title: 2018 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Singles
text: # 2018 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Singles
  
  Adrian Mannarino was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
  
  Noah Rubin won the title after defeating Taylor Fritz 7–5, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Julien Benneteau (first round)
  * Taylor Fritz (final)
  * Cameron Norrie (quarterfinals)
  * Casper Ruud (quarterfinals)
  * Corentin Moutet (quarterfinals)
  * Gleb Sakharov (semifinals)
  * Kenny de Schepper (semifinals)
  * Mathias Bourgue (first round)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Noah Rubin | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Gleb Sakharov | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Gleb Sakharov | 5 | 3 | | | Noah Rubin | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Taylor Fritz | 5 | 4 |
  | 7 | Kenny de Schepper | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 2 | Taylor Fritz | 5 | 4 |
  | 2 | Taylor Fritz | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Benneteau | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Z Piros | 3 | 7 | 6 | Q | Z Piros | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | N Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Janvier | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | N Rubin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | L Caruana | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Moutet | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | M Krueger | 3 | 4 | | Q | L Caruana | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Kozlov | $6^4$ | 6 | 2 | 5 | C Moutet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | C Moutet | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | N Rubin | 7 | 6 |
  | 4 | C Ruud | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Sakharov | 5 | 3 |
  | | S Caruso | 4 | 5 | | 4 | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Julien Delaplane | 4 | 3 | | WC | G Blancaneaux | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | G Blancaneaux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | C Ruud | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | S Robert | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | 6 | G Sakharov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | C Harrison | 2 | $7^7$ | 1 | | S Robert | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Gaio | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | G Sakharov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | G Sakharov | 6 | $6^5$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | K de Schepper | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Munar | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | K de Schepper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A González | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | Q | A González | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Novikov | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | K de Schepper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Loïc Perret | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | C Norrie | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | V Millot | 6 | 6 | | | V Millot | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Napolitano | 5 | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | C Norrie | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | C Norrie | 7 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K de Schepper | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^2$ |
  | 8 | M Bourgue | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Fritz | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ |
  | Q | T Pütz | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | T Pütz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Hurkacz | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | H Hurkacz | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Klahn | 2 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | Q | T Pütz | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | R Statham | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | T Fritz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | K King | 6 | 6 | | | K King | $6^4$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Novak | 3 | 4 | | 2 | T Fritz | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  