title: 2018 Moselle Open – Singles
text: # 2018 Moselle Open – Singles
  
  Peter Gojowczyk was the defending champion, but lost to Kei Nishikori in the second round.
  
  Gilles Simon won the title, defeating Matthias Bachinger in the final, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–1.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Kei Nishikori (semifinals)
  * Stefanos Tsitsipas (second round)
  * Lucas Pouille (withdrew)
  * Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
  * Nikoloz Basilashvili (quarterfinals)
  * Adrian Mannarino (first round)
  * Filip Krajinović (second round)
  * Philipp Kohlschreiber (withdrew)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | Matthias Bachinger | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | Q | Matthias Bachinger | 2 | 6 | 7 | Q | Matthias Bachinger | $6^2$ | 1 |
  | | | | | | | Gilles Simon | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Gilles Simon | 6 | 6 | | | Gilles Simon | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Radu Albot | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | K Nishikori | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Gojowczyk | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | P Gojowczyk | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J-W Tsonga | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | K Nishikori | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | B Tomic | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | N Basilashvili | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | WC | U Humbert | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | WC | U Humbert | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K de Schepper | 2 | $6^0$ | | 5 | N Basilashvili | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | N Basilashvili | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Nishikori | 6 | 4 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Bachinger | 2 | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | LL | G Barrère | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Munar | 4 | 4 | | Q | M Bachinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Bachinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Bachinger | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Q Halys | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | LL | Y Maden | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | B Paire | $7^7$ | 6 | | | B Paire | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Zverev | 5 | 6 | 1 | LL | Y Maden | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | Y Maden | 7 | 4 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | F Krajinović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Moutet | 1 | 1 | | 7 | F Krajinović | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | | G Simon | 7 | 6 | | | G Simon | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Veselý | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | G Simon | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | Q | C Lestienne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | $6^4$ | 2 | | | |
  | | J Zopp | 3 | 5 | | Q | C Lestienne | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Simon | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | A Mannarino | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | R Albot | 3 | 1 |
  | | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6 | | | M Fucsovics | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Albot | 6 | 6 | | | R Albot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P-H Herbert | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Albot | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | | M Marterer | $6^1$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | R Berankis | $6^4$ | 4 | | | |
  | | R Berankis | $7^7$ | $6^1$ | 6 | | R Berankis | $6^5$ | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | S Tsitsipas | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Yannick Maden (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Bernard Tomic (first round)
  * Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
  * Grégoire Barrère (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Matthias Bachinger (qualified)
  * Mats Moraing (qualifying competition)
  * Constant Lestienne (qualified)
  * Kenny de Schepper (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Matthias Bachinger
  * Bernard Tomic
  * Constant Lestienne
  * Kenny de Schepper
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Yannick Maden
  * Grégoire Barrère
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yannick Maden | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Oscar Otte | $6^1$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Oscar Otte | $6^1$ | 3 | | 1 | Yannick Maden | $6^6$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | 5 | Matthias Bachinger | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | Norbert Gombos | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 3 | 5 | Matthias Bachinger | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | 5 | Matthias Bachinger | $7^7$ | $6^0$ | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Bernard Tomic | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Ante Pavić | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Ante Pavić | 5 | 5 | 2 | Bernard Tomic | $7^8$ | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | 6 | Mats Moraing | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 |
  | | Tobias Kamke | $6^3$ | 2 | 6 | Mats Moraing | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 |
  | 6 | Mats Moraing | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Alt | Maxime Janvier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Alt | Maxime Janvier | 6 | 6 | Alt | Maxime Janvier | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | 7 | Constant Lestienne | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Boris Fassbender | 2 | 1 | 7 | Constant Lestienne | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Constant Lestienne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Grégoire Barrère | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Arthur Rinderknech | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Arthur Rinderknech | 3 | $6^4$ | 4 | Grégoire Barrère | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | 8 | Kenny de Schepper | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $7^7$ |
  | | Dustin Brown | 4 | 4 | 8 | Kenny de Schepper | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $7^7$ |
  | 8 | Kenny de Schepper | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  