2018 Lale Cup

The 2018 Lale Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 9–15 April 2018.

2018 Lale Cup
Date	9–15 April
Edition	6th
Category	ITF Women's Circuit
Prize money	$60,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Champions
Singles
Sabina Sharipova
Doubles
Ayla Aksu / Harriet Dart

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
RUS	Ekaterina Alexandrova	98	1
SVK	Viktória Kužmová	105	2
BUL	Viktoriya Tomova	143	3
TUR	Başak Eraydın	156	4
RUS	Vitalia Diatchenko	167	5
NED	Lesley Kerkhove	195	6
ESP	Paula Badosa Gibert	210	7
TUR	İpek Soylu	214	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 2 April 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

• Berfu Cengiz
• Selin Övünç
• İpek Öz
• Pemra Özgen

The following players received entry using protected rankings:

• Rebecca Šramková

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Olga Doroshina
• Anastasia Gasanova
• Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
• Natalija Kostić

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Sara Tomic

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2018 Lale Cup – Singles

• Sabina Sharipova def. Elena Rybakina, 7–6^(7–0), 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2018 Lale Cup – Doubles

• Ayla Aksu / Harriet Dart def. Olga Doroshina / Anastasia Potapova, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)

External links

• 2018 Lale Cup at ITFtennis.com