2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
| 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 12–18 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour WTA 125K series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $150,000+H (ATP) $150,000 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard, outdoor |
| Location | Houston, United States |
| Venue | George R. Brown Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Bradley Klahn | |
| Women's singles | |
| Peng Shuai | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Maegan Manasse / Jessica Pegula | |
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]
Men's singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Tom Fawcett
- Sumit Sarkar
- Ronnie Schneider
- Roy Smith
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Harrison Adams
- Alexis Galarneau
- Julian Lenz
- Michael Redlicki
Women's singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUI | Belinda Bencic | 37 | 1 |
| 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
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Lauren Davis
- Elizabeth Halbauer
- Dalma Gálfi
- Kristína Kučová
- Ann Li
- Whitney Osuigwe
The following players received entry into the main draw as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Kristie Ahn → replaced by Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Jacqueline Cako
- Verónica Cepede Royg → replaced by Deniz Khazaniuk
- Kayla Day → replaced by Réka Luca Jani
- Julia Glushko → replaced by Naomi Broady
- Claire Liu → replaced by Louisa Chirico
- Christina McHale → replaced by Deborah Chiesa
- Monica Niculescu → replaced by Katherine Sebov
Retirements
- Dalma Gálfi (back injury)
Women's doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Men's singles
- Bradley Klahn def. Roy Smith 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4).
Women's singles
- Peng Shuai def. Lauren Davis 1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Men's doubles
- Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe def. Marcelo Arévalo / James Cerretani 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5].
Women's doubles
- Maegan Manasse / Jessica Pegula def. Desirae Krawczyk / Giuliana Olmos, 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
References
- ^ "ATP Houston Overview". atpworldtour.com.
- ^ "WTA Houston Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Oracle Challenger Series Houston Players". oraclechallengerseries.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.