title: 2018 China Open – Men's singles
text: # 2018 China Open – Men's singles
  
  Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but withdrew with a knee injury before the tournament began.
  
  Nikoloz Basilashvili won the title, defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–4, 6–4.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Juan Martín del Potro (final)
  * Alexander Zverev (second round)
  * Grigor Dimitrov (second round)
  * Fabio Fognini (semifinals, withdrew)
  * Kyle Edmund (semifinals)
  * Jack Sock (first round)
  * Borna Ćorić (first round)
  * Marco Cecchinato (second 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Juan Martín del Potro | w/o | | | | | |
  | 4 | Fabio Fognini | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Fabio Fognini | | | 1 | Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Kyle Edmund | $6^6$ | 4 | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 6 |
  | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | JM del Potro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Ramos Viñolas | 5 | 2 | | 1 | JM del Potro | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
  | | K Khachanov | 6 | 6 | | | K Khachanov | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | |
  | | S Querrey | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | M Zverev | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | F Krajinović | 3 | 0 | | | |
  | | F Krajinović | 6 | 6 | | | F Krajinović | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F López | 7 | 5 | 7 | WC | F López | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | B Ćorić | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 1 | JM del Potro | w/o |
  | 4 | F Fognini | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Fognini | |
  | Q | R Albot | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | SE | J Sousa | 0 | 4 | | | A Rublev | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | A Rublev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | M Fucsovics | 4 | 4 | | | |
  | | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6 | | | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Baghdatis | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | M Cecchinato | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Cecchinato | 1 | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | K Edmund | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | K Edmund | 7 | $6^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Berrettini | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Berrettini | 5 | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Mayer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | K Edmund | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | V Pospisil | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | Q | D Lajović | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | Q | D Lajović | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Lajović | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | T Sandgren | 5 | 3 | | 3 | G Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | G Dimitrov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Edmund | $6^6$ | 4 |
  | 6 | J Sock | $7^8$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | N Basilashvili | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | N Basilashvili | $6^6$ | 7 | 6 | | N Basilashvili | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | 2 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | F Verdasco | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Monfils | 6 | $6^3$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | N Basilashvili | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Y Wu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Alt | M Jaziri | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | Alt | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | Alt | M Jaziri | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Bautista Agut | 4 | 4 | | 2 | A Zverev | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Dušan Lajović (qualified)
  * Tennys Sandgren (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Matteo Berrettini (qualified)
  * Malek Jaziri (moved to main draw)
  * Cameron Norrie (qualifying competition)
  * Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
  * Vasek Pospisil (qualified)
  * Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Dušan Lajović
  * Vasek Pospisil
  * Matteo Berrettini
  * Radu Albot
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Tennys Sandgren
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Wu Di | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | Wu Di | 2 | 4 | 1 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 5 | Cameron Norrie | 4 | 4 |
  | | Ilya Ivashka | 3 | 5 | 5 | Cameron Norrie | 4 | 4 |
  | 5 | Cameron Norrie | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Tennys Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Alt | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | Alt | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 1 | 2 | 2 | Tennys Sandgren | $6^1$ | 2 |
  | | | | | 7 | Vasek Pospisil | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | WC | Te Rigele | 1 | 2 | 7 | Vasek Pospisil | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 7 | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Matteo Berrettini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Zhang Zhizhen | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Zhang Zhizhen | 3 | 2 | 3 | Matteo Berrettini | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Jiří Veselý | 3 | 2 |
  | | Jiří Veselý | $7^7$ | 6 | | Jiří Veselý | 3 | 2 |
  | 6 | Evgeny Donskoy | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Li Zhe | 5 | 4 | | |
  | | Viktor Troicki | 7 | 6 | | |
  | | Viktor Troicki | 7 | 6 | Viktor Troicki | |
  | | | | | Radu Albot | w/o |
  | | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 | Radu Albot | w/o |
  | 8 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2 | 4 | | |
  