The 2018 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan between 14 and 19 May 2018.
| 2018 Samarkand Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14–19 May |
| Edition | 22nd |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Luca Vanni | |
| Doubles | |
 Sriram Balaji / Vishnu Vardhan | |
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 UZB
|
Denis Istomin | 91 | 1 |
 HUN
|
Attila Balázs | 198 | 2 |
 SRB
|
Nikola Milojević | 200 | 3 |
 BLR
|
Uladzimir Ignatik | 225 | 4 |
 RSA
|
Lloyd Harris | 231 | 5 |
 KAZ
|
Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 232 | 6 |
| BLR
|
Egor Gerasimov | 236 | 7 |
 TPE
|
Yang Tsung-hua | 247 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 7, 2018.[1]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions
editSingles
edit
Luca Vanni def. 
Mario Vilella Martínez 6–4, 6–4.
Doubles
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Sriram Balaji / Vishnu Vardhan def. 
Mikhail Elgin / 
Denis Istomin, walkover.
References
edit- ^ "Rankings – Singles – ATP Tour – Tennis". ATP Tour.