| 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 12–18 | 
| 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 | Houston, United States | 
| Venue | George R. Brown Tennis Center | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Bradley Klahn | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Peng Shuai | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Austin Krajicek /  Nicholas Monroe | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Maegan Manasse /  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:
 Tom Fawcett Tom Fawcett
 Sumit Sarkar Sumit Sarkar
 Ronnie Schneider Ronnie Schneider
 Roy Smith Roy Smith
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 Harrison Adams Harrison Adams
.svg.png.webp) Alexis Galarneau Alexis Galarneau
 Julian Lenz Julian Lenz
 Michael Redlicki Michael Redlicki
Women's singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) SUI | Belinda Bencic | 37 | 1 | 
|  ROU | |||
|  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
 Kristie Ahn → replaced by Kristie Ahn → replaced by Beatriz Haddad Maia Beatriz Haddad Maia
.svg.png.webp) Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Jacqueline Cako Jacqueline Cako
 Verónica Cepede Royg → replaced by Verónica Cepede Royg → replaced by Deniz Khazaniuk Deniz Khazaniuk
 Kayla Day → replaced by Kayla Day → replaced by Réka Luca Jani Réka Luca Jani
 Julia Glushko → replaced by Julia Glushko → replaced by Naomi Broady Naomi Broady
 Claire Liu → replaced by Claire Liu → replaced by Louisa Chirico Louisa Chirico
 Christina McHale → replaced by Christina McHale → replaced by Deborah Chiesa Deborah Chiesa
 Monica Niculescu → replaced by Monica Niculescu → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Katherine Sebov Katherine Sebov
Retirements
 Dalma Gálfi (back injury) Dalma Gálfi (back injury)
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:
 Anna Bowtell / Anna Bowtell /.svg.png.webp) Victoria Smirnova Victoria Smirnova
Champions
Men's singles
 Bradley Klahn def. Bradley Klahn def. Roy Smith 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4). Roy Smith 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4).
Women's singles
 Peng Shuai def. Peng Shuai def. Lauren Davis 1–6, 7–5, 6–4 Lauren Davis 1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Men's doubles
 Austin Krajicek / Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe def. Nicholas Monroe def. Marcelo Arévalo / Marcelo Arévalo / James Cerretani 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5]. James Cerretani 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5].
Women's doubles
 Maegan Manasse / Maegan Manasse / Jessica Pegula def. Jessica Pegula def. Desirae Krawczyk / Desirae Krawczyk / Giuliana Olmos, 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] Giuliana Olmos, 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
References
- ↑ "ATP Houston Overview". atpworldtour.com.
- ↑ "WTA Houston Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ↑ "Oracle Challenger Series Houston Players". oraclechallengerseries.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
External links
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