The 2018 BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts sponsored by BNP Paribas. It was the 23rd edition of the Luxembourg Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 15 to 20 October 2018.[1]
2018 BGL Luxembourg Open | |
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Date | 15–20 October |
Edition | 23rd |
Category | WTA International tournaments |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Julia Görges | |
Doubles | |
Greet Minnen / Alison Van Uytvanck |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
editEvent | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
editEvent | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | €34,677 | €17,258 | €9,113 | €4,758 | €2,669 | €1,552 | €810 | €589 | €427 |
Doubles * | €9,919 | €5,161 | €2,770 | €1,468 | €774 | — | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles entrants
editSeeds
editCountry | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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GER | Julia Görges | 9 | 1 |
ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 13 | 2 |
ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 23 | 3 |
CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 33 | 5 |
CRO | Donna Vekić | 37 | 6 |
GRE | Maria Sakkari | 42 | 7 |
FRA | Pauline Parmentier | 49 | 8 |
BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | 51 | 9 |
- Rankings as of 8 October 2018
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Kateryna Kozlova
- Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Dalila Jakupović
- Camila Giorgi → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
- Polona Hercog → replaced by Carina Witthöft
- Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Andrea Petkovic
- Monica Puig → replaced by Anna Blinkova
- Venus Williams → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
- Tamara Zidanšek → replaced by Johanna Larsson
Retirements
editDoubles entrants
editSeeds
editCountry | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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UKR | Lyudmyla Kichenok | SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 59 | 1 |
BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 68 | 2 |
ROU | Irina Bara | SUI | Xenia Knoll | 146 | 3 |
SLO | Dalila Jakupović | CZE | Renata Voráčová | 147 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 8 October 2018
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Champions
editSingles
edit- Julia Görges def. Belinda Bencic, 6–4, 7–5
Doubles
edit- Greet Minnen / Alison Van Uytvanck def. Vera Lapko / Mandy Minella, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
References
edit- ^ "BGL Luxembourg Open Overview". wtatennis.com.