2018 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but could not participate this year as he was recovering from hip surgery.

Roberto Bautista Agut won the title, defeating Lucas Pouille in the final, 6–3, 6–4.

Seeds
• #🇧🇬 Grigor Dimitrov (first round)

• #🇫🇷 Lucas Pouille (final)

• #🇪🇸 Roberto Bautista Agut (champion)

• #🇧🇦 Damir Džumhur (second round)

• #🇫🇷 Richard Gasquet (first round)

• #🇩🇪 Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round)

• #🇷🇸 Filip Krajinović (semifinals)

• #🇯🇵 Yūichi Sugita (quarterfinals)

Seeds
• # 🇸🇰 Lukáš Lacko (first round)

• # 🇮🇳 Yuki Bhambri (qualifying competition)

• # 🇫🇷 Quentin Halys (qualified)

• # Blaž Kavčič (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇪🇸 Marcel Granollers (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Stefano Travaglia (qualifying competition)

• # 🇩🇪 Yannick Maden (qualified)

• # 🇫🇷 Gleb Sakharov (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # Ernests Gulbis

• # 🇩🇪 Yannick Maden

• # 🇫🇷 Quentin Halys

• # 🇫🇷 Gleb Sakharov

Lucky loser

 * 1)  Blaž Kavčič