title: 2018 Braga Open – Singles
text: # 2018 Braga Open – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament.
  
  Pedro Sousa won the title after defeating Casper Ruud 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Gastão Elias (semifinals, retired)
  * Alex de Minaur (semifinals)
  * Yannick Hanfmann (quarterfinals)
  * Pedro Sousa (champion)
  * Stéphane Robert (second round)
  * Félix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)
  * Gleb Sakharov (second round)
  * Casper Ruud (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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gastão Elias | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
  | 4 | Pedro Sousa | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Pedro Sousa | 6 | 0 | 4 | Pedro Sousa | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | 8 | Casper Ruud | 0 | 6 | 3 |
  | 8 | Casper Ruud | 6 | 6 | 8 | Casper Ruud | 0 | 6 | 3 |
  | 2 | Alex de Minaur | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | G Elias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Gigounon | 4 | 4 | | 1 | G Elias | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Bourgue | 6 | 6 | | | M Bourgue | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Collarini | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | G Elias | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Gutiérrez Ferrol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Gutiérrez Ferrol | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | S Nagal | 4 | 0 | | | S Gutiérrez Ferrol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | João Monteiro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | G Sakharov | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | G Sakharov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Elias | 0 | $0^r$ |
  | 4 | P Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Sousa | 6 | 0 |
  | | Christopher Heyman | 2 | 2 | | 4 | P Sousa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F Cabral | 2 | 2 | | | D Muñoz de la Nava | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Muñoz de la Nava | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | P Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | J Šátral | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Domingues | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | J Domingues | 6 | 6 | | | J Domingues | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Kamke | $6^4$ | 5 | | 5 | S Robert | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | S Robert | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Furness | 4 | 3 | | 8 | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F Ferreira Silva | 4 | 5 | | | D Novak | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Novak | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | F Gil | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Y Hanfmann | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | P Martínez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | P Martínez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Griekspoor | 3 | 0 | | 3 | Y Hanfmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Y Hanfmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Ruud | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | F Auger-Aliassime | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A de Minaur | 3 | 2 |
  | | A Hoang | 3 | 5 | | 6 | F Auger-Aliassime | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Oliveira | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | G Oliveira | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Vega Hernández | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | F Auger-Aliassime | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | L Giustino | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A de Minaur | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Griekspoor | 6 | 3 | 3 | | L Giustino | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Cação | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | A de Minaur | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A de Minaur | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  