| 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 | ||||
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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. The first edition took place at the George R. Brown Tennis Center from November 12 to 18, 2018 in Houston, United States.
Men's singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | 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 |
- Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Tom Fawcett
- Sumit Sarkar
- Ronnie Schneider
- Roy Smith
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Harrison Adams
Alexis Galarneau- Julian Lenz
- Michael Redlicki
Women's singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | 37 | 1 |
 ROU |
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 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 |
- Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.
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
Beatriz Haddad Maia - Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Jacqueline Cako
Verónica Cepede Royg → replaced by 
Deniz Khazaniuk- Kayla Day → replaced by Réka Luca Jani
- Julia Glushko → replaced by Naomi Broady
- Claire Liu → replaced by Louisa Chirico
- Christina McHale → replaced by Deborah Chiesa
- Monica Niculescu → replaced by Katherine Sebov
Retirements
- Dalma Gálfi (back injury)
Women's doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | 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 / 
Victoria Smirnova
Champions
Men's singles
Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Men's singles- Bradley Klahn def. Roy Smith 7–6, 7–6.
Women's singles
Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Women's singles- Peng Shuai def. Lauren Davis 1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Men's doubles
Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Men's doubles- Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe def.
Marcelo Arévalo / James Cerretani 4–6, 7–6, .
Women's doubles
Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Women's doubles- Maegan Manasse / Jessica Pegula def. Desirae Krawczyk / Giuliana Olmos, 1–6, 6–4,
References
- "ATP Houston Overview". atpworldtour.com.
- "WTA Houston Overview". wtatennis.com.
- "Oracle Challenger Series Houston Players". oraclechallengerseries.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
External links
| 2018 WTA 125K series | |
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