2018 Wimbledon Championships

2018 Wimbledon Championships
Date2–15 July
Edition132nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£34,000,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Germany Angelique Kerber
Men's doubles
United States Mike Bryan / United States Jack Sock
Women's doubles
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Mixed doubles
Austria Alexander Peya / United States Nicole Melichar
Wheelchair men's singles
Sweden Stefan Olsson
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Diede de Groot
Wheelchair men's doubles
United Kingdom Alfie Hewett / United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Diede de Groot / Japan Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad doubles
United Kingdom Andrew Lapthorne / United States David Wagner
Boys' singles
Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin
Girls' singles
Poland Iga Świątek
Boys' doubles
Turkey Yankı Erel / Finland Otto Virtanen
Girls' doubles
China Wang Xinyu / China Wang Xiyu
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Germany Tommy Haas / Australia Mark Philippoussis
Ladies' invitation doubles
Belgium Kim Clijsters / Australia Rennae Stubbs
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge
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The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the gentlemen's singles title and Angelique Kerber won the ladies' singles title.

The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the ladies' singles Championship event,[1] the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.

Roger Federer and Garbiñe Muguruza were both unsuccessful in defending their 2017 titles. Federer lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Kevin Anderson, while Muguruza lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck.

Tournament

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Centre Court where the Finals of Wimbledon take place

The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was the 132nd edition of the tournament and was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.

The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and included in the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys' (under 18 – singles and doubles) and girls' (under 18 – singles and doubles), which was also a part of the Grade A category of tournaments for under 18, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO Tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played only on grass courts; the main draw matches were played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. Qualifying matches were played, from Monday 25 June to Thursday 28 June 2018, at the Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton.[1] The Tennis sub-committee met to decide wild card entries on 19 June.[1]

Point and prize money distribution

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Point distribution

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Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.

Senior points

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's singles 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Men's doubles 0 0
Women's singles 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's doubles 10

Prize money

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The Wimbledon total prize money for 2018 had increased to £34,000,000, up by 7.6% on 2017. The winners of the men's and women's singles titles will earn £2.25m.[2] Prize money for the men's and women's doubles and wheelchair players were also increased for the 2018 competition.[3]

A new rule in 2018 was that any first round singles player who is unfit to play and withdraws on-site after 12pm on Thursday before the start of the Main Draw will now receive half of the First Round prize money, the other half to be awarded to the replacement lucky loser. Any player who competes in the First Round Main Draw singles and retires or performs below professional standards, may now be subject to a fine of up to First Round prize money, to deter players from appearing only to claim prize money.[1][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles £2,250,000 £1,125,000 £562,000 £281,000 £163,000 £100,000 £63,000 £39,000 £19,500 £9,750 £4,875
Doubles* £450,000 £225,000 £112,000 £56,000 £29,000 £17,750 £11,500
Mixed doubles* £110,000 £55,000 £27,500 £13,750 £6,500 £3,250 £1,625
Wheelchair singles £40,000 £20,000 £13,000 £8,500
Wheelchair doubles* £14,000 £7,000 £4,500
Invitation doubles £26,000 £22,000 £19,000

* per team[3]

Singles players

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Gentlemen's singles

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Ladies' singles

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Day-by-day summaries

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Singles seeds

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Gentlemen's singles

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The seeds for men's singles are adjusted on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula, which applies to the top 32 players according to the ATP rankings on 25 June 2018:

  • Take Entry System Position points at 25 June 2018.
  • Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months (26 June 2017 – 24 June 2018).
  • Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that (20 June 2016 – 25 June 2017).

Rank and points before are as of 2 July 2018.

Seed Rank Player Points
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
1 2 Switzerland Roger Federer 8,720 2,000 360 7,080 Quarterfinals lost to South Africa Kevin Anderson [8]
2 1 Spain Rafael Nadal 8,770 180 720 9,310 Semifinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [12]
3 5 Croatia Marin Čilić 5,060 1,200 45 3,905 Second round lost to Argentina Guido Pella
4 3 Germany Alexander Zverev 5,755 180 90 5,665 Third round lost to Latvia Ernests Gulbis [Q]
5 4 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 5,080 45 360 5,395 Quarterfinals lost to Spain Rafael Nadal [2]
6 6 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 4,780 180 10 4,610 First round lost to Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
7 7 Austria Dominic Thiem 3,835 180 10 3,665 First round retired against Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
8 8 South Africa Kevin Anderson 3,635 180 1,200 4,655 Runner-up, lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [12]
9 10 United States John Isner 3,045 45 720 3,720 Semifinals lost to South Africa Kevin Anderson [8]
10 9 Belgium David Goffin 3,110 0 10 3,120 First round lost to Australia Matthew Ebden
11 13 United States Sam Querrey 2,130 720 90 1,500 Third round lost to France Gaël Monfils
12 21 Serbia Novak Djokovic 1,715 360 2,000 3,355 Champion, defeated South Africa Kevin Anderson [8]
13 32 Canada Milos Raonic 1,430 360 360 1,430 Quarterfinals lost to United States John Isner [9]
14 11 Argentina Diego Schwartzman 2,435 10 45 2,470 Second round lost to Czech Republic Jiří Veselý
15 18 Australia Nick Kyrgios 1,855 10 90 1,935 Third round lost to Japan Kei Nishikori [24]
16 20 Croatia Borna Ćorić 1,745 10 10 1,745 First round lost to Russia Daniil Medvedev
17 19 France Lucas Pouille 1,835 45 45 1,835 Second round lost to Austria Dennis Novak [Q]
18 15 United States Jack Sock 2,110 45 10 2,075 First round lost to Italy Matteo Berrettini
19 16 Italy Fabio Fognini 2,030 90 90 2,030 Third round lost to Czech Republic Jiří Veselý
20 12 Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2,145 0 10 2,155 First round lost to Moldova Radu Albot
21 17 United Kingdom Kyle Edmund 1,950 45 90 1,995 Third round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [12]
22 26 France Adrian Mannarino 1,580 180 180 1,580 Fourth round lost to Switzerland Roger Federer [1]
23 31 France Richard Gasquet 1,465 10 10 1,465 First round lost to France Gaël Monfils
24 28 Japan Kei Nishikori 1,530 90 360 1,800 Quarterfinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [12]
25 27 Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,575 10 90 1,655 Third round lost to South Africa Kevin Anderson [8]
26 25 Canada Denis Shapovalov 1,588 0 45 1,633 Second round lost to France Benoît Paire
27 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 1,665 45 45 1,665 Second round lost to Latvia Ernests Gulbis [Q]
28 30 Serbia Filip Krajinović 1,489 (80) 10 1,419 First round lost to Chile Nicolás Jarry
29 29 Italy Marco Cecchinato 1,514 10+10 10+6 1,510 First round lost to Australia Alex de Minaur
30 34 Spain Fernando Verdasco 1,280 10 10 1,280 First round lost to United States Frances Tiafoe
31 35 Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 1,254 35 180 1,399 Fourth round lost to United States John Isner [9]
32 36 Argentina Leonardo Mayer 1,235 (48) 10 1,197 First round lost to Germany Jan-Lennard Struff

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017 but is defending points from the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour instead.

Withdrawn players

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Rank Player Points
before
Points
defending
Points
after
Reason
14 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 2,120 180 1,940 Hip injury
22 South Korea Chung Hyeon 1,685 0 1,685 Ankle injury
24 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 1,625 720 905 Back injury
33 Russia Andrey Rublev 1,281 70 1,211 Back injury

Ladies' singles

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The seeds for ladies' singles are based on the WTA rankings as of 25 June 2018, with an exception for Serena Williams (details are given below). Rank and points before are as of 2 July 2018.

Seed Rank Player Points
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
1 1 Romania Simona Halep 7,871 430 130 7,571 Third round lost to Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
2 2 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6,910 240 70 6,740 Second round lost to Russia Ekaterina Makarova
3 3 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 6,550 2,000 70 4,620 Second round lost to Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
4 4 United States Sloane Stephens 5,463 10 10 5,463 First round lost to Croatia Donna Vekić
5 5 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 5,250 240 10 5,020 First round lost to Germany Tatjana Maria
6 6 France Caroline Garcia 4,960 240 10 4,730 First round lost to Switzerland Belinda Bencic
7 8 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 4,315 70 240 4,485 Fourth round lost to Netherlands Kiki Bertens [20]
8 7 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 4,610 70 10 4,550 First round lost to Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
9 9 United States Venus Williams 3,971 1,300 130 2,801 Third round lost to Netherlands Kiki Bertens [20]
10 11 United States Madison Keys 3,536 70 130 3,596 Third round lost to Russia Evgeniya Rodina [Q]
11 10 Germany Angelique Kerber 3,545 240 2,000 5,305 Champion, defeated United States Serena Williams [25/PR]
12 12 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 3,437 430 780 3,787 Semifinals lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [11]
13 13 Germany Julia Görges 3,210 10 780 3,980 Semifinals lost to United States Serena Williams [25/PR]
14 14 Russia Daria Kasatkina 3,165 70 430 3,525 Quarterfinals lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [11]
15 15 Belgium Elise Mertens 2,635 10 130 2,755 Third round lost to Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
16 16 United States CoCo Vandeweghe 2,603 430 10 2,183 First round lost to Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
17 17 Australia Ashleigh Barty 2,435 10 130 2,555 Third round lost to Russia Daria Kasatkina [14]
18 18 Japan Naomi Osaka 2,350 130 130 2,350 Third round lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [11]
19 19 Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková 2,310 780 10 1,540 First round lost to Romania Sorana Cîrstea
20 20 Netherlands Kiki Bertens 2,090 10 430 2,510 Quarterfinals lost to Germany Julia Görges [13]
21 21 Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 2,005 70 10 1,945 First round lost to Italy Camila Giorgi
22 24 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 1,866 780 70 1,156 Second round lost to Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
23 23 Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 1,915 70 130 1,975 Third round lost to Germany Julia Görges [13]
24 22 Russia Maria Sharapova 1,943 0 10 1,953 First round lost to Russia Vitalia Diatchenko [Q]
25 181 United States Serena Williams 315 0 1,300 1,615 Runner-up, lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [11]
26 25 Australia Daria Gavrilova 1,765 10 130 1,885 Third round lost to Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
27 26 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 1,677 70 130 1,737 Third round lost to Switzerland Belinda Bencic
28 27 Estonia Anett Kontaveit 1,656 130 130 1,656 Third round lost to Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
29 28 Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 1,648 (85) 130 1,693 Third round lost to Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [7]
30 29 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,596 10 10 1,596 First round lost to Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
31 31 China Zhang Shuai 1,545 10 10 1,545 First round lost to Germany Andrea Petkovic
32 30 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 1,580 240 70 1,410 Second round lost to Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th-best result are deducted instead.
‡ Serena Williams was ranked outside the top 150 on the day when seeds were announced, because she missed most of the last 12-month period due to her pregnancy. Nevertheless, she was deemed a special case and seeded 25th by the organisers.

Doubles seeds

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Mixed doubles

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Team Rank1 Seed
Croatia Mate Pavić Canada Gabriela Dabrowski 10 1
Brazil Bruno Soares Russia Ekaterina Makarova 15 2
Croatia Ivan Dodig Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan 21 3
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer Netherlands Demi Schuurs 27 4
Croatia Nikola Mektić Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching 29 5
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková 31 6
Colombia Robert Farah Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld 34 7
United States Rajeev Ram Slovenia Andreja Klepač 42 8
New Zealand Michael Venus Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 51 9
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal United States Abigail Spears 52 10
Austria Alexander Peya United States Nicole Melichar 52 11
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop Sweden Johanna Larsson 55 12
Belarus Max Mirnyi Czech Republic Květa Peschke 56 13
Japan Ben McLachlan Japan Eri Hozumi 59 14
Brazil Marcelo Demoliner Spain María José Martínez Sánchez 61 15
Finland Henri Kontinen United Kingdom Heather Watson 65 16
  • 1 Rankings were as of 2 July 2018.

Champions

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Seniors

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Gentlemen's singles

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Ladies' singles

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Gentlemen's doubles

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Ladies' doubles

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Mixed doubles

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Juniors

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Boys' singles

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Girls' singles

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Boys' doubles

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Girls' doubles

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Invitation

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Gentlemen's invitation doubles

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Ladies' invitation doubles

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Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles

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Wheelchair events

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Wheelchair gentlemen's singles

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Wheelchair ladies' singles

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Wheelchair gentlemen's doubles

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Wheelchair ladies' doubles

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Wheelchair quad doubles

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Main draw wild card entries

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The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.[5]

Mixed doubles

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Main draw qualifier entries

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