The 2018 MercedesCup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 41st edition of the Stuttgart Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany, from 11 June until 17 June 2018. First-seeded Roger Federer regained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking by reaching the final.
| 2018 MercedesCup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 June |
| Edition | 41st |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | €656,015[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Venue | Tennis Club Weissenhof |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Roger Federer[2] | |
| Doubles | |
 Philipp Petzschner / Tim Pütz[3] | |
Finals
editSingles
edit Roger Federer defeated 
Milos Raonic, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
- It was Federer's 3rd singles title of the year and the 98th of his career.
Doubles
edit Philipp Petzschner / Tim Pütz defeated 
Robert Lindstedt / 
Marcin Matkowski, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUI
|
Roger Federer | 2 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Lucas Pouille | 16 | 2 |
 CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 20 | 3 |
 AUS
|
Nick Kyrgios | 23 | 4 |
| GER
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 24 | 5 |
| CAN
|
Denis Shapovalov | 25 | 6 |
| CAN
|
Milos Raonic | 28 | 7 |
 ESP
|
Feliciano López | 33 | 8 |
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Marco Cecchinato → replaced by 
Denis Istomin
Peter Gojowczyk → replaced by 
Viktor Galović
Chung Hyeon → replaced by Maximilian Marterer
David Ferrer → replaced by 
Mirza Bašić
Gaël Monfils → replaced by Florian Mayer
Retirements
edit
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PAK
|
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |  NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer | 44 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Ben McLachlan | GER
|
Jan-Lennard Struff | 60 | 2 |
 BLR
|
Max Mirnyi |  AUT
|
Philipp Oswald | 83 | 3 |
 BRA
|
Marcelo Demoliner | ESP
|
Feliciano López | 86 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of May 28, 2018
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
References
edit- ^ "Stuttgart - Overview - ATP Tour - Tennis".
- ^ "2018 Stuttgart Outdoor – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2018 Stuttgart Outdoor – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Rankings | Singles | ATP World Tour | Tennis". Archived from the original on 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "Startseite". www.mercedescup.de.