2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach

2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach
Date	January 22–28
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	Newport Beach, United States
Venue	Newport Beach Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Taylor Fritz
Women's singles
Danielle Collins
Men's doubles
James Cerretani / Leander Paes
Women's doubles
Misaki Doi / Jil Teichmann

The 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series. It took place January 22 through 28, 2018 in Newport Beach, United States.

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
JPN	Kei Nishikori	24	1
USA	Frances Tiafoe	81	2
USA	Taylor Fritz	91	3
USA	Bjorn Fratangelo	104	4
GBR	Cameron Norrie	111	5
KAZ	Alexander Bublik	112	6
USA	Ernesto Escobedo	114	7
GER	Yannick Hanfmann	115	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 15 January 2018.

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
• Kei Nishikori
• Reilly Opelka
• Tommy Paul

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Tom Fawcett
• Christian Garín
• Dennis Novikov
• Guillermo Olaso

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Christina McHale	73	1
USA	Alison Riske	84	2
USA	Taylor Townsend	89	3
ITA	Francesca Schiavone	93	4
USA	Sofia Kenin	102	5
USA	Sachia Vickery	106	6
CRO	Ajla Tomljanović	107	7
COL	Mariana Duque Mariño	109	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 15 January 2018.

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Jacqueline Cako
• Danielle Collins
• Victoria Duval
• Claire Liu

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Amanda Anisimova
• Marie Bouzková
• Mayo Hibi
• Elitsa Kostova
• Daniela Seguel
• Sofya Zhuk

Before the tournament

• Jennifer Brady → replaced by Jang Su-jeong
• Madison Brengle → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
• Danka Kovinić → replaced by Carol Zhao
• Varvara Lepchenko → replaced by Jil Teichmann

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
COL	Mariana Duque Mariño	ARG	María Irigoyen	183	1
USA	Desirae Krawczyk	MEX	Giuliana Olmos	242	2
USA	Kayla Day	USA	Caroline Dolehide	247	3
USA	Taylor Townsend	BEL	Yanina Wickmayer	286	4

• Taylor Fritz def. Bradley Klahn 3–6, 7–5, 6–0.

• James Cerretani / Leander Paes def. Treat Huey / Denis Kudla 6–4, 7–5.

• Danielle Collins def. Sofya Zhuk 2–6, 6–4, 6–3

• Misaki Doi / Jil Teichmann def. Jamie Loeb / Rebecca Peterson 7–6^(7–4), 1–6, [10–8]

• Official website