The 2018 Columbus Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Columbus, United States between 17 and 23 September 2018.
| 2018 Columbus Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17–23 September |
| Edition | 5th |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Surface | Hard / Indoors |
| Location | Columbus, United States |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Michael Mmoh | |
| Doubles | |
Tommy Paul /  Peter Polansky | |
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUS
|
Jordan Thompson | 111 | 1 |
| CAN
|
Peter Polansky | 112 | 2 |
| USA
|
Michael Mmoh | 122 | 3 |
| USA
|
Reilly Opelka | 143 | 4 |
 GER
|
Dominik Köpfer | 188 | 5 |
| AUS
|
Alexei Popyrin | 194 | 6 |
 ECU
|
Roberto Quiroz | 213 | 7 |
| AUS
|
Maverick Banes | 220 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018.
Other entrants
editThe following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:
Martin Joyce- John McNally
Mikael Torpegaard- J. J. Wolf
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
Luke Saville- Ryan Shane
- Evan Song
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Champions
editSingles
edit- Michael Mmoh def. Jordan Thompson 6–3, 7–6(7–4).
Doubles
edit- Tommy Paul /
Peter Polansky def. 
Gonzalo Escobar / Roberto Quiroz 6–3, 6–3.