title: 2018 Fairfield Challenger – Singles
text: # 2018 Fairfield Challenger – Singles
  
  Mackenzie McDonald was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
  
  Bjorn Fratangelo won the title after defeating Alex Bolt 6–4, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Jordan Thompson (quarterfinals)
  * Lloyd Harris (quarterfinals)
  * Noah Rubin (second round)
  * Reilly Opelka (first round)
  * Adrián Menéndez Maceiras (semifinals, retired)
  * Casper Ruud (semifinals)
  * Ivo Karlović (first round)
  * Alex Bolt (final)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Bjorn Fratangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 6 | Casper Ruud | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | 6 | Casper Ruud | 2 | 2 | | Bjorn Fratangelo | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 8 | Alex Bolt | 4 | 3 |
  | 5 | Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 5 | $6^r$ | 8 | Alex Bolt | 4 | 3 |
  | 8 | Alex Bolt | 7 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Thompson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Clarke | $6^3$ | 1 | | 1 | J Thompson | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Rybakov | $6^8$ | 3 | | SE | M Janvier | $7^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | M Janvier | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Thompson | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | | B Fratangelo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Fratangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J-P Smith | 6 | 2 | 4 | | B Fratangelo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Köpfer | 6 | 6 | | | D Köpfer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | I Karlović | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Fratangelo | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | R Opelka | $6^2$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Ruud | 2 | 2 |
  | | L Miedler | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | L Miedler | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Sebastian Fanselow | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | S Fanselow | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C İlkel | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | Q | S Fanselow | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | | M Polmans | 4 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | | 6 | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | JC Aragone | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | JC Aragone | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K King | 3 | 4 | | 6 | C Ruud | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | A Menéndez Maceiras | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | M Krueger | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 | 5 | A Menéndez Maceiras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Laaksonen | 6 | 4 | 1 | | T de Bakker | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T de Bakker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Menéndez Maceiras | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | E King | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | WC | J. J. Wolf | 0 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | J. J. Wolf | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | J. J. Wolf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Geller | 3 | 4 | | 3 | N Rubin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | N Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Menéndez Maceiras | 5 | $6^r$ |
  | 8 | A Bolt | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Bolt | 7 | 6 |
  | | T Kokkinakis | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | A Bolt | $7^8$ | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Altamirano | $7^7$ | 0 | | WC | C Altamirano | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Evans | $6^2$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | 8 | A Bolt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | T Paul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | L Harris | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Alt | D King | 2 | 2 | | Q | T Paul | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Young | $6^{12}$ | 6 | 5 | 2 | L Harris | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | L Harris | $7^{14}$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  