The 2018 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Rabat, Morocco, between 30 April and 5 May 2018.
| 2018 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 April – 5 May |
| Edition | 18th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Rabat, Morocco |
| Venue | Club des Cheminots[1] |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Elise Mertens | |
| Doubles | |
 Anna Blinkova /  Raluca Olaru | |
Points and prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 17 | 1 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 33 | 2 |
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | 36 | 3 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | 38 | 4 |
 SUI |
|||
 KAZ
|
Zarina Diyas | 52 | 6 |
 SRB
|
Aleksandra Krunić | 53 | 7 |
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 59 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 23, 2018.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles 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
Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by 
Magdalena Fręch
Catherine Bellis → replaced by Christina McHale
Kateryna Bondarenko → replaced by 
Sara Errani- Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by
Alexandra Dulgheru 
Tatjana Maria → replaced by 
Kristína Kučová
Maria Sakkari → replaced by 
Jana Fett
Retirements
editDoubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková |  GBR
|
Anna Smith | 75 | 1 |
 POL
|
Alicja Rosolska |  USA
|
Abigail Spears | 88 | 2 |
 AUS
|
Monique Adamczak | SUI
|
Xenia Knoll | 122 | 3 |
 GEO
|
Oksana Kalashnikova |  NED
|
Bibiane Schoofs | 155 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 23, 2018.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
editSingles
edit
Elise Mertens def. 
Ajla Tomljanović, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles
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Anna Blinkova / Raluca Olaru def. 
Georgina García Pérez / 
Fanny Stollár, 6–4, 6–4