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 | |
 Elise Mertens | |
| Doubles | |
| Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| 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| 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
editSeeds
edit| 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
editThe 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
edit- 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
editDoubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| 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
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Champions
editSingles
edit- Elise Mertens def.
Aryna Sabalenka, 7–5, 6–2
Doubles
edit- Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens def. Vera Lapko / Aryna Sabalenka, 6–1, 6–3
References
edit- ^ "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.