Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
TokyoHard5002018
October 1, 2018 – October 7, 2018$1,781,930
Draw & Results
Finals
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev(RUS) | 6-2, 6-4 | Kei Nishikori(JPN) | #32 | #12 | 01:04:00m |
Semi-Finals
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev(RUS) | 6-3, 6-3 | Denis Shapovalov(CAN) | #32 | #31 | 01:03:00m |
| Kei Nishikori(JPN) | 7-6, 6-1 | Richard Gasquet(FRA) | #12 | #25 | 01:30:00m |
Quarter-Finals
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Shapovalov(CAN) | 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 | Jan-Lennard Struff(GER) | #31 | #56 | 02:22:00m |
| Daniil Medvedev(RUS) | 7-6, 6-3 | Milos Raonic(CAN) | #32 | #20 | 01:15:00m |
| Kei Nishikori(JPN) | 6-3, 6-3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas(GRE) | #12 | #15 | 01:23:00m |
| Richard Gasquet(FRA) | 7-6, 7-6 | Kevin Anderson(RSA) | #25 | #9 | 01:56:00m |
Round of 16
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-Lennard Struff(GER) | 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 | Jeremy Chardy(FRA) | #56 | #42 | 02:19:00m |
| Denis Shapovalov(CAN) | 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 | Stan Wawrinka(SUI) | #31 | #74 | 01:50:00m |
| Daniil Medvedev(RUS) | 6-4, 6-3 | Martin Klizan(SVK) | #32 | #51 | 01:23:00m |
| Milos Raonic(CAN) | 6-3, 7-6 | Yosuke Watanuki(JPN) | #20 | #273 | 01:24:00m |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas(GRE) | 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 | Alex de Minaur(AUS) | #15 | #38 | 02:21:00m |
| Kei Nishikori(JPN) | 6-3, 7-5 | Benoit Paire(FRA) | #12 | #63 | 01:28:00m |
| Richard Gasquet(FRA) | 7-6, 7-6 | Nick Kyrgios(AUS) | #25 | #27 | 01:16:00m |
| Kevin Anderson(RSA) | 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 | Frances Tiafoe(USA) | #9 | #41 | 02:09:00m |
Round of 32
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-Lennard Struff(GER) | 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 | Marin Cilic(CRO) | #56 | #6 | 02:20:00m |
| Jeremy Chardy(FRA) | 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 | Damir Dzumhur(BIH) | #42 | #40 | 01:45:00m |
| Stan Wawrinka(SUI) | 6-3, 6-4 | Taylor Fritz(USA) | #74 | #60 | 01:07:00m |
| Denis Shapovalov(CAN) | 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 | Hyeon Chung(KOR) | #31 | #23 | 01:52:00m |
| Daniil Medvedev(RUS) | 6-4, 6-4 | Diego Schwartzman(ARG) | #32 | #14 | 01:28:00m |
| Martin Klizan(SVK) | 6-4, 7-6 | Steve Johnson(USA) | #51 | #30 | 01:41:00m |
| Yosuke Watanuki(JPN) | 6-7, 6-4, 6-1 | Robin Haase(NED) | #273 | #44 | 02:00:00m |
| Milos Raonic(CAN) | 6-3, 6-4 | Adrian Mannarino(FRA) | #20 | #33 | 01:08:00m |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas(GRE) | 6-1, 6-3 | Taro Daniel(JPN) | #15 | #72 | 01:16:00m |
| Alex de Minaur(AUS) | 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 | Gilles Simon(FRA) | #38 | #29 | 03:06:00m |
| Benoit Paire(FRA) | 6-4, 7-6 | Nicolas Jarry(CHI) | #63 | #47 | 01:31:00m |
| Kei Nishikori(JPN) | 6-4, 6-1 | Yuichi Sugita(JPN) | #12 | #110 | 01:22:00m |
| Richard Gasquet(FRA) | 7-6, 6-3 | Denis Kudla(USA) | #25 | #65 | 01:36:00m |
| Nick Kyrgios(AUS) | 7-5, 7-6 | Yoshihito Nishioka(JPN) | #27 | #95 | 01:14:00m |
| Frances Tiafoe(USA) | 7-5, 6-4 | Maximilian Marterer(GER) | #41 | #57 | 01:25:00m |
| Kevin Anderson(RSA) | 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 | Matthew Ebden(AUS) | #9 | #48 | 02:11:00m |
2nd Round Qualifying
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev(RUS) | 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 | Egor Gerasimov(BLR) | #32 | #250 | 02:27:00m |
| Martin Klizan(SVK) | 6-3, 6-4 | Bradley Klahn(USA) | #51 | #93 | 01:20:00m |
| Denis Kudla(USA) | 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 | Yasutaka Uchiyama(JPN) | #65 | #205 | 01:35:00m |
| Yosuke Watanuki(JPN) | 6-2, 6-4 | Tatsuma Ito(JPN) | #273 | #179 | 01:18:00m |
1st Round Qualifying
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev(RUS) | 6-3, 6-3 | Hiroki Moriya(JPN) | #32 | #190 | 01:06:00m |
| Egor Gerasimov(BLR) | 6-4, 6-3 | Marius Copil(ROU) | #250 | #88 | 01:08:00m |
| Martin Klizan(SVK) | 6-4, 6-2 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran(IND) | #51 | #170 | 01:10:00m |
| Bradley Klahn(USA) | 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 | Ruben Bemelmans(BEL) | #93 | #108 | 01:57:00m |
| Yasutaka Uchiyama(JPN) | 6-2, 6-2 | Hubert Hurkacz(POL) | #205 | #94 | 00:53:00m |
| Tatsuma Ito(JPN) | 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 | Mackenzie McDonald(USA) | #179 | #81 | 02:02:00m |
| Yosuke Watanuki(JPN) | 6-4, 6-2 | Tim Smyczek(USA) | #273 | #111 | 01:11:00m |
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carlos Alcaraz | ESP | Hard |
| 2024 | Arthur Fils | FRA | Hard |
| 2023 | Ben Shelton | USA | Hard |
| 2022 | Taylor Fritz | USA | Hard |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | Hard |
| 2018 | Daniil Medvedev | RUS | Hard |
| 2017 | David Goffin | BEL | Hard |
| 2016 | Nick Kyrgios | AUS | Hard |
| 2015 | Stan Wawrinka | SUI | Hard |
| 2014 | Kei Nishikori | JPN | Hard |
| 2013 | Juan Martin del Potro | ARG | Hard |
| 2012 | Kei Nishikori | JPN | Hard |
| 2011 | Andy Murray | GBR | Hard |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal | ESP | Hard |
| 2009 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | FRA | Hard |
| 2008 | Tomas Berdych | CZE | Hard |
| 2007 | David Ferrer | ESP | Hard |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | SUI | Hard |
| 2005 | Wesley Moodie | RSA | Hard |
| 2004 | Jiri Novak | CZE | Hard |
| 2003 | Rainer Schuettler | GER | Hard |
| 2002 | Kenneth Carlsen | DEN | Hard |
| 2001 | Lleyton Hewitt | AUS | Hard |
| 2000 | Sjeng Schalken | NED | Hard |
| 1999 | Nicolas Kiefer | GER | Hard |
| 1998 | Andrei Pavel | ROU | Hard |
| 1997 | — | — | Hard |
| 1996 | — | — | Hard |
| 1995 | — | — | Hard |
| 1994 | — | — | Hard |
| 1993 | — | — | Hard |