2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston

The 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. This tournament was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series.[1] The first edition took place at the George R. Brown Tennis Center from November 12 to 18, 2018 in Houston, United States.[2]

2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
DateNovember 12–18
Edition1st
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
WTA 125K series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000+H (ATP)
$150,000 (WTA)
SurfaceHard, outdoor
LocationHouston, United States
VenueGeorge R. Brown Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
United States Bradley Klahn
Women's singles
China Peng Shuai
Men's doubles
United States Austin Krajicek / United States Nicholas Monroe
Women's doubles
United States Maegan Manasse / United States Jessica Pegula
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Men's singles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  USA Tennys Sandgren 61 1
  USA Bradley Klahn 95 2
  CRO Ivo Karlović 102 3
  ITA Paolo Lorenzi 115 4
  TPE Jason Jung 128 5
  USA Bjorn Fratangelo 131 6
  USA Tim Smyczek 140 7
  GER Dominik Köpfer 177 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Women's singles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
   SUI Belinda Bencic 37 1
  ROU Monica Niculescu 78 2
  GBR Heather Watson 101 3
  USA Jessica Pegula 125 4
  HUN Fanny Stollár 127 5
  USA Varvara Lepchenko 129 6
  RUS Sofya Zhuk 133 7
  CZE Marie Bouzková 142 8
  USA Nicole Gibbs 147 9
  • 1 Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.[3]

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry into the main draw as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

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Retirements

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Women's doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  GBR Naomi Broady   USA Sabrina Santamaria 143 1
  USA Asia Muhammad   USA Maria Sanchez 151 2
  USA Desirae Krawczyk   MEX Giuliana Olmos 152 3
  CHI Alexa Guarachi   NZL Erin Routliffe 184 4
  • Rankings are as of 5 November 2018

Other entrants

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The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

  •   Anna Bowtell /   Victoria Smirnova

Champions

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Men's singles

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Women's singles

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Men's doubles

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Women's doubles

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References

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  1. ^ "ATP Houston Overview". atpworldtour.com.
  2. ^ "WTA Houston Overview". wtatennis.com.
  3. ^ "Oracle Challenger Series Houston Players". oraclechallengerseries.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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