2018 AG37, Discovery
2018 AG37 was not noticed until January 2019, when Sheppard decided to review the Subaru images taken in 2018 after having an upcoming lecture delayed by weather. In two of the January 2018 images taken one day apart, he identified a very faint apparent magnitude 25.3 object that moved slowly relative to the background stars and galaxies. Based on two positions of 2018 AG37 in those images, Sheppard estimated its distance was roughly around 140 astronomical units (AU), farther than 2018 VG18 which was discovered and announced by his team one month earlier in December 2018. In his rescheduled talk on 21 February 2019, Sheppard remarked on his discovery of 2018 AG37, which he jokingly nicknamed "FarFarOut" as a succession to the nickname "Farout" used for the previous farthest object 2018 VG18.


2018 AG37, Discovery
Following 2018 AG37's discovery, Sheppard reobserved the object in March 2019 with the 6.5-meter Magellan-Baade telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. Additional observations were then made in May 2019 and January 2020 with the Subaru Telescope at Mauna Kea. These observations over a two-year period established a tentative orbit solution for 2018 AG37, permitting it to be confirmed and announced by the Minor Planet Center. The confirmation of 2018 AG37 was formally announced in a press release by the Carnegie Institution for Science on 10 February 2021.


2018 AG37, Nomenclature
The object was nicknamed "FarFarOut" for its distant location from the Sun, and particularly because it was even farther than the previous farthest known object 2018 VG18 which was nicknamed "Farout". It is officially known by the provisional designation 2018 AG37 given by the Minor Planet Center when the discovery was announced. The provisional designation indicates the object's discovery date, with the first letter representing the first half of January and the succeeding letter and numbers indicating that it is the 932nd object discovered during that half-month.


2018 AG37, Nomenclature
The object has not yet been assigned an official minor planet number by the Minor Planet Center due to its short observation arc and high orbital uncertainty. A minor planet number is given to a minor planet when its orbit is well-secured by observations over multiple oppositions. 2018 AG37 will become eligible for naming by its discoverers after it is numbered with a well-defined orbit.


2018 AG37, Orbit
As of 2021, 2018 AG37 has only been observed nine times over an observation arc of two years. Being so far from the Sun, 2018 AG37 moves so slowly that two years of observations have not adequately determined its orbit. The nominal orbit is highly uncertain with a condition code of 9. Several years of additional observations are necessary to refine the orbital uncertainties. It comes to opposition each January.


2018 AG37, Orbit
Only 2018 AG37's distance and orbital elements that define its position (inclination and longitude of the ascending node) have been adequately determined by its two-year observation arc. The orbital elements that define the shape and motion of 2018 AG37's orbit (eccentricity, mean anomaly, etc.) are poorly determined because its observation arc does not provide sufficient coverage of its wide-ranging orbit, especially when it moves very slowly due to its large distance.


2018 AG37, Orbit
The nominal best-fit orbit solution provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Small-Body Database gives an orbital semi-major axis of 80.0±3.0 AU and an eccentricity of 0.655±0.012, corresponding to a perihelion and aphelion distance of 27.6±0.1 AU and 133±5 AU, respectively. The orbital period of 2018 AG37 is poorly known, but it probably lies around 700 years.


2018 AG37, Orbit
Given the uncertainty of 2018 AG37's nominal perihelion distance, it likely crosses Neptune's orbit (30.1 AU) with a nominal minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) around 4 AU (600 million km; 370 million mi). 2018 AG37's small perihelion distance and elongated orbit implies that it has experienced strong gravitational interactions with Neptune in past close encounters. Other trans-Neptunian objects are known to have been scattered onto similarly distant and elongated orbits by Neptune—these are collectively known as scattered disc objects.


2018 AG37, Orbit, Distance
The object was initially estimated to be roughly 140 AU (21 billion km) from the Sun, but this estimate was uncertain due to the very short initial observation arc. As of 2021, it is the farthest observed object of the Solar System. When it was announced in February 2021, 2018 AG37 had an observation arc of two years. Based on this, it was 132.2 ± 1.5 AU (19.78 ± 0.22 billion km) from the Sun at the time of its discovery on 15 January 2018.


2018 AG37, Orbit, Distance
Many near-parabolic comets are much farther from the Sun. Caesar's Comet (C/-43 K1) is calculated to be more than 800 AU (120 billion km) from the Sun. Comet Donati (C/1858 L1) is 145 AU (22 billion km) from the Sun. However, none of these more distant objects are currently observable even with the most powerful telescopes.


2018 AG37, Orbit, Distance
Over a hundred trans-Neptunian objects are known with aphelion distances that bring them farther from the Sun than 2018 AG37.


2018 AG37, Physical characteristics
Based on 2018 AG37's apparent brightness and projected distance, the Minor Planet Center calculates an absolute magnitude of 4.2. It is listed as the 12th intrinsically brightest known scattered disc object.


2018 AG37, Physical characteristics
The size of 2018 AG37 is unmeasured, but it likely lies between 400–600 km (250–370 mi) in diameter assuming a geometric albedo range of 0.10–0.25. Sheppard estimates that 2018 AG37's diameter lies at the lower end of this range, assuming that it has a highly reflective and ice-rich surface. This places it near the lower limit for a body to collapse into a spheroidal shape by hydrostatic equilibrium and thus become a dwarf planet.


2018 AH
2018 AH is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 100 m (300 ft) in diameter. It was first observed on 4 January 2018, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Mauna Loa and quickly followed-up by many other surveys, with precovery observations found from Pan-STARRS and PTF from the day previous.


2018 AH
It is the largest known asteroid to pass so close to Earth (0.001985 AU (297,000 km; 184,500 mi)) since 2002 JE9 in 1971, and until 2001 WN5 in 2028, although it was only discovered two days after its closest approach on 2 January 2018, at 04:25 UTC. The Tunguska asteroid was likely of a similar size, if not slightly smaller.


2018 AH, Description
2018 AH has a fairly eccentric orbit, and its distance to the Sun therefore varies from as close as 90% of the Sun-Earth distance to over 4 times that distance. Due to this, among other factors, the asteroid remained undiscovered until its 2018 approach. It is almost always dimmer than magnitude 23, dimmer than most asteroid surveys can detect. During August-October 2013 it approached within ~0.3 AU of Earth and became as bright as magnitude 22.4, still rather dimmer than most survey-discovered asteroids, and it was not noticed.


2018 AH, Description, 2018 Approach
On its approach to Earth in 2018, 2018 AH had recently passed perihelion and was moving outwards on its orbit. It therefore approached from roughly the direction of the Sun, where it was undetectable to ground-based optical observations. It reached its closest point to Earth at only 45 degrees from the Sun. It was discovered at a more observable elongation of 129 degrees and at a magnitude of 15.7, and was quickly followed up over the next several days due to its brightness. 2018 AH remained brighter than magnitude 23 until late February 2018, and will now be mostly unobservable again until its next Earth approach in December 2021.


2018 AH, Description, 2018 Approach
2018 AH passed unusually close for such a bright asteroid, at an absolute magnitude of 22.5 (making it approximately 84–190 meters across). The largest asteroid to pass so close to Earth in 2017 was only an absolute magnitude of 24.3 (or about 31–91 meters). Since 1900, the only asteroids larger than 2018 AH known to pass closer than it to Earth are listed below:


2018 AH, Description, 2018 Approach
Asteroid diameters marked in italics have had their size directly measured.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships
The 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held at KD Jadav Indoor Stadium at New Delhi, India and took place between 15 and 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships
In the finals of the light flyweight category Mary Kom of India beat Ukrainian boxer Hana Okhota to win the gold, creating history by becoming the first woman boxer to win six gold medals in the AIBA World Boxing Championships.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Bantamweight
The Bantamweight (54 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 16 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Featherweight
The Featherweight (54-57 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 15 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Flyweight
The Flyweight (51 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 15 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Heavyweight
The heavyweight (+81 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 18 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Light flyweight
The Light flyweight (45-48 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 16 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight
The Light heavyweight (81 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 18 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Light welterweight
The Light welterweight (64 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 16 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Lightweight
The Lightweight (60 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 15 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Middleweight
The Middleweight (69-75 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 17 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Welterweight
The Welterweight (64-69 kg) competition at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held from 16 to 24 November 2018.


2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships
The 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 21 to 31 August. The competition is under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing,  AIBA, and is the youth and junior version of the World Amateur Boxing Championships. The competition was open to boxers born in 2000 and 2001. It was the second time in the tournament's history that men and women fought in the same championship.


2018 AIHL season
The 2018 AIHL season was the 19th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 21 April 2018 until 26 August 2018, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 1 and 2 September 2018. The CBR Brave won both the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing the regular season with the most points in league history, and the Goodall Cup for the first time by defeating the Sydney Bears in the final.


2018 AIHL season, Teams
In 2018 the AIHL had 8 teams competing in the league.


2018 AIHL season, League business
In December 2017 the Sydney Ice Dogs released their logo for the 2018 season. The design was an adjusted version of the 15th anniversary logo, replacing the "XV" with a shield. A few days later the Sydney Bears unveiled their new logo featuring a re-designed Bear. Following the release of their new logo the Bears released their new jerseys which included a black home, white away and a red alternate version. In February 2018 the Bears signed All About Caring as a major sponsor for the season.


2018 AIHL season, League business
The same month the Melbourne Mustangs signed with The Kodiak Group to be their new naming rights sponsor for the next two seasons. The Kodiak Group replace The James Hotel who held the rights in 2017. In March 2018 the Melbourne Ice signed partnerships with the charity 300 Blankets and not-for-profit Kids Under Cover. Both organisations focus on helping the homeless and part of deal with 300 Blankets will see the Ice selling blankets at their home games. In April the Adelaide Adrenaline signed with Complete Podiatry to be a sponsor and the club's official podiatry clinic.


2018 AIHL season, League business
Also in April the Mustangs announced that they had signed with restaurant Billy's Discrict to be their post-game venue, replacing The James Hotel which had been their venue since May 2016. On 8 April the Newcastle Northstars that Warners at the Bay had signed with the club as their official post-game venue for 2018. The Melbourne Ice announced on 10 April that they had signed with Tempur Australia to be their naming rights sponsor for the next three years. The deal also included captain Lliam Webster being appointed as a brand ambassador for Tempur.


2018 AIHL season, League business
The Brave announced that The Signal Co. Wireless and Maliganis Edwards Johnson had signed on as major sponsors and Ace High Eatery & Bar, Care Traffic, Coffey, Compass Wealth Group and T C Air & Electric had signed on as business sponsors for 2018. The Brave also switched their post game venue to the Hellenic Club of Canberra's Fillos Taverna + Bar, replacing The Woden Tradies & Quality Hotel which had been their venue since June 2017.


2018 AIHL season, League business
In April the Sydney Ice Dogs signed with the Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie Park to be a major sponsor for the 2018 season. They also announced that they would partner with Cheapskate Hockey to create an alternative jersey as well as produce a line of merchandise. The alternate jersey will feature a redesigned bulldog logo. On 20 April the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that The Ranch Hotel would be their post game venue for 2018, replacing TGI Fridays Macquarie Centre which was their venue for the previous season.


2018 AIHL season, League business, Exhibition games
In January 2018 the Perth Thunder announced that they would hold a three-game exhibition series against an All-Stars team from the China Ice Hockey League. The games were held on 15, 17 and 17 February at the Perth Ice Arena. The Thunder lost the opening game 1–3 but tied the series with a 4–1 in game two. The All-Stars won the series with a 2–1 win in game three. On 7 April the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs held their annual exhibition match at the O'Brien Group Arena. The Ice defeated the Mustangs 3–2.


2018 AIHL season, League business, Exhibition games
The following week the Melbourne Ice hosted the Hockey Festival at the O'Brien Group Arena. The festival ran over 14 and 15 April and included the Ice, Adelaide Adrenaline, CBR Brave and Melbourne Mustangs. Day one of the festival saw each team compete in a round-robin competition in order to determine the playoff spots on day two. The Mustangs finished the round-robin at the top of the standings, one point ahead of the Ice, the Adrenaline finished in third and the Brave in last place. Day two included two games, a final between first and second and a placement game for third place. The Ice defeated the Mustangs 3–2 in the final to claim the Warrior Cup, while the Adrenaline beat the Brave 4–2 to finish in third place.


2018 AIHL season, League business, Personnel changes
On 15 October the Newcastle Northstars announced that Andrew Petrie had stepped down from the position of head coach following a mutual decision with the club. A month later the Sydney Ice Dogs announced the signing of Petrie as their head coach. Petrie replaced Christopher Blagg who moved into the position of club president. Petrie previously coached the Ice Dogs in 2014. On 14 November the Melbourne Mustangs' announced that head coach Michael Flaherty would not be returning for the 2018 season.


2018 AIHL season, League business, Personnel changes
Flaherty was replaced two weeks later by Maxime Langelier-Parent, a former import for the club who had served as an assistant coach in 2017. On 10 February the Ice Dogs announced Jason Juba had stepped down from his positions of general manager and vice president in order to focus on family and business. Also in February the CBR Brave announced that they had signed Mike Sargeant and Gordon Cockell as assistant coaches for the 2018 seasons.


2018 AIHL season, League business, Personnel changes
In April the Adelaide Adrenaline announced that Sami Mantere had stepped down from the position of head coach in order to return full time as a player for the club. Mantere was also signed on as an assistant coach. Mantere was replaced in the position of head coach by Jim Fuyarchuk. On 17 April the Brave announced that they had signed Johan Steenberg as Director of Player Development and Player Personnel. Steenberg was previously at the Melbourne Ice from 2014 to 2017 as their goaltending coach.


2018 AIHL season, League business, Personnel changes
On 19 April Northstars announced that Joey Theriault, Ray Sheffield and Garry Doré will share the coaching duties for the 2018 season, replacing Andrew Petrie who left in October 2017. Just prior to the start of the season the Melbourne Ice announced the signing of Peter Ekroth to the position of head coach. Ekroth replaced Charles Franzén who has moved into the position of Director of Coaching and Player Development.


2018 AIHL season, Regular season
The regular season began on 21 April 2018 and will run through to 26 August 2018 before the top four teams advance to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.


2018 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 23 September 2018


2018 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time. Current as of 23 September 2018


2018 AIHL season, Goodall Cup playoffs
The 2018 playoffs was scheduled for 1 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 2 September. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at O'Brien Group Arena in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The Goodall Cup was won by the CBR Brave (first title) who defeated the Sydney Bears 4-3 in overtime after the two sides finished regulation time locked at 3-3. The Brave’s Canadian import forward, Trevor Gerling, was named the finals most valuable player (MVP) after he scored the winning goal in overtime.


2018 AIHL season, All-Star weekend
The 2018 AIHL All-Star Weekend was held at the Adelaide Ice Arena, Adelaide on 2 and 3 June 2018. The format of the weekend was unchanged from 2017 with a skills competition on 2 June and an all-stars game on 3 June. Adelaide Adrenaline's Josef Rezek and David Huxley were initially announced as the captains of the two teams replacing Jamie Bourke and Lliam Webster from 2016. Huxley was later replaced by the Adrenaline's Zachary Boyle due to Huxley's retirement prior to the 2018 season. The Adrenaline's head coach Jim Fuyarchuk and assistant coach Sami Mantere were named as the coaches of Team Boyle and Team Rezek respectively. APA Group re-signed as sponsor of the weekend after sponsoring the previous three events.


2018 AIHL season, All-Star weekend
The skills competition saw the Adelaide Adrenaline and Sydney Bears take out two of the seven events each, while the Newcastle Northstars, Perth Thunder and Sydney Ice Dogs all picked up one each. On 3 June Team Rezek defeated Team Boyle 13-8 in the All-Star Game to claim the Mick McCormack Cup.


2018 AIK Fotboll season
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2018 AIK Fotboll season
The 2018 season was AIK's 127th in existence, their 90th season in Allsvenskan and their 13th consecutive season in the league. The team was competing in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Europa League.


2018 AIK Fotboll season, Current squad, 2018 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 AIK Fotboll season, Current squad, Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 AIK Fotboll season, Current squad, Players in/out, Out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2018 AMA National Motocross Championship
The 2018 AMA Motocross Championship season is the 46th AMA Motocross National Championship season, the premier motocross series in USA. Eli Tomac goes into the season as the defending champion in the 450 class, after taking his first 450 national title in 2017. This was Tomac's second AMA motocross title, after taking the 250 class in 2013. In the 250 class Zach Osborne is the defending champion after taking his maiden title last season.


2018 AMA National Speedway Championship
The 2018 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Prairie City (April 28), Ventura (June 23), Santa Maria (July 28) and Industry (August 11). It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Luke Becker and Austin Novratil. It was the ninth title of Janniro's career, taking him clear of Greg Hancock on the all-time list, and his sixth in-a-row.


2018 AMA National Speedway Championship, Event format
Over the course of 20 heats, each rider races against every other rider once. The top eight scorers then reach the semi-finals, with first and second in those semi-finals reaching the final. Points are scored for every ride taken, including the semi-finals and final.


2018 ANA Inspiration
The 2018 ANA Inspiration was the 47th ANA Inspiration LPGA golf tournament, held March 29 – April 2, 2018 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It was its 36th year as a major championship, and Golf Channel televised the event for the eighth consecutive year.


2018 ANA Inspiration
Pernilla Lindberg gained her first professional victory in a three-player sudden-death  playoff that extended to eight extra holes.


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
Players who have qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified; additional qualifying categories are shown in parentheses.


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
1. Active LPGA Tour Hall of Fame members (must have participated in ten official LPGA Tour tournaments within the 12 months prior to the commitment deadline)


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
Donna Andrews, Juli Inkster, Lydia Ko (4,5,6,7,8,9), Stacy Lewis (3,5,8,9), Brittany Lincicome (5,8), Inbee Park (3,5,6,8,9), Morgan Pressel (8), Ryu So-yeon (5,6,7,8,9), Lexi Thompson (5,6,8,9), Yani Tseng, Yoo Sun-young (8)


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, and Ricoh Women's British Open in the previous five years


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
Chun In-gee (4,5,6,8,9), Brooke Henderson (5,6,7,8,9), Ariya Jutanugarn (5,6,8,9), Danielle Kang (5,7,8,9), In-Kyung Kim (5,7,8,9), Brittany Lang (5,8), Mo Martin (8), Park Sung-hyun (5,6,7,8,9,12), Michelle Wie (5,6,7,8,9)


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
4. Winners of The Evian Championship in the previous five years


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
5. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2015 ANA Inspiration through the week immediately preceding the 2018 ANA Inspiration


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
Choi Na-yeon, Carlota Ciganda (7,8,9,10-LET), Shanshan Feng (7,8,9), Charley Hull (6,8,9), Jang Ha-na (8,9), Ji Eun-hee (8), Cristie Kerr (6,8,9), Kim Sei-young (7,8,9), Katherine Kirk (7,8), Ko Jin-young (9), Jessica Korda (6,8,9), Mirim Lee (6,8,9), Minjee Lee (6,8,9), Lee Mi-hyang (7,8), Caroline Masson (7,8), Haru Nomura (8), Jenny Shin (8), Kris Tamulis, Amy Yang (6,7,8,9)


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
6. All players who finished in the top-20 in the previous year's ANA Inspiration


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
Austin Ernst (8), M. J. Hur (7,8), Karine Icher (8)


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
7. All players who finished in the top-5 of the previous year's U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Ricoh Women's British Open and The Evian Championship


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
Brittany Altomare (8), Choi Hye-jin (9), Chella Choi (8), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (8), Georgia Hall (10-LET), Moriya Jutanugarn (8,9), Lee Jeong-eun (9,10-KLPGA)


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
8. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour official money list


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
Marina Alex, Nicole Broch Larsen, Ashleigh Buhai, Pei-Yun Chien, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Sandra Gal, Jaye Marie Green, Wei-Ling Hsu, Tiffany Joh, Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, Nelly Korda, Olafia Kristinsdottir, Candie Kung, Lee Jeong-eun, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, Ally McDonald, Azahara Muñoz, Su-Hyun Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Jane Park, Pornanong Phatlum, Beatriz Recari, Madelene Sagström, Lizette Salas (9), Alena Sharp, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Ayako Uehara, Jing Yan, Angel Yin


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
9. Top-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of a March 11, 2018Ai Suzuki (10-JLPGA)


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
10. Top-2 players from the previous year's season-ending Ladies European Tour Order of Merit, LPGA of Japan Tour money list and LPGA of Korea Tour money list


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
11. Top-20 players plus ties on the current year LPGA Tour official money list at the end of the last official tournament prior to the current ANA Inspiration, not otherwise qualified above, provided such players are within the top-80 positions on the current year LPGA Tour official money list at the beginning of the tournament competition


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
Aditi Ashok, Laetitia Beck, Laura Davies, Hannah Green, Nasa Hataoka, Caroline Inglis, Cindy LaCrosse, Bronte Law, Erynee Lee, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Amy Olson, Park Hee-young, Mariah Stackhouse, Emma Talley, Mariajo Uribe, Lindsey Weaver


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
12. Previous year's Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
13. Previous year's U.S. Women's Amateur champion, provided she is still an amateur at the beginning of tournament competition


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
14. Any LPGA Member who did not compete in the previous year's ANA Inspiration major due to injury, illness or maternity, who subsequently received a medical/maternity extension of membership from the LPGA in the previous calendar year, provided they were otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's ANA Inspiration


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
15. Up to six sponsor invitations for top-ranked amateur players


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
María Fassi (a), Lucy Li (a), Atthaya Thitikul (a), Albane Valenzuela (a), Lilia Vu (a), Rose Zhang


2018 ANA Inspiration, Field
Unknown categoryPaula Creamer, Catriona Matthew, Florentyna Parker, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Melissa Reid


2018 ANA Inspiration, Round summaries, Playoff
Pernilla Lindberg, Inbee Park, and Jennifer Song were tied after 72 holes at 273 (−15). The sudden-death playoff was on the 18th hole, and all three players made par fives during the first two extra holes. Lindberg and Park birdied on their third attempts, while Song made par and was eliminated. On the fourth extra hole in near dark conditions, both Lindberg and Park made par with temporary lighting on the green.


2018 ANA Inspiration, Round summaries, Playoff
Play resumed at 8 am PDT Monday on the par-4 10th hole, then proceeded to the par-3 17th and par-5 18th. Still tied after seven extra holes, they returned to the tenth hole, where Lindberg sank a 30-foot (9 m) birdie putt and Park missed from 20 feet (6 m).


2018 ANZ Premiership season
The 2018 ANZ Premiership season was the second season of the ANZ Premiership, the premier domestic netball league in New Zealand. In 2018 the league was contested by six teams from around New Zealand, with a total of 47 matches played between May and August. Southern Steel won their second consecutive premiership, defeating minor premiers Central Pulse in the Grand Final.


2018 ANZ Premiership season, Format
The 2018 ANZ Premiership season follows the same format as the inaugural season in 2017.


2018 ANZ Premiership season, Format
The official pre-season tournament was held at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki from 20–22 April, with all six teams competing. The regular season started on 6 May, after the 2018 Commonwealth Games,  with a 13-week round-robin stage to be followed by a two-match finals series. Matches throughout the season are held on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Three Super Sunday events are held during the 2018 season, with three matches featuring all six teams being played back to back at one venue.


2018 ANZ Premiership season, Format
During the round-robin stage, each team plays every other team three times, accumulating competition points for wins or losses of five match points or less. The three highest ranked teams at the end of the round-robin stage progress to the finals series: the 2nd- and 3rd-ranked teams play off in the elimination final, with the winner competing against the 1st-ranked team in the grand final on 12 August.


2018 AON Open Challenger
The 2018 AON Open Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Genoa, Italy between 4 and 9 September 2018.


2018 AON Open Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 AON Open Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2018 AON Open Challenger – Doubles
Tim Pütz and Jan-Lennard Struff were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 AON Open Challenger – Doubles
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies won the title after defeating Martin Kližan and Filip Polášek 6–2, 3–6, [10–2] in the final.


2018 AON Open Challenger – Singles
Stefanos Tsitsipas was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 AON Open Challenger – Singles
Lorenzo Sonego won the title after defeating Dustin Brown 6–2, 6–1 in the final.


2018 ARCA Racing Series
The 2018 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 66th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 10 with the Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire at Daytona International Speedway and ended on October 19 with the Kansas ARCA 150. Races were broadcast on FS1, FS2 and MAVTV. Sheldon Creed won the championship, ahead of his MDM Motorsports teammate Zane Smith.


2018 ARCA Racing Series, Schedule, Changes
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Gateway Motorsports Park, and Berlin Raceway all return to the schedule. The series had last visited Gateway in 2007 and Charlotte in 2004. The only road course on the 2017 schedule, Road America, was taken out for 2018. The races at Winchester Speedway and Kentucky Speedway were also taken off the schedule. The races at Elko Speedway and Lucas Oil Raceway shifted significantly. Elko moved to the middle of July because the first Pocono date was moved to the weekend that Elko had in 2017, and Lucas Oil moved to September because the NASCAR Indianapolis weekend was moved to September.


2018 ARCA Racing Series, Results and standings, Drivers' championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.


2018 ASB Classic
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.


2018 ASB Classic, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2018 ASB Classic, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 ASB Classic, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 ASB Classic, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 ASB Classic, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 ASB Classic – Men's Doubles
Marcin Matkowski and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus.


2018 ASB Classic – Men's Doubles
Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić won the title, defeating Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald in the final, 6–4, 5–7, [10–7].


2018 ASB Classic – Men's Singles
Jack Sock was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Peter Gojowczyk.


2018 ASB Classic – Men's Singles
Roberto Bautista Agut won the title, defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5.


2018 ASB Classic – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2018 ASB Classic – Women's Doubles
Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson were the defending champions, but Bertens chose to compete in Brisbane instead and Larsson chose not to participate this year.


2018 ASB Classic – Women's Doubles
Sara Errani and Bibiane Schoofs won the title, defeating Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato in the final, 7–5, 6–1.


2018 ASB Classic – Women's Singles
Lauren Davis was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Sachia Vickery.


2018 ASB Classic – Women's Singles
Julia Görges won the title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4).


2018 ASB Classic – Women's Singles
Wozniacki was in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking at the start of the tournament. She was eliminated from contention when Simona Halep reached the quarterfinals in Shenzhen.


2018 ASEAN University Games
The 2018 ASEAN University Games, officially known as the 19th ASEAN University Games, was a Southeast Asian university multi-sports event which was held in Myanmar from 8 December 2018 to 19 December 2018. This was the first time Myanmar  hosted the ASEAN University Games.


2018 ASEAN University Games, Preparation and development
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Sports organized the 19th AUG Organization Committee, led by patron vice president Myint Swe, chairman Myo Thein Gyi, vice chairman Myint Htwe and other ten working committees. They selected the athletes from all of the universities and trained them.


2018 ASEAN University Games, Preparation and development, Venues
The 19th ASEAN University Games has 13 venues for the games. The athlete's village is in Zabuthiri Township with two Cluster, Myitkyina Cluster and Monywa Cluster.


2018 ASEAN University Games, Marketing, Motto
The official motto for the games is Youth and Friendship. It was chosen to represent that the athletes will compete with sports spirit and friendship for their country image. Youth is representative of being alert, agile and energetic. Youth is also referred to as young students from ASEAN universities who will be building up a better future for the ASEAN community. The 19th AUG will provide better opportunities for all participants to strengthen the understanding and cooperation among ASEAN countries in the long run. Friendships will be formed while the youth are participating in the 19th AUG 2018.


2018 ASEAN University Games, Marketing, Motto
This close friendship will provide a platform for all participants to appreciate the different cultures and values. The 19th AUG will also bring unity, peace and harmony to the whole ASEAN community. Peace and harmony will result in the safety of the whole region. This will help to build up our strength, making ASEAN member countries better and stronger.


2018 ASEAN University Games, Marketing, Logo
The emblem or logo of the 19th ASEAN University Games is designed to include a coloured pattern used in the National Flag of Myanmar. The yellow represents belief, serenity and wisdom. The golden beams shining from the yellow sun are symbolic of 11 ASEAN countries. The green is used to depict peace, harmony and unity. This colour also symbolizes a range of mountains covered with plants and trees. The red is representative of courage, bravery and loyalty. It also symbolizes the current situation of Myanmar moving steadily towards being a federal democratic country. The white star, depicted as an athlete doing warm-up exercises, is used as a symbol of a sport competition. The Parliament Complex, symbolic of the Capital of Myanmar, implies that the 19th ASEAN University Games will be held in Nay Pyi Taw.


2018 ASEAN University Games, Marketing, Mascot
The official mascot for the games is Ayeyarwady Dolphin. it was chosen for its presence in the three rivers of Southeast Asia Nations: Ayeyarwady River (MYANMAR), the Mahakam River (INDONESIAN BORNEO) and Mekong River. They are the most intelligent animal among all animals all over the world. And they are adorable, active, intelligent, friendly and helpful. So using the Ayeyarwady Dolphin can reflect that young people are active, intelligent, youthful, helpful and kind.


2018 ASEAN University Games, Marketing, Mascot
For Myanmar, Ayeyarwady Dolphin is one of the luckiest one of Myanmar because they always help Fishermen in catching fishes and can attract the interest of foreigners by Ecotourism. Nowadays there are a few left and almost endanger. So Myanmar want all of you to know that all of us must protect Ayeyarwady Dolphin from disappearing.


2018 ASEAN University Games, The Games, Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony was held in the Wunnatheikdi Indoor Stadium on 10 December. Some Myanmar artists sang songs before the ceremony. The Vice-President of Myanmar Myint Swe arrived at 5PM.When he was arrived the ceremony was started with countdown. Then, the officials and athletes from the 11 participating countries marched into the stadium. The Myanmar national flag, AUSC flag and 19th AUG-Myanmar flag were hoisted. The patron of the 19th AUG Organising Committee, Vice President U Myint Swe declared the opening of the games.


2018 ASEAN University Games, The Games, Opening Ceremony
The students from the National University of Arts and Culture - Yangon and Mandalay presented the four Myanmar Cultural performances and one ASEAN performance. The ceremony was concluded at about 7PM.


2018 ASEAN Women's T20 Open Tournament
The 2018 ASEAN Women's T20 Open Tournament was a women's Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament held in Thailand from 6 to 13 March 2018. The six participating teams were the women's national sides of Bhutan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Tanzania and hosts Thailand. The matches were all played at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok. Matches did not have Twenty20 International status, as the tournament was played a few months before the International Cricket Council's decision to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members came into effect from 1 July 2018 for women's teams.


2018 ASEAN Women's T20 Open Tournament
The hosts won the round-robin tournament with a perfect record of five wins from five matches, while Tanzania finished as runners-up.


2018 ASUN Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2018 ASUN Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Harmon Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, FL from May 23 through 26. As the winner of the tournament for the league-best eighth time, Stetson claimed the ASUN Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2018 ASUN Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The 2018 tournament was a double-elimination tournament in which the top six conference members participated. Seeds were determined based on conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season.


2018 ASUN Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Eric Foggo was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Foggo was a freshman first baseman for Stetson, who batted 6 for 14 for the Tournament with 4 RBI.


2018 ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the ASUN Conference. The tournament was the 39th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held February 26, March 1, and 4, 2018 at campus sites of the higher seeds. Lipscomb defeated regular season champion Florida Gulf Coast in the tournament championship to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the school's first trip to the NCAA Tournament.


2018 ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2018 ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament, the 40th edition of the ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament, determined the ASUN Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 2 and concluded on November 10.


2018 ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament
Lipscomb entered the tournament as the defending Atlantic Sun Tournament champions, and as the 2018 ASUN regular season champions. Outscoring their opponents 4-1 in the process, Lipscomb successfully defended their ASUN title by winning the championship match against Stetson, 2-0. Lipscomb earned their second ever berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they upset Washington and FIU en route to a Sweet Sixteen run.


2018 ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament, All Tournament Team
Ryan Birchfield, LipscombNoah Gulden, LipscombBen Locke, LipscombBraeden Luna, StetsonLogan Paynter, LipscombLewis Scattergood, Stetson


2018 ASUN Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 ASUN Women's Basketball Tournament was the 32nd edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place from March 2, 7 and 11, 2018 in several arenas at campus sites.


2018 ASUN Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
The ASUN Championship is a three-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams competed in the championship, with the higher seeded team in each matchup hosting the game.


2018 ASUN Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 ASUN Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference held from October 26 through November 3, 2018. The first round of the tournament was hosted at the #1 and #2 seed's home stadium. Then the remaining rounds of the tournament were hosted by the higher seed. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were the defending tournament champions. However, they were unable to defend their crown, as they lost to the Lipscomb Bisons in the semifinals. Lipscomb went on to win the tournament, beating North Alabama in the final.


2018 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang
The 2018 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Nanchang, China between 16 and 22 April 2018.


2018 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Doubles
Wu Di and Zhang Zhizhen were the defending champions but only Wu chose to defend his title, partnering Wu Yibing. Wu lost in the quarterfinals to Quentin Halys and Calvin Hemery.


2018 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Doubles
Gong Maoxin and Zhang Ze won the title after defeating Ruben Gonzales and Christopher Rungkat 3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–7] in the final.


2018 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Singles
Hiroki Moriya was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Singles
Quentin Halys won the title after defeating Calvin Hemery 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2018 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour, in 2018, was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2018 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 159 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $50,000 up to $150,000. It was the 41st edition of challenger tournaments cycle, and 10th under the name of Challenger Tour.


2018 ATP Challenger Tour, Schedule
This was the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.


2018 ATP Challenger Tour, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


2018 ATP Finals
The 2018 ATP Finals (also known as the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament that took place at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, from 11 to 18 November 2018. It was the season-ending event for the highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams on the 2018 ATP World Tour.


2018 ATP Finals, Tournament
The 2018 ATP Finals took place from 11 to 18 November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. It was the 49th edition of the tournament (44th in doubles). The tournament was run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and was part of the 2018 ATP World Tour. The event took on indoor hard courts. It served as the season-ending championships for players on the ATP Tour. The eight players who qualified for the event were split into two groups of four.


2018 ATP Finals, Tournament
During this stage, players competed in a round-robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progressed to the semifinals, where the winners of a group faced the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, was a knock-out stage. The doubles competition used the same format.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualification, Singles
Eight players compete at the tournament, with two named alternates. Players receive places in the following order of precedence:


2018 ATP Finals, Qualification, Singles
In the event of this totaling more than 8 players, those lower down in the selection order become the alternates. If further alternates are needed, these players are selected by the ATP.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualification, Singles
Provisional rankings are published weekly as the ATP Race to London, coinciding with the 52-week rolling ATP rankings on the date of selection. Points are accumulated in Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures tournaments from the 52 weeks prior to the selection date, with points from the previous years Tour Finals excluded. Players accrue points across 18 tournaments, usually made up of:


2018 ATP Finals, Qualification, Singles
All players must include the ranking points for mandatory Masters tournaments for which they are on the original acceptance list and for all Grand Slams for which they would be eligible, even if they do not compete (in which case they receive zero points).


2018 ATP Finals, Qualification, Singles
Furthermore, players who finished 2016 in the world's top 30 are commitment players who must (if not injured) include points for the 8 mandatory Masters tournament regardless of whether they enter, and who must compete in at least 4 ATP 500 tournaments (though the Monte Carlo Masters may count to this total), of which one must take place after the US Open. Zero point scores may also be taken from withdrawals by non-injured players from ATP 500 tournaments according to certain other conditions outlined by the ATP. Beyond these rules, however, a player may substitute his next best tournament result for missed Masters and Grand Slam tournaments.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualification, Singles
Players may have their ATP World Tour Masters 1000 commitment reduced by one tournament, by reaching each of the following milestones:


2018 ATP Finals, Qualification, Singles
If a player satisfies all three of these conditions, their mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 commitment is dropped entirely. Players must be in good standing as defined by the ATP as to avail of the reduced commitment.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualification, Doubles
Eight teams compete at the tournament, with one named alternates. The eight competing teams receive places according to the same order of precedence as in Singles. The named alternate will be offered first to any unaccepted teams in the selection order, then to the highest ranked unaccepted team, and then to a team selected by the ATP. Points are accumulated in the same competitions as for the Singles tournament. However, for Doubles teams there are no commitment tournaments, so teams are ranked according to their 18 highest points scoring results from any tournaments.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On August 11, Rafael Nadal became the first qualifier to the event.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Rafael Nadal formally began his season at the Australian Open, Nadal faced Marin Čilić in the quarterfinal, but retired in the fifth set due to a hip injury. Nadal withdrew from the Mexican Open, Indian Wells Masters, and Miami Open due to an injury. At the Monte Carlo Masters, Nadal successfully defended his title, won a record-breaking 31st Masters title and his 11th title in Monte Carlo, beating Kei Nishikori in the final.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Nadal went on to win his 11th title in Barcelona Open, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the final, becoming the first player in the open era to win 400 matches on both clay and hard. Fresh after achieving the 'Undecima' at Monte Carlo and Barcelona, Nadal failed to defend his title at the Mutua Madrid Open, when he lost in straight sets to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals, ending his 21-match and record 50-set winning streaks on clay.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the Italian Open, Nadal captured his 8th title in the event, defeating Alexander Zverev in three sets, thus overtaking John McEnroe in the fourth place on the list of most titles won in the Open Era. Then at the French Open, Nadal won his 17th Grand Slam title, beating Dominic Thiem in the final in three sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Going into Wimbledon Championships, Nadal reached the semifinals for the first time since 2011, where he faced long-time rival Novak Djokovic, in a match that lasted 5 hours and 17 minutes, spread over two days, becoming the second-longest Wimbledon semifinal in history. Djokovic defeated Nadal in five sets with the fifth set being 10–8. At the Rogers Cup, Nadal defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final to win a record-extending 33rd Masters 1000 title. Nadal was the top seed during his title defense at the US Open.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
However, he retired in his semi-final matchup against Juan Martin del Potro due to knee pain. He then skipped the Asian Swing due to the same injury and the Rolex Paris Masters due to an abdominal injury. On November 5, he confirmed his withdrawal from the ATP Finals due to an ankle injury.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On September 8, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer qualified for the event.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Novak Djokovic started off with a fourth round loss at the Australian Open, losing to Chung Hyeon from South Korea in three close sets. He then underwent surgery on his elbow, a week later. However, he surprisingly played at the Masters events of the Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open and lost in his opening round matches to Taro Daniel and Benoît Paire, respectively. He then competed at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters and was able to reach the third round losing to Dominic Thiem.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
However, he suffered another early exit, this time in Barcelona Open to Martin Klizan in the second round. Djokovic struggle continued at the Mutua Madrid Open in a second round loss to Kyle Edmund in three sets. At the Italian Open, Djokovic was able to reach his first semifinal of the year, losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets. His resurgent form continued when he reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, but was upset by Marco Cecchinato in four sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He had a strong start to the grass court season at the Queen's Club Championship, reaching the final without dropping a set, but lost to top seed Marin Čilić despite having a championship point. Djokovic, then, entered the Wimbledon Championships and, after defeating Nadal 10–8 in fifth set in the semifinal, he was able to claim his first title in over a year by defeating Kevin Anderson in straight sets. After a triumphant grass season, Djokovic started his US Open Series with a third round showing at the Rogers Cup, losing against eventual runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Afterwards, he returned to play the Western & Southern Open for the first time in three years. Here he faced Roger Federer in the final and defeated him to win his first Cincinnati Masters title convincingly in straight sets. With this victory, Djokovic became the first and only player in tennis history to complete the career Golden Masters—a feat achieved by winning all nine ATP Masters 1000 events at least once in one's career. At the US Open, he was able to reach the final facing #3 seed Juan Martín del Potro.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He defeated del Potro in straight sets to win his third US Open title and second Grand Slam title of the year. Seeded second at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, he claimed his fourth Shanghai title when he defeated Borna Ćorić in the final and did not drop a set all tournament. Finally at the Rolex Paris Masters he defeated João Sousa, Damir Džumhur, Marin Čilić, and Roger Federer en route to the final, where he lost in straight sets to Karen Khachanov.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Roger Federer started his season winning the Hopman Cup partnering with Belinda Bencic. At the Australian Open, Federer reached the final without dropping a set, and successfully defended his title beating Marin Čilić in a five-set final. This was Federer's sixth title at the Australian Open, equaling the record held by Roy Emerson and Novak Djokovic, as well as becoming the first man to win twenty Grand Slam titles. Federer continued his good start when he won his third Rotterdam Open title to return to No. 1 in the ATP rankings, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the final.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then entered the Indian Wells Masters, where he reached the final and despite holding three championship points, Federer was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in a close three-set final. At the Miami Open, Federer lost in his opening match to Thanasi Kokkinakis, resulting to him losing the no. 1 ranking. He then skipped the European clay court season for the second consecutive season.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the grass season, Federer claimed his third title of the year at the MercedesCup defeating Milos Raonic in the final in straight sets. As the defending champion at the Gerry Weber Open, he reached the final, but was upset by Borna Ćorić in three sets. At the Wimbledon Championships, where he was the defending champion, his run was ended by South African Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals in five sets, despite winning the first two sets and having a match point in the third set.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Federer next played in Western & Southern Open where he lost in the final to Djokovic in straight sets. The loss ended Federer's run of 100 consecutive service holds and 14 match winning streak in Cincinnati. Federer entered the US Open as the second seed but was upset by John Millman in the 4th round. Federer then played at the Shanghai Rolex Masters as the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Ćorić in straight sets. He came into the Swiss Indoors as the defending champion, he defeated qualifier Marius Copil in the final to claim his fourth title of the year. He then competed at the Rolex Paris Masters, where he fell in the semifinals to Djokovic despite not getting his serve broken.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On October 3, Juan Martín del Potro became the fourth qualifier for the event.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Juan Martín del Potro  started the season at the ASB Classic reaching the final, where he lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in three sets. In the Australian Open he lost in the third round against Tomáš Berdych. Despite this, he returned to the top ten ranked world no 9, the first time since August 2014. Del Potro then competed at the Delray Beach Open. However, he lost to eventual champion Frances Tiafoe in the second round. He then won the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, defeating Kevin Anderson in straight sets to obtain his 21st title.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then went to win his first Masters event title at the BNP Paribas Open defeating defending champion and world No.1 Roger Federer in the final. He continued his good run at the Miami Open, but was stopped by eventual champion John Isner in the semifinals. del Potro's French Open preparation was lackluster losing the third rounds of Mutua Madrid Open and Italian Open to Dušan Lajović and David Goffin, respectively. Despite the poor preparation, he was able to reach the semifinals losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At Wimbledon, Del Potro reached the quarterfinals, where he faced Nadal once again and lost in 5 sets. Del Potro then competed at the Los Cabos Open, where he reached the final but lost to Fabio Fognini. At the Western & Southern Open he fell to David Goffin in the quarterfinals. Entering the US Open seeded third, del Potro faced Nadal in the semifinals for the third consecutive slam but this time he was victorious, when Nadal retired after Del Potro was leading two sets to love to reach his second slam final.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
In the final, he was defeated by two-time champion Novak Djokovic. Del Potro entered the China Open, where he faced unseeded Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final, but ended up losing in straight sets. He then competed in the Shanghai Rolex Masters, where he was forced to retire against Borna Ćorić in the third round, due to a knee injury. It was then revealed that he had fractured his right patella, which made him pull out for the rest of the season. On November 3, he confirmed he would withdraw from the event.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On October 12, Alexander Zverev became the fifth player to qualify.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Alexander Zverev played for Germany at the Hopman Cup alongside Angelique Kerber but lost in the final to Switzerland. At the Australian Open, he made it to the third round, before being beaten in five sets by world No. 59 Chung Hyeon. At the Rotterdam Open, Zverev was seeded third. However, he was upset in straight sets in the second round by Andreas Seppi. He returned to action at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where he reached the semifinals, before losing to eventual champion Juan Martín del Potro in straight sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then had a disappointing loss at the first Masters event of the year at the Indian Wells Masters in the second round to João Sousa, despite having break leads in the first and third sets. Zverev then bounced back at the Miami Open when he made his third Masters event final. He faced John Isner in the final, which he lost in three sets, marking his first Masters event final loss. At the beginning of the clay season, he reached the semifinals at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he lost to Kei Nishikori in three sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then followed it up by reaching the final of his next three events, winning the BMW Open successfully defending his title against Philipp Kohlschreiber, winning his third Masters event title at the Mutua Madrid Open defeating Dominic Thiem (without dropping a set all tournament) and losing in the final of the Italian Open to Rafael Nadal ending Zverev's 13-match winning streak. At the French Open, he was able to reach his first slam quarterfinal but lost to Thiem in straight sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the grass season, he fell in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open to eventual champion Borna Ćorić and the third round of the Wimbledon Championships to Ernests Gulbis in five sets. Going into the hard court season, Zverev successfully defended his title in Citi Open. He reached the final and defeated 19-year-old Alex de Minaur to claim his second consecutive Washington title. He failed to defend his title at the Rogers Cup losing in the quarterfinal to Stefanos Tsitsipas, despite having two match points.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then followed it up with an upset loss to Robin Haase in his opening match at the Western & Southern Open. At the US Open, Zverev's slam woes continues as he lost in the third round to compatriot Phillip Kohlschreiber in four sets. Zverev then entered the China Open, he was upset by Malek Jaziri in three sets in the second round. He then competed at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, where he reached the semifinals, losing to Novak Djokovic. He also reached the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors falling to qualifier Marius Copil. At the Rolex Paris Masters, he fell in two quick sets to Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On October 28, after winning the Erste Bank Open, Kevin Anderson qualified for the first time.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Kevin Anderson began the year at the Maharashtra Open where he lost to Frenchman Gilles Simon. His good start was halted at the Australian Open, when he lost to Kyle Edmund in the first round. He then bounced back at the New York Open claiming his fourth career title defeating local favourite Sam Querrey. He reached his third final of the year at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, but lost to Argentinian Juan Martín del Potro. He then made it to the quarterfinals of both the Indian Wells Masters and Miami Masters losing Borna Ćorić and Pablo Carreño Busta, respectively.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He did not start the clay season well, when lost in his first match at the Estoril Open losing to youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas. He claimed some form by reaching the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open falling to Dominic Thiem. At the Italian Open, he retired in the second round to Aljaz Bedene due to a leg injury. At the French Open, he suffered a disappointing loss to Argentinian Diego Schwartzman in the fourth round, when he failed to serve it out in the third set and eventual lost the match in five sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He began his grass season at the Queen's Club Championships, but lost in the first round to Leonardo Mayer. At the Wimbledon Championships, he reached his second career slam final after marathon wins over Roger Federer in the quarterfinals 13–11 in the fifth and the longest semifinal match in history when he defeated John Isner 26–24 in the fifth set. In the final he faced Novak Djokovic and lost in straight sets. He then competed at the Rogers Cup, where he reached the semifinals, but once again lost to Tsitsipas.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the Western & Southern Open, he lost in the third round to David Goffin. At the US Open, being the defending finalist, he faced Dominic Thiem in the fourth round and lost in straight sets. In the Asian swing, he reached back-to-back quarterfinals at the Japan Open and Shanghai Rolex Masters, losing to Richard Gasquet and Djokovic, respectively. He claimed his second title of the year and his biggest in his career so far at the Erste Bank Open, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final. In the final Masters event of the year, Rolex Paris Masters, he had a rematch against Nishikori in the third round but this time he lost in straight sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On November 2, following the quarterfinal results in the Paris Masters, Marin Čilić and Dominic Thiem qualified for the event.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Marin Čilić began the year at the Maharashtra Open reaching the semifinals before losing to Gilles Simon. At the Australian Open, he defeated Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, his first win over Nadal since 2009 and his second win over a current world no. 1. He reached his third slam final, but lost to Roger Federer in five sets, despite this he reached a new career high ranking of number 3 in the world.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
However, he wasn't able to sustain this form, losing early in his next events in the second round of the Rio Open to Gaël Monfils, third round of Indian Wells Masters to Philipp Kohlschreiber and fourth round of the Miami Masters to John Isner. Čilić then reached the quarterfinals of the Monte-Carlo Masters losing to Kei Nishikori in three sets. Being the top seed at the Istanbul Open, he was upset by Malek Jaziri in the second round. He then competed at the Italian Open reaching the semifinal but fell to Alexander Zverev in two tight sets. At the French Open, Čilić reached the quarterfinals for the second year in a row losing to Argentinian Juan Martín del Potro.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the grass court season, he started perfectly when he claimed his first title of the year at the Queen's Club Championships defeating Novak Djokovic in the final, where he saved a match point in the second set. At Wimbledon, being the finalist from the year before, he suffered a surprising loss in the second round to Guido Pella despite winning the first two sets. Heading back to the American hardcourts, he did pretty well when he lost to eventual champions Nadal and Djokovic at the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup and semifinals of the Western & Southern Open, respectively.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the US Open, he had a rematch of the 2014 US Open final against Kei Nishikori, but this time he lost in five sets. Čilić had a terrible Asian swing, losing in the first round of the Japan Open to Jan-Lennard Struff after failing to serve for the match in the third set and the first round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters to Nicolás Jarry after having two match points in the match.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
His struggle in form continued at the Swiss Indoors when he lost in the second round to Marius Copil in two tight sets despite having set points in the second set. At the Rolex Paris Masters, despite ending Djokovic's 30-set winning streak he fell to the Serbian in three sets in the quarterfinals.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Dominic Thiem began the year at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, where he reached the semifinals but had to withdrew prior to his match against Gaël Monfils due to an illness. At the Australian Open, he once again reached the fourth round but was upset by American Tennys Sandgren in five sets. He then claimed his first title at the Argentina Open defeating Aljaž Bedene in the final and without dropping a set all tournament long. He then competed at the Rio Open and the Abierto Mexicano Telcel but lost to Fernando Verdasco and Juan Martín del Potro respectively.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He next competed at the Indian Wells Masters, retiring in the third set against Pablo Cuevas in the third round. At the clay season, he began with back-to-back finals at the Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open losing to Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas, respectively. At the Mutua Madrid Open, he upset Nadal in the quarterfinals and eventually reached the finals for the second year in a row but yet again lost, this time to Alexander Zverev. In the Italian Open, he was upset by Fabio Fognini in the second round. He claimed his second title of the year at the Lyon Open defeating home favorite Gilles Simon in the final. At the French Open, he was able to reach his first slam final and faced Nadal, but lost in straight sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the grass season, Thiem suffered back-to-back loses in the second round of the Gerry Weber Open to Yuichi Sugita and the first round of Wimbledon against Marcos Baghdatis due to a back injury. He then went on a three match losing streak which began with a quarterfinal loss at the German Open to Nicolás Jarry and first round loses at the Generali Open Kitzbühel to Martin Kližan and Rogers Cup to Tsitsipas.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the US Open, Thiem was able to reach the quarterfinals of non-clay slam for the first time but lost to Nadal in a fifth set tiebreak, despite winning the first set in a bagel. He then claimed his third title of the year at the St. Petersburg Open defeating Kližan in the final in two quick sets. At the Shanghai Rolex Masters, he was upset by Matthew Ebden in the second round in a third set tiebreak. At the Erste Bank Open, he reached the quarterfinals losing to Kei Nishikori. At the Rolex Paris Masters, he reached his first semi-final at a Masters tournament on a hard court, but lost to Karen Khachanov.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On November 3, following Del Potro's withdrawal from the event, Kei Nishikori was announced as his replacement.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Kei Nishikori returned after a 5-month injury layoff and started his 2018 season by playing at the American challenger tour events. At Oracle Challenger Series he lost in the first round against American qualifier Dennis Novikov. Nishikori went on to win his sixth ATP Challenger career titles at the RBC Tennis Championships, by defeating Mackenzie McDonald in the final. Nishikori made his return to the ATP Tour competition (since August 2017 Montreal) at the inaugural ATP 250 Tournament in New York, where he reached the semifinals before losing to Kevin Anderson.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He was unseeded at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel and lost against Denis Shapovalov in the first round. At the Miami Masters, he lost in the third round to Juan Martín del Potro. In the clay season, Nishikori entered the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he reached his 4th career Masters 1000 finals, before losing to Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the finals. He then suffered back-to-back opening round loses at the Barcelona Open and Mutua Madrid Open to Guillermo García López and Novak Djokovic, respectively. At the Italian Open, he lost to Djokovic in the quarterfinals in three sets. At the French Open, Nishikori was seeded 19th and fell to seventh seed Dominic Thiem in the fourth round.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
In the lead up to Wimbledon, Nishikori lost to Karen Khachanov in the 2nd round of the Gerry Weber Open. Entering Wimbledon with an arm injury, but was able to reach quarterfinals of the grass slam for the first time, where he lost to eventual champion Djokovic in four sets. His US Open lead up events, wasn't that successful, he began at the Citi Open but lost to Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then lost in the first round of the Rogers Cup to Robin Haase and in the second round of the Western & Southern Open to Stan Wawrinka. At the US Open, Nishikori revenges his 2014 US Open final loss when he defeated Marin Čilić in a close five-set victory. He advanced to the semifinals, losing to Djokovic in straight sets. Nishikori was the top seed at the Moselle Open, where he is being upset by qualifier Matthias Bachinger in the semifinals in three sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then participated in the Japan Open seeded third and reached the final, he was upset by unseeded Daniil Medvedev. At the Shanghai Rolex Masters, Nishikori reaching the quarterfinals, he was defeated by top seed and defending champion Roger Federer. He then competed at the Erste Bank Open, reaching his third final of the year, he was defeated by second seed Kevin Anderson. At the final Masters event of the year, the Rolex Paris Masters, he was defeated by third seed Federer in the quarterfinals.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On November 5, following Nadal's withdrawal from the event, John Isner became the final qualifier.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
John Isner began the year losing in his first match in five of his six tournaments at the ASB Classic to Chung Hyeon, the Australian Open to Matthew Ebden, the New York Open to Radu Albot, the Abierto Mexicano Telcel to Ryan Harrison and the Indian Wells Masters to Gaël Monfils. He only picked up two wins in Davis Cup against Dušan Lajović and Delray Beach Open against Albot before losing to Peter Gojowczyk. However, he rebounded at the Miami Masters, when claimed his first Masters title defeating Alexander Zverev in the final.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He began his clay season with quarterfinal showings at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships losing to compatriot Steve Johnson and the Mutua Madrid Open losing to Zverev. At the Italian Open, he was upset by Albert Ramos Viñolas in the second round. He then competed at the Lyon Open in a losing effort to Cameron Norrie in the quarterfinals. He then match his best result at the French Open, by reaching the fourth round falling to Juan Martín del Potro.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the Wimbledon Championships, he reached his first slam semifinal and faced Kevin Anderson where he recorded the second longest match while also holding the longest match against Mahut. However, this time Isner came out in the losing end, losing the final set 26–24. He then claimed his second title of the year at the BB&T Atlanta Open defeating American Harrison in the final.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Singles
However, he didn't do well in his next events losing to Noah Rubin in the second round of Citi Open, to Karen Khachanov in the third round of Rogers Cup and to Sam Querrey in the first round of the Western & Southern Open. He rebounded at the US Open by reaching his second quarterfinals at the event but fell to del Potro in four sets. He then skipped the Asian swing due to the birth of his daughter. He came back at the Stockholm Open losing in the semifinal to Ernests Gulbis. He then lost in last 16 of the Erste Bank Open to Monfils and the Paris Rolex Masters to Khachanov.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On July 27, the team of Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić became the first qualifiers.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Oliver Marach & Mate Pavić began the year with a 17 match winning streak, winning their first three tournaments at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open against Murray/Soares, the ASB Classic against Mirnyi/Oswald and their first men's slam title at the Australian Open defeating Cabal/Farah. Their streak ended when they lost in the final of the Rotterdam Open losing to Herbert/Mahut. Their clay season was quite successful reaching the final of the Monte-Carlo Masters when they lost to American brothers M Bryan/B Bryan and winning the title at the Geneva Open defeating Dodig/Ram.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
They then reached their second slam final in a row, when they reached the final of the French Open losing to the French duo of Herbert/Mahut. Their next final came at the German Open but lost once again this time to the South American pairing of Peralta/Zeballos. At the Asian swing they fell in the final of the China Open to Kubot/Melo. In the rest of their slam results after their reaching the finals of the first two slams was disappointing as they fell in the first rounds of the Wimbledon Championships to Delbonis/Reyes-Varela and the US Open to Mayer/Sousa. won the Chengdu Open with Ivan Dodig defeating Krajicek/Nedunchezhiyan


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On August 2, Bob Bryan ended his season due to a hip injury, thus unable to qualify with brother Mike Bryan.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan  began the year with a semifinal showing at the Australian Open where they lost to Cabal/Farah. They then reach three finals in a row back in the Americas, losing in the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel to Murray/Soares, losing in the final of the BNP Paribas Open losing to compatriots Isner/Sock. Their third final came at the Miami Open, this time they won defeating Russians Khachanov/Rublev in the final. At the clay season they won the title at the Monte Carlo Masters defeating Marach/Pavić. They then faced Mektić/Peya at the final of the Mutua Madrid Open but retired in the first set down a break due to Bob's hip injury, which ended his season.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On September 29, the Colombian pairing of Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah became the second qualifiers


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal & Robert Farah had a solid 2018 when they reached their first slam final as a team at the Australian Open before losing to the team of Marach/Pavić. They followed it up with another final this time at the clay courts of the Argentina Open falling to the local team of Molteni/Zeballos. Their European clay season was quite successful highlighted by their title at the Italian Open defeating Carreño Busta/Sousa. They followed it up by reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open but once again lost to Marach/Pavić.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
At Wimbledon they reached the third round and was upset by Nielsen/Salisbury. They then reached their fourth final of the year at the Western & Southern Open but lost to Murray/Soares in a match tiebreak. At the US Open, they were able to reach the semifinals losing to eventual champions Bryan/Sock.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On October 11, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares qualified for the event.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares began the year by reaching the final of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open but lost to Marach/Pavić. They were unable to capitalize on this as they fell in the second round of the Australian Open to the Indian pairing of Paes/Raja. They won their first title of the year at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel defeating M Bryan/B Bryan in the final.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
They failed to win back-to-back matches except for a semifinal at the Italian Open in their next events after the title prior to the grass season including a second round loss at the French Open to Gonzalez/Jarry. They bounced back at the grass courts of the Queen's Club Championships by reaching the final but lost to Kontinen/Peers. At Wimbledon, they reached the quarterfinal before losing to eventual runner-ups Klaasen/Venus. They claimed their second title at the Citi Open when they defeated M Bryan/Roger-Vasselin.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
They followed it up by claiming their biggest title of the year at the Western & Southern Open a few weeks later, defeating Cabal/Farah in the final. At the US Open, they fell in the quarterfinals losing to Albot/Jaziri. At the Shanghai Rolex Masters, they reached their second Masters final but lost to Kubot/Melo in straight sets.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On October 13, defending finalists Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo took one of the spots in the event.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Łukasz Kubot & Marcelo Melo began the year as the world no. 1's and started perfectly when they won Sydney International defeating Struff/Troicki in the final. At the Australian Open, they reached the quarterfinals and was upset by McLachlan/Struff narrowly losing the third set tie-break. After this, they struggled to get decent results including a third round exit at the French Open losing to Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin. They were able to break the drought at the Gerry Weber Open defeating German brothers A Zverev/M Zverev.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
However, being the defending champion at Wimbledon, they lost in the second round in four tight sets to Erlich/Matkowski. This followed by a string of bad results, only winning a match at the Western & Southern Open. However, despite this bad results, they rebounded by reaching the final of the US Open, losing to M Bryan/Sock in two quick sets. This results gave them confidence as they claimed back-to-back titles at the China Open and Shanghai Rolex Masters, defeating Marach/Pavić and Murray/Soares, respectively.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On October 14, slams champions teams of Americans Mike Bryan and Jack Sock, and Frenchmen Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut gained the next two spots.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Mike Bryan & Jack Sock began their team-up at the Queen's Club Championships following Bob Bryan's injury woes, where they fell in the quarterfinals to Kontinen/Peers. They didn't play a lot of tournaments a team but claimed the most important ones at the Wimbledon Championships defeating Klaasen/Venus and the US Open defeating Kubot/Melo. This made them the only team to win two slams in the year.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut began the year with a second round loss at the Australian Open to Podlipnik-Castillo/Vasilevski in third set tie-break. They won their first title of the year at the Rotterdam Open defeating Marach/Pavić in the final. They didn't play much together until the French Open, where they reached the final, meaning they have reached the final of each slam, where they faced Marach/Pavić and won. This is their 3rd slam title as a team and has won three of the four slam titles as a team. However, they suffered an upset loss at Wimbledon to Germans Petzschner/Puetz. At the US Open, they drew Kubot/Melo early in the third round and lost to the eventual runner-ups.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On October 23, the last two spots were occupied by the teams of Raven Klaasen & Michael Venus and Nikola Mektić & Alexander Peya


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Raven Klaasen & Michael Venus result at the first slam of the year at the Australian Open was a disappointing first round exit to Lipsky/Marrero. They won their first title of the year at the Open 13, where they defeated Daniell/Inglot. Their next events were not so successful including a third round exit at the French Open to Mektić/Peya. They then reached the finals of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships but lost to Inglot/Škugor in the final.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
They then reached their first slam final as a team at the Wimbledon Championships but lost to the newly formed American team of Bryan/Sock. They reached their fourth final of the year at the Rogers Cup where they lost to Kontinen/Peers. At the US Open, they were upset by Gonzalez/Jarry in the second. At the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, they lost yet another final this time to the team of McLachlan/Struff.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Nikola Mektić & Alexander Peya did won a match until the Australian Open where they fell in the second round to eventual runner-ups Cabal/Farah. They reached their first final as a team at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open but lost to the Dutch team of Haase/Middelkoop. They then reached another final at the Rio Open but lost yet again to the Spanish duo of Marrero/Verdasco. They claimed their first title as a team at the Grand Prix Hassan II defeating the French pairing of Paire/Roger-Vasselin in the final.


2018 ATP Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
They followed it up with their fourth final at the BMW Open but lost yet again this time to Dodig/Ram. They won their biggest title of the year at the Mutua Madrid Open against Bryan/Bryan when Bob Bryan retired due to injury in the first set. They continued their clay success at the French Open, where they reached the semifinals losing to eventual champions Herbert/Mahut. They then lost in the third round of the Wimbledon Championships to Haase/Lindstedt. They then didn't play together from the US Open onwards due to Peya's elbow injury which forced them to withdraw from the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open.


2018 ATP Finals, Points breakdown, Singles
† Mandatory zero-point penalty for Top 30 commitment player who did not play four ATP World Tour 500 series events during the year, or at least one such event after the US Open.


2018 ATP Finals, Head-to-head
Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament.


2018 ATP Finals, Champions, Doubles
Mike Bryan /  Jack Sock def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert /  Nicolas Mahut, 5–7, 6–1, [13–11]


2018 ATP Finals – Doubles
Henri Kontinen and John Peers were the two-time defending champions, but they only qualified for the first alternate spot. Kontinen and Peers replaced Nikola Mektić and Alexander Peya for the last match in the round robin competition.


2018 ATP Finals – Doubles
Mike Bryan and Jack Sock won the title, defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the final, 5–7, 6–1, [13–11].


2018 ATP Finals – Doubles, Draw, Group Llodra/Santoro
Standings are determined by: 1. Number of wins; 2. Number of matches; 3. In two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. In three-player ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then ATP rankings


2018 ATP Finals – Singles
Alexander Zverev defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the Singles tennis title at the 2018 ATP Finals. It was his first ATP Finals title.


2018 ATP Finals – Singles
Grigor Dimitrov was the defending champion, but he failed to qualify this year.


2018 ATP Finals – Singles
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event due to an abdominal injury and was replaced by John Isner. As a result of Nadal's withdrawal, Djokovic secured the year-end ATP no. 1 singles ranking. Juan Martín del Potro qualified for the first time since 2013, but withdrew with a knee injury and was replaced by Kei Nishikori.


2018 ATP Finals – Singles
Kevin Anderson and Isner made their ATP Finals debuts in this event.


2018 ATP Finals – Singles, Draw, Group Lleyton Hewitt
Standings are determined by: 1. Number of wins; 2. Number of matches played; 3. In two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. In three-player ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then ATP rankings.


2018 ATP Lyon Open
The 2018 Lyon Open (also known as the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the Lyon Open and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place in the city of Lyon, France, from May 20 through May 26, 2018.


2018 ATP Lyon Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 ATP Lyon Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 ATP Lyon Open – Doubles
Andrés Molteni and Adil Shamasdin were the defending champions, but Shamasdin chose to play in Geneva instead. Molteni played alongside Guillermo Durán but lost in the second round to Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock.


2018 ATP Lyon Open – Doubles
Kyrgios and Sock went on to win the title, defeating Roman Jebavý and Matwé Middelkoop in the final, 7–5, 2–6, [11–9].


2018 ATP Lyon Open – Singles
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the defending champion, but due to injury did not defend his title.


2018 ATP Lyon Open – Singles
Dominic Thiem won the title, defeating Gilles Simon in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1.


2018 ATP Lyon Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2018 ATP Shenzhen Open
The 2018 ATP Shenzhen Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Tennis Centre in Shenzhen, China from September 24 to 30.


2018 ATP Shenzhen Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 ATP Shenzhen Open – Doubles
Alexander Peya and Rajeev Ram were the defending champions but Peya could not participate due to injury. Ram played alongside Robert Lindstedt, but lost in the final to Ben McLachlan and Joe Salisbury, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7).


2018 ATP Shenzhen Open – Singles
David Goffin was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Andy Murray.


2018 ATP Shenzhen Open – Singles
Yoshihito Nishioka won his first ATP title, defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final, 7–5, 2–6, 6–4.


2018 ATP Shenzhen Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2018 ATP World Tour
The 2018 ATP World Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 ATP World Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP Finals, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series and the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF). Also included in the 2018 calendar are the Hopman Cup and the Next Gen ATP Finals, which do not distribute ranking points.


2018 ATP World Tour, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar.


2018 ATP World Tour, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2018 ATP World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Finals, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, and the ATP World Tour 250 series. The players/nations are sorted by:


2018 ATP World Tour, Statistical information, Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles or mixed doubles:


2018 ATP World Tour, Statistical information, Titles information
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:


2018 ATP World Tour, Statistical information, Best ranking
The following players achieved a career-high ranking this season in the top 50 (bold indicates players who entered the top 10 for the first time):


2018 ATP World Tour, ATP rankings
These are the ATP rankings and yearly ATP Race rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players and doubles teams at the current date of the 2018 season.


2018 ATP World Tour, Best matches by ATPWorldTour.com, Best 5 Grand Slam matches
Note:Both the Wimbledon semifinal between Djokovic and Nadal, and the Australian Open men's singles final were contested in their entirety indoors despite being played at traditional outdoor events


2018 ATP World Tour, Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 [singles] or top 100 [doubles] for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2018 season:


2018 ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The twenty-ninth edition of the ATP Masters Series. The champion of each Masters event is awarded a 1,000 rankings points.


2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
The 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour is a domestic professional beach volleyball circuit organized in the United States by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) for the 2018 beach volleyball season. The 2018 AVP Tour calendar comprises a joint AVP-FIVB tournament, the "Gold Series" tournaments and the "Open" tournaments.


2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.


2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Awards
The 2018 AVP Awards Banquet was held on November 15 in Newport Beach, California. The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The 2018 Mexican Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the men's tournament (18th for the women), and part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Acapulco, Mexico between 26 February and 3 March 2018, at the Princess Mundo Imperial.


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–5.


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Singles
Sam Querrey was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Matthew Ebden.


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Singles
Juan Martín del Potro won the title, defeating Kevin Anderson in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Doubles
Darija Jurak and Anastasia Rodionova were the defending champions, but Rodionova chose not to participate this year. Jurak played alongside Pauline Parmentier, but lost in the first round to Monica Puig and Sloane Stephens.


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Doubles
Tatjana Maria and Heather Watson won the title, defeating Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria in the final, 7–5, 2–6, [10–2].


2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles
Lesia Tsurenko was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Stefanie Vögele in the final, 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–2.


2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
The 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.


2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2017 season 2–9, 2–7 in Southland play to finish in eighth place.


2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Wildcats placing one player on the second team.


2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team, Preseason, Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Wildcats predicted to finish in seventh place.


2018 Abkhazian Cup
The 2018 Abkhazian Cup was the 24th edition of Abkhazian Cup organized by Football Federation of Abkhazia. The competition was held in the month of May.


2018 Abkhazian Cup, Participating Teams
This edition of the competition was attended by 6 teams:


2018 Abkhazian Cup, Participating Teams
The Abkhazia Cup champion team qualifies for the Abkhazia Super Cup final and face the Abkhazian Premier League champion team.


2018 Abkhazian Cup, Participating Teams
The final of the Abkhazia Cup took place on October 24, 2018. The two teams qualified for the grand final match were Nart Sukhum and FC Gagra.


2018 Abkhazian Cup, Participating Teams
The match was tied by 2x2, and the match was decided in the pemaltis, where the team of FC Gagra won by 5x4.


2018 Abkhazian Cup, Games by Stage, First Stage, Group A
[ Sep 19]Ritsa FC      3-0 FC Dinamo Sukhum     [Sep 23]Samurzakan Gal 2-1 Ritsa FC      [Sep 27]FC Dinamo Sukhum     1-2 Samurzakan Gal [Oct 1]FC Dinamo Sukhum     3-4 Ritsa FC      [Oct 5]Ritsa FC      1-2 Samurzakan Gal [Oct 9]Samurzakan n/p FC Dinamo Sukhum


2018 Abkhazian Cup, Games by Stage, First Stage, Group B
[ Sep 20]Nart Sukhum       5-1 FC Gagra      [Sep 24]FC Afon       1-1 Nart Sukhum       [Sep 28]FC Gagra      2-1 FC Afon       [Oct 2]FC Gagra      0-3 Nart Sukhum      [Oct 6]Nart Sukhum       2-1 FC Afon       [Oct 10]FC Afon       0-2 FC Gagra