2018 Ladies Open Lugano
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]
| 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 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Elise Mertens | |
| Doubles | |
| Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens | |
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
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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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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:
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.
External links
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