title: 2018 Cary Challenger – Singles
text: # 2018 Cary Challenger – Singles
  
  Kevin King was the defending champion but lost in the first round to James Duckworth.
  
  Duckworth won the title after defeating Reilly Opelka $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Peter Polansky (first round)
  * Elias Ymer (first round)
  * Marcelo Arévalo (second round)
  * Reilly Opelka (final)
  * Bjorn Fratangelo (semifinals)
  * Kevin King (first round)
  * Alexei Popyrin (second round)
  * Maverick Banes (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | James Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | James Duckworth | 6 | 6 | Q | James Duckworth | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | 4 | Reilly Opelka | $6^4$ | 3 |
  | 4 | Reilly Opelka | 6 | 6 | 4 | Reilly Opelka | $6^4$ | 3 |
  | | Kaichi Uchida | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | P Polansky | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A González | 6 | 6 | | | A González | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Ymer | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | M Ymer | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Pérez Sanz | 2 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | A González | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | | M Krueger | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 5 | B Fratangelo | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Eubanks | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | C Eubanks | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Galarneau | 4 | 3 | | 5 | B Fratangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | B Fratangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Fratangelo | 3 | 4 |
  | 3 | M Arévalo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | J. J. Wolf | 3 | 3 | | 3 | M Arévalo | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Korda | $6^3$ | 4 | | Q | J De Loore | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J De Loore | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J De Loore | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | Q | Evan Song | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Duckworth | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Nick Stachowiak | 3 | 2 | | Q | E Song | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Duckworth | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Duckworth | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | K King | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | A Popyrin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JC Aragone | 3 | 4 | | 7 | A Popyrin | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Ortega Olmedo | 6 | 5 | 1 | | D Köpfer | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Köpfer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | D Köpfer | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | J Choinski | $7^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | R Opelka | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Young | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | D Young | 1 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Escobedo | $6^{11}$ | 4 | | 4 | R Opelka | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | R Opelka | $7^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Opelka | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | M Banes | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | K Uchida | 3 | 4 |
  | | E King | 6 | 1 | 6 | | E King | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Cid Subervi | 3 | 1 | | | K Uchida | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Uchida | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Uchida | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | W Blumberg | $6^5$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | J Hernández-Fernández | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | A Harris | $7^7$ | 3 | $0^r$ | WC | W Blumberg | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Hernández-Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | J Hernández-Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | E Ymer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  