2018 Kremlin Cup
| 2018 Kremlin Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–21 October |
| Edition | 29th (men) / 23rd (women) |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Russia Karen Khachanov | |
| Women's singles | |
| Russia Daria Kasatkina | |
| Men's doubles | |
| United States Austin Krajicek / United States Rajeev Ram | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Russia Alexandra Panova / Germany Laura Siegemund | |
The 2018 Kremlin Cup (also known as the 2018 VTB Kremlin Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the Kremlin Cup for the men and the 23rd edition for the women. The tournament was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2018 WTA Tour. It was the last tournament for now to be held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 15 October through 21 October 2018.[1][2]
ATP singles main-draw entrants
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[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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| File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA | Marco Cecchinato | 21 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Daniil Medvedev | 22 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Karen Khachanov | 27 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg SRB | Filip Krajinović | 35 | 4 |
 AUS
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Nick Kyrgios | 38 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg BIH | Damir Džumhur | 39 | 6 |
 FRA |
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| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK | Martin Kližan | 45 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 8, 2018
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik
- Belarus Egor Gerasimov
- Slovakia Filip Horanský
- Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- Before the tournament
- Jérémy Chardy → replaced by Lithuania Ričardas Berankis
- Uruguay Pablo Cuevas → replaced by Serbia Laslo Đere
- Portugal João Sousa → replaced by Russia Evgeny Donskoy
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- During the tournament
Retirements
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ATP doubles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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| File:Flag of Chile.svg CHI | Julio Peralta | File:Flag of Argentina.svg ARG | Horacio Zeballos | 71 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Austin Krajicek | File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Rajeev Ram | 93 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Belarus.svg BLR | Max Mirnyi | File:Flag of Austria.svg AUT | Philipp Oswald | 100 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg POL | Marcin Matkowski | File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Nicholas Monroe | 133 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 8, 2018
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- During the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
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- Rankings are as of October 8, 2018
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- Before the tournament
- Slovakia Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Ajla Tomljanović
- United States Danielle Collins → replaced by Russia Ekaterina Makarova
- Romania Simona Halep → replaced by Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
- Estonia Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
- Belarus Aryna Sabalenka → replaced by Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
- Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
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- 1 Rankings are as of October 8, 2018
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- Before the tournament
Champions
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]- Russia Karen Khachanov def. Adrian Mannarino, 6–2, 6–2
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]- Russia Daria Kasatkina def. Tunisia Ons Jabeur, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]- United States Austin Krajicek / United States Rajeev Ram def. Belarus Max Mirnyi / Austria Philipp Oswald, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]- Russia Alexandra Panova / Germany Laura Siegemund def. Croatia Darija Jurak / Romania Raluca Olaru, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
