2 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | F Fognini | 6 | 1 | 2 |
  | | P Gojowczyk | 6 | $7^9$ | | | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Sonego | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | L Sonego | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Mannarino | 6 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | P Gojowczyk | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Monfils | 3 | 1 | | | F Fognini | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | D Thiem | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | | | | | | 3 | G Dimitrov | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Nishikori | $7^7$ | 6 | | | K Nishikori | $6^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F López | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | K Khachanov | 5 | $7^9$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | P Kohlschreiber | 7 | $6^7$ | $7^8$ | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Ferrer | 3 | 4 | | 13 | J Sock | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Nishikori | 6 | 1 | 3 |
  | 11 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | N Djokovic | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | A Dolgopolov | 1 | 3 | | 11 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Basilashvili | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | N Basilashvili | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Baldi | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | Q | F Delbonis | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | A Ramos Viñolas | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | A Ramos Viñolas | 2 | 7 | 6 | | A Ramos Viñolas | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | J Isner | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | K Anderson | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Bedene | 6 | 6 | | | A Bedene | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Müller | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Bedene | 4 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | S Wawrinka | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | S Johnson | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Donaldson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | P Carreño Busta | 3 | 3 |
  | 14 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | N Jarry | 4 | 1 | | 14 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Paire | 6 | 6 | | | B Paire | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Gasquet | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Paire | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | R Harrison | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y Sugita | $6^5$ | 3 | | | R Harrison | $7^7$ | 1 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | JM del Potro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Ćorić | $1^r$ | | | Q | S Tsitsipas | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Tsitsipas | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | JM del Potro | 2 | $5^r$ | | | | | |
  | | P Cuevas | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | D Goffin | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | WC | M Cecchinato | 2 | 7 | 6 | WC | M Cecchinato | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Mayer | 1 | 2 | | 9 | D Goffin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | D Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | D Goffin | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | 16 | L Pouille | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | WC | A Seppi | 2 | 6 | $6^3$ | 16 | L Pouille | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Jaziri | 3 | 6 | 3 | | K Edmund | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Edmund | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | K Edmund | 5 | $6^{11}$ | | | | | |
  | WC | M Berrettini | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 7 | $7^{13}$ | | | | | |
  | Q | F Tiafoe | 3 | $6^1$ | | WC | M Berrettini | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Stefanos Tsitsipas (qualified)
  * João Sousa (qualifying competition)
  * Mischa Zverev (qualifying competition)
  * Frances Tiafoe (qualified)
  * Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition)
  * Márton Fucsovics (first round)
  * Malek Jaziri (qualified)
  * Nicolás Jarry (qualified)
  * Taylor Fritz (first round)
  * Guillermo García López (qualifying competition)
  * Florian Mayer (first round)
  * Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualified)
  * Federico Delbonis (qualified)
  * Viktor Troicki (qualifying competition, withdrew)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Stefanos Tsitsipas
  * Nicolás Jarry
  * Federico Delbonis
  * Frances Tiafoe
  * Nikoloz Basilashvili
  * Filippo Baldi
  * Malek Jaziri
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Mikhail Kukushkin | 7 | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | | Mikhail Kukushkin | 7 | 3 | $6^5$ | 1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | $7^{11}$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Dušan Lajović | $6^9$ | 4 |
  | | Dušan Lajović | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Dušan Lajović | $6^9$ | 4 |
  | 11 | Florian Mayer | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | João Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Horacio Zeballos | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | Horacio Zeballos | 4 | 0 | | 2 | João Sousa | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Nicolás Jarry | 6 | 6 |
  | | Nicolás Kicker | $7^7$ | 5 | $6^7$ | 8 | Nicolás Jarry | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | Nicolás Jarry | $6^3$ | 7 | $7^9$ | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Andrea Pellegrino | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Andrea Pellegrino | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | 13 | Federico Delbonis | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Cameron Norrie | 2 | 0 | 13 | Federico Delbonis | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 13 | Federico Delbonis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Frances Tiafoe | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | WC | Salvatore Caruso | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | |
  | WC | Salvatore Caruso | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Frances Tiafoe | w/o |
  | | | | | | 14 | Viktor Troicki | |
  | | Thomas Fabbiano | 5 | 3 | | 14 | Viktor Troicki | |
  | 14 | Viktor Troicki | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Liam Caruana | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Liam Caruana | 2 | 0 | | 5 | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 5 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 12 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 3 | 7 | 6 |
  | | Marius Copil | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 3 | 7 | 6 |
  | 12 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Márton Fucsovics | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | WC | Filippo Baldi | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | WC | Filippo Baldi | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 7 | WC | Filippo Baldi | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | 10 | Guillermo García López | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ |
  | | Ruben Bemelmans | 3 | 1 | | 10 | Guillermo García López | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ |
  | 10 | Guillermo García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Malek Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Evgeny Donskoy | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | Evgeny Donskoy | 3 | 2 | | 7 | Malek Jaziri | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Mikhail Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Mikhail Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | 9 | Taylor Fritz | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  