2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells
| 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 26 – March 4 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour WTA 125K series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $150,000+H (ATP) $150,000 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard, outdoor |
| Location | Indian Wells, United States |
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Martin Kližan | |
| Women's singles | |
 Sara Errani | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Austin Krajicek / Jackson Withrow | |
| Women's doubles | |
Taylor Townsend /  Yanina Wickmayer | |
The 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. This tournament is part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series. The first edition took place on February 26 through March 4, 2018, in Indian Wells, United States.
Men's singles main-draw entrants[edit]
Seeds[edit]
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU
|
Marius Copil | 73 | 1 |
 BIH
|
Mirza Bašić | 74 | 2 |
 CAN
|
Vasek Pospisil | 83 | 3 |
| USA
|
Taylor Fritz | 85 | 4 |
| USA |
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 RUS
|
Mikhail Youzhny | 93 | 6 |
 FRA
|
Jérémy Chardy | 96 | 7 |
 ISR
|
Dudi Sela | 97 | 8 |
 GER
|
Yannick Hanfmann | 117 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 February 2018.
Other entrants[edit]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Women's singles main-draw entrants[edit]
Seeds[edit]
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL
|
Magda Linette | 55 | 1 |
| USA
|
Varvara Lepchenko | 66 | 2 |
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 69 | 3 |
 UKR
|
Kateryna Bondarenko | 78 | 4 |
| USA
|
Jennifer Brady | 88 | 5 |
| ITA
|
Francesca Schiavone | 93 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 94 | 7 |
 CHN
|
Duan Yingying | 96 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 February 2018.[1]
Other entrants[edit]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals[edit]
- Before the tournament
Ekaterina Alexandrova → replaced by 
Kristie Ahn
Monica Niculescu → replaced by Evgeniya Rodina
Naomi Osaka → replaced by 
Richèl Hogenkamp
WTA doubles main-draw entrants[edit]
Seeds[edit]
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROU
|
Raluca Olaru | UKR
|
Olga Savchuk | 97 | 1 |
 CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková |  BLR
|
Vera Lapko | 135 | 2 |
| USA
|
Jennifer Brady | USA
|
Vania King | 178 | 3 |
| CHN
|
Duan Yingying | CHN
|
Wang Yafan | 218 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 19 February 2018.
Other entrants[edit]
The following team received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
Martin Kližan def. 
Darian King 6–3, 6–3.
Women's singles[edit]
Sara Errani def. 
Kateryna Bondarenko 6–4, 6–2
Men's doubles[edit]
- Austin Krajicek / Jackson Withrow def. Evan King / Nathan Pasha 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [11–9].
Women's doubles[edit]
- Taylor Townsend /
Yanina Wickmayer def. Jennifer Brady / Vania King 6–4, 6–4
References[edit]
- ^ "Official Player Acceptance List" (PDF). oraclechallengerseries.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.