2018 Kobe Challenger – Singles

Singles
2018 Kobe Challenger
Champion Tatsuma Ito
Runner-up Yosuke Watanuki
Score3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Stéphane Robert was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.

Tatsuma Ito won the title after defeating Yosuke Watanuki 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Yoshihito Nishioka (semifinals)
  2. Tatsuma Ito (champion)
  3. Hiroki Moriya (quarterfinals)
  4. Go Soeda (quarterfinals)
  5. Lee Duck-hee (withdrew)
  6. Yasutaka Uchiyama (semifinals)
  7. Yosuke Watanuki (final)
  8. Kwon Soon-woo (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Yoshihito Nishioka 0 6 5
7 Yosuke Watanuki 6 4 7
7 Yosuke Watanuki 6 5 3
2 Tatsuma Ito 3 7 6
6 Yasutaka Uchiyama 6 0 4
2 Tatsuma Ito 4 6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Y Nishioka 7 6
M Echargui 5 1 1 Y Nishioka 6 77
Q A Vukic 6 6 Q A Vukic 2 62
Q C Sinclair 1 1 1 Y Nishioka 6 3 6
A Santillan 6 78 8 S-w Kwon 1 6 4
Makoto Ochi 3 66 A Santillan 2 7 63
Renta Tokuda 3 6 1 8 S-w Kwon 6 5 77
8 S-w Kwon 6 1 6 1 Y Nishioka 0 6 5
4 G Soeda 6 6 7 Yo Watanuki 6 4 7
WC K Uesugi 3 1 4 G Soeda 6 7
WC S Hazawa 3 6 3 Q A Harris 3 5
Q A Harris 6 3 6 4 G Soeda 4 4
G Oliveira 6 6 7 Yo Watanuki 6 6
E Ruusuvuori 3 4 G Oliveira 5 0
Z Li 4r 7 Yo Watanuki 7 6
7 Yo Watanuki 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Y Uchiyama 3 6 6
Shintaro Imai 6 3 2 6 Y Uchiyama 77 6
Q T-l Wu 6 6 Q T-l Wu 60 3
WC Hiroyasu Ehara 3 2 6 Y Uchiyama 6 6
J Samper Montaña 6 6 3 H Moriya 3 2
WC Shuichi Sekiguchi 4 1 J Samper Montaña 6 5 3
Kim Cheong-eui 0 60 3 H Moriya 3 7 6
3 H Moriya 6 77 6 Y Uchiyama 6 0 4
LL NH Lý 64 711 6 2 T Ito 4 6 6
J-s Nam 77 69 2 LL NH Lý 4 2
Y-s Chung 77 77 Y-s Chung 6 6
J Sels 63 63 Y-s Chung 2 3
Y Shimizu 6 7 2 T Ito 6 6
Ze Zhang 1 5 Y Shimizu 66 1
D Wu 4 3 2 T Ito 78 6
2 T Ito 6 6

References