title: 2018 MercedesCup – Singles
text: # 2018 MercedesCup – Singles
  
  Lucas Pouille was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Milos Raonic.
  
  Roger Federer won his first title in Stuttgart, defeating Raonic in the final, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–3)}.$ By reaching the final, Federer regained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking. This was his record extending 18th Grass Court Title.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Roger Federer (champion)
  * Lucas Pouille (semifinals)
  * Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
  * Nick Kyrgios (semifinals)
  * Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round)
  * Denis Shapovalov (first round)
  * Milos Raonic (final)
  * Feliciano López (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 | Roger Federer | $6^2$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | 4 | Nick Kyrgios | $7^7$ | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | 4 | Nick Kyrgios | $7^7$ | 2 | $6^5$ | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | 7 | Milos Raonic | 4 | $6^3$ |
  | 7 | Milos Raonic | 6 | $7^7$ | | 7 | Milos Raonic | 4 | $6^3$ |
  | 2 | Lucas Pouille | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | R Federer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Youzhny | $6^5$ | 3 | | | M Zverev | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Zverev | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | G Pella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Pella | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | J Millman | 2 | 2 | | | G Pella | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Gunneswaran | $7^8$ | 2 | 6 | Q | P Gunneswaran | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | D Shapovalov | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | $6^2$ | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Kyrgios | $7^7$ | 2 | $6^5$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | N Kyrgios | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Marterer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Marterer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | V Galović | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | N Kyrgios | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | F López | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | M Viola | 0 | 3 | | | G Simon | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Troicki | 1 | $0^r$ | | 8 | F López | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | F López | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | M Raonic | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Bašić | $6^8$ | 2 | | 7 | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6 | | | M Fucsovics | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Kudla | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | M Raonic | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | B Paire | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | $6^2$ | $6^1$ | | | | | |
  | | T Fritz | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | B Paire | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Raonic | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 5 | P Kohlschreiber | $6^2$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Pouille | 4 | $6^3$ |
  | | D Istomin | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | F Mayer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Maden | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | D Istomin | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | R Molleker | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | 2 | L Pouille | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | J-L Struff | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | WC | R Molleker | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | L Pouille | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
  * Lukáš Lacko (first round)
  * Ruben Bemelmans (first round)
  * Denis Kudla (qualified)
  * Matthias Bachinger (first round)
  * Andrej Martin (first round)
  * Viktor Galović (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Prajnesh Gunneswaran (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Mikhail Youzhny
  * Matteo Viola
  * Prajnesh Gunneswaran
  * Denis Kudla
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Viktor Galović
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | David Guez | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | David Guez | 2 | 3 | 1 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | PR | Egor Gerasimov | 3 | 2 |
  | PR | Egor Gerasimov | $7^7$ | 6 | PR | Egor Gerasimov | 3 | 2 |
  | 5 | Matthias Bachinger | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Lukáš Lacko | $7^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | Tim Pütz | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Tim Pütz | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 | WC | Tim Pütz | 3 | $6^1$ |
  | | | | | | | Matteo Viola | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | Matteo Viola | 6 | 6 | | | Matteo Viola | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 6 | Andrej Martin | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Ruben Bemelmans | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | | Christian Harrison | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | Christian Harrison | 7 | $7^7$ | | Christian Harrison | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | 8 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | Evan King | 1 | 4 | 8 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | 8 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Denis Kudla | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Jan Choinski | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Jan Choinski | $6^4$ | 3 | 4 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 7 | Viktor Galović | 6 | 4 | 3 |
  | WC | Philipp Petzschner | 1 | 4 | 7 | Viktor Galović | 6 | 4 | 3 |
  | 7 | Viktor Galović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  