The 2018 Juan Martín del Potro tennis season officially commenced on 10 January 2018 with the start of the Delray Beach Open. This season saw Del Potro slightly improve on his previous results as well as his playing style. Highlights from his season includes winning his 400th career match in Indian Wells, where he won the first Masters 1000 title of his career. After he was forced to retire due to a leg injury in the Italian Open, his participation in the French Open was apparently at risk. However, the Argentine managed to recover in time and entered the tournament as the fifth seed. There, he performed notably well considering the doubts surrounding his physical condition, and the fact that clay is not the best surface for his style of play. His run to the semi-finals ensured that, for the first time since February 2014, Delpo would return to his career-best ranking of world No. 4.
All matches This table chronicles all the matches of Juan Martín del Potro in 2018, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins.
Singles matches
Doubles matches
Schedule Singles schedule DateTournamentLocationCategorySurfacePrev.resultPrev.pointsNewpointsResult 8 January 2018–13 January 2018 Auckland Open Auckland (NZL) 250 Series Hard A N/A 150 Final (lost to Roberto Bautista Agut, 1–6, 6–4, 5–7) 15 January 2018–28 January 2018 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard A N/A 90 Third round (lost to Tomáš Berdych, 3–6, 3–6, 2–6) 19 February 2018–25 February 2018 Delray Beach Open Delray Beach (USA) 250 Series Hard SF 90 20 Second round (lost to Frances Tiafoe, 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 5–7) 26 February 2018–3 March 2018 Mexican Open Acapulco (MEX) 500 Series Hard 2R 45 500 Champion (defeated Kevin Anderson, 6–4, 6–4) 5 March 2018–18 March 2018 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard 3R 45 1000 Champion (defeated Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–2)) 19 March 2018–1 April 2018 Miami Open Miami (USA) Masters 1000 Hard 3R 45 360 Semifinals (lost to John Isner, 1–6 6–7(2–7)) 7 May 2018– 13 May 2018 Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) Masters 1000 Clay A N/A 90 Third round (lost to Dušan Lajović, 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)) 14 May 2018– 20 May 2018 Italian Open Rome (ITA) Masters 1000 Clay QF 180 90 Third round (lost to David Goffin, 2–6, 5–4 ret.) 28 May 2018–10 June 2018 French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Clay 3R 90 720 Semifinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 1–6, 2–6) 2 July 2018–15 July 2018 Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam Grass 2R 45 360 Quarter-finals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 4–6) 30 July 2018–5 August 2018 Los Cabos Open Los Cabos (MEX) 250 Series Hard A N/A 150 Final (lost to Fabio Fognini, 4–6, 2–6) 6 August 2018–12 August 2018 Canadian Open Toronto (CAN) Masters 1000 Hard 2R 45 0 Withdrew due to left wrist injury 13 August 2018–19 August 2018 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati (USA) Masters 1000 Hard 3R 90 180 Quarter-finals (lost to David Goffin, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)) 27 August 2018–9 September 2018 US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam Hard SF 720 1200 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 3–6) 1 October 2018–7 October 2018 China Open Beijing (CHN) 500 Series Hard 2R 45 300 Final (lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6–4, 6–4) 8 October 2018–14 October 2018 Shanghai Masters Shanghai (CHN) Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 90 Third round (lost to Borna Ćorić, 5–7 ret.) 22 October 2018–28 October 2018 Swiss Indoors Basel (SUI) 500 Series Hard (i) F 300 0 Withdrew due to right knee injury 11 November 2018–18 November 2018 ATP Finals London (GBR) Tour Finals Hard (i) A N/A 0 Withdrew due to fractured patellaRace to London points as of Shanghai Open differenceTotal year-end points
Doubles schedule DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurfacePrev. resultPrev. pointsNew pointsOutcome 5 March 2018–18 March 2018 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard 1R 0 0 First round (lost to López / López, 4–6, 2–6) 7 May 2018– 13 May 2018 Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) Masters 1000 Clay A N/A 0 First round (lost to Cuevas / Granollers, 3–6, 6–7(8–10)) 14 May 2018– 20 May 2018 Italian Open Rome (ITA) Masters 1000 Clay 1R 0 90 Second round (withdrew to López / López)Total year-end points difference
Yearly records ATP and Grand Slam sanctioned matches Juan Martín del Potro has a ATP match win–loss record in the 2018 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 7–4. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
David Ferrer 3–0 Karen Khachanov 3–0 John Isner 2–1 Damir Džumhur 2–0 Filip Krajinović 2–0 Albert Ramos Viñolas 2–0 Milos Raonic 2–0 Borna Ćorić 1–1 Frances Tiafoe 1–1 Kevin Anderson 1–0 Julien Benneteau 1–0 Jérémy Chardy 1–0 Marin Čilić 1–0 Alex de Minaur 1–0 Roger Federer 1–0 Richard Gasquet 1–0 Egor Gerasimov 1–0 Marcos Giron 1–0 Peter Gojowczyk 1–0 Robin Haase 1–0 Chung Hyeon 1–0 Philipp Kohlschreiber 1–0 Denis Kudla 1–0 Nick Kyrgios 1–0 Feliciano López 1–0 Nicolas Mahut 1–0 Leonardo Mayer 1–0 Kei Nishikori 1–0 Benoît Paire 1–0 Denis Shapovalov 1–0 Gilles Simon 1–0 Dominic Thiem 1–0 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0 Fernando Verdasco 1–0 Donald Young 1–0 Alexander Zverev 1–0 Mischa Zverev 1–0 Nikoloz Basilashvili 0–1 Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1 Tomáš Berdych 0–1 Novak Djokovic 0–1 Fabio Fognini 0–1 Dušan Lajović 0–1 Rafael Nadal 1–2 David Goffin 0–2
Finals Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-up) CategoryGrand Slam (0–1)ATP Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)ATP World Tour 500 (1–1)ATP World Tour 250 (0–2)Titles by surfaceHard (2–4)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (2–4)Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jan 2018 Auckland Open, New Zealand 250 Series Hard Roberto Bautista Agut1–6, 6–4, 5–7 Win 1–1 Mar 2018Mexican Open, Mexico500 Series Hard Kevin Anderson 6–4, 6–4Win 2–1 Mar 2018Indian Wells Masters, United StatesMasters 1000 Hard Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–2)Loss 2–2 Aug 2018 Los Cabos Open, Mexico 250 Series Hard Fabio Fognini4–6, 2–6 Loss 2–3 Aug 2018US Open, United StatesGrand Slam Hard Novak Djokovic3–6, 6–7(4–7), 3–6Loss 2–4 Oct 2018China Open, China500 Series Hard Nikoloz Basilashvili4–6, 4–6
Earnings Bold font denotes tournament win Event Prize money Year-to-date Auckland Open $47,105 $47,105 Australian Open A$142,500 $159,851 Delray Beach Open $9,030 $168,881 Mexican Open $354,130 $523,011 Indian Wells Masters $1,340,860 $1,863,871 Miami Open $327,965 $2,191,836 Madrid Open €77,575 $2,296,214 Italian Open €60,945 $2,357,370 French Open €560,000 $3,009,770 Wimbledon £281,000 $3,380,746 Los Cabos Open $67,220 $3,447,966 Cincinnati Masters $136,580 $3,619,601 US Open $1,850,000 $5,469,601 China Open $359,510 $5,829,111 Shanghai Open $88,655 $5,917,766 $5,917,766 Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
See also 2018 ATP World Tour 2018 Roger Federer tennis season 2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season 2018 Novak Djokovic tennis season
References
External links ATP tour profile