2018 Ladies Open Lugano
| 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 | |
| Belgium Elise Mertens | |
| Doubles | |
| Belgium Kirsten Flipkens / Belgium 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
[edit | edit source]Point distribution
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]- 1 Rankings are as of 2 April 2018.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]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:
- Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
- Liechtenstein Kathinka von Deichmann
- Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp
- Germany Tamara Korpatsch
- Montenegro Danka Kovinić
- Belarus Vera Lapko
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- Before the tournament
- Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by Slovenia Polona Hercog
- Netherlands Kiki Bertens → replaced by Luxembourg Mandy Minella
- Slovakia Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
- Romania Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
- Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam → replaced by Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
- Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by Germany Laura Siegemund
- Greece Maria Sakkari → replaced by Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
- Spain Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Poland Magdalena Fręch
Retirements
[edit | edit source]Doubles main draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]- 1 Rankings are as of 2 April 2018.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- Before the tournament
Champions
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]- Belgium Elise Mertens def. Belarus Aryna Sabalenka, 7–5, 6–2
Doubles
[edit | edit source]- Belgium Kirsten Flipkens / Belgium Elise Mertens def. Belarus Vera Lapko / Belarus Aryna Sabalenka, 6–1, 6–3