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2018 Western & Southern Open

The 2018 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 13–19, 2018. It took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2018 US Open Series. The 2018 tournament was the 117th men's edition and the 90th women's edition of the Cincinnati Open.

Points and prize money
Point distribution Prize money ==ATP singles main-draw entrants==
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 6, 2018. Rankings and points before are as of August 13, 2018. Withdrawals The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event. † Fognini is entitled to use an exemption to skip the tournament and substitute his 18th best result (90 points) in its stead. Accordingly, his points after the tournament will remain unchanged. Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: • Mackenzie McDonaldAndy MurrayFrances TiafoeStan Wawrinka The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: • Marius CopilHubert HurkaczBradley KlahnDenis KudlaDušan LajovićDaniil MedvedevMichael Mmoh The following players received entry as lucky losers: • Guillermo García LópezMalek Jaziri Withdrawals ;Before the tournament • Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Benoît PaireTomáš Berdych → replaced by João SousaFabio Fognini → replaced by Jérémy ChardyGaël Monfils → replaced by Márton FucsovicsRafael Nadal → replaced by Malek JaziriDominic Thiem → replaced by Guillermo García López RetirementsDavid Goffin ==ATP doubles main-draw entrants==
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds • Rankings are as of August 6, 2018 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: • Ryan Harrison / Nicholas MonroeMackenzie McDonald / Daniel Nestor The following pair received entry as alternates: • Leonardo Mayer / Albert Ramos Viñolas Withdrawals ;Before the tournament • Dominic Thiem ;During the tournament • Alexander Peya ==WTA singles main-draw entrants==
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds • 1 Rankings are as of August 6, 2018 Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: • Amanda AnisimovaBethanie Mattek-SandsMarkéta Vondroušová The following player received entry using a protected ranking: • Serena Williams The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: • Ana BogdanAlizé CornetKaia KanepiAllie KiickViktória KužmováVarvara LepchenkoTatjana MariaPetra MartićRebecca PetersonAliaksandra SasnovichAjla TomljanovićStefanie Vögele The following player received entry as a lucky loser: • Camila Giorgi Withdrawals ;Before the tournament • Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Danielle CollinsDominika Cibulková → replaced by Tímea BabosMaria Sharapova → replaced by Kateřina SiniakováVenus Williams → replaced by Camila GiorgiZhang Shuai → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić RetirementsCaroline Wozniacki ==WTA doubles main-draw entrants==
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds • Rankings are as of August 6, 2018 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: • Jennifer Brady / Caroline DolehideLauren Davis / Nicole Gibbs The following pair received entry as alternates: • Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria Withdrawals ;Before the tournament • Ashleigh Barty RetirementsBethanie Mattek-Sands ==Champions==
Champions
Men's singlesNovak Djokovic def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4 Women's singlesKiki Bertens def. Simona Halep, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 Men's doublesJamie Murray / Bruno Soares def. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] Women's doublesLucie Hradecká / Ekaterina Makarova def. Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs, 6–2, 7–5 ==References==
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