2018 in tennis
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This page covers important events in the sport of tennis in 2018. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
Grand Slam events
| Category | Championship | Champion | Finalist | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Australian Open |  Roger Federer |  Marin Čilić | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| French Open |  Rafael Nadal |  Dominic Thiem | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Wimbledon |  Novak Djokovic |  Kevin Anderson | 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | |
| US Open | Novak Djokovic |  Juan Martín del Potro | 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Category | Championship | Champion | Finalist | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | Australian Open |  Caroline Wozniacki |  Simona Halep | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 |
| French Open | Simona Halep |  Sloane Stephens | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Wimbledon |  Angelique Kerber | Serena Williams | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| US Open |  Naomi Osaka | Serena Williams | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | Australian Open | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić |  Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6–4, 6–4 |
| French Open |  Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
| Wimbledon | Mike Bryan Jack Sock | Raven Klaasen Michael Venus | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 | |
| US Open | Mike Bryan Jack Sock |  Łukasz Kubot  Marcelo Melo | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | Australian Open |  Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic |  Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6–4, 6–3 |
| French Open |  Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Wimbledon | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 | |
| US Open |  Ashleigh Barty CoCo Vandeweghe | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6) |
| Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed doubles | Australian Open |  Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić | Tímea Babos  Rohan Bopanna | 2–6, 6–4, 11–9 |
| French Open |  Latisha Chan Ivan Dodig | Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] | |
| Wimbledon | Alexander Peya Nicole Melichar |  Jamie Murray Victoria Azarenka | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | |
| US Open | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Jamie Murray | Alicja Rosolska Nikola Mektić | 2–6, 6–3, 11–9 |
Davis Cup
| First round 2–4 February | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Semifinals 14–16 September | Final 23–25 November | |||||||||||||||
| Albertville, France (indoor hard)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genoa, Italy (clay)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morioka, Japan (indoor hard)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Italy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lille, France (indoor hard)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marbella, Spain (clay)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Valencia, Spain (clay)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane, Australia (hard)[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Australia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lille, France (indoor clay)[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay)[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay)[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zadar, Croatia (clay)[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niš, Serbia (indoor clay)[13] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nashville, United States (indoor hard)[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Serbia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)[15] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Belgium | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup
| Quarterfinals 10–11 February | Semifinals 21–22 April | Final 10–11 November | |||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)[16] | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Belarus | 2 | |||||||||||
| Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoor)[17] | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)[18] | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||
| Prague, Czech Republic (hard, indoor) | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||
| La Roche-sur-Yon, France (hard, indoor)[19] | |||||||||||||
| 2 | United States | 0 | |||||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Aix-en-Provence, France (clay, indoor)[20] | |||||||||||||
| 4 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | France | 2 | |||||||||||
| Asheville, United States (hard, indoor)[21] | |||||||||||||
| 2 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||
Important events
Other tennis events
- December 30, 2017 – January 6: 2018 Hopman Cup in
Perth
- In the final,
Switzerland defeated 
Germany, 2–1.
- In the final,
- September 21–23: 2018 Laver Cup in
Chicago
Team Europe defeated 
Team World, 13–8, to win their second Laver Cup title.
Non ATP or WTA tournaments
- December 23 & 24, 2017: 2017 World Tennis Thailand Championship
Hua Hin
Simona Halep defeated 
Karolína Plíšková, 6–2, 6–3. 
Johanna Konta took third place.
- December 28–30, 2017: 2017 Mubadala World Tennis Championship in
Abu Dhabi
Kevin Anderson defeated 
Roberto Bautista Agut 6–4, 77–60. 
Dominic Thiem took third place.
- December 21–23: Hawaii Open in
Honolulu
