2018 Mubadala World Tennis Championship

2018 Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Date	27–29 December 2018
Edition	11th
Surface	Hard
Location	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Venue	International Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Venus Williams

Main article: Mubadala World Tennis Championship

The 2018 Mubadala World Tennis Championship was a non-ATP/WTA-affiliated exhibition tennis tournament. It was the 11th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship with the world's top players competing in the event, held in a knockout format. The prize money for the winner was $250,000. The event was held at the International Tennis Centre at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1][2]

Novak Djokovic (world number 1) and Rafael Nadal (number 2) received byes to the semi-final.

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2018 Mubadala World Tennis Championship – Men's singles

• Novak Djokovic def. Kevin Anderson 4–6, 7–5, 7–5

Women's singles

• Venus Williams def. Serena Williams 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]

Players

Men's singles

Country	Player	Ranking	Seeding
SRB	Novak Djokovic	1	1
ESP	Rafael Nadal	2	2
RSA	Kevin Anderson	6	3
AUT	Dominic Thiem	8	4
RUS	Karen Khachanov	11	5
KOR	Hyeon Chung	25	6

During the tournament

• Rafael Nadal → replaced by Dominic Thiem (for a third place match against Karen Khachanov)

Women's singles

Country	Player	Ranking	Seeding
USA	Serena Williams	16	1
USA	Venus Williams	38	2

References

1. "About Tournament – Mubadala World Tennis Championship". mubadalawtc.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
2. "Venue – Mubadala World Tennis Championship". mubadalawtc.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.

External links

• Official website