2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston

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2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
DateNovember 12–18
Edition1st
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
WTA 125K series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000+H (ATP)
$150,000 (WTA)
SurfaceHard, outdoor
LocationHouston, United States
VenueGeorge R. Brown Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
United States Bradley Klahn
Women's singles
China Peng Shuai
Men's doubles
United States Austin Krajicek / United States Nicholas Monroe
Women's doubles
United States Maegan Manasse / United States Jessica Pegula

The 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. This tournament was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series.[1] The first edition took place at the George R. Brown Tennis Center from November 12 to 18, 2018 in Houston, United States.[2]

Men's singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Tennys Sandgren 61 1
 USA Bradley Klahn 95 2
 CRO Ivo Karlović 102 3
 ITA Paolo Lorenzi 115 4
 TPE Jason Jung 128 5
 USA Bjorn Fratangelo 131 6
 USA Tim Smyczek 140 7
 GER Dominik Köpfer 177 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Women's singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
  SUI Belinda Bencic 37 1
 ROU Monica Niculescu 78 2
 GBR Heather Watson 101 3
 USA Jessica Pegula 125 4
 HUN Fanny Stollár 127 5
 USA Varvara Lepchenko 129 6
 RUS Sofya Zhuk 133 7
 CZE Marie Bouzková 142 8
 USA Nicole Gibbs 147 9
  • 1 Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.[3]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry into the main draw as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Women's doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 GBR Naomi Broady  USA Sabrina Santamaria 143 1
 USA Asia Muhammad  USA Maria Sanchez 151 2
 USA Desirae Krawczyk  MEX Giuliana Olmos 152 3
 CHI Alexa Guarachi  NZL Erin Routliffe 184 4
  • Rankings are as of 5 November 2018

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

  • Republic of Ireland Anna Bowtell / Belgium Victoria Smirnova

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Men's singles

Women's singles

Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Women's singles

Men's doubles

Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Women's doubles

References

  1. ^ "ATP Houston Overview". atpworldtour.com.
  2. ^ "WTA Houston Overview". wtatennis.com.
  3. ^ "Oracle Challenger Series Houston Players". oraclechallengerseries.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.