| 2018 Ladies Open Lugano | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 – 15 April |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Lugano, Switzerland |
| Venue | Tennis Club Lido Lugano |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
Elise Mertens | |
| Doubles | |
|
Kirsten Flipkens /
Elise Mertens | |
The 2018 Ladies Open Lugano (also known as the 2018 Samsung Open presented by Cornèr for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on clay courts at TC Lido Lugano. It was the second edition of the tournament (the first to take place in Lugano) and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. [1] It took place between 9 April through 15 April 2018. [2]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 19 | 1 |
|
BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 20 | 2 |
ESP
|
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EST
|
Anett Kontaveit | 28 | 4 |
RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 29 | 5 |
|
FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | 37 | 6 |
ROU
|
Mihaela Buzărnescu | 39 | 7 |
BLR
|
Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 49 | 8 |
|
BEL
|
Alison Van Uytvanck | 51 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 2 April 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
-
Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by
Polona Hercog -
Kiki Bertens → replaced by
Mandy Minella -
Dominika Cibulková → replaced by
Kristýna Plíšková -
Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by
Hsieh Su-wei -
Anna-Lena Friedsam → replaced by
Yulia Putintseva -
Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by
Laura Siegemund -
Maria Sakkari → replaced by
Kirsten Flipkens -
Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by
Magdalena Fręch
Retirements
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BEL
|
Kirsten Flipkens |
BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 75 | 1 |
|
POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | 
USA
|
Abigail Spears | 83 | 2 |
|
ROU
|
Raluca Olaru | 
GBR
|
Anna Smith | 97 | 3 |
AUS
|
Monique Adamczak |
SUI
|
Xenia Knoll | 116 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 2 April 2018.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Champions
Singles
-
Elise Mertens def.
Aryna Sabalenka, 7–5, 6–2
Doubles
-
Kirsten Flipkens /
Elise Mertens def.
Vera Lapko /
Aryna Sabalenka, 6–1, 6–3
References
- ^ "Lugano (Ticino/SUI) is the new outdoor venue for InfrontRingier's WTA Ladies Open". Infront Sports and Media.
- ^ MediaTI. "Le star del tennis a Lugano - Ticinonews". www.ticinonews.ch (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-03.