2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston

The 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. This tournament was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series. The first edition took place at the George R. Brown Tennis Center from November 12 to 18, 2018 in Houston, United States.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Tom Fawcett
 * 🇺🇸 Sumit Sarkar
 * 🇺🇸 Ronnie Schneider
 * 🇺🇸 Roy Smith

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Harrison Adams
 * 🇨🇦 Alexis Galarneau
 * 🇩🇪 Julian Lenz
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Redlicki

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 5 November 2018.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * Belinda Bencic
 * 🇺🇸 Kayla Day
 * 🇦🇺 Michaela Haet
 * 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai
 * 🇮🇹 Bianca Turati

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis
 * 🇺🇸 Elizabeth Halbauer
 * 🇭🇺 Dalma Gálfi
 * 🇸🇰 Kristína Kučová
 * 🇺🇸 Ann Li
 * 🇺🇸 Whitney Osuigwe

The following players received entry into the main draw as lucky losers:
 * 🇺🇸 Jacqueline Cako
 * 🇺🇸 Louisa Chirico
 * 🇭🇺 Réka Luca Jani
 * 🇨🇦 Katherine Sebov

Withdrawals

 * 🇺🇸 Kristie Ahn → replaced by 🇧🇷 Beatriz Haddad Maia
 * 🇨🇦 Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by 🇺🇸 Jacqueline Cako
 * Verónica Cepede Royg → replaced by 🇮🇱 Deniz Khazaniuk
 * 🇺🇸 Kayla Day → replaced by 🇭🇺 Réka Luca Jani
 * 🇮🇱 Julia Glushko → replaced by 🇬🇧 Naomi Broady
 * 🇺🇸 Claire Liu → replaced by 🇺🇸 Louisa Chirico
 * 🇺🇸 Christina McHale → replaced by 🇮🇹 Deborah Chiesa
 * 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu → replaced by 🇨🇦 Katherine Sebov

Retirements

 * 🇭🇺 Dalma Gálfi (back injury)

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of 5 November 2018

Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇮🇪 Anna Bowtell / 🇧🇪 Victoria Smirnova

Men's singles

 * 🇺🇸 Bradley Klahn def. 🇺🇸 Roy Smith 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4).

Women's singles

 * 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai def. 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis 1–6, 7–5, 6–4

Men's doubles

 * 🇺🇸 Austin Krajicek / 🇺🇸 Nicholas Monroe def. Marcelo Arévalo / 🇺🇸 James Cerretani 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5].

Women's doubles

 * 🇺🇸 Maegan Manasse / 🇺🇸 Jessica Pegula def. 🇺🇸 Desirae Krawczyk / 🇲🇽 Giuliana Olmos, 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]