2018 ASB Classic explained

-36.8537°N 174.7735°W

Date:	1–7 January (women) 8–13 January (men)
Category:	WTA International ATP 250
Edition:	33rd (women) 42nd (men)
Draw:	32S / 16D (women) 28S / 16D (men)
Surface:	Hard
Prize Money:	$226,750 (women) $450,110 (men)
Location:	Auckland, New Zealand
Venue:	ASB Tennis Centre
Main Name:	WTA Auckland OpenAuckland Open
Champms:	Roberto Bautista Agut
Champws:	Julia Görges
Champmd:	Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić
Champwd:	Sara Errani / Bibiane Schoofs

The 2018 Auckland Open (sponsored by ASB Bank) was a joint 2018 ATP World Tour and 2018 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the women's event, and the 42nd edition of the men's event. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 1 to 7 January 2018 for the women, and from 8 to 13 January 2018 for the men.

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 2018 ASB Classic – Men's singles.

• Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Juan Martín del Potro, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5

Women's singles

See main article: 2018 ASB Classic – Women's singles.

• Julia Görges defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)

Men's doubles

See main article: 2018 ASB Classic – Men's doubles.

• Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić defeated Max Mirnyi / Philipp Oswald, 6–4, 5–7, [10–7]

Women's doubles

See main article: 2018 ASB Classic – Women's doubles.

• Sara Errani / Bibiane Schoofs defeated Eri Hozumi / Miyu Kato, 7–5, 6–1

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	width=85	Q	width=85	Q3	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Men's singles	250	150	90	45	20	0	12	6	0
Men's doubles					0
Women's singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Women's doubles					1

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32^1	width=85	Q3	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Men's singles	$89,435	$47,105	$25,515	$14,535	$8,565	$5,075	$2,285	$1,145
Men's doubles *	$27,170	$14,280	$7,740	$4,430	$2,590
Women's singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Women's doubles *	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960

_{¹ Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money}

• per team

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

width=70	Country	width=175	Player	Rank^1	Seed
	Jack Sock	8	1
Argentina	Juan Martín del Potro	11	2
	Sam Querrey	13	3
	John Isner	17	4
Spain	Roberto Bautista Agut	20	5
	Pablo Cuevas	32	6
Spain	David Ferrer	37	7
Russian Federation	Andrey Rublev	39	8

• ¹ Rankings as of January 1, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Michael Venus
• Wu Yibing

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Radu Albot
• Rogério Dutra Silva
• Casper Ruud
• Tim Smyczek

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Liam Caruana
• Taro Daniel
• Lukáš Lacko
• Tennys Sandgren

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Kyle Edmund → replaced by Tennys Sandgren
• Ryan Harrison → replaced by Liam Caruana
• Guido Pella → replaced by Taro Daniel
• Andrey Rublev → replaced by Lukáš Lacko

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
Austria	Oliver Marach		Mate Pavić	36	1
	Raven Klaasen	New Zealand	Michael Venus	40	2
Mexico	Santiago González		Julio Peralta	57	3
	Pablo Cuevas	Argentina	Horacio Zeballos	59	4

• ¹ Rankings as of January 1, 2018.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Leander Paes / Purav Raja
• Jack Sock / Jackson Withrow

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Radu Albot / Tennys Sandgren

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Guido Pella

During the tournament

• Pablo Cuevas

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

width=70	Country	width=175	Player	Rank^1	Seed
	Caroline Wozniacki	3	1
	Julia Görges	14	2
Czech Republic	Barbora Strýcová	23	3
	Agnieszka Radwańska	28	4
	Lauren Davis	48	5
Kazakhstan	Yulia Putintseva	50	6
	Mona Barthel	52	7
	Donna Vekić	54	8

• ¹ Rankings as of December 25, 2017.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Sara Errani^[1]
• Sofia Kenin^[2]
• Jade Lewis^[3]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ysaline Bonaventure
• Jana Fett
• Viktória Kužmová
• Sachia Vickery

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
Japan	Eri Hozumi	Japan	Miyu Kato	85	1
Japan	Nao Hibino		Darija Jurak	101	2
United Kingdom	Naomi Broady	Argentina	María Irigoyen	156	3
Australia	Arina Rodionova	Belgium	Maryna Zanevska	175	4

• ¹ Rankings as of December 25, 2017.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Paige Mary Hourigan / Erin Routliffe
• Hsieh Shu-ying / Jade Lewis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former top 5 player gets wildcard. ASB Classic. 2017-12-27.
2. Web site: Young American gets wildcard. ASB Classic. 2017-12-28.
3. Web site: All wildcards confirmed for ASB Classic. ASB Classic. 2017-12-29.