2018 Knoxville Challenger – Singles

Singles
2018 Knoxville Challenger
Champion	Reilly Opelka
Runner-up	Bjorn Fratangelo
Score	7–5, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2)

Filip Peliwo was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.

Reilly Opelka won the title after defeating Bjorn Fratangelo 7–5, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2) in the final.

Seeds

Tennys Sandgren (second round)
Marcel Granollers (first round)
Bradley Klahn (second round)
Michael Mmoh (quarterfinals, withdrew)
Tim Smyczek (quarterfinals)
Jason Jung (second round)
Peter Polansky (second round)
Reilly Opelka (champion)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

		Nikola Milojević	3	4

	8	Reilly Opelka	6	6
								8	Reilly Opelka	7	4	7⁷

									Bjorn Fratangelo	5	6	6²
		Christopher Eubanks	6⁴	4

		Bjorn Fratangelo	7⁷	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1/WC	T Sandgren	6	6
		H Laaksonen	3	0				1/WC	T Sandgren	4	4
		R Quiroz	6⁴	4					B Rola	6	6
		B Rola	7⁷	6												B Rola	4	2
		N Serdarušić	2	4												N Milojević	6	6
		N Milojević	6	6					N Milojević	6	6
	WC	Timo Stodder	1	3				6	J Jung	0	4
	6	J Jung	6	6																			N Milojević	3	4
	4	M Mmoh	6	6																		8	R Opelka	6	6
	Q	Evan Song	2	3				4	M Mmoh	6	6
	Q	M Ymer	6	6				Q	M Ymer	3	2
		K Majchrzak	4	4											4	M Mmoh
	Q	Mi Redlicki	7⁷	6											8	R Opelka	w/o
		M Arévalo	6⁵	4				Q	Mi Redlicki	6¹⁰	6⁶
	Q	E Gómez	2	3				8	R Opelka	7¹²	7⁸
	8	R Opelka	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	7	P Polansky	6	6
	Alt	C Harrison	2	2				7	P Polansky	3	4
		C Eubanks	7	6³	6				C Eubanks	6	6
	WC	J. J. Wolf	5	7⁷	4											C Eubanks	4
	WC	Preston Touliatos	3	2												E Karlovskiy	1^r
		E Karlovskiy	6	6					E Karlovskiy	5	6	6
		JC Aragone	2	6⁷				3	B Klahn	7	4	4
	3	B Klahn	6	7⁹																			C Eubanks	6⁴	4
	5	T Smyczek	3	6	6																		B Fratangelo	7⁷	6
		J-P Smith	6	3	2			5	T Smyczek	6	7⁷
		D Köpfer	6	2	6				D Köpfer	4	6⁴
	Alt	M Krueger	1	6	2										5	T Smyczek	2	1
	SE	T Paul	4	4												B Fratangelo	6	6
		B Fratangelo	6	6					B Fratangelo	7⁷	6⁴	6
		T Kamke	6	3	6				T Kamke	6⁴	7⁷	4
	2	M Granollers	4	6	4

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