The 2018 Busan Open was a professional tennis tournament played on

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. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament which was part of the

2018 ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour, in 2018, was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2018 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 159 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $50,000 up to $150,000. It was the 41st edition o ...

. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 14 and 20 May 2018.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of May 7, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Kim Young-seok *

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* Oh Chan-yeong The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt: * Yoshihito Nishioka The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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* Rubin Statham *

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Champions

Singles

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7–6^(7–4), 6–1.

Doubles

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/ Christopher Rungkat def. Ruan Roelofse / John-Patrick Smith 6–4, 6–3.

External links

Official Website
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