title: 2018 Mubadala World Tennis Championship
text: # 2018 Mubadala World Tennis Championship
  
  The 2018 Mubadala World Tennis Championship was a non-ATP/WTA-affiliated exhibition tennis tournament. It was the 11th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship with the world's top players competing in the event, held in a knockout format. The prize money for the winner was $250,000. The event was held at the International Tennis Centre at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  
  Novak Djokovic (world number 1) and Rafael Nadal (number 2) received byes to the semi-final.
  
  ## Champions
  
  ### Men's singles
  
  * Novak Djokovic def. Kevin Anderson 4–6, 7–5, 7–5
  
  ### Women's singles
  
  * Venus Williams def. Serena Williams 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Men's singles
  
  | Country | Player | Ranking | Seeding |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | SRB | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
  | ESP | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2 |
  | RSA | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 3 |
  | AUT | Dominic Thiem | 8 | 4 |
  | RUS | Karen Khachanov | 11 | 5 |
  | KOR | Hyeon Chung | 25 | 6 |
  
  During the tournament
  
  * Rafael Nadal → replaced by Dominic Thiem (for a third place match against Karen Khachanov)
  
  ### Women's singles
  
  | Country | Player | Ranking | Seeding |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | USA | Serena Williams | 16 | 1 |
  | USA | Venus Williams | 38 | 2 |
  