2018 Wimbledon Championships
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 2 Roger Federer 8,720 2,000 360 7,080 Quarterfinals lost to Kevin Anderson [ 8 ]
2 1 Rafael Nadal 8,770 180 720 9,310 Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [ 12 ]
3 5 Marin Čilić 5,060 1,200 45 3,905 Second round lost to Guido Pella
4 3 Alexander Zverev 5,755 180 90 5,665 Third round lost to Ernests Gulbis [ Q ]
5 4 Juan Martín del Potro 5,080 45 360 5,395 Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [ 2 ]
6 6 Grigor Dimitrov 4,780 180 10 4,610 First round lost to Stan Wawrinka
7 7 Dominic Thiem 3,835 180 10 3,665 First round retired against Marcos Baghdatis
8 8 Kevin Anderson 3,635 180 1,200 4,655 Runner-up , lost to Novak Djokovic [ 12 ]
9 10 John Isner 3,045 45 720 3,720 Semifinals lost to Kevin Anderson [ 8 ]
10 9 David Goffin 3,110 0 10 3,120 First round lost to Matthew Ebden
11 13 Sam Querrey 2,130 720 90 1,500 Third round lost to Gaël Monfils
12 21 Novak Djokovic 1,715 360 2,000 3,355 Champion , defeated Kevin Anderson [ 8 ]
13 32 Milos Raonic 1,430 360 360 1,430 Quarterfinals lost to John Isner [ 9 ]
14 11 Diego Schwartzman 2,435 10 45 2,470 Second round lost to Jiří Veselý
15 18 Nick Kyrgios 1,855 10 90 1,935 Third round lost to Kei Nishikori [ 24 ]
16 20 Borna Ćorić 1,745 10 10 1,745 First round lost to Daniil Medvedev
17 19 Lucas Pouille 1,835 45 45 1,835 Second round lost to Dennis Novak [ Q ]
18 15 Jack Sock 2,110 45 10 2,075 First round lost to Matteo Berrettini
19 16 Fabio Fognini 2,030 90 90 2,030 Third round lost to Jiří Veselý
20 12 Pablo Carreño Busta 2,145 0 10 2,155 First round lost to Radu Albot
Singles seeds -- Gentlemen 's Singles
The seeds for men 's singles are adjusted on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player 's grass court achievement as per the following formula , which applies to the top 32 players according to the ATP Rankings on 25 June 2018 : Take Entry System Position points at 25 June 2018 . Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months ( 26 June 2017 – 24 June 2018 ) . Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that ( 20 June 2016 – 25 June 2017 ) . Rank and points before are as of 2 July 2018 .
The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the Gentlemen's Singles title and Angelique Kerber won the Ladies' Singles title. The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the Ladies' Singles Championship event, the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation. Roger Federer and Garbiñe Muguruza were both unsuccessful in defending their 2017 titles. Federer lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Kevin Anderson, while Muguruza lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck.